The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-05-25

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court convened in Julesburg at ten
o'clock Tuesday morning, with Judge
H. E. Munson, junior judge of the
Thirteenth Judicial District presiding
and Mrs. Gladys Fox official court re.
porter.
A petit jury consisting Of fifty men
from various sections of the county
reported for jury duty. Judge Mum
son announced shortly after court
convened Tuesday morning that a
strenuous effort would be made by the
court to dispose of all the jury cases
first. and it was probable that the
jurors would be excused by the end
of the week; that it was not the de-
sire of the court to keep the jurors
away from their work and business
any longer than was absolutely neces-
sary in this busy season.
After the call of the docket and the
setting of the cases for trial Tues
day morning, the jurors were excused
until two O'Clock Tuesday afternoon.
The criminal cases were set first on
the trial docket, to be followed by the
civil actions.
District Attorney Roy T. johnson of
Sterling appeared before the court
Tuesday morning and asked leave to
file Informations against Carl Berg
ner and Walter Swope, these young
men being charged with grand lar
ceny, that of stealing wheat from the
Eeckhout place on the south table.
Leave was granted by the court to file
the Informations and capias ordered
issued forthwith. The defendants
were arraigned and entered a plea
of not guilty, attorney C. M. Robson
entering his appearance as attorney
for the defendants.
Leave was granted to file Infor-
nations on two counts against Ollie
Wentworth, charging assault with at
tempt to kill and assault to do great
bodily injury upon the person Of de-
putty sheriff H. C. Kinsman. Capias
was ordered issued forthwith and bond
fixed in the sum Of 100000 Attor-
ney c. M. Robson was appointed by
the court to represent the defendant.
The defendant was arraigned and en-
tered plea of not guilty to both
charges.
Leave was granted the district at
torney to file Informations against
Frank Bargner, Carl lBergner and
Walter Swope, upon a grand larceny
charge, that of stealing set of har-
ness and saddle, the property of
Messrs. w. T. Johnson and Paul
johnson. Capias was ordered issued
forthwith and bonds fixed in the sums
of $500.00. Attorney C. M. Robson
appeared for the defendants. The de-
PENDANTS were arraigned and entered
a plea of not guilty to the charge.
When court convened Tuesday af-
ternoon the first case coming on for
trial was The People VS.. Carl Bergner,
grand larceny, that of stealing wheat.
District Attorney Roy T. Johnson and
Deputy w. H. Pound represented the
prosecution and Attorney C. M. Rolf
son represented the defendants. All
of Tuesday afternoon was consumed in
selecting jury of twelve men to try
this case. Court adjourned until
Wednesday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
When court re-convened Wednesday
morning the testimony of number
of witnesses for the prosecution and
defense was taken. Following the ar
guments Of the attorneys, the case was
given to the jury Wednesday after
noon. After being out for about thir
ty minutes, the jury brought in ver-
dict Of guilty. Carl Bergner and Wal
ter Swope were given the maximum
sentence of ten years at the State
Reformatory at Beuna Vista by
Judge Munson in open court this
Thursday morning, after the de-
felldants had changed their plea of
not guilty to guilty upon the other
charge of stealing the saddle and har-
ness, thus eliminating the necessity
of trying the youthful offenders on
the second charge.
Upon recommendation of District
Attorney Roy T. Johnson the charge
Of grand larceny against Frank Barg-
ner, father Of Carl Bergner, was dis
missed by the court Thursday morn
ing