Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1886-02-20
GRAND JURY REPORT.
The United States Grand Jury
Make Their Report and
are Discharged.
A New Ruling on Military Pro-
motions of Disqualified Of
fcers and Retirements.
The Masquerade To-Night-St.
Paul Letter-A Model
Mine.
DISTRICT COURT.

Court was called to order by the
sheriff.
Docket read and Witnesses called;
after which the United States and Ter
ritorial prisoners were arraigned and a
day set for them to appear and plead.
The first case was that Of Clarence
E. Bentley VS.. Board of Commission
ers of Custer County. This is dam
age suit for injuries received by plain
tiff Bently by falling from sidewalk
in front of the Opera House, while in
course of construction last September.
The case was argued on demurrer to
complaint and taken under advise
ment by the judge.
At 1920 o'clock the United States
grand jury came in and made a report.
They again appeared in the afternoon
at 2:45 o'clock with their report and
asked to be discharged, .whereupon the
Judge in few well chosen remarks
thanked them for the expedition they
had made and discharged them. Their
report is as follows:
UNITED STATES GRAND JURY I
Rooms, Miles City, Feb. 10, 1856. !
To the Hon. Charles X. Pollard, Judge
of the First Judicial District Court
of Montana Territory:
The grand jury drawn, selected and
empanneled at the February term
1856 of the United States district court
held at Miles City for the investiga-
ton and inquiry into crimes and Of
lenses committed against the constitu-
ton and laws of United States would
most respectfully report that they
have examined into nine different
cases brought to their notice, and
have ignored the charges In five cases,
and have duly found and presented
true bills of indictment In four cases,
and that these are the only cases
brought to the knowledge of the
United States grand jury. or of which
they have been able to secure evidence.
And the jury beg to acknowledge
their Indebtedness TO the court and Its
different officers for their efforts to aid
and assist US IN the discharge of our
duties.
And we take this occasion to pub
licly express our high appreciation of
the presiding judge of this court as to
his ability as u Judge In dispatching
and disposing Of the business Of the
court and we commend him to all
honorable citizens as being in ouI
opinion an able, upright and expedi'
ent Judge, and for the kind and cour
teous treatment we have received al
the hands of the court We extend oul
thanks. and now having performed
the duties devolving upon us, and
having completed our labor, we ask e
be discharged. HENRY A. PEAsE,
Foreman OF United States Grand Jury
The case of Don Z. Dolpb, ct al,
was then argued on demurrer to the
indictment, and the Judge, after hear.
ing the arguments of counsel. decided
that the Indictment was good and
ordered that the prisoners. Don +.
Dolph and George Wiswell, be brought
into court AID plead. They pleaded
not guilty and the case was set fol
trial Tuesday, February 23rd. Dolph
and Wiswell are indicted for holding
up the Deadwood stage this winter
near this city.
The following cases were theI
nollied by Prosecuting Attorney Blake
Territory Of Montana vs. Chas. g
Cox and H. H. Gerrish, conspiracy.
Territory OF Montana VS.. Herbert
w. Lewis, grand larceny.
Territory of Montana VS.. H. H
Gerrish, conspiracy.
Territory of Montana We. ID. F. Nc
MILAN, conspiracy.
Territory Of Montana vs.. Scot,
Farrell. robbery.
All XII, q Chinaman, indicted by the
United states grand jury, was then
arraigned, but being unable to under
stand the language of the court, an
order for an interpreter was made
and Sam Bonn presented to the court
and Clerk Muffiey proceeded to read
the indi ctment which was translated
to All XII, and . plea Of not guilty
entered, and trial set for next week.
Court was then adjourned until
Tuesday morning at 0 o'clock.
NOTES.
Anton Burgard was sworn In yester-
day m bailiff In charge Of the United
States grand Jury.
Rev. @. ID. Downey was one Of the
callers at the court room yesterday.
Judge Pollard left last night on the
west bound train for Bozemau, where
he 10 called on business.