The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-11-28
DISTRICT COURT.
The Criminal Campaign Opened The
Boatman Trial and Other Events.

Court convened at the usual hour
yesterday morning, Judge ]. B. Sener
presiding.
In accordance with the previous
order of the court. twenty talesmen ap-
peared to serve a. jurors, If needed in
the case of the Territory of Wyoming
VS.. Curt Boatman, charged in the in
dlctment with Joyce with stealing
Warren's white COW.
This case occupied the attention Of
the court all day and is not concluded
yet.
The evidence in this instance, as In
most cases is mainly Of a circumstan-
tial character. although in Doatman's
case 1t is confined for the most part
to the intention of Boatman and Joyce
In taking the cow,
There seems to be no dispute
as to the fact of their taking
the COW, but just why they
took 1t and whether they meant to ''get
away with her, is the question now to
b. determined. Eleven witnesses were
examined yesterday on the part of the
prosecution and three including the de-
PENDANT himself on the part of the de-
Tense.
AS the ease Ia still on trial and at its
conclusion Joyce is to be tried on the
same charge, we deem it our duty to
refrain from giving a synopsis of the
evidence, as to do so might seem like
taking sides in the case.
There was more or less wrangling be-
tween counsel yesterday, but in most
respects the trial passed off very
smoothly.
The taking of testimony was con-
cluded in the afternoon and Baird made
his opening argument to the jury.
Carroll, assisted by T. NJ. Fisher,
conducts the defense. He will COM
mence his argument at the opening of
court this morning and will be followed
by Baird in his closing argument on
the part of the territory. The case
will probably reach the jury by noon
to-day.
But little else was done except the
trial of the above mentioned case.
The defendant in the case of the
Territory VS.. Jack Ryan, charged with
burglary and grand larceny, was ar
raigned and pleaded not guilty. Judge
Peck was assigned by the court to de-
fend him. The Ease has not as yet
been set for trial. The court orders a
special yenire for thirty talesmen, re-
turnable at the opening of court this
morning.
Court adjourned until ten a.. IN.
to-day.
COURT HOUSE, NOTES.
Associate Justice j.. B. Blair, OF the
second judicial district, was in atten-
dance at court a part of the time yes
terday.
There is not q United States case
either civil or criminal on the docket
for trial at the present term of court.
On account of the failure of the
grand jury to return indictments
against certain parties for selling
liquor on the military reservations in
this county, the interesting question as
to whether and to what extent the
laws of the territory are in force oyer
the same does not present itself at this
term. 1t will come sooner or later.
Judge Sener is pushing the business
of the term with characteristic
p~rompiness.
On account of the fact that about
the worst thing that can be said of a
man is to call him handsome, our sage
brush fellow has about concluded not
to say that of Baird.
One OF the witnesses in the Boatman
case, a milk man, testified that War
ren's poor little white COW followed n,
his boy into his yard, w%hereupon
Carroll asked him whether he didn't
rush out and drive her away, when he
learned that she gave milk. There
were some smiles visible at this all
we the court room.