The Princeton union., 1922-04-06
DISTRICT COURT
STILL in SESSION
Cases That Remain to be Tried Indi.
cate That Session Will Con-
tinue Until Saturday.
z INDICTMENTS RETURNED
Murder Case of Sliman, the Greek
Peddler, by Indians Now
Being Tried.

for Mile Lacs county is still in ses-
sion and the indications are that it
will last throughout the week. Cases
disposed of since the last issue of the
Union are hereunder enumerated:
George A. Presley vs.. Sylvester
Pootratz. E. L. Mcmillan for plain
tiff; Ahern Nunan & Quealy for de-
fendant. Jury returned verdict for
plaintiff in sum Of 81.
Andrew G. Scalberg VS.. Andrew
|Sjoblom. w. C. Doane for plaintiff
E. L. Mcmillan for defendant. Con-
tinued over term by consent of par
ties.
Earl Mycue and J. w. Chisholm VS..
Lester Kilmer and C. c. Kilmer. W.
C. Doane for plaintiffs, Olin c. Myron
for defendants. Continued by consent
of parties.
State of Minnesota VS.. Robert Han
son. Assault. W. C. Doane for state.
Defendant pleaded guilty to assault in
lesser degree and was fined $50. An
other charge Of similar nature against
the same defendant was dismissed.
State of Minnesota VS.. E. E. Price.
Appeal from justice court. W. c.
Doane for state. Stricken from calen-
dar, judgment Of justice court stand
ing as entered.
State of Minnesota VS.. ]. E. Chap
man. Appeal from justice court.
Charge of intoxication. w. C. Doane
for state, H. w. Work for defendant.
Jury verdict of not guilty returned.
Indictment returned against J. E.
Chapman for resisting an officer. Con-
tinued over term.
State of Minnesota VS.. Edward Nc
Gee ard Frank Bauder, indicted for
assault in the second degree. Charged
with shooting at man in garden patch.
w. c. Doane for state. Defendants
pleaded guilty to assault in the third
degree. MCGEE was fined $50 and
Bauder $50.
Anton Melgaard, director in school
district So, and Edward Melgaard,
treasurer, were indicted for becoming
directly interested in contract.
State Of Minnesota VS.. John Ander-
son, charged with selling liquor to
Indians. w. c. Doane for state. SEN
fenced to 60 days in Jail and to pay a
fine of $3.50. Jail sentence suspended
till fall and defendant given until that
time to pay $50 into court.
State of Minnesota VS.. Henry Davis,
Ole Sam and George Sam, indicted for
murder in the first degree, came up for
hearing on Tuesday, defendants hav-
ing previously entered a plea of not
guilty. w. C. Doane for state, A. D.
Smith for the Sam brothers and o. C.
Myron for Davis. The charge is that
defendants murdered Joseph G. Sill
man, Syrian peddler operating in
the Mile Lacs lake country, on Aug
ust 10. Sliman's body was found on
November 10, in section 1, Isle Harbor
township, buried under the roots of a
fallen tree, by Sheriff Shockley and
party, who were directed to the spot
by Jackson, halfbreed. It was a
most brutal murder, Ole Sam, it was
alleged, having struck Sliman from
behind with a hammer and crushed in
his skull. The whole of Tuesday was
consumed in securing a jury for this
case. Yesterday the state commenced
to present it's evidence. The details
of the killing appeared in the Union of
| November II last.
The following aliens were natural
|ized during the term. John Nelson
Otto Engelke, Hans John Klenen
Jacob Johnson, John A. Rosen, Rich
ard H. Johnson, Emil F. Lux, Milaca
Carl O. Nelson, Frank J. Utschinski
Foreston; Erick B. Edlund, Book;
Frederick W. Wegermann, Isle.