Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-12-13
CIRCUIT court
CONVENED MONDAY
NUMBER OF IMPORTANT CASES
TO BE TRIED.
TIERNAN PLEAD GUILTY
DEE BILLUPS ALSO PLEAD GUILTY
In CONNECTION WITH WOLF
BOUNTY CASES.

BUNNY CAStS.
The adjourned November term of the
circuit court convened in this city
Monday with Judge Levi McGee of the
seventh judicial circuit on the bench.
The first day of court was given over to
assigning cases and arranging mum
Der Of those who had been bound over.
Before starting any of the regular
court business the following named
persons appeared before the judge with
their witnesses for the purpose of OBJ
tanning their final naturaliz alton
papers h were granted: Mrs.
Marion sutherland, of Hot Springs;
Richard Fawell, of Hot Springs; Victor
Nelson, of Smithwick; Christisnsen
Bussman, of Oelrichs; Albert j, Nilsson,
OF Oelrichs; Chas. w. Smith. Of Smith.
wick; George B. Evans. of Oral; and
Mrs. Helen Olson, of Oral.
After the preliminary call of the cal
the criminal calendar and the follow
ing cases we're taken up with the re.
suits shown below:
State vs. David B Means, Standing
Rock Indian, charged with burglary.
Defendant plead guilty and will be
sentenced to the penitentiary.
State vs. John n. Konrsth, grand
larceny (horse stealing) defendant was
granted continuance over the term
Eastman & Dudley, defending.
State VS.. George WATSON, selling
liquor without license. Defendant
plead guilty, sentenced to pay fine OF
S250.OO, P. F. Ward, defending.
State vs.. Arthur Wilson, selling
liquor without license. first offense
defendant plead guilty, fined $50 90
Adams defending.
State vs.. D. Billups, perjury, defen.
dsnt plead guilty, sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary.
State VS.. Harry Wilcott, manslaugh.
ter, defendant granted continuance
over the term, P. F. Ward, defending.
State vs.. Fred L. Shenks, malicious
mischief, shooting horse), defendant
granted continuance over the term
P. F.. Ward, defending.
State vs. j. B. LaPage, perjury. De
fendant jumped bond. Bond ordered
forfeited with extension Of time until
adjourned term il February to pro
duce defendant.
State vs.. Frank Moore and Harry
Vaughn, burglary. Defendants plead
not guilty. The case tried on Tuesday
with States Attorney Hedric1 prose
outing and P. F. Ward defending. The
jury returned verdict of guilty, anc
the defendants will be sentenced to {
term in the penitentiary.
State VS.. Joseph P. Tiernan, viola
tion of wolf bounty statute, sentenced
to ninety days in Jail, with senteno'
suspended on condition that Tiernsl
appear as witness against j. b. Ii
Page when LaPage is spprehended ant
placed on trial.
States Attorney Hedrick wound vi
the criminal calendar on Wedmesda.
at 8 a. NJ, and is certainly to be con
graduated upon the rapidity will
which he ran the cases off, and als'
upon the results obtained. Four mel
20 to the penitentiary, two pay fines
and one sentenced to county Jail, ant
all accomplished in the short time o
less than two daya. as he did no
start the criminal calendar until Mon
day afternoon. The criminal part o
the term has been a record breaker II
the matter of being the least expensive
term to the county by far, of any tern
for years past and still the results h'
accomplished is also record breaker
The tax payers should feel gratiiet
over his reelection.
At the time of going to press tn
case of Jackson ". Walker was OF
trial, having commenced on Wednes
day morning. This is suit for $50,
10000 brought against DR.. Walker TO
alleged NAL practice, and from tn
evidence introduced on behalf OF tn
plaintiff the case Is an extremely wea
one against the doctor. Jnckett
Adams appear for the plaintiff, Will
Eastman & Dudley are defending
A matter which is perhaps but littl
understood by the people, and for tha
Paason NAV ha criticised by some.