The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-03-01
The old. old story

must nave been IA happy one. d ii is hoped
he has learned u lesson-albelt an expensive
Que, that It's
The old, old story
O pleasure that ends in tears
The foam that lroth for an hour
The dregs that are tasted for years"
Blu it is net our intentions to moralize or
draw any comparisons.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %.
Gus Swedlund, accused OF manning was
brought up TO plead and plead not guilty.
The case OF State VS.. Fred z~nletzky came on
up the balance of the day. The jury brot in
a verdict of not guilty.
MONDAY FEBRUARY %.
After nearing the report of the Zuletzky
case and IL few motions, the case OF Gus
Swedlund was called and nearly the entire
day spent in getting Il jury and trying the
case, This is II case where The defendan MT
was charged with mayhem. Az an alterca-
ton at the farm oil Robert Nordqulst last
fall during an auction sale the defendant
WIS accused of having bitten of the til am b
of one II. X. Tasa. The case Went
to the jury in the afternoon.
The case of State VS.. War Johnson, charged
MlVu ulC WIS III NC ilu Uilt plluilCt
of The day taken up in getting II jury.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Is.
The jury in the Swedlund case brought III Il
verdict of "AsSault and Battery HIS son
tence will probably be given Saturday.
The work of trying the johnson rape case
then began and several witnesses were 5 worn
In the forenoon. The complaining witness,
Matilda Anderson, who seemed liUtle more
than IL SLIP of Il girl, was III court with her in
FAINT with her, and testified in her own behalf.
The case was somewhat sensational and it
was evident from the start, after the testi-
mony tthe girl WAS given, that the defend
ant would nave mighty hard aieddin G with
the jury owing TO tho extreme youth vi the
plaiatli!. The jury brought IN IL verdict OF
guilty and sentence will probably be pro
nouhced Saturday. The minimum punish
ment is Imprisonment for live years,
The case of the Indian. JACOB lluksa,
charged with grand larceny, same on next.
"A jury was selected and court adjourne d till
Wednesday morning,
WEDNESDAY,, FEB. 81.
The case of HukSa was taken up Wednes
day morning und went to the Jury before
noon. The jury was out but II short time and
brought in u verdict of not guilty. The de
fendant WAS represented by rhos. Monl, who
has the distinction OF being the only Sioux
attorney in this neck OF the woods aud whose
success in this case is quite IA feather in his
cap
w. III. highs, charged with selling liquor
without license, was arr ranged aud pleaded. c
Case of Jake Thompson, of Summit, chnrg
ed with selling liquor without Il license.
THURSDAY, TEL IS.
The jury in the case of Jake Thompson
brought in u verdict OF guilty ana w.
lnglis, G. T.. Gotten and Martin Matteson
the other fellows charged With illicit liQuo
dealing, pleaded guilty. This brolg hit tn,
criminal calendar to an abrupt cl ose.
FRIDAY, MARCH list.
The following Q SEES on the criminal calen
dar were brought before the Judge to receiv
sentence. and received sentence as follows
Jake Thompson $500 or $50 days. Martil
Matteson $3.50 or I25 days, G.. +. Cotton $3.50 o
125 days, w. II. Inglis $50 or % days, Gus
Swedlund $50 or % days.
After the hearing of the motion for u ne,
trial in the Randolph Croal libel case, cour
adjourned to Monday, March 18th.