The Devils Lake world., 1922-11-29
BREAKERS
Are HIT HARD
BY JUDGE bUTTz

A dlrecteQ Verdlct was given Tor Lne
plaintiff in the case of E. F. Routier
VS.. A. L. Williams and N. ]. Roden-
berg. Here Routier sued for $3.50,
the amount of note given him by
the defendants. AS the question in
volved was one of law and not of fact,
the court dismissed the jury and made
a decision in favor of the plaintiff.
The damage case Of Edward j.
Tanner of this city against the Great
Northern Railway Co. took up about
two days Of time, and verdict for
the defendant to the amount of $500
was brought in by the jury after de-
liberating for about four hours. Tan
ner was striking shopman, and al
legged in. his complaint that a special
agent of the Great Northern rail-
road had forcibly elected him from
the local station here last July, and
that during such election one of his
legs was injured quite seriously. He
asked for $2,700. The complaint al
legged that the plaintiff went to the
station to meet friend who was ex-
pected to arrive on the train and while
waiting for the train to arrive, he
was assaulted by the special agent
The railroad tried to prove that Tan
ner was doing picket duty on railroad
property when he was elected, and
that the agent had a perfect right to
reject him. The jury evidently held
that he was not doing picket duty at
the time he was injured, and decided
for him. Charles Murphy of Grand
Forks appeared for the railroad, while
Attorneys Cuthbert & Adamson of
this city appeared for the plaintiff.
William Jordan and Gilman Man It
of northeast of Webster were both
tried on the charge of manufacturing
Intoxicating liquor. The case against
Mandt was dismissed on motion of
States Attorney Thompson before go
ing to the jury; while a verdict of
not guilty was brought in the case
of Jordan. A still was seized on the
Jordan place last winter by AL. John
son, a special officer, who searched
the Jordan premises late one Sun
day night. The defendants attorney,
VIM. Anderson, argued that an illegal
search warrant was used, and that the
defendant was promised immunity if
he told where his still was located,
but the court held that these matters
did not make any difference.
Frank Kraft, who was also charged
with manufacturing booze, was found
not guilty after standing trial before
jury. His defense was that he at
tempted to make something intoxicat-
ing, but that his formula was evident
ly not right and there was no kick
to the drink produced.
H. M. McCauley entered a plea of
guilty of violating the Volstad laws
and was salted by Judge Buttz to
serve term of four months in the
county Jail, and to pay fine of
| 5000 and rs costs.
| The jury was dismissed Saturday
after all cases which were to come up
before it had been disposed Of, and
the several jurors left for their
homes the same day.
Judge G. w. Buttz took some time
off Monday afternoon for the pur-
pose of imposing sentence on those
who had entered pleas of guilty, and
in each case not only gave the men
Jail terms and fines wich they will
remember for time, but gave them
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Edwin Grary, the negro who was
arrested several months ago on the
charge of having opium and cocaine
in his possession, and who pleaded
guilty to the charge was given two
years in the state penitentiary. His
accomplices, Mrs. Effie Gregg and
Guy Wells, have not yet made their
pleas.
| Leobold lager of near Doyon, who
pleaded guilty to having booze in his
possession was given four and one
half months in the county Jail, but
was allowed to 60 to his home and
make arrangements for the caring OF
his stock during his absence, and to
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his term on Jan. Is. His brother
Frank lager drew four months and
a fine of 5000 with $50 costs after
pleading guilty to the charge.
Peter Anderson, a farmer residing
near the Indian reservation probably
drew the stiffest sentence imposed
here for some time on a person plead
ing guilty to making and selling
booze. He drew a Jail sentence Of
six months, fine Of $500 with costs
assessed at $125, and will be asked
to serve an additional five months in
case the fine and costs are not paid.
Judge Buttz in passing the sentence
said that this case was by far the
most aggragavated one that had
ever come into his court, and that
Anderson was indirectly responsible
for many Of the crimes taking place
on the Indian reservation, and es-
pecially the ones in which the Indian
half breed Butch was involved. Butch
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