Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-17
Injunction
IS SUSTAINED
Judge Crawford sustaIDs Or.
der Of Winchester Regard.
log Hughes buI|dIng
4 Nunber Of Old Time ln.
junction Cases We're Dis.
missed This Term

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The Hughes building on west Main
street which was occupied as a pool
hall at the time F. l.. Watkins made
the raid some time ago will remain
closed under the injunctional order
issued at that time.
The case was tried yesterday after
noon in district court. The defendants
In the action we're f. A. Hughes. pro
prietor of the building, and Hedmark
4 Mcdonald. An affidavit OF prejudice
had been filed against Judge Win,
chester and Judge Crawford was call!
ed here to sit in the case.
A number OF witnesses, including F.
l.. Watkins. Jimmy Coyne, J. p. Mel
son, Russ Bolton, Homer Healy, Der.
rick White, George White and Chief
Of Police Mcdonald, We're put on the
stand by the states attorney, but with
the exception Of Watkins, none OF
them testified to any knowledge as to
whether or rot there were any viola
tions Of the liquor law ever committed
there.
Before any more witnesses were
offered Judge Crawford ordered that
q recess be taken to permit the states
attorney to consudt with the balance o.
his witnesses as 10 tho, netafe of the
testimony he would be able to secure,
rather than to hayesG court delAxedS with
testimony that the other witnesses
had offered, which was not material.
Sheriff Barnes testified as to his
procedure in serving the search war.
rant and the injunctional order and
said that at the time of the search he
found a pop bottle filled with whisky
and also bottle of gin.
Mr.. Hughes testified as to the own.
ership of the building and his bust
ness relations with Hedmark 4 Nc
Donald, the occupants.
After taking all the circumstances
into consideration Judge Crawford
sustained the injunction and the build.
ing will remain closed.
The case against c. G. Jorgensberg,
who has been in Jail since last May,
and who has charge Of rape In the
first degree filed against him was be.
fore the court, and on the recommend
alton OF the states attorney Jorgens.
berg was released on his own bond in
the sum of $500 until the December
term OF court.
Two old attorney general cases
Riley and Griffin in the matter of the
barn across the track, and which had
been pending Tor about two years,
were dismissed as was the case
against Reimer & Albertson, in which
the same premises we're involved.
The case in which Assistant Att0r-
nney General HeffrOn took an appeal
against the Griffin barn was another
attorney general case which has been
pending for some two years. Mr.. Hef'
from took the papers to the supreme
court this morning.
Two old injunction cases against
Frank Finlayson were dismissed as
was the recent injunctional case start
ed against the Bryans' who own
livery barn on Eighth street.
The injunction against Billy Empt'
ing and Robidou, involving the little
store building over near the mill has
been dismissed on recommendation OF
the states attorney. fS
The injunction case Of Pat Regan,
involving his building on South Thir.
teenth street, which followed the Wat
kins' raid of this summer, was sus-
tanned.
The civil case wherein the question
was involved as to whether or not the
Bismarck Hospital should pay taxes,
was decided in favor OF the hospital,
It, being held that the hospital was q
charitable institution:
The case of Geo. A. Newman
against T. R. Atkinson, wherein suit
was brought TO recover on q painting
contract Is with the court for de-
cision.
There are no cases ready for trial
just at present, but the court remains
open for whatever business may come
before it.
The next term Of district court will
convene in December when a jury will
undoubtedly be called.
The politicians love the farmer so
much that they are willing during
the fall campaign to take a trip
through the rural districts in q par.