The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-01-29
in Two COURTS
DISTRICT COURT.

Oregon group. which was tried be-
fore Judge Lyons in 1910. and de
cided in favor of the defendants
on March ). The plaintiffs In the
case which Is entitled J. W. Hall,
Olot Person. Jerry Ryan. T. 7.
foemans. Oscar Reynolds. George
Stone and G. A. Bailey VS.. A Nc.
kinnon A. p Macarthur, Susie Nc
Arthur A j. Macarthur as guardian
for F. j. Cleary, J II. Sanford NJ.
J. Foley, y. p Hill. A. y. Gould.
n. w. Sanford. A. E. Stone, l.. l..
Brandt, J. A. Williams, Q. Murphy.
{. j. Robinson, Theodore Beckford
prosecuted writ Of error in the
eireui, rcurt OF appeals where a
hearing was had February 81. 1911.
On December the mandate of the
circuit court WAS signed, which de-
MES the motion Of the defendants
10 dismiss the writ of error, but
which sffirms the decision of the
lower court and taxes the costs
assinst the plaintiffs.
I'D Woods has applied for a trans
fer OF his barroom liquor license
al Tanans. TO Kay & Woods. of
tho same place The hearing on
the application has been Sc, for
February 3.
There not being sufficient evil
dence 10 sustain the first degree
murder charge in the case against
William Geise. of Tanana. who was
charged with the murder OF John
Boyd at Tanans almost two years
ago, he was on Tuesday dismissed
on the motion OF the district at
torney. Geise, who has been held
in jail here since August. declares
that ne would much rather have had
the case so TO trial 50 that he
could have been e1onerated He
says that he has been a Tanana
OF pity to John Boyd, who was
down and out, having been dishon-
orably discharged from the army
he took the man into his cabin and
cared for him. Boyd, he said, com
mitted suicide, but he did not know
anything OF it, and some boys who
came up TO his cabin the next morn
ing and went into the adjoining
room where Boyd was supposed TO
have been asleep, were the first to
discover it. They reported a, the
time that he, Geise, had killed
Boyd, but coroners jury after
carefully listening TO all OF the testi
mony, found that Boyd had commit
ted suicide Nothing more was
done in the matter a year ago, when
the grand jury indicted Geise for
murder. At that time he was down
the river and be was not located I'M
III this past summer, when. hear
rag that an indictment was OUT
against him, he gave himself up to
the st. Michael authorities.
The Overgaard building Oh lower
F7rsht avenue was on ednesday sold
At public auction TO John Litsey
for The sum OF Sl00
On Wednesday, 7. G. West in be-
half Of E. T. Barnette, applied for
an order permitting him to examine
the books Of the defunct Washing
ton-Aisska bank and the Fairbanks
Banking company in order that he
may prepare the defense in the mat
ter Objections were registered by
the district attorney TO the proce-
dure. 1t was decided by Judge
Oyerfield that the attorney may
have the permission, provided the
books were not being used by the
governments special examiner. Mr..
West was instructed to make def
mite application to the court for
the books he desires and to nou-
fy tho district attorneys office at
ths same time.
The application OF James E. Full
er for a Foadhouse liquor license at
Dikemah was denied on Wednesday
by Judge Overfield.
Charles Halvorsen, indicted for
Swing liquor to Indians, entered a
plea of not guilty On Tuesday
morning.
II. e. Pratt was appointed attor-
Aey to defend him, and the case
WAS set for trial today. Witnesses
have been subpoenaed from Nenana.
According to advices received yes
tsrday by Chief Deputy Marshal P.
G. Charles from United States Mar
shall Elliott. of San Francisco, Lew
Wing, former employe of the Wash
ington-Alaska bank, who recently
was indicted on the charge OF hav-
Ing sworn to false report, has
furnished bonds In the sum OF
$4,000 Wing will return to Fair
banks On An early boat, the date
OF his appearance hero having been