The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-12-25
COURT RECESS 9
BROWNS TRIAL
JURORS GO HOME FOR CHRIST
MAS, MUST RETURN NEXT
WEEK FOR MORE CASES,
INCLUDING JOHN
BROWN TRIAL.

Charles Howe and H. E. Skauge
Win Suits Against Lumber
Co. Joe Hanel is Awarded
$1,000 Damages.
Judge w. C. Crawford excused the
jurors Friday morning until Decem-
Der 27, giving them a chance to
spend Christmas and Sunday at home
There is still quite number of i'm
portant jury cases for trial next
week. The first week in January
Judge Crawford goes to Medora to
open the Billings county term of
court.
The John Brown case will probably
be moved for trial at Dickinson early
in the week. This party was in Jail
until Thursday when he arranged for
a $1,000 bail. He has considerable
property and it was not hard for him
to get bonds. There seems to be
quite strong feeling against this
with interest. Rumors around Rich
ardton, where he has resided on his
farm for many years, are to the ef-
feet that he has bad temper and
often mistreats members Of his
family. It will be recalled that in
1905 he was charged with killing his
twelve-year-old son and he was in
Jail for some months.
At this particular time John Brown
is charged with attempting to shoot
his fourteen-year-old son, Nick
Brown, the shot passing through his
clothing. The wife was in Dickinson
on Wednesday and it is understood
that w. F. Burnett has been engaged
to represent members of the family
and that he is to work with States
Attorney H. A. Burgeson in the
prosecution.
The Hanel case VS.. J. Obrigewitsch,
proprietor Of the Dickinson Roller
Mill Co., was very carefully tried the
past week, w. F. Burnett, T. F.
Murtha and ]. w. Sturgeon for plain
tiff and T. D. Casey and H. A. Burge-
son for defendant. Plaintiff had his
hand caught in a feed mill a little
over a year ago as result of which
he lost two fingers. He had been en-
ployed at the Dickinson Roller Mill
for 31s months and defendant claimed
that it was due to Hanel's own care
lessness that he met with the acci
dent. However, the following jury
men, after wrestling with the prob
lem for about "a hours, returned a
verdict for $1,000 damages: George
Perry, foreman, Peter Greenwood, M.
M. Bobb, Christ Grassl, Noe Sava-
geau, M. J. Severson, A. P. Ellian,
Jacob Peterson, Arthur Burzacott,
Peter Christensen, VIM. Carroll and
Fred Bolte.
It was expected this week that
Casey & Burgeson would appeal the
case for their client.
A case of much interest to the
people at Taylor and vicinity was
the suit of the Goodrich-Call Lumber
Co. against Charles Howe, a general
merchant at the said village. The
lumber company sued for $1,861.34,
the alleged balance on a house build
ing contract.
Late in 1914 the Goodrich-Call
Lumber Co. commenced the erection
of two houses in Taylor, one for
Charles Howe and the other for H.
E. Skauge, cashier of the Taylor
State bank. The houses were on ad-
joining lots and were completed early
in 1915. The company attempted to
show that no specific amount was
agreed upon for the erection of these
houses, that they had merely agreed
to treat them fairly, charging only
a reasonable amount. Mr.. Howe's
case was called first and his counsel
claimed that there was contract for
$3.50 with $50 additional for extras
and that instead of balance of
S1,861.34, there was but $694.4O,
which amount had been rendered the
lumber company. The defence was
able to use witnesses of the prosecu-
ton to good advantage in some par
ticulars. Among the witnesses called
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Howe,
John Knudson, Ed. Ehrl, Grant Call,
B. H. Crawford, Vern Bloomqulst'
Frank Hutchinson, VIM. Noggle,
Frank Grambs and H. E. Skauge.,
The verdict was in favor of Mr..
Howe, which means that he has only
to pay the lumber company $694.4o.
In paying only this amount it is quite
likely that the lumber company car
ries loss on their books OF about
$500, but that is not Mr.. Howe's
fault. A contract is contract and
should be lived up to:
The jury was only OUT SHofI
time and was made up of the follow
ing men: Frank Ray, foreman, Il.
l.. Reichert, VIM. Alpert, Laudy
Vranna, J. S. Pirkl, B. w. Riya,
Paul Messer, Mike Gress, T. E. Beals,
Peter Remillong, M. L. Ayers, J. B;
Fisher. w. F. Burnett represented
Charles Howe and Fl. A. Mackof OF
Belfeld appeared for the Goodrich
Call Lumber Co. 4
While the jury was out the attor-
news stipulated that which ever way
the Howe case went the Skauge suit
should be settled. There is about
s7OO involved in his case which will
be promptly paid. \,
Joseph Kostelecky brough . suit
against Frank Scheeler for $225 on
account Of the death Of a horse,
charging negligence on the part s..1lls Of