The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-01
DISTRICT COURT.
The Jury Say That Mr.. Joyce ls Guilty
Blackmore on Trial.

The district court convened yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock, Judge Sener on
the bench. The journal Of Wednesday
was read and approved.
Twenty tslesmen appeared ready to
serve as jurors, In obedience to the spe-
cial venire issued on Wednesday.
In the case of the Territory Of Wyo-
ming VS.. Charles Joyce. the arguments
Of counsel were the FIRST thing in order.
Baird, on the part of the territory,
opened the discussion in a twenty min
utes speech to the jury and was fol-
lowed by Fisher on behalf of the de-
Tense, who addressed the jury for about
half an hour, after which Baird closed
On the part of the prosecution.
Judge Sener then gave the jury a fair
and impartial charge, after which hey
retired to the Jury room in charge of
Bailif Hubbard, and soon after re.
turned into court with a verdict of
guilty.
Territory of Wyoming vs. Albert
Blackmore. In this case the defendan.
Is indicted for the larceny of 800 and
several articles of clothing from one
McCuen not long since. County At
torney Baird appeared for the territory
and ]. A. Riner for the defendant.
The taking of testimony on the part
Of the territory was proceeded with;
but on account of the illness ny of an
important witness who had evidently
looked a little too muchly on the ''pink
tea" when there was more pinkness
about it than tea, the evidence was
to a considerable extent ~disjointed and
disconnected, SO that no intelligent
synoptical statement can as yet be
given.
In regard to the witness who was
sick, Judge Sener prescribed and said
that the altitude of the court room was
a trife too high andsrecommended a
change of climate at once.
Doctor S~harpless took him in charge
and provided a place for him next door
to the Mosier ward of the hospital OF
which he has 'sole and exclusive juris-
distion." At last accounts the patient
seemed in a fair way for recovery and
the "doctor'' pronounces him out Of
danger.
Mr.. Riner is making a very com.
mendable defense in the case and the
trial will probably last the greater part
of to-day.
Henry Thompson was naturalized
and took out his final papers as a full
American citizen.
The court held that the order In re-
gard to the 81, 900 default money, men.
toned in our last court report, should
be 80 modified as to name the territor-
ial treasurer as the recipient of the fund
instead of the county treasurer, as
there is no statute authorizing its pay
ment to the last named officer.
Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock thit
morning.
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
Messrs. Baird and T. M. Fisher
made an excellent argument in th,
Joyce case yesterday. 1t is probable
that an application for a new trial will
be made in this Ease.
If the court house only had a bell t.
speak to the community with, tn
court house going people would b.
spared much inconvenience, as boil
clocks at the court house appear II
have the "pink tea" and can't be de
pended on with any degree of Ger
tainty.
Conway, Hubbard and Durbin max
hrst-class bailiffs.
New changes will shortly be made /
the county clerks office.
"Misser R-r-r-i-ner" said the pin
witness yesterday in answer to a que'
tion of that attorney; "Misser R-r-r-i
ner 1 want you tito d-d-dist-t-inct-i
ly u-u-undrs-s-stand, L d%-d-don't p-I
pretent ter know anything bout nj
othin'." He was playing checker
7 with his nose shortly after that 70
3 contempt Of court.
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