The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-10

Continued from rage one.
the trial have told on him, and he was
IN a highly nervous condition, though
suppressed his emotion Saturday night
when the verdict was read.
The shooting of Pollman and the
subsequent arrest of Davis have ex-
cited widespread interest in this COM
munity, where both men were we'll
known. The contention of the defense
was that Davis acted, first, in self de-
Tense and in the protection of his
home, as 1t was brought out in the tes-
timony that Pollman had visited the
premises during his absence, used in
suIting language to Mrs. Davis and
even made threats. That later, when
the husband returned to his home on
the request of his wife, who feared
Pollman, who was alleged to have been
drinking at the time, he repeatedly
advised Pollman to leave the premises,
was tainted anu dared to come out"
to arrest him n in other ways aggra-
waited.
The defense also introduced evidence
to show that DAVIS did not shoot with
the idea of injuring Pollman, but that
on the contrary, he aimed high, more
in an effort to frighten his alleged tor
mentor.
Arguments in the case were made
Saturday afternoon and the Jury had
the matter under consideration at 6
o'clock.
But few people were at the court
house when the jury came out, but the
news spread rapidly from house to
house, residents being awakened from
their numbers to be advised that Da-
Wis had been declared not guilty, and
a general reunion of friends at the
Davis homo was held an hour after the
verdict.
Saturday morning the state offered
evidence to show that Davis did not
Keep his engagement with the justice
of the peace at 5 o'clock on the after
noon OF Sept. II, when he was to have
secured a warrant to have POllman ar
rested. Little other evidence was in
PRODUCED and the arguments were be-
gun at about II o'clock. States At
torney SkulasOn finished his argument
at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and
was followed by attorneys for the de-
Tense.
The charge to the jury was made by
Judge Charles NJ. Cooley at about 6
o'clock, and it left 1t to the discretion
of the jury to find him guilty of first
or second degree murder or to find him
not guilty.
The tragedy occurred on the after
noon of Sept. 81. when Davis shot Poll
man, instantly killing him. after an
argument between the men had at the
home of Davis. Davis, it was proven
by witnesses, a ordered PCllman to
leave his house, and not to return, Civ
ing him repeated warnings. 1t was
claimed POllman had insulted Mrs. Da-
Wis on several occasions and, when told
by both Mr.. and Mrs. Davis to keep
away from their home, repeatedly re-
turned and annoyed them.
Davis Immediately gaVe himself up
to the authorities and was taken to
the Grand Forks county Jail to await
trial He was arraigned about Oct. /
and held to the district term of court
on a charge Of murder. He was then
returned to the Grand Forks county
jail and held there until Nov. 8, when
he was taken to Lakota for trial. Mrs.
Davis stood by him through all of the
trouble and testified in his defense.
! The Fred Mitchell case will be called
about Tuesday. Mitchell is accused
Of killing one Fisher, a transient, in
a row in the local jungles.