The Dickinson press., 1910-12-17
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Jury Out But IS Minutes. Nc
Keever Was Found Guilty.
Judge crawford's State Hi
is Grinding Away.

JuuSC NldWIoIu State Hi
is Grinding Away.
The trial of Hughie McKeever was
concluded last Saturday, having oc-
cupied about two days. The jury was
out but short time and returned YER
dict of guilty of the information filed
by States Attorney M. L. Mcbride. The
witnesses in this case for the state
were: Bernice Eyer. defendant, the
H-year-old daughter of r. W. Eyer a
railroad employee. Chief of Police P. B.
Corbett, B., Lepper, Mi. and Mrs. ]. F.
Davis, Mrs. l. A. Peck. Harold Peck,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bake, Mrs. Nc
Even and Anton Springer. H. C. Berry
assisted the state in the prosecution of
the5case.
The minimum sentence Is the reform
school. and Judge. W. C. Crawford has
set December II as the date for passing
sentence. 5 1
III the John Connolly case counsel.
Attorneys L. A. Simpson and T. F.
Mutha. intimated to the court on
Wednesday that in view of the Nc
Keever trial and its probable affect up
on Jurors. they considered it but. fair to
defendant to be granted a continuance
or change Of venue. The court gave the
attorneys until the 17tb in which to
prepare and present their. showing:
The state case against Geo. w. Nc
Clellan was started on Monday and con-
cluded the following day. The N. P.
sent Attorney Lawrence of Fargo out to
assist the state in the prosecution, and
H. q. Berry, and Roy Baird appeared as
counsel for defendant. .,-.
This case involves the taking of som e
ESQ sacks of cement from the N. P.
round house in Dickinson last fall.
Geo. Joslin and D. L. Rhodes were
arrested few. days after the theft W as
committed and confessed TO- .etealing the
cement, which was unloaded in the
night in the Dickinson Cement & Coal
Co. sheds. Joslin had fallen in love
with one Of the railroad restaurant girls
and wanted to get money enough to 90
to Seattle or some other place and Get
married, 80 the, story goes and his
friend Rhodes pointed out the company s
pile of cement as possible means of
securing the desired funds. Joslin saw
Mcclellan and William NogRle of the
Dickinson Cement 8. Coal Co., told them
that he was contractor and had this
amount Of extra cement from railroad
job he had been doing at Dickinson. r.
B. Pelton helped to haul the cement and
in this way he got into the deal.
The attorneys for defendant did not
deny that Joslin approached Mcclellan.
Their theory was that the proposition of
Joslin lonked tempting to. Mcclellan,
who wanted the cement if he could be
satisfied that the title was all right.
However. tie did not actually close a
deal with Joslin and never paid one
cent Of money. Farther. Attorney Berry
said that Joslin lied to Mcclellan and
Pelton. and as a between. got them
ssboth into troubles Joslin was in for it
any way and it was another case of
misery wanting company.
The jury was out but is minutes and
returned q verdict Of acquittal, which
lad been expected by Mr: McClellah's
sskiends all the time. ''.-'s ''...s1' :
Tie r. B: Pelton case came up
Wednesday morning. Twelve new
jurors had been summoned from Bel
deld. but on the opening Of court the
state dismissed the action against MI:
Pelton and filed new. information.
charging grand larceny. The court dis
missed the. tailsinen. as the case could
not possibly be started for a few days.
Attorney r. F. Murtha is looking after
defendants interests and it is probable
that an effort will be made to gel a
continuance OF change of venue.
The case of Mary Gullickson' vs.. T. NJ;
Hartung goes over the term, defendant
paying court fee Of SIS. - -
The civil case Of Jack Arnold vs. Ed.
Steiner was called Thursday morning.
F. E. McCurdy appeared as counsel for
plaintiff and T. F. Murlha for defen-
dant. Jack Arnold had tent show at
Richardton during June Of 1909 and
alleged that Steiner cut holes in the
canvas one night, thereby damaging
him to the extent of $50 or ,$90.5
Ferdinand Foster testified that, he saw
Steiner cut the holes. With this the
state rested. Defendant, who is a
brother in-law Of Adam Miscbel, testi-
aed that he did not cut the tent and had
several witnesses to corroborate the
same. The defense ALLEGED that the
damage was NOT over 40 to soc. and
brought out the tact that some five
parties had originally been arrested on
the complaint Of Arnold. The jury