The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-03-16
District Court Winds Up Big
List of Liquor Cases and
Jury Is Discharged
ADJOURNED. SESSION.
WILL START APRIL IL
Summary of Court Session
Shows Large Number of
Speedy Convictions

The February term of court has
been adjourned until April IL. Judge
Wright has discharged the jury and
has departed for Atkins, where he
opens a term next Tuesday. He will
be on the bench at the adjourned
term, when the civil cases for court
consideration and civil jury cases,
which could not be heard. will come
up.
A new panel of jurymen and wom-
en- is now being drawn, who will act
at the adjourned meeting.
In summing up the cases disposed
OF by the present jury and county Of
ficials, the results should be graft
flying to all. It was conviction after
conviction with the apparent earnest
desire of every man and woman on
the Jury to perform his or her duty
to the utmost.
Bootleggers, booze peddlers and
disorderly house conductors will soon
learn that Beltrami county is an un-
healthy place in which to operate
their nefarious lines of business and
will find it cheaper to- move else
where, if they persist in continuing
this illegal line of business.
Here are the results of the whlrl-
wind campaign just closed, with a
batting average Of nearly 1000 per
cent. In this campaign, Graham M.
Torrance was the manager, Judge
Wright the umpire and fine up-to-
the-minute jury of men and women
in the box seats, with the bleechers
crowded at almost every game.
Tom Won, a Chinaman convicted
Of assault in the first degree, SEN
fenced to Saltwater, indeterminate,
Is to 10 years.
Christ Wilson, aiming a firearm at
another, 80 days in the county Jail.
Liquor Cases
Frank North, Frank Gagnon, Rho
da A. Judkins, Otto Erlandson, Pat
rick Stapleton, Thomas Doyle and
John Slow, guilty on trial.
The following entered pleas of
guilty as trials were in progress: Fal-
tin Bertram, Harry Campbell, Ole
Olson, Mike Bertram, John Bell and
Peter Peterson.
Defendants in liquor cases were
each sentenced to 30 days in the
county Jail, to pay a fine of 5000, or
in default of payment Of fine to fur
Their Imprisonment for an additional
period of 60 days.
John Slow was sentenced to 60
days and a fine of 5000, or 30 days
additional; Rhoda A. Judkins was
sentenced to 80 days, a fine of 5000,
or 80 days additional, and first 80
days suspended provided fine is paid,
suspension to be until next term OF
court, and conditioned that she mean
while conduct herself above suspi-
cion of handling liquor. Charles Leh.
men absconded, and his bail for $500
was forfeited.
John Streling entered plea of
guilty of operating a disorderly
house just outside the city limits, and
was sentenced to six months in the
county Jail, fine Of $500, or three
months more for failure to pay fine
Charles Williams was convicted or
trial Of running a disorderly place in
Bemidji, and was sentenced to so
days in the county Jail and fine
of 500, and 80 days additional for
failure to pay fine.
In the case of State VS.. Henry l.,
Melius, on charge of improper con-
duct towards 15-year-old girl, the
jury disagreed, and that case will be
retired at the adjourned term to be
held here on April ~.
At the adjourned term there will
also be tried the cases Of State VS..
Tom C. Fenson, charged with con-
Quoting a gambling place, and State
VS.. Peter Blahyj, charged with viola
ton Of the liquor law at Kelliher.