The Dickinson press., 1908-07-18
DISTRICT COURT
Mcc ullom Acquitted. Henry
Brown Found Guilty and Given
One Year in Pen. Nelson
Gets the Same. Court
! Adjourned Thursday

VI ~. L. DdkeI, CndISeQ Wltn breaking
into a claim house in Dunn county.
Defendant plead guilty and was given
20 days in the Stark county Jail and $50
fine. }es
In the Jim Howard case the jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty and the
sentence was 30 days in Jail and a
fine of 500 and costs. !
John Nelson, the man who broke into
the. Scheeler store, was given n year in,
the penitentiary. There is another.
charge standing against him, that of
passing a forged check on c. E. Gordon.
Henry Brown got off light with one
year in the penitentiary dating from noon
of the 10th. He burglarized the German
Mercantile. Co. store on the 24th Of April
and was caught with the goods. He re-
fused to plead guilty, Notwithstanding a
confession and a signed statement, and
was given a jury trial. Crawford &
Burnett defended Brown. The evidence
was conclusive and all his attorneys
could do was to work for a minimum
sentence. The jury recommended
clemency. The maximum for burglary
in the grid degree is five years. Before
being sentenced Henry stood up and
stated to the court that his age wa III
last February; that he had been arrested
before; that he stole the goods as
claimed, making entrance to the store
through the basement. He said that
Bert Williams was with him, and that
FIVE minutes before the burglary he had
no idea of entering the store.
The state VS.. Dell McCullom was
started on Tuesday. Defendant was
charged with embezzling funds of the
Dickinson Business college. When the
school was organized last summer he was
practically made manager of the institu-
ton, also filling a place as instructor. In
fall, soon after an alleged hold-up, when
McCullom claimed to have been robbed
of some $500 of the schools funds, he
left with his wife and child for Missouri.
Subsequently he bargained shares of
stock in the school to Mr.. Grady, unbe-
known to Mr.. RAIDER, president of the
institution. 1t was discovered about this
time that Mr.. McCullom had collected
sos tuition money in n place and $50
in another which. had o been turned
over to the treasurer, Mrs. RAIDER; it was
| also found that he. had o paid for a
diamond ring, coat and a few other
Articles. MI. RAIDER swore out a warrant
and accompanied Sheriff Hartung to
Missouri. to get his manager whom he
believed was not intending to return to
Dickinsom McCullom was located and
arrested. He turned over the ring and
coat and by the aid of his father and
brother secured Mr.. RAIDER by mortgage
and note for some s325. He was brought
back to Dickinson, and lodged in Jail, but
with the understanding, as he claims,
that Mr:::Rader would not push the case:
Subsequently Mr.. McCullom's father
came to Dickinson and paid the note
and took up the mortgage.
After being in Jail nearly nine months
defendant is brought to trial. L. A.
Simpson was appointed by the court to
defend the man and he certainly did his
work well, coming into the case but "a
day before trial. Mr.. Simpson argued
that McCullom had no money and Lloyd
RAIDER knew it, that he had to live and
have the means to support his wife and
tchild, and that he had never intended to
do wrong, OF. to ran away fron the school.
There was nothing to show that any
salaries had been paid. Mr.. Baker, for
the state, worked hard, believing, as he
stated. that it was his duty to prosecute
regardless of any sentiment there might
be in the case. The jury acquitted Mr..
McCullom, the first ballot standing II to
I. Many of those who followed the case
through court seemed to, think that Mr..
RAIDER was unfortunate in his associa-
ton with McCullom, but that a 5convic-
ton, under all the circumstances, could
hardly be expected.
f. The Sherowitz, case was argued in
court and defendant given his liberty.
Defendant was lodged in Jail a month or
two ago for non-support of his family,
L. A. Simpson and F. M. Baker ap-
peared for. the prosecution, Campbell
& Field for the defense.
Sentence in the Jacob Rothschiller
case has been deferred until Sept. 8, date
for the regular fall term.
In the states case against James
Roodhart. action dismissed on recon-
mendation of prosecution. The boy was
in some way mixed up with the Williams
Brown matter. G. A. McFarlane ap-
peared as his attorney.
Sheriff Hartung was assisted at this
term of court by his bailiffs, R. ]. Craig,
Ole Tollefson, Ed. Jones and Geo,
Brown.
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