The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-20
YESTERDAY IN COURT.
United States Circuit Judge Lorenzo
Sawyer, Of San Francisco, is
in Town.
The Grand Jury Of the United
States District Court EN-
pannelled.
Ono Dooision From tho Supreme Court
A Large Amount of Business in
the District Court.

Among the distinguished arrivals in
the city Yesterday was Judge Lorenzo Saw
yer, Of San Francisco. On his way to the
coast he stopped over in Helena for few
days to sit in the United States circuit
court. For twenty years Judge Sawyer has
been on the United States circuit bench.
Under the re-districting brought about by
the admission of the new states his circuit
includes California, Nevada, Oregon WASH
ington and Montana. He will remain in
Montana for several days and then continue
his journey to San Francisco where he
spends the greater part of his time. He
was met at the Northern Pacific station by
United States Marshal George w. Irwin
and Hon. Thompson Campbell, Of Butte,
and at The Helena, where the Judge is stop
ping, the party was joined by Judge Hiram
Knowles, Judge Cullen, United States Dis
trict Attorney +. N. Weed, Clerk of the q.
8. Courts George w. Sproule and several
attorneys. After few minutes they went
to the court house when an adjourned ses-
sion Of the United States district court was
Judge Knowles. The time of the court was
occupied with the calling Of the follow
ing grand jury list: E. L. Flah-
erty. II: L. Luke, ]. B. McMasters,
Allen Wheeler Hiram E.. Burch,
Andrew Connel, John Murta, Herbert Mich
WESTON ames 5esn
sturrock. g. w. jackson, Valentine H.
Coombs, Thomas Goff, W. McWhite, M. Il.
Keefe, Patrick G. Dillon, and Warren G.
Gillette. B. H. Kleinschmidt was excused
from jury duty because he is not a citizen
of the United States. Thomas Gof, who
was not present the other day when the jury
ballad Woa ou1oa k0 ho ~
the attachment and was excused from duty
ments. W. 6. Gillette was appointed fore
man of the grand jury. After the foreman
and the jury had taken the oath, Judge
Knowles read an address to the jury detail
vestigation. laying particular stress on the
Importance of looking into violations of
the postal laws and depredations on govern
ment timber lands. Under the charge of q
bailiff the grand jury then retired for de-
On motion of J. U. Sanders the case of
A. J. Urlin VS.: Northern Pacific R. R. Co.
was remanded to the state district court.
The court was then adjourned by the
court crier, Col. w. F. Wheeler, Trial jur-
ors are expected to be in court promptly at
10 O'Clock this morning. There are now
some six or seven cases to be considered by
the United States grand jury, among them
that of w. B. Webb, ex-secretary of state.
After the adjournment of the district
court yesterday. Judge Sawyer met Chief
Justice Blake, Attorney General Haskell,
Judge Mcconnell and several well-know
attorneys. The judge, who is apparently
about 70 years old, has been resident Of
California for forty years and has been on
the bench for long time. He was at one
time chief Justice Of the supreme court of
California. He is recognized as one of the
-ablest jurists in the country and his pres
ence at the United States courts in this
city is rightly held an event of considerable
interest in judicial circles.