Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-11-05
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WHAT rs BEING DOME AT THE
TEMPLE OF JUSTICE.
Disposition Of the Cases!
Judge Piper Pushing Things Along
Rapidly.-Will Complsts the
Docket This Week.

The October term Of the District
Court opened Tuesday Of last week,
with a full corps Of judge, jurors and
bailiffs. Since which time, with the
exception Of the days set aside to honor
Mr.. Leland, the court has been ham,
mering away assiduously at the docket.
The calendar at the beginning Of the
term showed thirty-two cases. In the
majority Of these cases, the issues have
been made up and the cases are in pro-
cess Of trial or have been tried and
Judgment rendered. Judge Piper
pushes business along with his accus-
toned celebrity and dispatch. Attor-
neys In his court will learn to he
prompt. Needless delays will be done
away with and the public business
finished in far less time and at far lees
expense. The grand jurors chosen for
the term were: 8. G. Gains, jas. De-
Haven, L. Ferguson, J. A. Hewett,
Jas. Malloy, Geo. A. Smith, Geo. Rob-
inson, s. Z. Hale, E. Kittsmiller, Lot
Wiggins, w. R. Gibbs, d. G. Stephens,
8. Wildenthaller, N. J. Wing, T. III.
Wordon and T. G. Moxley. 8. C.
Hale was made foreman, and T. b.
Whitman bailiff, of this grand Jury.
The grand jury did good work as their
report shows. Two Of the indictments
made were in the case Of Dell A. Hardy,
charging him with grand larceny. A
third was In the case Of III. 8. Coburn,
charging him with embezxlement.
The subject matter of the other two In
Indictments is still unknown, nor can
it be known till properly brought up In
court. The cases ON the calendar dis
posed Of are the following:
Jno. P.Hale va M. L Goldsmith aud
Margaret his wife. This case was dis
missed by consent Of parties, each party
to pay their own cost.
G.. w. Van Pelt Va BENZ. Booth.
This case stands on the taxation Of
costs.
Ira Small vs. O'Leary Bros and ]. H.
IO'Leary. Judgment rendered a.
prayed for in complaint, to wit, in the
sum Of $l885. 10 and costs.
j. M. Garrison vs Joseph Wright.
No answer being made, Judgment was
rendered as prayed for In the com.
plant in the sum of $Ss8.SS and costs.
G. A. Thatcher vs 8. 8. Fem.
Stricken from the calendar for want ol
service.
Jas. w. Ford vs. HI. X. Barnett.
Judgment rendered the plaintiff in
the sum of s3l87.73 and costs amount.
ing to $l35.45.
Vermont Loan & Trust Co. vs E. g.
Cameron ct al. Settled by default.
J. M. Howe vs Board Of County
Commissioners. Court granted judg
ment as prayed for in complaint, thus
reversing the action of the board oI
Commissioners.
The same decision was rendered alsc
in the case Of f. J. Crockett Vi Board
of County Commissioners.
JnO. Siers vs. w. l.. Church and
wife. Settled by default of defendant
and judgment rendered as prayed for
jas. A. Vernon vs Stone and Wei
lington. Cause continued until Nov
lS, 1891.
Spokane 4 Palouse Railway Co. VI
II. d. Nevis. Continued till next
term by consent Of parties.
John A. Miller vs. N. B. Holbrook
BY consent OF parties this cause wal
continued for the term.
| M. A. Kelly vs 8. s. Leachman
Cause continued till the adjourned
term Nov. IS, 1901.
State vs Louis A. Dubois. This wal
"a case of misdemeanor appealed from
the Justices court, the charge being
trespass, pasturing sheep upon cattle
ranges. The jury decided that the de
fendant was not guilty Of the offenc,
charged.