Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-06
Court Notes.


The following proceedings have been
had in the circuit court in this county
since our lasr issue
The case on trial when we closed our
last report was the State of South
Dakota VS.. S. H Egeland, the jury
selected TO try the case was composed Of
NJ. ID. Hazan, Fred Bloom, Peter Marx,
j J Fosse, Chris Knutson, Bernard
Flick, Carl l. Berg, VIM NJ. Davis. f.
G Lewis, Hall, David Black and
l. A Larson Frank Sears, states
attorney conducted the states case and
+. T Taubmau of Aberdeen, and
Frank Anderson, of this city, for the
defendant. In the case the defending
was charged with assault with ATTEMPT
to commit rape. The case had been
tried previous term of court and
and the result had been a disagreement
The case was closely watched and prob.
ably the hardest fought criminal case
ever tried in Day county. The final
arguments were made to the jury Fri
day evening aud after two hours delib-
GRAFTON they brought In a verdict of
guilt, and the defense gave notice of
motion tor new trial The court set
February 10 1908, MS the date for pass
ing sentence
On January 81 Joseph O'Boyle was
called before the bar Of the court and
sentenced to fine of $50 and costs or IN
default 10 serve twenty five days in Jail
for selling liquor contrary to law.
f w Irwin. of Crandall, who had
plead guilty. to selling liquor contrary
to law on two counts. was sentenced on
the 31st ut 20 fine of $50 and costs or
twenty five days in Jail on each count.
When the case of the State of South
Dakota VS. Tobias Huseby charged with
breaking into house and stealing a
keg OF beer was called, the states attor-
ney moved to dismiss the case.
The case of the State of South Dakota
VS. II O. Snodgrass was continued over
the term on agreement of council to
enable witnesses to be subpenaed.
The cases against James Jansma and
Joseph O'Boyle were dismissed by the
states attorney because of lack of evil
dence to secure convictions.
Chauncy Moriey, charged with
assault with dangerous weapon, when
his case was called offered to plead
guilty to simple assault The charge
against him was so changed and he
plead guilty and was fined $50 and costs
or ten days in Jail.
The case of the State of South Dakota
VS.. Howard Wright charged with con-
Quoting gambling house was tried to a
jury and a verdict of guilty was
returned The court will pass sentence
on February 10, 1908 When the second
case against Howard Wright, on the
same charge was called, he entered a
plea of guilty
Inc case OF tne Ctate OF SOubn DdkOId
VS. Lars Gunderson was continued over
the term.
The case of the State of South Dakota
VS.. Andrew Haugen for assault and
battery was tried to jury and ver-
dict of not guilty was returned.
Joseph Melchefski, charged with
assault and battery, was tried to jury
and a verdict of guilty returned.
The case of the State of South Oak ota
VS.. James Hamilton, charged with
assault and battery, was tried to jury.
The evidence was all in and attorneys
for defense made a motion that the
court direct the jury to bring IN ver-
dict of not guilty and the motion was
granted.
Frank Sier, charged with attempting
to break Jail was the next case called.
The jury found a verdict of guilty.
Amos Roberts, half-breed Indian,
was found guilty by jury of grand