Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-12

| Sessions of Both the United states ana
District Courts Yesterday-Both Grand
Juries in session-Cali of the Calen-
dar.
Promptly at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Judge De Welfe entered the court room
closely followed by Clerk Corbett, and as
he took his seat the court was duly opened
| by the Marshal. There was an exceedingly
large attendance in the room composed of
attorneys, Jurors and witnesses. Among
the throng there were many strange faces
which is accounted for by the fact that the
held in Butte vas to be convened. This ne
cessitated the attendance of many attor.
neys, jurors and witnesses from other
points. 1t is also a TACT that the criminal
cases before the United States Court are to
be OF unusual interest, and that an extra
ordinary large number OF witnesses nave
been subpenaed and are here. The first
business in order was the calling of the
United States Grand Jury and the entire
body answered to their names as follows:
WIN. Lewis, Peter Walton,
Silas F King, James McGovern,
Joseph Rosenthal, VIM. Owsley,
Joseph Broughton, s. A. Estes,
John Noyes, G.. A. Wolf,
p ]. Brophy, j. p. Reinhart,
Ben Tibbey, James A. Talbot,
Geo. W. Newkirk, G. w. Beal.
The jury was duly empanelled and Col.
s. A. Estes. OF Anaconda, appointed fore
man.
Tue Territorial Grand Jury was then
called and empanneled as follows:
Il. Z. Ames. Geo. w. Irwin, H.,
j. K. Boyee, Jr., Chas. S. Warren,
P. R. DoIman, Joseph K. Clark.
@. w. Goodale, Fl. A. D'Acheul.
James Brown, d. J. Hennessy.
D. w. Tilton, T. o. Miles.
John ~Brannagan, e. j. Wright,
J.D. Ihomas, Albert Gunderson.
Geo. W. Irwin, II, was appointed fore
man of the body.
3. The prisoners who are incarcerated in the
Jail were then brought into the court room.
in order that they might, if they saw fit.
challenge the jury. William Keefe, charged
with assault with intent to kill C. w. Hon
negan, while attempting to burslarize his
mousse waived challenge through Thomp-
son Campbell, his attorney.
The other prisoners, through their re.
spectlve counsel, also waived the right.
Andrew Mullen, graud larceny OF surgical
instruments from DR.. Leavitt; Joseph Col
Inns, burglary of a s~aloup; William Evans
and Walter Searcey, robbing O cabin.
Ihos Ketchum, stealing a diamond ring
from Clara Clinton; George and Martha
Banks; robbing John Dooley; Henry Burns
attempted robbery OF Charles Howard 4,
t: Stuart, attempted rape on a little girl.
William Davis, burglary; C. f.. Ket,.hnIo
grand larceny; FL. Stuart. forgery.
Judge DeWof then made the nsus1
charge to the jury. He did not make anv
special reference, but contented himself
with ~instructing them as t their duties
the law in regard to the secrecy To
De maintained respecting the proceediuos
the jury room and their duty to insneet
the county institutions. The iurv then ~.
tired. Joy 'heh re-
Mr.. Marshal. counsel for the Montana
Co., defendants in the snits
Tor damages for the alleged cutting Of Tim,
per on public lands, entered IL motion to
strlke the complaint from the file. n was
taken under advisement by the court
Inc 1rlal OF the case OF the United ST.. az
vs.. N. ). Ringeling ct AL, known as tfe
nliipsDurg case, was set for Nav 11+h
Inc Uplted States Court then adjourned
and the District Court convened.
The call OF the calendar was tbon hocua
sno continued until 4 O'Clock. A number
cases were continued, others dismissed
y consent, and in a number demurrers ,
we're entered. The latter were set oyor
argument. At 4 O'Clock the CONT
'u!ourneo until this morning at 10 O'Clock