The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-06
MANY PLEAS
OF GUILTY IN
FEDERALC0URT
Judge Miller Assesses Some
Stiff Fines Against VOL
stead Law ViOlatOrS
JONES TRIAL HELD UP
Absence of Attorneys Cause
Case of Bismarck Man to
Go Over a Day

Trial of G.. Il. Jones of Bismarck,
former assistant cashier Of the CITY
National bank here, charged VITA
embezzlement did not begin in fed
eral court today when the March
term opened with Judge Andrew Mil
ler presiding. Continuance was ask
ed by p. d. Norton. attorney for
Jones, because Norton is engaged in
a trial in district court, and George
A. Bangs Of Grand Forks. also at
torney for Jones, is engaged IN court
at Fargo.
District Attorney NJ. A. Hildreth
objected to continuance until next
Monday, because many witnesses
have come from a considerable dis
tance, and the case may be ordered
to trial within the next two days,
Judge Miller called the court cal
endar, consisting Of l3 civil cases
and numerous criminal cases, did not
find attorneys ready for trial today
on any civil cases, and received many
pleas of guilty in criminal cases.
Heavier fines were assessed on
pleas of guilty in liquor cases by
Judge Miller than when he first held
court here. At that time ne notified
numerous defendants from the Slope
country that it should be underst Ood
that while their pleas for leniency
because of unfamiliarity with the
law were given weight, everyone in
the western part Of the state should
understand that offenders would be
dealt with severely in the future.
Some Stiff Fines.
Fred Stricken, Stark county far
mer. pleaded guilty and was fined
$50. George Fix of Mcintosh county
was fined 500, Joe Snudera Of Col
den Valley county the same, an6
Earle Miller of Mckenzie county was
fined $500, all on violations of the
Volstcad act.
Attorney William LANCER made &
plea for Strictcr, who, the district
attorney said, had nine gallons ol
moonshinc on hand and other in
| gradients. LANCER said Strickel
was farmer living near Lcfor, ant
that he mad read two years ago II
II Bismarck German paper a lettel
; from Supreme Court Judge Robin
son stating that any man had righ
! to make liquor for his own use
LANCER SAID the man had nine chill
dren. Judge Miller refused to be
lieve the liquor was for his own use
That's enough to give sleepin,
sickness to half the community,
Judge Miller remarked.
Plea for continuance in the cas-
Of Allen II. White, former postmas
ter at Harmon, charged with embez
element, was made, it being said b,
his attorney, William LANCER, tina
he Is i'll with "fu" in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Katherine Miller of Wing
Burleigh county, pleaded not guilt.
to taking government property am
retaining articles found in a mai
sack on the road. She claimed sh
offered to pay for them. Mr.. Fabe
was named ner attorney.
B. F. Piesik and Ernest A. Wet
ing, charged with participation il
postal fraud at Beach, pleaded no
guilty. Thomas J. Smith. also al
legged to be implicated, is still in jai
in Beach, it was charged.
Case Dismissed.
The case against Jalmer G. Logar
charged with getting merchandls
fraudulently. was dismissed becaus
of his youth, the district attorne
said.
Richard A. Schuette of Napoleon
charged with making false state
ment to take an xamination to en-
ter the postal service, was dcferre
until tomorrow for nim to plead.
John Wiseman and Charles Roo
charged with shipping liquor int
Indian country. pleaded not guilty.
Three other cases were dismissed
two against the same man, J. Howar
Caldwell, formerly government
employe at the Standing Rock India
Agency, the district attorney stat
ing he believed the charges were tn
result of spite work.
The case against George Ranum Q
Mclean county, growing out @
whether he had authority to trans
fer. a 500 bond in his case, was dis
missed. .Theo. Brenner Of Lintor
charged with violation of the Vol
stead act by having four gallons O