Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-12
MANY OLD CASES
were DISMISSED
Lack Of Evidence Causes
Dismissal Of First Criminal
Case Tried

The first case on the criminal cal
endar to be tried. that Of the State
of North Dakota VS.. c. B. Wilkinson
and Albert Granville larceny, was civ.
en- to the jury this morning, at 1880.
Granville was discharged by the
court for lack OF evidence L. NJ. Cur
tss and wife were the complaining
witnesses in this case and charged
the defendant with having stolen
some harness and oats from Curtiss.
Wilkinson had been living on the Cur
tiss place and it was after he had
left the place that Curtiss complained
OF having missed various articles and
then accused the defendant vi having
stolen them. F.. H. and George Reg.
lister represented Wilkinson and
States Attorney Smith prosecuted. At
press time the jury was still out.
The second criminal case called
was that of the State of North Dako-
ia VS.. Charles Millet. who is charged
with keeping and maintaining COM
mon nuisance; in other words, blind
pig. Judge Winchester appointed
!. c. Davies to defend Millet and. at
the time of going to press a jury was
being empaneled to try the case. Sew
en- of the required number have al.
ready been selected
Following are the titles of criminal
causes for this term already acted
upon by the court and the disposition
OF them:
State OF North Dakota VS.. Harry N.
Smith, escaping from prison. Dis.
missed upon motion of states attor.
ney.
State of North Dakota VS.. Ray Shee-
ley, keeping and maintaining a CON-
mon nuisance. Dismissed upon no.
ton of states attorney.
State of North Dakota vs.. Julius Tiff
and Mrs. Tiff, keeping and maintain.
ing a common nuisance. Dismissed
upon motion Of states attorney.
State of North Dakota vs.. Eva Viii
son and Ray Shelley, keeping and
maintaining a common nuisance. Dis
missed upon motion of states attor.
ney.
State of North Dakota vs.. Louis
Larson, keeping and maintaining a
common nuisance. Dismissed upon
motion of states attorney.
State of North Dakota VS.. Sidney
Harris, assault and battery. Dismiss
ed upon motion of states attorney.
State of North Dakota VS.. Ed. Kel-
ley, keeping and maintaining a com.
mon nuisance. Dismissed N16h mo-
ton of states attorney.
State of North Dakota VS.. Earl
Chamberlain, desertion and failure to
support wife. Dismissed upon motion
of states attorney.
State of North Dakota vs.. Walter
Scott. Sherrard Beal, Lewis Beal.
Dahl Newman and Jessie Weekerly.
riot. Dismissed upon motion of states
attorney.
State of North Dakota VS.. Edward
Kelly, keeping and maintaining com.
mon nuisance Dismissed upon no.
ton of states attorney.
State of North Dakota VS.. Christian
G. Jorgensburg, rape in first degree.
Dismissed upon motion of states at
torney.
State Of North Dakota VS.. Harry W.
Long, desertion and non-support OF
his wife and child. Dismissed upon
motion of states attorney.
State of North Dakota VS.. o. b.
Smith. keeping and maintaining a
common nuisance. Dismissed upon
motion of states attorney.
State of North Dakota VS.. John
Caldwell, assault with intent to do
great bodily harm. Dismissed upon
motion of states attorney.
State of North Dakota vs. Charles
Mcdonald, keeping and maintaining a
common nuisance. Dismissed upon
motion of states aottorney
State of North Dakota VS.. 1ae7 :ck
Kelly, contempt Of court. Dismissed
upon motion of states attorney.