The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-06-18

lcf $bCC and costs. The facts are. that
| at the February 1908 term Of court
Jones left the state and remained out
of it until that term was adjourned
l have no knowledge other than hear
say that Mr.. Lowe ever saw Mr.
Zones in Mondak or anywhere else
All / know is, that several days after
the adjournment at court and while
Ii was in Minot was informed that
Jones had returned to Williston and
had been there several days. i'm
|mediately ordered the sheriff of Will.
liams county to arrest Jones and
bring him to Minot. Jones came to
Minot, but not In the custody Of the
sheriff Of Williams county. Upon his
arrival in Minot, he was, by my or.
ders, arrested by the sheriff of Ward
county. He entered plea of guilty,
and was sentenced to the Williams
county Jail for ninety days and re-
quired to pay hne and costs amount
ing to $500, and was further requir-
ed to serve 100 days-and not one
day additional time in Jail IL the hne
and costs were not paid. Several days
before the Reporter" editoriol was
published regarding this matter, /,
having been informed that Mr.. Jones
was being allowed undue liberty at
Williston, on the 18th day Of May
issued an order directing the sheriff
of Williams county to transfer Jones
to the Ward county jail to serve out
the remainder Of his sentence. That
transfer was made. Subsequently, by
an order Of the Supreme Court, Mr..
Jones was sent back to the Williams
County jail, where he now remains.
Williams county has received the
$500 fine and costs. The sentence
imposed upon Jones was $500 more
than the usual sentence which is i'm
posed in cases of that kind where
the party pleads guilty, as he did.
It is unjust to compare the Jones
case with the case against Hammer
Hammer had been arrested for sell
ing liquor. At the time his trial was
had, I was holding court for Judge
Pollock of Fargo. A long and expens-
i've trial was given Hammer and
Judge Pollock imposed the hign pen
atty of twelve months Imprisonment,
together with the fine and costs. From
these facts it will be seen that there
was no showing Of Partially for Jones.
nor OF vindicitiveness for Hammer, as
Tar as I am concerned. This is all
there is to the Slim Jones case"
LET US Have the Truth"
You ask me regarding the article
which was published in the Minot Re.
porter. and e the substance Of the
circular known as LET us have the
truth. In this circular am
charged with having recklessly dis
missed numerous criminal cases in.
Williams county. In the list Of cas-.
es given in that circular under the
heading Judge Goss' Record. there
are nine cases reported as dismissed
OF IN which no record is made Of
their disposition. The facts with re-.
gard to these nine cases are directly
opposite to the statements contained
IN that circular. ! am unable to see
now any man can afford to 10 VIII.
fully misrepresent things which are
matters OF public record, when those
records are open to his inspection.
ana as am informed reliably. such
eeords have been personally inspected
Dy my opponent in this campaien.
MY whole answer to this circular
VIII be statement from the records
OF Williams Co. over the hand and
seal OF the Clerk of the District Court
OF that county. In order that the peo-
pie OF the district may have the
truth, submit this certificate which
is as. follows:
State of North Dakota County ~
Williams, IS.
i A. Fl. Brown, clerk of the Dis
trlct court for Williams county do
hereby certify that the register of
criminal actions and the files of NV
oHlce show that during the time
Judge e. B. Goss has been on the
bench, !6 criminal cases have been
disposed of as follows:
a found guilty and sentenced.
lS pleaded guilty and sentenced:
| II dismissed by the Grand Jury:
u found not guilty and discharged. .
u dismissed on motion of states
Attorney for various reasons, among
winch were lack of evidence to CON
VICE death ef defendant, conviction
iof another charge, and for the rea-
|son that Aae defendants were f11ga.
tives from justice, there being eleven
ND fusatives from justice daring
Isaid time.
+ A. H. Brown, Clerk further certi.
~ that four Of the case. dismissed
Tor lack OF evidence were cases on the
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