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.

Narrative

Several new cases are before the Jamestown justice courts. In Judge Hamilton's court, Mr. Silver's case against Thos. Thompson over a pair of oxen ends with the defendant discharged after sharp legal argument, while Pat Murphy's wage claim against D. M. Kelleher is continued; in Judge McMillan's court, P. Aubertin's claim against Mr. McClure and Frank Colby's suit against George and Morris Creps for cutting his hay are both on the docket. A follow-up reports that Pat Murphy wins judgment for one hundred dollars against the War Horse, with Mr. Camp as his attorney.

  • “judgment was entered for one hundred dollars”
  • “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”

AI-generated (claude-sonnet-4-6). Verify against the transcription before quoting.

People

  • Pat Murphy (Jamestown, 1886)(as printed: Pat Murphy)
    role: subject plaintiff · family confidence: 0 not family

    First name + Jamestown region + plaintiff role + employer (D. M. Kelleher) + business (War Horse). Strong distinguishing detail. family_confidence held at 0 — user judgment required.

Also mentioned

  • 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
  • D. M. Kelleher · defendant_in_pat_murphy_wage_suit
  • 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.

  • Mr. Camp · pat_murphy_attorney
  • 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

Places

Themes

Tags

  • evidence_supporting
  • color

Source type

news_item, court_report

Related sources

Transcription
transcription: complete · confidence high
# Transcription — Jamestown Weekly Alert, 1886-09-23, p.8 **Source**: Jamestown Weekly Alert (Jamestown, Dakota Territory), Thursday 23 September 1886, p.8. **Status**: Complete. **Method**: Cleaned from OCR. The clip spans a justice-court digest column and a follow-up "From Wednesday's Daily" sub-section. --- 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 scrimmage. 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, ought 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 on 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, judgment was entered for one hundred dollars. Mr. Camp being the lucky attorney. Passenger, No. 4, ran over a child at [...]

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?