Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-21
CIRCUIT COURT.
Prseeedings Of Much Interest Since
Last RePsrt-Yonns Hin, Of
Jefferson Relessed.

seuSESOu neIeSue0.
The trial Of the case Of John
Hughes against A. +. Stnng fol
rent claimed ON an unex pired lea {
to n storeroom $40 aud damage ot
$50 for injury to the building be-
yond ordinary wear and tear, con.
dumed all of Monday afternoon, the
argument Of counsel and inst rsctions
of the court being concluded at 5:4I
last evening. The jury retired with
directions from Judge Boise to bring
In "a sealed verdict Ia case they failed
to agree before adjournment of cour,
They were out good part of the
night and brought In a verdict this
morning giving $50 TO the plaintiff,
Mr.. Hughes.
Chas. II. Hill, the boy who was
indicted for arson In the burning o
the China sl,nnty at Jefferson las
July, who plead guilty before tn,
trial of his partners In the crime
French and Carey, who were nc
quilted, was then called up for sen
teuce, ~hereupOn Attorney NJ. W
Hunt asked leave of the court t.
withdraw the plea Of guilty anC
enter plea Of not guilty. The re
quest being seconded by Distric
Attorney Bingham, the same wa,
granted and the plea substituted
accordingly. Mr.. Bingham statec
that he thought inasnuch as hi
two accomplices, who were NOR,
guilty II guilt existed, had been &C
quilted by jury. 1t would be un
justly harsh to send this boy to tn,
peniteniiary ten years, which IL til,
lowest peralty provided.
Upon the court inquiring wher
Hill would be ready for trial, Dist
Atty Bingham interpoeed the re
mark that he had no reason to ex
pect different result in this cas-,
from that of French aud Carey, anC
would therefore move to dismiss
Judge Boise quickly responded 9TH,
case Is dismissed"
The boys face frightened up ant
bis mother, who was by bis side
showed her joy very plainly, though
quietly. A number of the best citl
zens OF Salem and vicinity who wer.
in the courtroum shook the hand o.
the liberated boy, whose fate hat
undergone such sudden revolution
the general feeling being that tn,
right thing had beeen done. Hill
is the youngest of the three engaged
in the foolist crime and everybody
says is the least to blame. He il
not bad.lOOking boy, but is tn,
making of good man and his ex
perience will be useful in warnin.
him to avoid evil company and re
sist all efforts at leading him into
unlawful actions. The past few day,
must have been full of solemn medi
tatiOn to him, with ten years in The
dark prison staring him in the face
Capt. Hunt took hearty and up.
selfish interest in the boys behalf
and Mr.. Bingham is the object oi
praise for his action in the matter
The court took recess until
O'Clock and upon resuming, argu-
ment was had upon the petition OF
Maria D. Hanson to recover money
escheated t. the state from the es
tate of Jens Nicolai Agile, who COM
mitted suicide and to whose prop
erty no heirs could be found ut the
time. The present argument was on
u motion to suppress depOsitions
taken in the case, Dist. Atty. B:ng-
ham representing the state and
Waters and Holmes representing
the petitioner. The motion TO sup
press was sustained as to dispositions
taken in Germany, the officer taking
them having failed to return his
commissions; the motion was over
ruleh as to those taken in CalifOr-
mia, an the case was passed for the
pre- ent.
Court adjourned to o O'Clock this
mo ming.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
w H Biggs, relator, vs. J P Fault
ell a., equity. Continued for service.
30 First National Bank, Darcy d
Bingham, VS. DOrrance Lumber
& Mfg Co, ct al; action for
money.
Argued on demurrer which was
,ver-ruled.
'2 Al Coolidge Jr., Ford l. Kaiser,
vs b Phelps; action for money. |
Dismissed.
Il s A Clarke, Geo H Burnett, vs
Southern Paiicic Co.; damages.
Argued on motion to strike out
art Of answer. Taken under ad-
isement.
State W. A Alpin; pleads guilty of
and fined $50, which he raid.
State w Margaret Baurer; iudict.