The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1882-09-13
District Court.

The case Of Bradbury against Wetzel
was the only n tried in the district
court on Friday, and it excited consld-
cradle interest. The plaintiff, Brad
bury, was in the employ of the Martins
dale stage company several months in
the capacity of horseshoer, which COM
pany, he alleges, is indebted to him
1878. rs for wages. 7 The suit was brought
against Mr.. Wetzel. as agent, for this
sum, it being alleged that the latter be-
came personally responsible. This allie
CATION Wetzel denied, claiming that he
only acted as agent for the company, and
was In no wise responsible for the debts.
The evidence pro and con was submitted
to the jury, which retired about tour
o'clock and soon afterward returned a
verdict for the plaintiff in the sum OF
1915. Mr.. Wetzel will appeal the caseto
the supreme court.
Saturday morning the court was &C.
cupied principally in hearing n deter
mining motions, etc., after which the
familiar case of Herman VS.. Nee was
called up. This is a suit brought by
Herman to recover $1,000 of Richard
Nee. the amount claimed to be due him
on settlement of the partnership which
existed between himself and Nee. The
case was on trial all afternoon and at SIX
o'clock the jury took the ease and at
eleven returned a sealed verdict.
III the case of the territory VS.. John
Fisher, for conducting a d~ance-house
without a license. ON appeal from the
probate court, the decision of the lower
court was reversed. Fisher secured a
license at IL o'clock p. M, and Judge
Tattan held that 1t was not good for that
day, or only from the time it was issued
until midnight. This ruling was re-
versed by Judge Wade, who took occa-
sion In the same connection to denounce
the action of the legislature that enacted
such a license law.
In the case of w. +. Turner VS.. Chas.
Rowe, in which judgment was taken by
default at a former term o%fcourt, the de-
PENDANT having been at Barker and I'M
able to appear, the judgment was set
aside, and the case will be tried again
on Its merits.
John Fisher was a%rraigned in court
yesterday afternoon upon an indictment
brought by the grand jury, under tw"
Ceunts-irst, for assault with intent to
kill, and, secondly, for carrying and ex-
hibiting deadly weapons. Our readers
will remember thaS the assault referred
to was made upon John Lilly-in front OF
the Overland hotel some months ago.
The case of Charles Sheridan VS.. JEFF
Talber., to decide the ownership of 9
certain horse claimed by both, occupied
q good portion of the time of the court
Monday. The case was submitted to q
Jury and a verdict rendered for the plain
tiff, Sheridan, in the sun of $75. !
"Antelope Shirt the Indian whf
tried to put a bullet through Omar Gregg
at the Eight-mile Springs, was tried yes
terlay afternoon and found guilty O
making an assault with intent to kill
The court has not yet sentenced him.
. Eli In the case of Jacob Herman VS.
Richard Nee the jury found a verdict il
favor of the plaintiff, giving him dam
ages In the sum of $500.
A session of the court was acid las
night, continuing until ten o'clock, tn
z .Crowder VS.. Kelly case being under con
sideration. In this case Crowder bring
suit against Ed. Kelly for damages il
the gam of SIS, 900 for false imprisonment
The evidence for the prosecution wa
submitted when the court a adjourned
Gntil nine o'clock to-day.
AL. Hamilton acted as interpreter 70
Antelope Shirt, the Indian tried yeste1
day, and showed q thorough nowledg
of the Indian tongue.
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