The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-17
SHIPPED CHICK
COSTS CRIPPLE
A DOLLAR BILL
Bismarck Man Pleads Guilty AL
tho He Claims Others Used
Name in Transactions
SIMON AND BURNETT
DECLINE TO GET OUT
New England and Dickinson At.
torneys Will Have Fees
Bismarck Case Last

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C. H. Burtts, a Bismarck cripple,
whose limbs are SO ,deformed that he
must walk with his. hands, pleaded
guilty in United States district court
this morning to shipping prairie
chicken from Morton county to Chi
cago and paid a fine OF 81 and costs
At the same time Burtts insisted
through his attorney, William S.
LANCER of Mandan, that he was not
actually guilty, but that his name had
been used by other parties in max
ing the shipment. .a..,
Session Under Way. .s....s
The May session of federal court
got well under way this afternoon
after devoting the morning to set,
ting cases for trial. s.s ~.. 49,.
Because Charles Geissel did not ap.
pear and could not be located, his suit
against the village OF Ashley for dam
ages arising out of injuries sustained
when Geissel fell on al alleged defec-
tive sidewalk was dismissed without
prejudice,A, Should Mr.. Geissel ever
show up again he will have the priv
ilege ofsRnewing his action against
Ashley VA
Would Be Frozen Out.
Charles Simon of New England and
w. f. Burnett Of Dickinson refused
this morning to be frozen out of the
case Of John p. Franz versus the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
Franz appeared this morning with a
petition that the particular case in
which Simon and Burnett were act
ing be dismissed, alleging that he
had never authorized Simon to bring
this suit, and that his legal represen'
tatives were Jacobson & Murray OF
Mott, who appear for franz in an
other action identical in every par
ticular with the first and which will
be tried at this term.
Simon and Burnett presented evi,
dence sufficient to convince the court
that Franz had originally retained
them and that they had done great
amount of work in his behalf, where
upon the court ordeted the Simon-Bur'
nett action dismissed, but entered an
order that these attorneys should
have a right to recover for their
services from any Judgment awarded
Franz in the suit which Jacobson and
Murray are prosecuting.
b. Morton Pleads Not Guilty.
Charles Norton, charged with slash
ing United States mail bags at the
500 station here, pleaded not guilty
and, having no attorney Theodore
Koffel was named to defend him.
Constantin Dietrich of Lennon
charged with forgery, through his at
torneys, Newton, Dullam and Young
asked until tomorrow to plead.
Other criminal cases which will be
tried this week are the United States
versus Maurice Brodahl, charged with
introducing liquor on the reservation;
the United States versus George
Barth, United States versus William
Hart, United States versus, Axel Han
son, another prairie chicken case;
Adolph Main and Pete rPostle, charg
ed with introducing liquor on the res
eryation; and Henry Eyelash and 10
,,seph Couture ACCUSED OF stealing
Observation-Disclosures. 49, saas-s1
y !. ~ Equity Cases. 4 r.
There are only eight equity cases
The last and most important Of which
is the Todd Land company versus the
city of Bismarck A. C. Divet of coun
sci for the plaintiff this morning
prayed for leave to amend the bill OF
complaint. Judge Amidon advised
that if such liberty were taken nc
further extension of time might be
expected by plaintiff or defendant
but that the case would 60 to trial as
scheduled.
Jurors Called.
The following petit jurors have re
ported for service: Harry L. Win
tiers, Minot; H. c. Sexton, New Rock
ford; Frank Peters, Buttsville: Frank
Weber, Dickey; A. w. Meidinger, Ash
ley; l.. C. Green, Darlington; John J
Nelson. Fargo; A. l.. Bayley, Alice;
William Collins, Bottineau; b. A. Rel
ter, Crazy; C. S. McCulloch, Fargo;
Frank E. Roseberry, Hamlet; C. E
Nichols, Fargo; w. F. Siege, Medina
A. D. Frost, Harvey; Oscar Knudson
Grand Forks; T.. B. Torson, Rugby;
E. A. Hull Driscoll; C. A. Selbaken,
Reynolds; Joe Rehmet, Barney; F. J
Wilkinson, Trenton; Herman Hoppe
Denhoff: James H. Flanery, Bottin
eau; John Baumhart, Mott; E. X
Larsgaard, Whynot; Charles J. Hoof