Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-02-04
Circuit Court News.

~ The case of the state VS.. William
Olson on charge of burglary which
was on trial when we went to press last
week went to the jury Thursday after
noon and that evening returned a ver-
dict of not guilty States Attorney
Anderson prosecuting and Sears &
Potter defending.
Friday the case of the state
". Thomas Collins charged with grand
larceny occupied the attention of the
burt most of the day. the case going to
the jury at o'clock and verdict OF
petty larceny returned. States Attor-
ney Anderson prosecuting and Rex w.
Harris defending.
Edward Sullivan held on charge of
grand larceny was allowed to plead
guilty to petty larceny. Both these
defendants drew thirty day sentence,
Friday evening the court excused the
jury panel until 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
Saturday the case of the state VS..
Lampert Lumber company, Tuthill
Lumber company aud Williams Lum-
Der company came on for hearing on
the demurrer entered by the defendants
and the day was occupied by the court
in hearing the arguments by Attorneys
Potter, Campbell, Brown, and Aikens
for the defense and States Attorney
Anderson and Attorney General Clark
for the prosecution. The court took
the matter under advisement until
Monday morning when the judge
handed down a decision sustaining the
demurrer thus practically throwing the
case out of court.
The case of the state VS.. w. L. S,
Howe for perjury was tried and the
defendant acquitted. l. II Woodwork
sas assistant states attorney appearing
for the state and Lund & Coomes for
defendant. r...r..
' Case of state VS.. Fred Sauer on a
charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon went to the jury Monday
but no agreement reached after all all
night session. l.. H. Woodwork as
assistant states attorney and W. g,
Waddel defending.
Wednesday morning the case of state
VS.. Catherine Dolney for assault came
up and occupied most of the day. The
verdict was guilty. Frank Sears as
assistant states attorney and l.. II
Woodwork defending.
The prosecution caused to be dis
missed the following cases.
State of South Dakota VS.. Franz
Buittner for rape.
State of South Dakota VS.. Gilber
Skoba for selling liquor without 1
license.
W State of South Dakota VS.. Andrew
Noble for attempted robbery.
State of South Dakota VS. Charles f
Black for criminal libel
In the case of the state VS.. Geo. Har
for grand larceny the defendant wa
allowed to plead guilty TO petty larceny
aud in the case of the state, VS.. j G
the bond forfeited.
This disposed of all the crimina
cases except the case OF the state VS., II
@. Snodgrass for forgery which was Sc
for trial February 9th.
The civil calendar was started Tues
dav with the case of j. X Elliott 81 Co
VS.. Thomas McKennett and was tn,
outgrowth of controversy which cam,
up years ago when Mr.. McKennett wa
8 buying grain here and at Lily. Tn,
jury after being out several hour
returned a verdict for the plaintiff TO
$500. Wells 81 Walton assisted by A
w. Campbell, of Aberdeen, appearlD,
for plaintiff and Sears e. Potter TO
defendant.
Court Notes.
Lund & Coomes made an able defenst
in the Howe perjury case.
O. @. Bush, the Waubay legal lumin
airy, was in attendance Monday.
One hears a great deal of unfavorablt
comment on the jury system nowadays
Judge Mccoy went to Aberdeen
Saturday night and spent Sunday al
home.
Wells & Walton put big feather in
their hat when they won the case OF
Elliott s. Co. VS.. Thomas McKennett.
Ray f. Williamson, of Eureka, came
down Tuesday to take the place OF
Stenographer Wallace for the remand
er of the term.
Judge Mccoy says he has things now
where he can push them along and
expects to clear the calendar before the
adjournment of the term, and gave us .