The Kadoka press. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1923-current, 1924-03-14
COURT ADJOURNED
LAST SATURDAY
JUDGE BARTINE ENDS GRIND
OF JUSTICE. INTERIOR BANK
WINS OVER WEBER ESTATE

| The scales OF justice were pacKc(
away for the season last Saturday
when some cases were settled 10y
The court and others carried unto
the next calendar.
The most interesting case on the
docket this spring was the case OF
the Interior State Bank VS. the es,
tate of James H. Weber.
The bank represented by attor.
ncy Harod =. Gichrist claimed
eight COWS and seven calves were
property of the bank since they
had been left with Weber after be-
ing taken to satisfy a mortgage
held by the bank, Then Weber
died and the estate claimed the
cattle.
Attorney Rudesill, a clever young
legal light from Rapid City rep
resented the estate.
1t was n battle of wits from be-
ginning until the end and the man
from the Badlands proved to this
community that ii doesen't nee
essarily take a man from the Hills
or some other place to win his
case. Gilchrist was greatly handi-
capped under the rules of evidence
for he could not present evidence
from the dead man to say nothing
of bringing him into court. After
much maneuvering however he
succeeded in introducing the bill
of sale bv outwitting his shrewd
little opponent and Harold felt
much relieved. However it was
mighty hard telling what the jury
would do. Farmers have been hard
up against it these last few years
and very often when a corporation
like a railroad or bank gets into
their hands in the jury room they
are hard on lhe corporation.
After trying the case all of
Thursday afternoon and Friday
until about 4:30 the jury went out,
Balloting proceeded but there was
no hope of getting them together.
Sentiment anpeared pretty well
divided. The supper hour came
and no agreement After supper
balloting was taken up again and
continued throughout the night.
Early risers were surprised to see
the men file out for breakfast and
then return. At nine o'clock Satur-
day morning thev finally got to-
pethcr and brought in verdict
for the bank Of S340 instead Of the
$3.50 claimed.
Harold Gilchrist received the con-
pratulations Of his many friends
both because Of the verdict as we'll
as on account Of the vigorous. in
tellipent and victorious fight he
led in court in a battling, knotty
law case.
Friday af' ornoon also brought
the case Of mandamus Of the
WashabauQh hiway board against
the Jackson County auditor to
compel her 10 issue warrants. A.
G.. Granger rep"osented the Az di e r
while Gilchrist appeared for the
HIGHWAY board. Judge Bartinc
took the case under adviscment
and will render his decision in due
time.
The Court case Of the Mime
apolis Paper Company VS.. J. V.
Drips of Belvidere was continued
and the county released as garne-
shee defendant.
During the court term the sher-
itf Of Jones county appeared with
two alledged bootleggers. Both
plead guilty. So the judge at
tempted to mete out Justice. For
one man this was the first offense
and he drew a fine of fiftv dollars.
the other had been in the clutches
of the law before and his Honor
imposed a fine of S25000 on him as
well as jail sentence Of sixty
days which was to be worked ont
on the road at the rate of four
dollars per day, two Of which was
to po to the support Of the wife
Of the defendant. Would that all
judges would be as fair as this
and give the booter a good sent
ence Of hard manual labor and he
would soon cease his illicit, light
/ shv traffic.