The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-21
DISTRICT COURT.
The BouQhtOn-Hscht Case Argued and
Submitted Cotton Jailed For Sixty
Day-0ther Proceedings.

Court convened yesterday morning al
half past nine O'Clock, Chief Justice ].
b. Sener, presiding. The journal OF
the day before was read by the clerk
and approved by the court.
Mary G. Boughton VS.. Charles Hecht.
The evidence in this case being all In,
the arguments were made by the re-
spective counsel. The attorneys on
both sides were limited to thirty min
utes by their W consent, as nearly all
Of the main questions connected with
the case had already been argued and
ruled upon by the court. The argu-
ment of Mr.. Corlett for the plaintiff, as
well as that of Mr.. Potter for the de-
Tense, was thorough, brief, logical, able
and direSg41 to the points of greatest
Importance 10 the ISSUES in the case.
Not much reference was made to the
authorities that are supposed to throw
light on the case, as they had been
pretty much all cited before. One au-
thority-the record of Johnson's cases,
that will as is expected throw consider
able light on the subject, cannot be
found In Cheyenne, and it will be sent
for at Denver and examined by the
court hereafter. At the conclusion of
the arguments the court took the case
under advisement.
Territory of Wyoming VS.. F. c. Cot
ton. The demurrer in this case, which
was identical with the former one, rails
ing the same points and questions as
the first one, was taken up for argu-
ment, county attorney Baird appearing
for the territory and c. W. Stewart for
the defendant. The arguments of
counsel were very brief and were main
ly devoted to the question as to wheth-
er the common law made the attempt
to commit a misdemeanor a crime. The
court oyerruled the demurrer, where
upon the defendant pleaded guilty and
was sentenced by the court to undergo
an imprisonment of sixty days in the
county jail.
The crime which the defendant COM
mitted was that of attempting to OBJ
tain S38 from A. Underwood on a false
and bogus check. An order was made
by the court attorney G. W. Stewart
the usual fee for his defense of Cot
ton.
H. A. Calland vs.. Mary E. Clark.
Some additional testimony was taken
and the case continued until December
oath.
Otto Ahrens took out his final natu-
r~alization papers and was admitted to
citizenship.
Hans A. Calland VS.. Charles Fl.
Spoor, ct al. A motion for a new trial
was presented by the counsel for the
plaintiff and placed on ale. Bet for
hearing January 2.
John F. Halstead vs.. Annie Clauson
and c. P. Justus; leave given the de.
PENDANT Justus to take dispositions in
term time.
During a portion of the day, there
being no business on hand, a call of the
bar was had for the hling or argument
of motions, demurrers, etc., but with.
out any very substantial results.
The case of Geo. E. Poland VS.. Reu-
ben Martin will be taken up for trial
to-day.
Court adjourned until half past 9
O'Clock this morning.
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
The petit jury will have to be in at
tendance at court this morning. Be
on hand promptly boys, or you-well,
you know how 1t is yourself.
Judge Sener Is authority to the effect
that there will be about six hundred
sheep in court to,day-that is, there
are that number involved in the Pol
and-Martin case.
One of the baillffs had a terrible
chase after Judge - yesterday. One
Of them found somebody who had seen
him, while the Judge all the time was
quietly sitting in the court room. Be-
ing ahead of time no one thought to
look there for him.
During a lull In the proceedings of
the court and while the members of
the bar were sitting around, Judge
Sener with them, Corlett and Potter
got to poking fun at the sage brush re-
porter for suggesting the name Of John
son Thayer for vice-president, where
upon the name Of Johnnie was formally
withdrawn and Mr.. Corlett's substi-
tuted. How would the names of Lin
coin and Corlett sound as a presiden-
tial ticket anyhow
1t was stated yesterday by Mr.. Baird
to the court that he considered six
months in the county jail TO be a worse
punishment for Cotton than one year
In the penisentiary. He is right about
that.
Don't fail to buy a pair of fine slip
pers for Christmas of jenkins & Ross.
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