Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1918-05-30
FEDERAL COURT
HAS HEART-BALM !.
CASEPRECEDING
SEDITI0N TRIALS
Halvorson Case Set For Third
Place on Calendar
ty-one Criminal Cases on
the List Mrs. Eynon Sues
For Thirty Thousand DOL
lars.
(Tuesday, May 2S.

(Tuesday, May 2S.)
Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye!"
With these words, Court Crier A.
Lynn began his announcement of the
first term of the United States district
court to be held in this city since
jamestown was designated as one of
the North Dakota cities at which ses-
sions of the court might he held.
The court room was nearly filled,
every person having been brought to
his feet by the first tap of the gavel.
Judge c. F. Amidon was on the
bench, with District Attorney M. A.
Hildreth and Clerk of Court J. A.
Montgomery in attendance
| Others who are in the city from
the Fargo Offices are four United
States deputy marshals, Miss Martha
Nymon, court stenographer and Miss
Edna Rees, stenographer for the dis
trict attorney.
| The calling of the roll of jurors
was taken up, all but two being pres
ent. Judge Amidon announced tO-
the jurors that they could be excus-
ed only because of illness, either of
the juror himself or Of member of
his immediate family. The matter Of
business Inconvenience, he announced
should not be given as an excuse,
as such cases could not be considered.
Men who would not be inconven-
fenced by serving on jury, he said.
would not, as rule, be proper men
to sit on jury.
1t was announced by District At
torney Hildreth that there was but
one civil case to be tried and that
would first be disposed of. 1t was
the breach of promise suit brought
by Mrs. Olga Eynon, against A. W.
Eynon, her divorced husband.
There are 21 criminal cases to be
taken up at this session. They were
announced as follows:
The United States vs.. John
Schroeder; Christ Lehman; B. H.
Schuette; Oscar Larson; r. j. Som
erville; Great Northern Railway Co.:
Minnie E. Thompson; E. V. Bough-
ton; G. w. Collins; w. H. Herbig.
Walter Priest; H. P. Halvorson; Fred
Thoms; John Lutman; Matt Endres;
Ludwig Lima; Mike Hollert; Richard
Scholz; Andreas Otto; A. J. Metz
gaf, and Otto Isaak.
The roll of defendants was called,
and those who were present present
ed themselves before the bar and
made their pleas or were granted
time in which to prepare to plead.
John Lutman was represented by
Attorney Thorp. He pleaded not
guilty, with the privilege of with
drawing the plea later.
Fred Thoms was represented by
Attorney e. S. Buck, and he entered
plea in the same manner.
H. P. Halvorson appeared together
with his attorneys, James A. Manley
of New Rockford and Judge John
Knauf of this city. He asked for a
copy of the indictment and pleaded
not guilty.
Judge Knauf also appeared for
John Schroeder of this city, who is
held on sedition charge, and for
w. H. Herbig.
District Attorney Hildreth an
nounced that the first cases would
probably be taken up in the follow
ing order: Eynon breach Of promise
case, Boughton case, Halyorson case.
and Collins case. The Boughton
case precedes the Halvorson case be-
cause there are number of witnes.
ses here from Minneapolis and Chi
cago. 81
Breach Of Promise Case Is Opened.
The case of Mrs. Olga Eynon of
Minneapolis VS.. A. w. Eynon Of Cir
|cle, Mont, was the first one called.
There were 18 jurymen selected by
lot and called forward to be examin-
ed as to their qualifications for sit
lting in the case.
After questioning that lasted nearly
Ian hour, six OF the men were excus-,s ull';,.
| ed, two Of those let ont being bachels-s
| ors and two Of them being bankers;
The following remained and we're &c s.
Icepted as the trial jury
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