Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-01-27

&c prosecutor of Charles koot for i
violation sof ths laws OF the state 81
South Dakota, prohibiting the keeping
and maintaining OF gambling appara-
tus, but that he did defend the said
Charles Root jas one OF his attorneys
on trial In the circuit court Of Coding-
ton county south Dakota. ss
.En regard tto accusation No. 2, found
in paragraph three of plaintiffs com
plaint your referee finds; that the said
"A. sherin did not prosecute or In any
manner aid or promote the prosecution
as States Attorney or other public
prosecutor Of al Johnson charged with
the offenBe Of keeping and maintaining
of gambling apparatus, but that he
did represent the said AL Johnson ais
one Of his attorneys upon his trial in
the circuit court Of Codington County,
South Dakota for said oifense.
In regard to accusation No. 8, found
in paragraph No. four Of plaintiffs
complaint your referee finds, that the
said AZ. sherin did not prosecute or In
any manner aid or promote the prose
cution as States Attorney or other
public prosecutor Of George DeGraff
charged with the offense of keeping
and maintaining OF gambling apparat-
us, but that he did act as one Of the
attorneys for the said George DeGraff
upon his trial for the said offense In
the circuit court Of Codington county,
South Dakota
"In regard to the three foregoing
charges, your referee finds tha. the
Ministers of Watertown, South Dako-
ia, who were the complaining witness.
es in these actions against Charles
Root, al Johnson and George De Graf,
did talk with said a. jSherin before be.
ginning the said suits, but said A. Sher.
in did not act In said conversation
as States Attorney or a public prose.
cutor but as private citizen.
IN regard to specification A. Of the
fourth accusation made against said
A. shefin, found III paragraph v. of
the cenplaisas yoilr aeferee finds, that
the evidence is not snfBcient to prove
that said A sherin ever insnlted his
/ - IL ssngs Minnie Collier or soitcited 1er
to return to his Office and commit
adultery With him.
I'm regard to specification B. your
referee finds, that the evidence is not
sufficient to prove that said A. Sherin
ever insulted his client Ester Pierce
or made any indecent suggestions to
her
In regard to specification c.. your
referee finds that the evidence is not
sufficient to prove that A. Sherin ever
solicited his client Hanna Hawkins to
commit adultery with him, or insult
ed her in any manner.
I'm regard to specification D. being
the charge of perjury, your referee
finds that the said A. Sherin is not
guilty of said charge.
s'In regard to specification E. being
the charge of extortion, your referee
finds that the said A. sherin wrote and
mailed the letters, copies of which are
set out In complaint, to Floyd L. Carey
at Great Falls, Montant, and Wallace,
Idaho. That at the time said letters
we're written the said Floyd l. Carey
had deserted his wife, Florence Carey,
and his children, and was living at
Great Falls, Montana and Wallace,
Idaho, and that his relations with one
Rose Sanford were very intimate and
apparently improper. That an action
was begun by Mrs. Carey against Rose
Sanford for alienation Of affection and
a Judgment obtained against her ON
that ground. That Mrs. Carey was liy-
ing in Watertown, South Dakota, with;
her children and part of the time
in Wisconsin. She had no money and
no property for her support. That
Mr.. Sherin was her attorney and start
ed a divorce suit for her against her
husband which was dropped after
wards when her husband returned to
her That MI. Carey had given Rose.
Sanford note and she had assigned
i to her aunt, Mrs. Strait Mrs.
Strait has sued on the note and at
tached the furniture and fixtures in
the restaurant left by Mr. Carey.
That Mrs. Carey had made a claim
for this property as her exemptions
Tor herself and children. These let
ters We're written by Mr.. Sherin as the
attorney OF Mrs. Carey, at her request.
they We're answered by Mr.. Carey,
1irect to his wife. except the one he !
wrote to sherin which is in evidence
The statements made in the letters are
rue Mr Sherin gained nothing per.
'olna,sy by the writing Of these letters
md he did not expect to- The BillI
y sale was delivered by Mr.. Carey to 1
Mrs. Carey but the release was not OBJ.
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