Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-10
The Courts.

Ntlt present. ju'!S' ~AtIN Wis 'ib-
sent from sickness, and Judge Dunbar
from probably being weathcr-bound.
No business except arranging 81 the
calendar and the appointment Of Il
crier and bailiif was transacted. \. :.
Austin, oi Olympia, was appointed crier
and o. S. Hollowbush, bailiti There
are II cases ON the docket awaiting
trial.
l. The calendar indicates that the Su.
preme Court will hear all motions
from the Third Judicial District on
Monday, January -, and all motions
from the Second District on Tuesday
January Ii. The causes on appeal
from the Third District, Seattle, to be
heard on Monday, are: No. 466, J. G.
Kenyon vs.. Robert knipe; No. 539
Kenyon vs.. Watson c. Squire; No
$40, Kenyon vs.. Squire and William
son; w. =. Ward vs.. John +. Carlson
! No. $50, knott vs.. the Puget Sound
Cooperative Company. Those from
the Sound district to be heard or
Tuesday, January II, are: No. 615
Samuel J. Burnes VS.. James j. Con
nor, Mt. Vernon; Bellingham Bay &
British Columbia Railroad Company
VS.. II. b. Strand, Whatcom.
The remaining business preliminary
to organization of the Court was the
appointment of H. Hanford. OF Seat
( tie; r. J.. Sharpstein, of Walla Walla
w. II. Pritchard, of Tacoma. George
Turner, OF Spokane Falls, and c. H.
Aver, of Olympia, to revise the rules
of practice of the Court.
The superior Court convened on
Monday, Hon. Mason Irwin, Presiding
Judge; w. F. Ready, Clerk; VIM. Bill
lings, Sheriff, and w. A. Reynolds
Prosecuting Attorney.
+ On motion Of VIM. Billings, Sheriff
D. B. Morrell, Charles Storrs and
Mark Grayson were appointed bailiffs
and on motion of w. F. Ready, Clerk
A. S. Austin was appointed Recording
Bailiff.
The venire for the Grand Jury was
quashed, on motion OF the Prosecuting
Attorney, for irregularities, and an
open venirc issued which contained
the same names with one or two ex.
ceptions as the regular venire.
Upon the call of the docket, two
criminal and five or six criminal cases
were set for jury trial, but one of the
former soon went off on noHe pros
by the Prosecuting Attorney-case
Territory VS.. Holmes and Chaenn, for
adultery.
The first case assigned for trial upon
the civil docket was A. H. Petit ct
al. VS.. John L. Henderson, which was
an action to recover damages alleged
to have been sustained through the
fraudulent representations of the dc.
fendent in the sale of certain real
estate for which he assumed to act as
agent for the owner, when in fact lie
had not authority from the principal
Ito do go. After the evidence was all
in, the Court held the complaint toe
defective to warrant verdict for the
plaintiff, and ordered verdict for de.
fentant NJ. A. Root and N. S. Porte,
attorneys for plaintiff, Allen & Aver
for defendant.
Lum Joe VS.. Joseph Mauerman, an
action to recover damages for personal
injuries. received in an assault made
by defendant upon plaintiff last Spring
The evidence showed that both par
ties claimed ownership in Il pile o.
rails; that defendant was at worl
chopping them into wood when plain
tiff came upon the ground and or
dered him away; that angry words
were INDUCED in, and in the course o
the alteration the plaintiff received {
severe wound upon his hand from de
fendant's ak. Verdict for plaintiff fol
$3.50. ]. w. Robinson and N. S
for plaintiff; Francis Henry for de
PENDANT.
Territory of Washington VS.. Cultu
Peter; indicted for an assault with in
tent to kill. Verdict guilty as charged
with. recommendation of Court. AT
ter the verdict had been received ant
filed, defendants counsel asked leav'
to inquire Of the foreman OF the jury
j If to arrive at verdict the jury die
draw lots. The Court refused to per
init the jury to impeach their verdic
by their own testimony. w. A. Rey
i nolds, Prosecuting Attorney, for tn.
State; ]. w. Robinson for the defend
ant.
Gotleib Noschka, George Lang
ridge, John d. Reigh and S. P. Wi
man were admitted to citizenship.
1 The Grand Jury completed thei
business on Wednesday and were dis
charged for the term. No importan
bills were returned. Charles F. Smitl
was indicted for grand larceny, ant
upon his plea Of guilty was sentenced
Thy the Court to five years imprison
ment in the penitentiary. Three in
hdictments we're returned against tn
burglars who escaped from Jail a few
weeks ago.
The business of the Court will prob
ably occupy next week.
I WARDNER, the principal town in tn,
CGur d'Alene mining district, was al
most blotted out of existence by fir
last Saturday. The loss is estimate.
at 100000. A reservoir, which wa
up on the hillside, was the only wa
ter supply, and when the fire startet
it was found to be dry. People hat
been letting the water run in tn,
houses to keep the pipes from freez
ing. The creek was frozen SO that M
water could be obtained from it, ant
the fire had to be fought with snow