The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-13
MANY CRIMINAL
CASES in Court
MAY TERM OF DISTRICT COURT
WILL CONVENE AT MAN.
DAN.

Mandan, N. D., May 13.-The May
term of districts court convenes IN
Mandan on next Tuesday, with Judge
s. L. Nuchols presiding. There are a
large number OF both criminal and civil
cases to be tried.
Two OF the important cases that will
come UP are the cases of the State of
North Dakota against J. H. Brinton,
editor OF The Golden Valley Chronicle,
at Beach. r. H. Near of Beach is the
complaining witness in one case where
in it is believed that Brinton libeled
Near In an article that he published in
his paper. The other case against
Brinton, Is one that is brought by a
man by the name of StockwelI as com
planning witness in which II is alleged
that Brinton assaulted Stockwell with
dangerous weapon. Both cases have
been transferred from Billings county
to Morton county for trial
The trouble arose out OF political
scraps in Billings county last fall.
Brinton 1t is alleged wrote a libelous
article against Near's candidacy for
office and Stockwell replied to the arti-
Gle in an opposing paper. The alleged
attack upon Stockwell Is said to have
grown out of the article he wrote be-
friending Near.
The cases have stirred UP a great
deal Of feeling in Billings county and
are very important cases. The prese-
cutting attorneys are: States ATTORNEY
Gallagher, Of Billings county, M. A.
Hildreth, OF Fargo and HanIey a Sui
livan, OF Mandan. The attorneys for
the defense are: Sen. Leslie A. Simp-
son, of Dickinson and l.. H. Connolly,
of Mandan.
Two other cases that are liable to
attract some attention are the cases Of
the State of North Dakota against P.
W. McGillic, who is charged with rent
Ing building to be used as blind
pig and the case Of the state of North
Dakota against Charles Reynolds, who
Is charged with having taken bribe.
These cases came up in justice court
last fall. The attorney generals Office
will have charge Of the prosecution.
The rest of the criminal calendar is
very heavy there being about twenty
States Attorney Biting will have
charge of the prosecution of all the
criminal cases with the exception OF
those above specified.
One Of the cases that will come UP
for hearing Is the case of the State
against William Heroine, OF Mercer
county. He is charged with forgery
in the second degree. He was arrest
ed on last Tuesday at Glen Ullin and
States Attorney Bitzing went to Glen
Ullin to handle the case and had
Heroine bound over to the district
court in Judge Tavis' court. Chief of
Police Lynch, Of Glen Ullin. brought
the prisoner to Msndan on Wednesday
and placed him in the county jail.
Heroine Is said to have forged the
name Of Conrad Scheidt. school treas
urer In Mercer county, TO check
drawn for $51 and passed the same on
the Glen UlIin Mercantile Co. He Is
said to have forged Scheidt's name to
small checks several times in Glen
Ullin the past winter and passed them
over to several Of the merchants OF
Glen UlIin.
The State OF North Dakota against
John Genroy is another important
criminal case. Genroy is wanted for
grand larceny. He took team from
q livery barn at New Leipzig and drove