The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-20
District Court.


WEDNESDAY.
The ease of CroWder VS.. Kelly, in
which a jury was inn anneled Monday
evening and a portion oi the evidence
submitted, was dismissed yesterday
morning on motion of defendants u
sci.
William Dunnett, who was indicted
for setting out q prairie FIRE, was tried
and acquitted.
In the Hussey VS.. Tilson case the de-
PENDANT got judgment on the pleadings.
The case of Ball vs.. Gehring, in which
the ownership Of about eight acres OF
land in Sand Coulee is in dispute, was
on trial before the court yesterday after
noon, and will be concluded this morn
ing.
Last evening divorces were granted to
Eugene Lippincott and Percy Robinson
without contest.
The grand jury returned five indict-
ments yesterday, and at six o'clock sub
mitted their firlal report and were dis
missed. The report will be read in court
this morning. The grand jury has found
a large number of indictments, and on
the whole has done good work.
Several indictments have been found
againstthe proprietresses ofbawdy houses
or the principal streets, on the ground
that they are public nuisances. In one
| of the cases, which will be a test of all of
them, q melton has been made to quash
| the indictment, and it will be argued
| and determined to-day.
THURSDAY.
The motion to quash the Indictment
against Jennie Russell, charged with
keeping a bawdy house, was over-ruled
by the court Thursday morning, and the
defendant held in bonds of 500 for he1
appearance at the next term of the dis.
trict court. The other parties against
whom similar indictments were brought
gave bail In like sum for their appear
ance in court the next term.
Sentence was passed by the court upon
the following parties yesterday morn
ing: George Eaton, for horse stealing
two indictments, two years IN the peni
tertiary and 500 fine in each case; An
telope Shirt, the Indian who tried to xii
Omar Gregg, penitentiary for n year
Lombard, the Italian who bit off the lii
of Micky the Mike, goes to Deer Lodg
for one year, and Foutz and Smith, til
colored men who were implicated in til
shooting of Billy Wetzel (colored) ge
four months in the county Jail. Judg
Wade in orms us that Antelope Shir
will be the only redskin in the peni
tertiary, and as far as he knows Mr.. A
Shirt is the first Indian eve sent to tn
!, Deer Lodge institution. Now that tn
precedent has been set it might be
wholesome thing to give a few {
the copper-colored cuses a slight dose
justice.
The court was adjourned sine die We!
. terday afternoon at half past four O'Clock
The term, although brief, was satisfa'
. tory in all respects. It was the heavie.
terms work ever done in this count,
E Altogether there were about fifty cas-.
!. di posed Of. leaving some eighteen
t yenty 10 go owe to the next term. {
the cases dispo ed O.. twelve were trie
t by jury md the Others by the cour
Sessions of ,ourt were held every nigh
Y continuing sometimes until ten o'clOcl
as well as d y, md Judge Wade durin
his stay with III was kept as busy
could be. But it was his own wish th;
such was the case, as he desired to a
e complish Is mu b as pn sible during tt
time he could r. main In Benton.
T Judge Wade and District Attorne
Lowry take their departure on the coac
! this morning for Helena. Next wee
they will be called to Radersburg, an
!, in two weeks from Tuesday to WIFI
Sulphur Springs.