The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-04-11
r COURT.
A HOrse.Thfef Gets Four Years.
Other Proceedings.

APRIL 7-AFTERNOON.
Territory vs.. John Murphy an
= FRANK Foster; separate trial demal
cd by first named defendant, whic
was granted; trial to jury; verdict q
not guilty. In the ase of Foster,
none pros. was entered by the di
trict attorney and the defendant wa
discharged.
Territory We. John Turgeon, in
dicted for grand larceny (horse steal
ing); tried to jury; verdict of guilty
the penalty beng fixed by the jur
at four years imprisonment and $40
fine.
Lee w. Foster ct al. vs.. JosopI
I. Perron ct. al; report of commits
sioner approved and judgment o,
dered in accordance herewith fo
$3.50 and costs ($l2O); decree o
foreclosure approved, signed and OF
dered entered.
P. A. Largey We. Adam Farraday
report OF court commissioner ap
proved and judgment entered in &C
cOrdance Herewith for 81, 436. "a, anC
attorney fee taxed at 1874. 80.
Territory VS.. John Blake; plea o.
not guilty Withdrawn and plea OF
guilty of assault and battery substi'
tuted; sentence to be pronounced i'm
mediately preceding the final ad'
jOUrnment of court.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8-FoRENoON
Peter J. Schoning vs.. G.. Bogk
foreclosure; default Of defendant
Butte Hardware Company, ordered
entered, and cause referred TO Chas
s. Warren, as Court Commissioner
to compute amount due and re.
port.
Butte Hardware Company W.. J.
E. Jacobs ct al; report of Court
Commissioner submitted and ap-
proved, and judgment ordered in az
cordance Herewith in the sum OF
$l39. Al and costs ($78. 2O); decree 81
foreclosure presented, signed and or
dered entered.
John O'Rourke vs.. A. II. Nit
cheil ct al. report of referee adopted
and approved and decree ordered;
decree submitted, approved, adopted,
signed and ordered entered.
Charles H. Finch vs.. William A.
Boyce; or demurrer to complaint de-
murrer overruled.
Territory VS., James Rooney; cause
by order Of the court placed at the
foot of the trial calendar,
Territory vs.. William Lawler; case
placed at the foot of the trial calen-
dar.
Territory VS.. Jesse D. Searles;
cause continued for the term.
Denis DriscOll ct al. VS.. Timothy
Kennedy ct al; motion for non-suit
overruled; Isl given to jury.
William CARMICHAEL VS.. Fred
Richie; ase dismissed for want of
prosecution.
Territory VS.. John Rooney; after
examination a jury was impaneled
and sworn to try cause, which is now
progressing.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9-FoRENOON.
The case of R. M. Elliott ct al. VS..
John A. Leggat was dismissed at
PLAINTIFF costs.
In re. Montana Railway company
VS.. Charles s. Warren ct al; plaintiffs
granted until MAY LIST to prepare and
file a statement on a motion for a new
trial. and a stay of proceedings
granted until such motion is heard
and determined, and plaintiffs to
give bond in the sum of i, 1000 at any
time required by the defendants
during such stay of proceedings.
Dennis Drisc0ll ct al. VS.. Timothy
ct al; defendant gives no.
tice Of q motion for a new trial stay
of proceedings ordered until said mo-
ton is heard and determined upon, |
defendants fling a bond for 500.
Henry Nickel VS.. Gustavus
ct al; cause ordered placed
on the calendar, and default of de-
ordered entered for want of
an appearance; cause referred to
Charles G. Warren as court com
to compute amount due
and report.
Territory VS.. John Dowd; defend
Ind gives notice of a motion for a
continuance.
James Patten ct al. VS.. G.. M. Buck
It al; motion for a new trial sus-
aimed.
Peter is choning vs.. Gustavus B ogk
It al; foreclosure; report of court
commissioner submitted and approx
d and judgment ordered in accorc-
nee Herewith for SIS, 1907. 16, attorney
ee of $445 Is, and other costs, $25. 95;
|ecree of foreclosure presented, SUBJ
approved, adopted, signed,
nd ordered entered.
Territory vs.. John Rooney grand
arceny; trial resumed, evidence and
rguments closed, and cause submit
ed to the jury at noon. The defend
Mt IN this case is charged with
reaking into E. L. Bonner & Co.'s
tore last October and stealing there
lom a $500 sealskin cloak, several
worth $40 each, and other
too numerous to mention.
he jury was instructed that if found
utility of grand larceny the penalty
lust be not less than n year nor
lore than fourteen years. imprison-
lent, and it found guilty Of petty
lrceny the penalty should be a fine
not more than 500 and imprison-
lent uot more than three months.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Territory vs.. John Rooney ct al;
Try returned verdict as follows:
That the jury find the defendant,
ohm Roony, guilty Of grand larceny {
charged in the Indictment and fix /,
is punishment at an imprisonment
T two and u half years." /,
Territory VS.. VIM. Lawler ct al;
,unsel asked that a nolle-prosequl
? entered which was sustained and
, ordered by the court. {
Mamie McDermOtt VS.. William &
cDermott; by consent the default +
eretofore entered was set aside and S
Iantiffs motion for alimony and ]
torney's fees pending the decision I
as submitted without argument and
ken under advisement by the court,
Territory vs.. John Williams de- /
ndant found guilty and fine fixed
$40 and costs.
Territory vs.. Miles McNally;
larged with assault to do great {
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