The Cordova daily times., 1917-11-08
DISTRICT COURT DEALING OUT
 JUSTICE


 the charge of sodomy, the boy in the case. a native youth of II years. Ed Charley was placed on the stand by the plaintiff. He testified as to the oc- currences on the day mentioned in the indictment and John Storm, one of the complaining witnesses, was re- called to testify to some minor points in the case. The plaintiff then rest ed and the defendant then took the stand in his own behalf.
 He admitted that he was in the company of the native boy, but de- nied all the crimianl actions imputed to him. He said he was a stranger in Chitina, and meeting the boy on the street had asked him to show him around the twon and any other points of interest that there might be in the vicinity. The boy had gone with him to several places and he had given him a quarter and a flash light which he had no further use for. The case was submitted to the jury without argu- ment and the jury retired at 2:30 to consider the evidence At 4:45 the jury returned a verdict of assault with intent to commit sOdomy.
 The trial of Gus Lindquist charged with selling liquor to an Indian and with selling liquor without a license was taken up. Joseph Bourke govern ment agent for the suppression of Ii- quOr traffic among the Indians was the complaining witness and he testi- fled on behalf of the government that he had seen the defendant give the bottle of whiskey to Paul Ella. Ma tive of COrdOva, and had arrested the prisoner Paul Ella testified that he had given Linquist fifty cents to pur- chase a bottle of whiskey for him, and that Lindquist had purchased and gi- 1 ven him the liquor He stated that he was resident of Tatitlek, and lived there most of the time. C. w. Cook. the government agen at Tatitlek, also
 
 of the Tatitlek tribe of natives. The defendant took the stand in his own behalf and admitted buying the whis- key for Ella, but denied selling liquor to him or anyone else. After argument of the counsel the jury returned a verdict of guilty on the first charge of the indictment and not guilty on the second charge.
 Arsenic Romanoff. who pleaded guilty to the charge of assault with intent to rape, was sentenced to one year in the jail at Valdez. O. c. Brown charged with larcency of goods from the property of the Amok Gold Mining Co. at Kodiak Island, and who had previously plead ed guilty to the charge, was sentenced to six months in the Valdez jail. The prisoner had always borne a good re- putation and the District Attorney recommended leniency. An order was also made transfer ing the cases of w. E. Peterson and J. Morris, indicted for illegally sell. ing liquor, to the next term of court at Anchorage.
 w. A. Goodman. indicted for illegal ly selling liquor at Anchorage, through his attorney pleaded guilty to the charge, and waiving time for sentence was fined $500, which he paid
 Attorney R. E. Capers of Cordova, presented to the court for the case of Blanche A. Ahrens vs. Leo Louis Ahrens, an action for divorce. The testimony was presented in the ac- ton and the decree of divorce was granted.
 Vim. Shit. charged with petit lar ceny at Kodiak to which charge he pleaded guilty, was sentenced to three years Imprisonment at Kodiak in the Federal jail there.
 Ephriam Kalgnak, native boy charged with assault with intent to commit rape, to which he entered a plea of guilty, was sentenced to six months in the federal jail at Kodiak, and Deputy Marshal Armstrong was instructed by the court to endeavor during the time of imprisonment to instruct the prisoner in the way he Should go.
 City Assessor, H. A. Slator is on the job, placing valuations on real and personal property from which the tax roll will be made up. He is giving the matter his personal at tention and being large property owner himself he is certainly in position to know the value of hold ings in the different parts of Cordo- va.
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 H. E. Winfrey of Fairbanks, left that city recently for San Diega, Cal ifornia, where he will tender the army