The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-02
COURT ADJoURNS
UNTIL OCT. Il.
Attorneys Given a Merry Rush the
Last Few Days. A Great
Many Cases Held Over

The third week of district court
is about over and still there are
great many cases to be heard.
Last Friday, Saturday and Mon
day morning was taken up with
the Nichols case. He was charg-
ed with having stolen some horses
four years ago. Six witnesses
from Emmons county we're pre-
sent who knew the man at that
time and all testified against him.
Nichols had no witnesses and did
not take the stand himself. The
jury was out only a short time be-
fore they brought in verdict of
guilty. The judge gave him his
sentence Wednesday morning and
also gave him a good strong talk.
He was given five years in the
penitentiary at hard labor.
Monday afternoon the civil
cases we're taken up. In the case
of the Coal Harbor Lumber Go.
VS.. Aarley Barton, et-al, judge
ment was made for the plaintiff.
The case of Kerr VS.. P. A. Sund-
strom was settled outside of court.
The other cases of Kerr VS.. J. M.
Anderson, Nels Herrid, and Frank
Swanson were all put over to the
December term of court. These
cases have been before the court
for the last two terms and will pro.
badly be dropped before the next
term of court. In the case of
Wenzel & Schumacher VS.. John
Butz, the jury brought in ver-
dict for the defendant. It was a
suit to recover purchase price of a
threshing machine. Miss Sigrid
Olson sued Coleman Riddle 81, 500
for burning a barn, two horses and
/ 1harneesss on her farnsnaarsGarr rrison.
She was allowed 500. Wednes-
day afternoon the Judge caught
the attorneys mapping and a num-
Der of civil cases were dismissed or
set over the term. The following
cases were dismissed: Ell Dorado
Jewelry Co. VS.. Beardsley & Yeag-
er, and Schneider vs.. Wenzel &
Schumacher. The following were
put over until the December term
of court: Force VS.. Peterson
Mch. Co.; Marin vs. Howell;
Stenerson vs.. Oswald; Peterson
Mch. Co. VS. Humbert; M. G. Spi.
Ger, trustee vs.. Silverthorne; and
Milde vs.. Park school district.
Isem Bacon, who was guilty of
embezzlement last week will re-
ceive his sentence today.
In the case Of Security State
Bank VS.. Chas. F. Billows. the
latter failed to appear and judg-
ment Of $500 was given the plain
tiff.
The case of Paulson VS.. Russ.
ell, a suit for a commission on
land, will be heard at the adjourn.
ed term in October.
A night session was held Thurs
day evening. Last night the
Judge announced that court would
adjourn today at 2 o'clock and
convene on October 26th. A few
court cases will be heard in a
couple Of weeks.
Howling Wolf, White Calf Wo-
man and several witnesses are in
town ready for their case to be
called.
Court seems to have come to a
rather sudden end after three
weeks Of hard work in two days of
which the judge gave the attorneys
such scare that they engaged
about every autoin The county to
bring in their witnesses. All tele-
phone lines were busy and there
was a genersl feeling Of excite
ment in the air. It was thought
the calendar would be cleaned up
this term but now q great many
criminal and civil cases will not
be heard until October. 81
Judge Winch hester will hold