Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1909-09-10
Chronicle Editor
Is a Bad Actor
According to the Charges Brought
Against Him by f. E. Near
and |. StoCkweI|
S1ocKWELL WANTS $4,000
FOR PERSONAL INJURIES

Attempts are still being made to
carry out the old threat of F. f.
Near, and others, to put the
Chronicle and its editor out of
business.
This week two criminal and two
civil actions were instituted
against ]. w. Brinton. The
criminal actions were instituted
by States Attorney Keohane on
the complaint of F. E. Near and
L. Stockwell.
The first case was brought by L.
Stockwell last Saturday, charging
the Chronicle editor with assault
with intent to kill" a felony,
punishable on conviction by a.
term in the penitentiary. On
this charge the defendant waived
examination to the district court
before Justice Bond and was
placed under bond which was
promptly furnished.
Immediately following this ac-
tion a second case was instituted
by States Attorney Keohane on
the complaint of F. f. Near,
charging the Chronicle editor
with criminal libel" also a
felony under the North Dakota
law, and a penitentiary offense.
This case was brought Saturday
evening, after supper, and the
defendant was placed under bond
, to appear Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock, when a motion was made
by the defendant for a continuance
) Of 30 days to secure witnesses
. from Minneapolis to prove certain
statements made in the Chronicle
which was the cause Of action,
the plaintiff claiming them to be
false. This motion was denied and
the defendant Thea asked for a
change of venue to some out of
town justice, the other two Beach
justices having expressed them
selves and had been subpeonaed as
witnesses. This motion was also
denied and the defednant was taken
before Justice Heath, to which
exception was taken and overruled.
!. After hearing Near's complaint
= and testimony, the Chronicle
: editor was bound over to the
,, district court by Mr.. Heath and
bonds were furnished for his
!. appearance.
In the meantime civil papers
!, were served on the defendant. j.
w. Brinton, on the complaint of l..
Stockwell, asking damages in the
t sum of $4,000 for violent assault
> and bodily injury to the plaintiff.
; This was followed by a similar
!, action instituted by F. f. Near
= asking like sum for injury to his
: character.
g The civil actions were brought ir
district court and will be heard
y at the next term. M. A. Hill.
dreth, of Fargo. was engaged by
: Near to prosecute the civil cases
:, and he was also engaged by Mr.,
Keohane to assist the state ir
prosecuting the criminal cases
against Mr.. Brinton. The
criminal cases will also come ul
d at the next term of the district
). court, in January, and the cost
of the actions will be paid by the
- county, the taxpayers.
u In connection with the abov,
y cases charge was also brough
IS against ]. A. Haigh on the com
;. plant Of l.. Stockwell, charging
= assault with intent to kill.
~ This case was also put over t
Is the district court by th'
n defendant waving examination
r. and the costs of prosecution will
e. also be paid by the taxpayers.
to The whole affair is the OUTCOME
Ig of a personal quarrel which ha
,e been going on for over two years
and it has now reached poin