Jamestown Weekly Alert, 1886-09-23, p.8

Jamestown Weekly Alert, Jamestown, 1886-09-23, p.8

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Summary

A digest of Jamestown justice-court business. Two Pat Murphy matters appear: the case of Pat Murphy against D. M. Kelleher for wages claimed to be due (continued to today); and the suit of Pat Murphy against the "War Horse" (a Jamestown business) where judgment was entered for $100 with Mr. Camp as the successful attorney. Other docket items in the same digest: Mr. Silver vs. Thos. Thompson over oxen; P. Aubertin vs. Mr. McClure; Frank Colby vs. George and Morris Creps for cutting hay; a "From Wednesday's Daily" item about Chas. Mahoney's plowing contract at Tower City.

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Narrative

Justice court business in Jamestown picks up sharply: Judge Hamilton hears Mr. Silver's suit against Thos. Thompson of Ypsilanti over a pair of oxen, with Fredrus Baldwin for the plaintiff and W. E. Dodge for the defence, who is discharged; Pat Murphy's wage claim against D. M. Kelleher is continued, while Judge McMillan's docket carries P. Aubertin against Mr. McClure and Frank Colby against George and Morris Creps for cutting his hay. From Wednesday's daily: Pat Murphy wins judgment of one hundred dollars against the War Horse, with Mr. Camp as attorney, and Chas. Mahoney leaves Monday for Tower City with four teams on a large plowing contract.

  • “Business in the justice courts has blossomed out all at once.”
  • “The defendant was discharged after a sharp legal scrimmage.”
  • “Pete, the old time Wood Butcher, ought to know that Mac's bill should certainly be considered in the nature of a stand-off.”

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  • Judge Hamilton · justice_court_judge
  • Judge McMillan · justice_court_judge
  • Mr. Silver · docket_plaintiff
  • Thos. Thompson · docket_defendant
  • Fredrus Baldwin · plaintiff_attorney
  • W. E. Dodge · defendant_attorney
  • The War Horse · defendant_in_pat_murphy_second_suit

    A Jamestown business — presumably a saloon. Possibly the same "Murphy's saloon" of 1883-09-28.

  • P. Aubertin · docket_plaintiff
  • Mr. McClure · docket_defendant
  • Pete the Wood Butcher · docket_color
  • Frank Colby · docket_plaintiff
  • George Creps · docket_defendant
  • Morris Creps · docket_defendant
  • Chas. Mahoney · plowing_contractor

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news_item, court_report

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Transcription
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# Transcription — Jamestown Weekly Alert, 1886-09-23, p.8 **Source**: Jamestown Weekly Alert (Jamestown, Dakota Territory), Thursday 23 September 1886, p.8, cols. 2-3. **Status**: Complete. **Method**: Checked against the page scan. The clip spans a justice-court digest column and a follow-up "From Wednesday's Daily" sub-section; the last item ("Passenger, No. 4, ...") runs from the foot of column 2 to the top of column 3. --- Business in the justice courts has blossomed out all at once. Several new cases are docketed with Judge Hamilton. One was tried yesterday, wherein Mr. Silver, a farmer, was trying to prove that Thos. Thompson, living near Ypsilanti, had gotten away with a pair of oxen. Fredrus Baldwin was the plaintiff's attorney and W. E. Dodge, the defendant's. The defendant was discharged after a sharp legal sc[r]immage. Another case in the same court was continued till today—that of Pat Murphy against D. M. Kelleher for wages, claimed to be due. In Judge McMillan's court the claim of P. Aubertin against Mr. McClure will also be heard today. Pete, the old time Wood Butcher, [o]ught to know that Mac's bill should certainly be considered in the nature of [a] stand-off. In the same court the suit of Frank Colby against George and Morris Creps for cutting his hay is also [o]n the docket. *From Wednesday's Daily.* Chas. Mahoney has secured a large contract for plowing at Tower City and will leave Monday for that place, with four teams. In the suit of Pat Murphy against the War Horse, judg[m]ent was entered for one hundred dollars. Mr. Camp being the lucky attorney. Passenger, No. 4, ran over a child at [col. 3] Tower City, Mond[a]y, cutting its right arm off at the shoulder. The child was playing down in between two ties and was seen by the fireman who thought it was a chicken. *[Text checked against the page scan at 3x, 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026. Letters in square brackets are lost to scan damage and supplied from the context. The last item's ending, at the top of column 3, was added that day.]*

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Open questions

  • Is Pat Murphy of Jamestown 1886 the same person as the "Murphy" of Murphy's saloon (1883-09-28) and possibly Policeman Murphy (1884-12-18)? All Jamestown, three different roles. If family, this person's biography is partially recoverable from the Jamestown press.
  • The "War Horse" — Jamestown saloon or business that Pat Murphy successfully sued for $100. Worth cross-checking against Jamestown business listings.
  • D. M. Kelleher — Jamestown employer / business. Recurs?