The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1921-10-21
Harrington Gets
Year Sentence

sOaluTUdy illOIniliS u JuoSS Dui>ii
passed sentence upon p. II. Harrin
gton, who was convicted at this
term of Circuit Court of butcher
ing three year old heifer belong
ing TO Henry and August Sindt OF
Bclvidere Harrington, by his at
torney j. G.. Bartine, made a mot
ion for new trial, which was de
MED by the Judge who then passed
sentence on Harrington, giving the
defendant one year in the peni
tentaiary at Sioux Falls, and as
sessing the costs of the case aga
inst him. A stay Of thirty days
was given on the execution of the
sentence to enable Harrington tC
make appeal to the Supreme Cour,
With the Collapse of the Rum
sey case last Friday afternoon, th'
civil calendar was called and tn
Case Of Johnson, Brown and John
son VS. J. Roger Peterson was cal
led and a jury selected for thi.
case. Following the drawing OF
this jury the Judge dismissed tn,
balance Of the jury panel for the
term. In this action the plaintiff
sought to recover judgement on ;
note given them by Peterson fo
attorneys fees, while Peterson
claimed payment of the note a
defense in the action. The cast
was in the hands of jury but /;
short time when they returned
verdict finding for the plaintiff
and giving them judgement in .
sum Of two hundred dollars. Thcs,
jurors were then dismissed for tn,
term by Judge Burch.
Saturday the time of the Court
was taken up with the sentence
ing Of Harrington, and the hear
ing Of three tax deed cases by tht
Court, these latter the Judge tool
under advisement and will render
his decision at later date. Mon
day the case of Artie d. Murphy
VS. O. L. Skotvold, Nellie Skotvold
John |. Howe and the Cottonwood
State Bank, was called for hearing
before the Court. In this actor
Murphy sought to set aside some
transfers made by Skotvold, CLAIM
ing that the transfers were made
to defeat execution held by Muir
ply against Skotvold. On motion
of the defense this case was thro
wn out of Court Court was then
adjourned by Judge Burch for tho
term, and he and Court Reporter
f. w. Boyles left the following
day for the eastern part of the Gin
cult. This term of Court has beer
long one, occupying over two
weeks time, and a great number
of cases were continued over the
term and until the March session
of Court, however, an entire weel
of this term was occupied with th'
Austin murder trial brought t.
this county from Bennett County
This term of Court was the first
in which Judge Burch has pres
ided in this county, and he made
a most favorable impression with
the people Of this community. He
is eminently fair and his Judge
rnent is clear and concise, and We
predict that with little more eX-
periencc on the bench he will bt
recognized as one of the most able
iurists in the entire state At the
spring term of Court Hon. j. G.
Bartine, Of Oacoma, newly appoin-
ted as the second Judge of this
Circuit, will preside, and Mr.. Bar
tine has hosts Of friends and adj
mirers in this county who will be
pleased to see him occupy the ex-
alted position eto which he has
been appointed. Mr.. Bartine is
now closing up his private busi-
ness affairs and will assume his
duties as Judge before the close Of
this month.