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mi*, UUKDUVA I IMls, ( (jKIjOVA, ALASKA, THUR;DISTRICT COURTS. Shimizi waa acquitted of the iting in the cabin, lie t..-tided fur•iphie to pass upon the mattercharge of giving Intoxicating liquor, to wit. sourdough, to a native Indian, one Max Simms ( hlckelushln or Kenai.Two defences were Interposed. First, that the defendant didn't do no such thing, second, that Mr. Chick elushin was not a tribal Indian, and as evidence of the latter contention he \vi*s induced to admit on cross cxaml-■ ■ ■ ■ ——m. , , , . i nation that he has hecn votinE at KoIn the case of John A. Christensen *.. ,, , ,/'inal for delegate to congress for s»*v-vs. the Thomas* olmss ( ompany. the’oral years; also, t!iaI he works aroundther that Max and Other diiskv htvth himself when Interrogated, althoughren who lived nearby were r* manufaeturers r»f sourdough and noun times had large quantities in a barrel that he often absorbed libations imm this tank at the Invitation of the h* I when visiting there. Ho also le tifieInr *o repondered deeply as If trying t i ‘ inla-r what the governor of Noti.h * imllna said to the governor of South (‘.irolina.I he court fixed the time for the sentencing »»! Osgood, Fitzgerald Ho-that two other Indian gentlemen were nedi and l»a is at In o'clock a m. Frbjury returned a verdict Wednesday ! night in favpr of the plaintiff for j wages, which, with the ousts, amounted to about This trial lastedtwo days and the plaintiff was represented by \turney C. M. Frazier.The jurv in the case of Fortunato Mednlni returneil a verdict notguilty a;t»*r being out but a few inin-with white men and wears white men’s | clothing. Visible evidence of the lat ter fact was shown by the clothes he ' wore, which were better than the raiment adorning the persons of either of the attorneys in the ease, or almost any member of the jury, to which at tention was directed hv the defenseutes. \fte.r the verdict had been rendered the court called the complaining witness up before him and gave biiu :j i honuurh going over in plain but forceful language. He utes. After the verdict had been the* cause of the whole trouble and bad put the government to n great deal of expense, for which he had reason to feel any thing but proud. The prisoner was discharged.as an auto-optic proffercnce.Mr. Chiekelushin testified that he visited Shimizi at the hitter's cabin last winter and was given a gallon of sourdough in a pan, of which he imbibed about three-quarters during the ensuing fifteen minutes. He said tin* result of this was that he became much spiffllcated and was arrested for getting drunk and raising hell.The defendant testified that he did not give Max any hootch, hut MaxIn tin* ease of the United States vs..might have soaked up some while vis- to offers for the coming elervery drunk the same day and all three were arrested mid fined ?7.*» each upon the charge which Max described as getting drunk and raising in 11. *All this caused the gentlemen of th* jury to entertain doubts and i n * returned in a short time with .. v**i diet of not guilty.day. October ITThere will be a smoker for the menj of the Loyola Soc ial Club, Thursdayevening, October 12. There will bo lt;i:,ii sand i • fr»e hmcntft and entcrtaln-t * * * it Members art* ejtrnektly requested to attend and are at liberty to in-nMJoe Bcmrke appeared in court with vito their friends. Fraternally yours.a bottle containing about an huh and a half of chalk colored liquid to illu-trate the corpus delect I. but it wn not introduced in evidence. It i ;lt;l leged that the bottle was once full, lint when it was in the grand iur room the cork flew out like :i chareItV.• ho;I eel' bedI OWKILL. Frsldent \. J(i\KS, Secretary.♦•truy \ s Koch, of the An-« h.niitier of Commerce, has d nolir iha( that liody has let ted to member hip itr thepngne cork and gave th*» grind airy chamberthe Uniteda shower bath which put the rpa-rled ones under suspicion whan 'bey w • id home.The jury were not called upon to decide directly whether Max is « ti zon and entitled to vole. «n that «i .lt; • tion Is still unsettled and Max IS npen\ luieeli♦•f keys. Finder will »• to The Mint.John .laeksnrt. on the charge of ille-1 gal fishing, the court made an order reducing »be bail bond io $11*0.In the ease of the United States vs. John \«*c kmhaiigh. for illegal fishing. | ‘tin* accused was allowed to go on his; own reeoRnn/.ance.In the case of Christensen vs. the I Thomas Cnlross Mining- Company, a motion to sot aside the attachment was J denied.In the eas. of the United States \s. I llelmer Swanson. ()\p Sarnianger. Matt 1 Jacobson and Nick Nelson, for Illegal fishing, the defendants pleaded guilty and were lined $|n each.The grand jury returned an indictment against John Rankin, charging him with miilicioush cutting and stabbing with intent to kill, wound and maim.In tire case of the United States v$. | M bunnies, indicted for giving liquor to an Indian, the prisoner withdrew his plea ot not guilty and entered a ple'a of guiltv.TOMEmpress TheateiOPEN EVERY NIGIITTHURSDAY and FRIDAY. OCTOBER 12 13.Tin* (’jmt iviiliml*- (’«ihimlimtic.Vivian MartinIn “Over Night99Onlt;* of f ho Br.iglitest ninl Willies! CKVetAmerican stnlre. A Sorejitn Kmm !acts- actsrtRepublicanTicketFor Delegate to CongressJames Wicker,shamof Fairbanks.For Attorney-GeneralGeo. D. Schofieldc*i NomeFor Territorial SenatorGoo. Dooleylt; ’ i in 1 o \For the LegislatureJos. H. Murray• •I McCarthyW. P. HenryPATHE NEWSPATHE NEWS-ITor Rond OverseerEd Woodibilt;*oi,centtumiTon. guid I four 1 The; ; surirvanotthe at t:ago. stca w eel Itholdvn m $r,oocent pa t e bolt rock In dr-pj road of tl of * seed charratetalkHineerservI .a w loftrcsi«the'ontnetith**in :build«till.C \ Fi-is n
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Cordova Daily Times
Cordova, Alaska, US
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