The Dickinson press., 1911-09-16
kUBlsTA AND Weller GUILTY
ROY BANCROFT IN COURT

Juukc W. ". OIdWlOIu COASCA0O lA0
September term of Stark county district
court Tuesday morning. Richard Boul-
ger. court stenosrapher, was at his
table. Miss Alice Dickinson assisted J.
G. Gaunders. clerk of court, at his
desk. Sheriff Wiech was assisted by
Deputy Reuben Lyon and Bailiffs
Valdemar Jessen and Thomas Mathe-
son.
Among the attorneys who have been
In court during the week are: Simp-
son. Murtha. Berry. Pueh, Burnett.
Heffron, Burgeson. Baird, Mcbride.
Blanchard. Starke. Yeack of Richard
ton. Haney of Bel6eld. Zuser of Valley
City, Tennyson of Fargo. Swihart OF
Medora and Anderson of Taylor,
T. S. Griffing of St. Paul. naturaliza-
tion examiner, was present the first day
of court. He said that it would save a
great delay if people wanting to be
naturalized. providing they landed in
America since June 29. 1906, would
first see the c lerk of court.
The following is the list of people
who received naturalization papers at
this term: Karl X. Schmidt, John
Pintar, Jacob Wolberg, Joseph Sterhan.
Michael Besplue, Anton Kathrein. Josef
Pelzl, John Luffy, Jacob Andor. Frank
Thoma, Emil Kuehm, Herman Reick-
mann. Franc Bures. Dmitro Dolynink.
Christof Mulrath. Paul Edward Johan-
mes Haupt, Ole Matthias Wiklund. DAN
iel Marten Weigum. Simon Kunz and
Mehaly Kaiser. len others we're con-
tinued, some until Saturday and some
until December. some for lack of wit
nesses and others for want of know
ledge of the laws and form of govern
ment.
The call of the calendar was made in
the afternoon, at which time Judge
Crawford announced that he did not
believe there would be time at this
term to try any of the jury civil cases
unless it should be very urgent. He
ants to get the criminal work out OF the
way first.
E. F. Merrifield of Belfield pleaded
guilty to the charge of maintaining q
gambling business and was fined $50
and costs, amounting in all to $50,
which was paid.
The trial of julius kubista, charged
with selling intoxicating liquors in
South Dickinson for quite long period
prior to August 8.was moved by States
Attorney Murtha Tuesday evening and
occupied the courts attention Wednes'
day and part of the following day
The case was stubbornly fought BY
Attorney H. C. Berry and Charles
Starke, but the jury found the mar
guilty and the court expected to pas.
sentence during the day Friday
Kubista was formerly farmer in fairl!
good circumstances, but after getting
into the blind pig business he went Il
the bad fast. The minimum sentence
is 5000 fine and SITS and three months
in Jail.
The Adam j. Weller case was nexl
tried. T. F. Murtha and F. C. Heffro1
, prosecuted while H. A. Burgeson and H
C. Berry defended. Weller operated ir
7 Richardton last year. being none othel
, than the notorious Judson b. p. HI
secured bail in The sum of $1,000 wher
} pulled in this county and shortly there.
after went in north of Glendive where
} he is now tending bar He did no
appear in the Stark county court but tn.
prosecution went on just the same
1t took the jury about three minutes t,
find him guilty. Now if Weller doe
, not show up for sentence the $1,000 bal
, will be forfeited and will be secured TO
the county, as Rocus Gress and the othe
bondsman are good.
The Henry Brand case was to b.
moved first on Friday. Brand is tn,
) Taylor farmer who has already servet
term in Jail for contempt of court il
| connection with blind pigging and nov
he gets another whirl.
Prosecutor Heffron says it is surpris
ing how many people charged witt
, blind pigging are sick just now. fl
hardly expects them to recover unit
court adjourns.
Roy Bancroft, the barber, was brough
up from Bismarck on Wednesday. H,
told the court that he had no money ant
H. c. Berry was sppointed as hi.
counsel. The girl, Miss Paddock. il
ready to come from Wadena, Minn a
an hours notice. It is probable, how
ever, the defense will make motion
for change of venue for the purpose O
gaining time.
City Attorney Bureeson expects to &c
the case against the Northern Trust Co
, of Fargo tried this term, unless that the
company should decide to settle
Under the bonds the city should be ablt
, to collect So, 700 and interest. The bono
company claims the local banks shoulc