The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-02
THE MAY Term OF
COURT OPENED
JUDGE BAXTER coNvENEs SEES
SION OF DISTRICT COURT THIS
MoRNiNC-GRAND JURY ON
HAND-PETIT JURORS WILL
REPORT TOMORROW.

The general May term of the district
court for Clay county was convened
this morning, Judge L. l.. Baxter Of
Fergus Falls, presiding. Members of
the grand jury reported for duty, but
the petit jury will not report Until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The usual array of local attorneys
occupied seats at the table assigned
to them and those who were from out
OF town were L. T. Chamberlain of
the Northern Pacific, st. Paul; H.
B. Whipple, Monticello and G. M.
Johnson of Detroit.
1t was nearly II o'clock before the
seats for the men drawn to serve on
the grand jury were occupied and when
that was so the calling of the calendar
was suspended by the court and
County Attorney Johnson proceeded
with his usual address which he
closed by telling the jury that one Of
the essentials to sit on a grand jury
was citizenship. Mr.. Johnson then
asked If any present were without
their second papers. Only one ans
wered in the affirmative, the Rev. D.
Mcintyre Of the Presbyterian church,
Moorhead and turning to that gentle
man, Judge Baxter said, "you are ex-
cused, Mr.. Mcintyre as you are not
citizen of this country, and not
qualified to act" After the withdraw
al of the reverend gentleman, the court
proceeded TO read the law, relating TO
grand juries and their duties, and
preceded that by appointing Casper
Wohlwend of Skree township as fore
man of the jury. After the delivery of
the charge the jury adjourned to
their room and began the considera-
ton of matters presented by the coun-
ty attorney. The personnel of the
jury is as follows:
Casper Wohlwend, Skree, foreman.
Severt Christensen Tansem.
Mons p Nelson, Moorhead twp.
H. Bekkerus Humboldt
J. N. Nelson, Goose Prairie.
Thomas Sliper, Cromwell
H. B. Plummer, Hawley twp.
Peter Bcnshoof, Riverton.
George Hutchinson, Georgetown.
Erick Odegaard, Keene.
Robert Skamfor Skree.
August Fischer, Georgetown.
ole Knutson, Eglon.
John J. Vatsaas, Goose Prairie
Peter Mallinger GAINESVILLE city.
H. Boltz, GAINESVILLE city.
Christ SCHNEIDER, GAINESVILLE twp.
Knut Levorson Cromwell.
Ole III. Hide, Hagen.
John Healey, Glyndon.
Carl Swenson, Hawley.
1t is not expected that there will be
a great deal of business on the GRIM
inal side for trial at this term. One
case is that of Jack Farmer of Fargo
the alleged assailant of the Erickson
girl Charles Ross, charged with a
crime against Clara Smith, under the
making improper remarks to female,
and before adjournment William Eel
lory of Montana, arrested by the po-
lice yesterday, will probably be sent
to the grand jury on charge of al
legged unlawful cohabitation with a
woman he is said to have enticed from
Missoula.
The civil calendar contains a list of
eighty-six cases, but not one of them
will attract any unusual attention. The
cases against railroad companies have
been placed at the foot of the calendar.
There are several appeal cases. In one
case, against the N. p, L. A. Huntoon
will appear for the firm of which he is
member as plaintiff in a claim for
damages in connection with a consign-
ment of horses. Mr.. Huntoons COM
Blatant will be G. A. Nye.