Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-06-11
DISTRICT COURT
PROCEEDINGS
Criminal and Civil Gases Cleaned
up--Large Number Of Citizen
shi ? Papers Granted

The district court adjourned last
week Saturday after disposing ofthe
criminal and civil calendar and
the granting of large number of
citizenship papers.
The most important criminal case
on the calendar which was tried
was that of the State VS.. Chas. E.
Chadderdon on the charge of en-
bezzlement. The Minnesota &
Western Grain Company were the
plaintiffs and they claimed that
Mr.. Chadderdon embezzeled some
81, 10000 while acting as their
buyer at Beach during the season
of 1907-1908. The case was orig
inally brought in Justice Heath
court in which Mr.. Chadderdon
waived examination and furnish
ed bond for his appearance in dis
trict court. The case occupied the
greater part of Thursday and Fri
day, going to the jury Friday af-
ternoon. After several hours de-
liberation they brought in ver-
dict of guilty and Judge Crawford
fixed July 10th as the date Of pass
ing sentence. The case had at
tracted considerable attention and
although many Of thoye who heard
the case believed the defendant
guilty but very few looked for
conviction. However, on the
other and. some very damaging
testimony was brougt in by the
prosecution against the defendants
character. The state was repre-
sented by Attorney Simpson of
Dickinson while the defendant
was represented by Joseph Den
oyer and Geo. Purchase Between
now and the passing Of the sent
ence a motion for a new trial
will be made. The crime for which
Chadderdon has been found guilty
is punishable by from one to five
years in the state penitentiary or
a fine of not less than 81, 900 or by
both fine and Imprisonment.
Chaddcrdon is at present out on
bond.
In the case Of the state VS..
Henry E. Miller and the state VS..
James Brown the defendants plead
guilty to plain assault and were
given 20 days in Jail each.
The state vs.. Geo. Waite for the
unlawful killing of live stock was
continued while change of venue
was granted in the three following
cases: State VS.. Dan Russell for
the unlawful killing Of live stock;
state VS.. Chas. Lee for unlawful
cohabitation and the state VS..
Mrs. Edith Gagnon for the same
charge.
On the civil calendar the case of
Geo. Edgerton against Fred Near
for a land commission was settled.
John johnson aaginst Thos. Rush
for damage to crop by stock was
continued by consent.
R. O. Tangen against G. B.
Moulton for land commission was
continued by motion Of plaintiff
to amend pleadings.
In the case of Earnest Prehn
against j. A. Miller a verdict was
brought in for the defendant.
In the case of the Golden Valley
Land & Cattle Company against
John Johnston, R. F. Gallagher
was appointed to act as referee.
The balance Of the cases on the
calendar were continued either by
stipulation or for non-appearance
of plaintiff.
A motion for a new trial in the
case Of the Missouri Slope Land
Company vs.. ]. D. Halstead was
argued before the Judge and ten
days was given the parties to
submit briefs.
The following were made cit
liens:
KATRINA stubb, Johan Rorvik,
Axel Edw. Olson, Victor E. Olson.
Oleska Cruszch, Elko Habichuk,
John Ewaniuk, Mary Prociow,
Jim Palahniuk, Sevret O. Tvedt,
Peter Rolvik, Kristian Strommen,