Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-12-13

Is FOUND GUILTY
Jury Returns Verdict After
But Ten Minutes Deibera-
tion-Story of the Case.
Tuesday noon a jury was select
ed in the case of the State of North
Dakota VS.. Henry Bredahl in the
district court. Bredahl was ar
raigned today on a statutory charge
preferred by Kristine Jorgenson.
The complaining witness is thirty
years of age and has been a resident
Of the county since 1911, when she
came here directly from Denmark.
Her brother, Walter, who appeared
with her in court, works farm
near Kensal, and she has lived with
him the greater part of the time.
The defendant, Bredahl, has a
farm in Foster county, about mile
from the Jorgensen farm. The COM
plainant has been acquainted with
him since coming to this country,
having worked for him at one time
as housekeeper. .......
During the summer of 1916, she
stated on the stand today, he came
to the house frequently, and on
August 10, 1916, the alleged acts
for which the court action is brot,
took place. She was at home alone
that evening, at the time he came.
The witness was very hesdtant
about telling anything of the occur
renee, and it was only thru the de-
tailed questioning of the states at
torney and the frequent admonitions,
of the court, that she could be in
duced to tell her story. -
In October of 1916, she stated
she had met the defendant and told
him of her fears and he had prom
ised to come over and talk It over.
Later in the year she wrote to him,
but he did not reply.
Finally, according to the witness
story, Bredahl offered her money,
but she refused it. He then said
that If her child should be born
about May 20, he would marry her.
The birth took place May %.
Bredahl offered to pay all the ex-
penses If she would send it away,
but she refused. this offer also.
IT wanted the baby to have a
name. l didn't care for the money,
as long as the baby had name,"
the witness explained. -..-
She stated that she had not been
we'll or able to work since the birth
of the child and that she had an op-
eration in September.
During the cross-examination con-
Quoted by Attorney Chase, the infor-
nation was elected that Walter Jor-
gensen had had a hired man by the
name of Andrew Jorgensen, tho he
was not a relative, who had lived
there at the time the alleged crime
had taken place, and that he had
sold out his horses and his rented
property and had gone to Montana
a few weeks prior to the birth OF the
child. This Jorgensen had accom-
panied her to party last October.
Atty. Chase also brought out thru
questioning the witness, that she
had at one time been on very friend
ly terms with Christ Hansen,
neighbor, and that she had permit
ted him to caress her.
The complaining witness also ad-
mtted being very friendly with 9th
ers Of those who frequented her
brothers home.
J. .Walter Jorgensen was called to
the stand and testified regarding his
conversation with the defendant
about the latter's relation to Jorgen-
sens sister. He asked Bredahl
about the matter and accused him
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condition. Bredahl denied the accu-
sation, but told Jorgensen, the lat
ter testified, that he was willing to.
do anything that could be done to
take such care Of her that she would
not suffer.
DEFENDANTS Story.
Henry Bredahl, the defendant,
was put on the stand to testify in his
own behalf. He related the incidents
of the evening, stating that he went
to the Jorgensen home to borrow q
grain tank. Jorgensen was not at
home and the girl invited him in.
They talked and fooled and when he
started away she indicated that she
would like to have him stay. He did
so, he stated, and then they became
more intimate and improper ad-
vances were made, but that for physi-
cal reasons conception could not
have taken place. II. Il s }s.a
The defendant denied that he had
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