The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
IN TWO courts
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
An order granting the decree of
divorce has been prepared in the
case of Edith Simon VS.. Henry ST
mon of Eagle. There are four minor
children. issue of this union.
The second indictment on the
charge of embezzlement was return
ed by the grand jury in the case of
the United States VS.. J. Miles.
On the first charge Miles pleaded
not guilty, and the case was set
down for trial December IL.
On the motion of the district at
torney, there not being evidence to
convict, the Indictment against Aug
ust Plaschart of Dome was dismiss
ed this morning. Plaschart was in
dicted for the crime of mayhem.
The application of j. l.. Gean of
the Summit roadhouse, lditarod, for
roadhouse liquor license was grant
ed by the court.
The petit jury chosen for the spec
ial November term of the district
court is composed of H. +. St.
George, Harvey Huddleston, E. l..
Sanderln, H. C. Davis, John HOWE,
Sr, Howard Merritt, Fred Lewis, M.
Rosenthal, A. j. Godski, Mel Sabin,
August Conradt, II. H. Scales, A.
W. Best, Jerry Hanoi, T. c. Burke,
Ernest Winecoff, Albrecht.
At an evening session Of court,
Hugh O'Neil was admitted as an
attorney of the court, upon motion
of Bion A. Dodge Mr.. O'Neil has
previously practiced before the SUI
preme court of the state of Califor-
mia.
In the case of the United States
vs.. John Cooper, which will come
up for trial January 3, Judge Over
field has appointed w. H. Adams
as council for the defense, with
Thomas A. Marquam as associate
counsel.
AT the opening of court Tuesday
morning, the special venire of nine
men, issued the night before, APP
peared. All qualified, and the panel
was then complete. The new jurors
were: J. NJ Harris, W. X. Renshaw,
Theodore Kettleson, Leslie NJ. Drury,
A. J. Johnson, P. A. Rettig, George
NJ Smith, E. H. Stroecker, J. H.
Groves.
The grand jury is still busily
working. 1t will probably remain in
session for several weeks.
In the case of Dick Thorson ct
al vs. Steamer Samson, the claim
OF Peter Lache was ordered and de-
hnv nh {Th
the claims of other intervenors in
the same action. His claim Of 1902,
costs and proctor's fees was re-
Gently acknowledged to be correct
by those interested in the case.
To the second indictment for en-
bezzlement against J. H. Miles, he
entered plea of not guilty. The
case was set for trial December IL.
In both cases bond was fixed at
$1,000.
Not a true bill was returned by
the grand jury in the case of Gus
Thornblade of Tanana, who was
bound over to the grand jury this
fall by Commissioner Ray F. Big
ham OF that place for giving liquor
TO an Indian
The motion Of the defense in the
Redfern perjury case for writ
Of error which was argued in the
district court was denied by Judge
Overfield and Redfern was accord.
ingly taken Outside to begin his
three year term at McNeirs Island
Redfern was convicted during the
last term of court of having per-
jured himself during the Morgan
rape case in the spring Of 1910.
The sale of the steamer Samson
has been postponed until Wednes-
day, December 81, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Upon motion of the United States
attorney, the case of United States
vs. Michael Joseph Sullivan has been
continued until the next grand jury.
Sullivan is charged with being i'm
plicated in the disappearance Of