Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-10
DISTRICT COURT
NOW IN SESSION
Naturalization Hearings A d
\ Held; Several Cases Dis
posed of Already.

ne Sula DecemDer term or QlS'
trict court in the Sixth judicial dis
trict convened in the court house In
this city yesterday morning, Judge w.
u, Nuessle presiding and all of the
other officers of the court in attend
ance. Judge Nuessle came here from
Napoleon, where he has been holding
court for the past week or more.
THE preliminary call of the civil
calendar was had at the opening Of
the morning session and eleven cases
We're marked for jury trial and the
remainder OF the twenty-eight cases
are Tor court trial.
All of the defendants in the crimi.
nal actions We're arraigned by the
states attorney, some OF them enter
ing pleas Of not guilty and others be.
ing given until this morning to enter
their pleas. .r y
Juvenile Case.
Frank Steadman was given q hear
Ing in Juvenile cour:: yesterday morn
ing and was committed to the reform
schoolSat Mandan until OF age or 9th
erw1se discharged according to law.
Steadman hired q livery rig at MinOt
and with a girl companion drove to
Bismarck, leaving this rig here and
taking out another livery rig and driv-
ing on to Linton, where he was pick
ed up by the sheriff Onra charge of
grand larceny. -,
The grand larceny case against
Stedman in district court will not be
prosecuted at this time.
Empting Case Dropped.
The case OF State VS.. William Emp
ting, charged with grand larceny, was
dismissed yesterday on motion Of the
states attorney. The defendant was
alleged to have stolen some money
from a man but the complaining wit.
ness later pleaded guilty to perjury
reason was not a competent witness
and the state could not make out a
case without his testimony.
Sheridan County Cases.
Sheriff Daniel Schaeffer and Clerk
Of Courts Y. J. kludt of Sheridan
county we're in court yesterday bring
ing up a couple of forgery cases from
their county " 80
William Dockter, aged %, a mar
ried man with a family of three child.
rem, entered a plea Of guilty to the
charge of forgery and vas given one
year in the state pcnitentiary. Sen
.tonce was suspended in this case.
Jacob krein, aged %, single, also
entered q plea of guilty to the charge
OF forgery, and was committed to the
state p%enitentiary for the period of
one year. ~.
Naturalization Hearings.
United States Naturalization Exam
liner T. S. Griffing conducted the nat
uralizatlon hearings yesterday after.
noon. There were ten applications
Tor final papers and five we're admit
ted as citizens. The five admitted to
citizenship were: Ernest Victor Cor.
don, Wilton; George Thomas Hum
Dhreys, Bismarck; John Henelein,
o'emarck: Frederick Allan Knowles.
Bismarck; Ole Swee, Driscoll.
''> ". Jury Called Today. r>sNM .
The jury is called for this morning
at 10 o'clock and it Is probable that
the Morton county cattle stealing
cases will be called first. These arc
the cases of State vs.. Jack Guyer,
Sam McGregor and C. u. Mccullough,
charged with grand larceny. The
cases were brought here for trial or
a change OF venue from Morton coun.
! ~:
, Attorney p. G. Morrison. Of Mo-.
bridge, S. D., is in the city and wiz
assist States Attorney II. r. Bitziug
Of Morton county in prosecuting these
! cases. 'r '- ~' . !
: Case Of Fortune, It al.
William LANCER of Mandan, states
attorney eject Of Morton county, who
Is representing George Harrie, the AS
syrian pcddler who is complaining
witness in the case of State vs..
George Fortune, Charles Mason and
w. S. Casselman charged with granu
larceny, guarantees that the com.
. D,aining witness will appear against
these defendants and it Is said that
about twenty local witnesses will be
subpoenaed. 1t Is not known just
when the case will come up.
5a CHICKEN PIE SUPPER.
Ladies OF the Presbyterian church