The Empire County argus., 1854-12-16
COURT REPORT,
REPORTED FOR THE ARGUS BY THOMAS H. WILLIAMS ESQ.


DISTRICT CouRT--HoN. JOHN nj. Howell, Pre-.
sIDING.-Oren Belding vs. South Fork Canal Co.
submitted to y jury who failed to agree and the
cause was continued to the next term of Court.
Sophronla Chambers John Chambers, decree
for diuorce, and judgment for COSTS
Newell & Williams VS.. Walker & Lacy, udg-
ment for plfs. for $3.50 and costs.
Charles ID. Wingate VS.. Hollister, et al udg-
ment for plf, for sale of mortgaged premises and
injunction issued, restraining waste.
Richard Morrison vs. Corp. Bradley Berdan &
Co., judgment for plf, and appeal taken
Carter Marshall VS.. R. Avery ct al, taken
under advisement until next term.
Phillips & Co vs. Harker & Cutler, continued to
next term
Montgomery & Berry Benjamin Simpson, con-
tnued to next term.
George O. Perry VS.. A. w. Stowe, Judgment
for plf
E, N Strout VS.. Marcley s. Nichols, judgment
for plff for 5000 and costs
Jesse Foote Turner VS. Hartman ct al. the defts.
Cartwright & Hitchcock, striker from the record,
and jud dgment rendered against deft Simpson, and
an order made appointing receiver to take charge
of mill property and pay the proceeds into court.
Richard o. Kelly VS.. VanEaton, argued and sub
mitted, and taken under advisement until next
term. 1t will be remembered that the principal point
in this cause is whether mining claims are real
estate: when rendered. the decision will be reported
in full for the benefit of mining community.
Wayne Misrur VS.. William Dimit, ejcctment,
judgment for plfs
Emile Blanc d ol VS.. David Z. Buel, Sheriff,
motion for new trial over-ruled and cause appealed
Court adjourned to next term
CoURT OF SEssIoNs--James johnson, County
Judge, E. B. Carson and A. A. Stoddard. Associate
Justlces.-Grand jury empanneled on Monday, the
4th. and discharged on Wednesday, the 9Th ten
foupd md vain nod into
The following persons charged with keeping
common gaming houses. were arragned, plead
guilty and were fined $25 and cost each to wit: C
B. NJ. Russell, Thomas ODonnell, J. H. Davis
Isaac Hail. c. B. Herring, E, F. Morey, Jacob
Goldsmith. and w. Fl Lea.
The People VS. Hiram Williams, same charge
plead, not guilty, and cause continued to next term
The People VS.. Fred Bainbridge. same charge,
plead not guilty, and cause continued to next term
The People VS.. Cardnell, same charge, deft.
pied. not guilty continued to next term.
The People VS. Post same charge, continued to
next term.
The People VS.. R. M. Davis & z. Pierce same
charge mol pros.
The People VS.. John Henry, same charge, same
ORDER
The People VS.. Lyman Smith, Grand larceny
plead, not guilty, cause continued to next term
The People VS.. Richard o. Kelly, charged with
assault and battery, with intent to commit murder
mol pros.
John Hoffman from the Kingdom of Bavaria ad-
mtted to citizenship.
The following Bridge Licenses were granted for
the period of one year. towit: To James Gray at
Volcano Bar, Middle Fork of the American river
To William Vose, some river at Spanish Bar.
To VIM. L. Hunter across Deer creek on the
Placreville and Sac. City road
To 2 Bowman, at Saratoga, on the Cosumnes
river.
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creek.
To VIM. Bartlett across the South Fork, on john
sons cutoff to Carson Valley
The People VS. Luke Patrick, Grand Larceny
dett. plead, not guilty, tried before jury who
returned a verdict of guilty and fixed the penalty
at one years imprisonment in the State Peniten-
tary judgment accordingly.
The People VS.. John A CardineM Perjury, cause
tried by a jury who under the advice of the court,
returned verdict of not guHy.
The People VS.. A-Foy (chinaman,) assault with
intent to commit Rape. cause tried by jury, by
whose direction deft. was sent dotcn for one year
The People vs. B r Nickerson. assault with
deadly thing, with intent to commit great bodily
injury, plead not guilty verdict for assault, and
deft. was fined by the court $500 and costs 1t is
thought the court were rather hurd on Nick
The People VS.. George Branch, charge with petit
larceny, in stealing old Nicks' turkey valued at $40
the deft. plead not guilty. and with some reluc-
tance went to trial, his material witness being
absent. but happy idea struck him, by which he
thought to avoid the delay of II continuance, he
thereupon very modestly requested the court to
adjourn with the jury to the Lone Star of Texas
then and there to take deposition of Ellen Wilson.
who was reported laboring under severe indisposi-
tion from the effects Of bad whiskey. The court
closing its to the demands of Justice refused
his application, wherupon the cause proceeding,
deft. was hono'aby acquitted upon the ground that
he took the sail turkey in good faith, beleiv
ing it to be the property Of the said Ellen &c
The following accounts were allowed by the Court
L Green $3.50 L Anderson Sll,70
E Williams 500 Il Hitchcock 1880
J F Thompson 500 N T Smith 1890
J Morrow 500 + p Jones 1890
NJ Hughes 500 NJ Howard 1880
X Bamforth 500 n Nichols 1850
w Hartman 500 VIC Davis 1850
S p Thrasher 500 M w Hartman 2l7O
George Vincent 500 A McDougall ll3O