The Redwood gazette., 1917-10-31
Court Now Hears
ROsenddhI Trial
Jury Selected Monday; Case
Opened for Trial Tuesday
Morning
GARVEY CASE NEXT
Judge Fines Large Number for
Liquor Selling; D. V. Gly-
Steen Fined

llC dItCiCIO1I VI IilC 0iotl ~
Court is now turned upon the
trial of VIM. Rosendahl, indicted
by the grand jury on the charge
Of murder in the first degree,
it being claimed he shot c. E.
Lamberton June "a, 1917. Mr..
Rosendahl pleaded not guilty to
the charge and the trial is now
in progress before Judge /. M.
Olsen.
The following jurors were
chosen for the case, the work of
selecting them taking only three
hours instead of the much long.
er time expected: Max Arndt,
T. H. Croker, John Fox, P. c.
Fossum, Jacob Hess, Ed. Har-
rington, Thomas Johnson, John
Kuck, Walter Milbradt, John
Mckay, L. P. Olson and J. A.
Sabin. Three citizens of Red
wood Falls were chosen as triers
|of the jurors, as required in all
cases where an alleged murderer
| is. on trial. These triers were
w. M. Smith, A. R. A. Laudon
and H. w. Ward.
The State is represented in
the trial by County Attorney
Emerson and Asst. States At
torney General, G. R. Markham.
The defendants attorneys are
A. C. Dolliff and Frank Clague
of Redwood Falls. Witnesses
who testified Tuesday morning
included G. Byram, the police
man who arrested Mr.. Rosen-
dahl after the shooting. Dr..
Brey, Redwood County coroner,
lB. Jas. Reynolds and one or two
others. The testimony was CIV
en- too late for any comment in
this issue.
Beside this case there are two
lothers onsthe criminal calendar;
| the first the case of M. G. Car
Ivey who is charged with per-
Jury, and the other the case OF
lR. E. Cobb Company, a corpo-
ration, charged with "discrimi-
mating in the price paid for
cream, milk and butterfat, be-
!. tween communities, with inten-
tion of creating a monopoly" :"
This trial is also set for this
term and will follow the Gar
vey case.
Several other indictments were
made by the grand jury. D. V.
Gleysteen of Lamberton, was
indicted for libel, being charged
with writing a libelous letter,
pleaded guilty and was fined
: S1OO. The following were in
dicted for selling Intoxicating
liquor without license: w. A..
: Frutchey, Val. Eichten, Frank
Doepke, Tom Bennett, James
f Mccarthy, Homer Mcmillan,
4 ReinhoId Schaffran and Harry
! Lang. All these pleaded guilty
: and were fined $4,000 and costs,
e amounting in most cases to
! about $67.77, with the excep-
] ticn Of Tom Bennett who paid a
straight fine of $4,000.
The civil calendar was entire
4 " disposed of last week as fol-
3 lows:
In the matter Of County Ditch
$ No. 43, E. E. Converse VS.. Coun-
s ty Board, was tried by jury and
! assessment of appellant re-
Y duced $281.00.
Y Independent Harvester Co. VS..
q II. N. and C. p. Davis; trial by
I Jury; verdict-no cause for ac-
e ton.
/ Herman Voeltz VS.. Alice
Voeltz; for trial by court on
eight days notice.
Schuster Brewing Co. VS.. M
Drees.; jury trial-case was dis
$ missed.
t First State Bank of Mcintosh
d VS.. First National Bank of Lam
r berton; jury trial dismissed.
i J. M. Remiger VS.. Anton and
y Mary Steffen- stricken from
s calendar.
Il The Compton Price Co. VS.. Z
K ID. Thompson; passed.
!. w. r. Parker VS.. Carl Stein
Y fhous; judgment for plaintiff
:; was affirmed
! Case No. 9 on the calendar
! Twas continued, as was also cas-
. No. 10.
Deer & Webber Co. VS.. AL