Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-11-19
GENERAL jOTTINGS
Wherein are Contained Many
Matters of Much
Moment
Peculiarly Pertinent to the
Tastes and Talents Of
our Readers
So Shaped as to be Instructive
as Well as Inter-
esting.
District Court.

District Court.
The argument of the demurrer Of
Josiah Nichols to the indictment
against him for conspiracy was the
first business yesterday morning and
the same was taken under advisement
by the court.
The petition of William Harmon,
receiver Of the Savage estate, praying
foran order permitting him to sell the
remnant Of the stock of merchandise
on hand and convert the SAME into
money WINS presented to the court.
The case of the Northern Pacific
Railway company v. Custer county,
In which writ OF certiorari had been
issued for the purpose Of reviewing
the listing and assessment Of the rail.
road company Was brought to the at
tention Of the court by Mr.. Garlock In
his capacity M county clerk. After
some informal discussion and explana-
tons the court was inclined to order
the county clerk 10 forthwith extend
on the tax list all the personal prop
erty Of the railroad company. Dis
trict Attorney Burleigh, who appear
ed on behalf Of the county. suggested
the improperly Of such an order and
Its possible consequences to the
county In this controversy. Acting
upon the suggestion Of Mr.. Burleigh
the court nodded the order 20 On to
direct the county clerk to Immediately
extend upon the tax list all Of the
property Of the Northern Pacific rail-
roa'l company ~ shown by the assess-
ment roll, subject to the review II the
court. This did not apparently suit
Mr.. Garlock, and notwithstanding the
fact that he had expressly stated that
he did not appear IN this case M coun-
sci for the Northern Pacific railroad
company, yet he displayed manifest
solicitude lest some advantage should
be taken over the railroad company
and suggested the propriety Of past.
poning final action In the matter until
the company could be represented by
counsel, and 50 the matter remains In
statu quo.
The case OF the Territory Of Nom
tana V. Robert Tate and three other
defendants was again taken up and
after the examination of the witnesses
was submitted To the jury without mr.
gunent. After about five minutes
retirement the jury brought In Yer.
dict Of acQuittal Us tn all the de-
PENDANTS.
The next ease on the criminal calen-
dar was the territory Of Montana v.
Joseph I.aundre, indicted for receiv'
Ing and cenceaiing stolen property
The hour Of noon having arrived re-
cess was taken until = o'clock, p. IA.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Immediately after dinner the Laun
Dire ease was taken up aud m attemp
was made 10 empanel n jury. Al
went ON swimmingly and the associ
ate counsel for the territory question
cd the jurymen ~ IN their qualifca.
tions aud finally with MI air Of self
satisfaction, tugged ut his cuff ant
announced that he passed the jury foI
cause. Judge Conger, however, as AT
torney for the defendant challenged
the entire panel Mt one fell sweep ant
quoted from the Montana Reports t.
back up his position, which the cour,
sustained, though remarking tina
with all due re~pect to the suprems
court he did not believe that II wa'
law. yet he was obliged TO take hotties
Of the decisions Of the highest tribunal
of the territory aud consequently sus-
taine,. the challenge. The effect oi
this WINS to bring matters TO stand
still so far ~ Jury trials were concern-
ed until the jury In the Williams case
should be discharged nom that ease.
In the interlm civil ease No. 'l"-
Towner Savage v. The County Conn
miss,onew Of Dawson ss',inty was
taken up on u demurrer to the con'-
plaInt which was argued aud suhn'it-
tel ~ the court.
some other matters were brmcl'e'i
aud after the court and attorneys had
sune Into = committee Of the wlole on
the state Of the calendar u was an
nounced that the Jury In the Williams
case after being out twenty-nine hour~
had agreed on q verdict. Instantly,
silence prevailed, and II seemed 10 he
pretty generally undersgbod tit the
vssGlct would be against the prisoner.
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