Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1908-01-17

D: | COURT |||'
to Deal Out JustIce--GIst
..::sss Of Weeks Proceedings
Ss Albert Johnson, proprietor OF 4 pool
hall at Edmore, was found guilty hy
jury of his peers In district court last /
Friday morning Of conducting blind !,
pig, it being SHOWN concIusivelg that /
Hamm's "Maltum" was for sale at that !
place. q The conviction comes as# one
OF the results Of the wholesale raid !,
made by the states attorney up the !.
Edmore branch, Among the Witness ; ;
es produced by the state was Prof. |
Babcock, professor of chemistry at the
state university, who testified as to the
analysis of the Nahum. The jury
were. e.out about two hours, they having;
retired at 9:20 Friday morning. John
son will probably be sentenced by the
court at the last of the present term,
The case of o. Adams, which was
brought from Ward county on a.
change of venue, occupied the atten-
fior, of tho oo,,,.f +bo 7,-oct of TIM dou
By evening the prosecution had pre-
sented most Of it's evidence. Court
was then adjourned until Monday.
Adams was accused Of obtaining pro-
lperty under false pretenses, it being
alleged that he obtained check in
payment Of some school supplies by
fraud. States Attorney McGee = Of
Ward county, handled the prosecution.
He was assisted by assistant states
I tAttoreny Murphy. Adams was repre-
4 Esented by Mr.. Paulda, ex-judge of the
Il sIEighth district, and Edward Engerud,
sIex-supr Justice of North Dakota. -
Friday evening the prosecution
dropped the case, alleging that the
:; Iabsence of aaan important witness
fwou1d hurt their case. to such an ex
tent that they could not rely upoI
sufficient incriminating evidence. Al
no case was set to occupy the atten
. ton Of the court on Saturday, an ad
journment was taken until Monda!
tmorning. 0 cd, >#s. s.;.
rst# Myrtle MunToe; accused Of main
tanning house of Ill repute last wir
. ter south Of the city, was called TO
i! Arrangement Monday morning. My
!. tie was not present, and her $500 cas-
+ bond was forfeited accordingly. It
3 thought that the evidence being rathe
), strong against her she preferred t
Forfeit the $500 bail rather than stan
al trial, @ J. :. i. 5v = j.
&. Herman Huckenpehler, accused b
Col. Creel, Of the larceny of the pr
{ ceeds Of 12S bushels of barley from hi
s farm, faced the court in the Afternoon
n The case was rather interesting, an
occupied the attention of the slarge=a
dience all the forenoon Thejurors di
not receive the judges charge unit
4 the next morning. Attorneys Gran
and Morrissey of Edmore, appeare
4 for the defendant, while States Alto
A ney Serumgard was assisted by P.
3 Glory. IL The jury was out all ds
I Tuesday, sending word to the court
Il $50 In the; evening, that they wishe
4 Ito report. They fled into the cou
4 room, and upon being questioned
Judge Cowan, made the statement tn;
4 an agreement as to the guilt or inn
cence of Huckenpe could not
reached. They were therefore di
= charged. Whether or not the cas
will be tried again at this term {
court, Is a surnlise. s3s*.y4 :s:
But the great surprise and coup
last Tuesday was executed by Alto
neys Anderson & Traynor, who al
peared for Oswald Goldner, q resider
~ of Grand Harbor, who was accused {
maintaining 9: blind pig at that pIac'
IL Without q single question in the eros
questioning Of the state & Witnesse
except to ply the s question as's I I
whether Or no the alleged crime wa
committed ID the village of Gran
Harbor, as stated III the Information
the defense permitted the state [
build up 4 strong s case as It'd the sui
Of Goldner They then sprung thel
surprise. they clearly showed that 2
such place as the village ef Gran
Harbor existed ofHctalIy DO we
shown by the evidence of Register (
4 Deeds Haughog, was known q
4 Grand IIarbor station. This was ey