, 1888-11-23
A GUILTY TRIO.
Three Convictions Secured in the
District Court Yesterday.
Harris, Montrose and Hayes We're
Found Guilty.
The Criminal Docket Being Cleared
Away Rapidly.

There we're three trials by jury and three
convictions secured in the district court
yesterday. Three juries returned as many
Verdicts and three legal battles were
valiantly fought and in each case won by
Laramie county's prize prosecutor. Last
night three felons tossed on their blankets
and cogitated over the possibilities of
light sentences from Judge Maginnis.
The latter by the way is pushing things
with remarkable vigor. A tardy juryman
must have a gilt edged excuse for his
honor
Chas, Harris, the till Taper, was the
first victim. Last summer he stole $33
fiom Hauser & Volk's saloon and tal
$27.60 left when o~vertaken at the Nine
Mile ranch by Officer Ingalls, and G. G.
Charlton. The culprit had made away
with one of the %latter's livery rigs, but no
charge for this offense was lodged against
him. Harris only defense was that he
intended to return the money. The iury's
verdict was that the defendant was guilty
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charged in the indictment and hat the
value of the stolen property was $27.6 60.
The Harris iurymen were j. d. Knott,
8. Kellner, Thos. MCGEE, V. Baker, w.
j. Held. Jas. Kerrigan, G. F. Hall, Jas.
P. Julian, Geo. f, Inman, NJ. A. Ar
mold, VIM. Welchans and John Roberts.
This Harris, by the way, has a history.
In addition to being a thief, he is also
what is called IAN affidavit man." Where
witnesses are scarce he will enter a case
and swear to anything for anybody. He lisa
creature to whom the commission of per-
jury appears a legitimate occupation. 1t
was he who was imported to testify for
the defendant in the Patterson trial. His
detection led to the expose of Eames, the
lying Pinkerton agent, and Bill Simmeral,
the INSCRIPTIONS attorney who was in the
combine to clear the murderer of Tin Hat
at all hazards.
The thieving cook is the same individ-
ual who was several months since arrested
here for the theft of a watch at Omaha.
The owner of the timepiece did not care
to prosecute and Harris was released, but
remained in the city.
1t is not right to heap abuse on the
head of a mar after he las been grasped
! by the strong arm of the law, but Harris
is a thoroughly bad man. He is dark
complicated, of sturdy ~build-short, but
muscular, with repulsive features and a
general sneaking air. The penitentiary is
the proper place for him.
Hentor Montrose is a soldier, who in a
drunken frenzy attempted to sever the
wind pipe of Henry Ritterling at a ranch
near Fort Laramie. There we're several
e%xtenuating circumstance in Montrose's
case, and he was only convicted of the
commission of aggravated assault and bat
terry, The Indictment charged assault
with intent to commit murder.
The jury for the Montrose case in
cluded: Fred La Pashe, John Morrison,
John Mclaughlin, P. F. Powelson, A.
H. Hord, JAS. A. Maxwell, Wm. N.
Knabe, VIM. Murphy, D. D, Moore,
John Hopper and John Myers.
John Hayes, who with Daniel E.
Clark was indicted for the robbery of one
Davis. a sheep herder, began to
feel pretty hopeful after the
jury in his case had been ballot.
ing for about three hours and a half. He
was doomed to disappointment, however.
His bonou uara ebottarad Of tbo onJ "a
the fourth hour, when an obstinate man
was won over by his eleven companions
and the jury returned a verdict of guilty.
Hayes and Clark it appears relieved
Davis, who was drunk, of his watch and
a sum of money at the depot saloon.
The watch was cut from its mornings with
a knife borrowed from the bartender by
Hayes. The pair were pursued and oyer
taken in Hannafin's saloon, where one of
them secreted the stolen money in an
empty key.
The following named gentlemen Judged
between Hayes and the people: J. D.
Knott, f. r. Hurd, g. +. Hall, Thos.
McGee, John Ohnhaus, John Single,
JAS. T. Oder, j. NJ. Newman, Jas. p.
Julien, Geo. f. Inman and Henry Hoff-
man.
The trial of Clark, Hayes pal, was
commenced last evening, and will be re.
sumed at 9 o'clock this morning. tt, re
is said to be a much stronger case agai' t
this defendant than there was against he
convicted man.