The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-06-25
COURT GRIND
IS SMALL
Jury Cases Postponed Until
January
TWO DIVORCES WERE GRANTED,
Ray Watson Gets Seven Years
at Sioux Falls

Judge Geo. H. Marquis of Clear Lake,
opened the regular June term Of court
at the court house Tuesday morning.
No jury was called for this term, but
after the opening Of court Judge Mar
Quis ordered a Jury be drawn for O
special term to begin July Z, but later
changed his mind and all jury cases
will go over to the January term.
The following criminal cases have
been disposed Of: Fred Hegerfeld,
grand larceny. plead guilty and was
sentenced to thirty days in the county
jail and given a fine of 500; Ray
Watson, charged with rape. plead gull
ty and was sentenced to seven years
In the penitentiary; j. 8. Malone,
charged with misrepresenting and
selling nursery stock, plead guilty
and case was continued to the Jan
uary term of court; John Miller, ar
rested on a peace warrant, put under
bonds to keep the peace; Thos. LAWN
peace warrant, continued until Sep.
tember term.
Hegerfeld, charged with grand lar
ceny, lives near Elkton and was ar
rested last fall for stealing wheat
from a box-car at Grant Siding, the
small station between Aurora and elk.
ton. There were a number of points
In the case to commend the prisoner
to the mercy of the court, and Judge
Marquis let him of easy.
Ray Watson, who was given a SEN
tence of seven years for rape, halls
from Bushnell, where the crime was
committed upon the daughter of
farmer last fall. Watson's home is
not in Bushnell, but he was around
there most Of the year and at the time
Of the crime was working at livery
stable.
Malone is charged with selling nur.
sery stock near Volga, which he claim
ed was northern grown, but which 1t
is alleged came from southern Neb-
raska. This, we believe, is the first
prosecution under this law in this
county and the outcome will be watch
ed with interest.
The cases of Miller and LAWN are
under peace warrants and both par
ties are from Elkton
The following cases require Jury
and will go over until the January
term: Levi Bemis VS.. Patrick Kill.
ella; Geo. S. Knipe VS.. J. G. Miles, as
sheriff for Brookings county; Joe
kamp VS.. A. E. Chamberlain; Ezra
p. VOsverg vs.. Frank s. Hull and Eliza.
beth Hull; Mccarthy Bros. VS.. J. E..
Jacobson; Ella Beaver VS.. Frank Dun
ham. In the matter of the construc.
tion of the Sioux Valley drainage ditch,
Brookings county VS.. Chicago & North
Western railroad; John Arndt VS..
August Glaser; E. E. Haugen vs. f.
E. Gaylord
The case of Frederike Schelinske
vs. JOS. II. Heiser was continued over
until the September term. A referee
will be appointed in the case of Henry
Mandwerk VS.. Frank B. Handwerk,
Lille Handwerk and Chas. Handwerk.
The case of II. II. Hanson VS.. Edward
Lunde and Julia Lunde was settled
out of court.
Judge Marquis admitted the follow.
ing to full citizenship: Tom Jacob
son, Bruce; Neils A. Nelson, Bruce;
Christian T. Thompson, Volga; Nels
Hagen, Volga; Mathis Hagen, Volga;
John Houghom, Volga Otto Snekker-
mo, who lives south of town, took
out his first papers during territorial
days and under the law was admitted
to full citizenship when the territory
became the state of South Dakota.
He was so informed by Judge Mar
lquis.
Court adjourned last night after
hearing evidence in the case of c.
p. Welch VS.. The City of Brookings.
In this case Welch sues the city to
recover damages for ground which
he claims to be his, which the city is
using for street purposes. The court
reserved its decision. The Rexford-
Cunningham case was up again and
Judge Marquis withheld his decision.
Before taking adjournment the court
granted divorce to Mrs. Otto Jorgen-
son OF Brookings, on the grounds of
desertion. A decree was also issued
to Sam j. Blair of Volga, on the
ground Of extreme cruelty.