The Delta independent., 1891-02-17
District Court Proceedings.

Monday, February 9th, 1891.
Present, J. C. Bell, Judge; II. NJ. Hogg,
Distric, Attorney; w s. Girardet, Sheriff.
Grand Jury impanelled as follows: Geo.
W. Moody, Foreman. w. J. Gamnt, Law
renee King. Thos. Gum, NJ. Rhodes, Eel
Watson, Frank Woodring, Geo. Corsaut,
Fred. Van Tuy!, J. W. Tanner. VIM. Cas-,
well and George BeckIey. C. c. Braund was
appointed stenoyrspher by the court tor this
term.
TUESDAY.
Fl. ]. T,agley aud 5 S Sherman VS.. Il. C..
IIutehinson; money demand. Decided for
the plaintiffs.
WEDNESDAY.
Petit Jury impanelled as follows: Frank
Brown. John P. Ba~-l-r, Lincoln Barnes, T..
II. McGranahan. WIN. Hart. VIM. Kiser,
Wesley Ault, John Brewer, j. H. Rishei
Henry Kohl-r, Thos. Vickers, o. T. Stan
dish. Chas. Mckinley, Wm. Alexander, E.
p. Rarrow. r. Love, W. II. Overhay G.
". Smith, j. f. L-ese, J. W. Hurst, Marvin
Stewart, A ~. Hotchkiss, G. F Hastings.
Allen Latham.
T. II. Thomas VS.. York and Kiser;-a
money d. .iand Verdict for the defendants
The Grand Jury returned the following in-
dirtment:
P.opi. of State of Colorado VS.. O. T. Smith
for abduction.
People of the State of Colorado VS.. o. T.
Smith. for seduction.
People of the state of Colorado vs.. Charles
Este, for disturbing the peace.
r a., IL Thns
Donovan, for disturbing the peace.
People If the state OF Colorado VS.. Esers-
lev Green and Cecil Green, for malicious
mischief
People of the state Of Colorado VS.. Ed.
Meredith. for teepi.g open tippling house
on the -sbbsth.
P.opI. of the state of Colorado VS.. Steve
Bail-., for keeping open H tirplinx house oa
the Sabbath.
Peopl. of the state of Colorado VS.. Wm.
Thomas, for k.-sing open a tippiiHg hsu.e
on the Sabbath.
People Of the state of Colorado VS.. W. J.
Grow, for seepins open a tippliss house on
tse Sabbath.
The committee of the Grand Jury appoint
ed tn examine the books of the county Treas
urer, reported as follows as to the funds to
the credit of the county, Jan. l. 1891:
General County Fund, s7s5.sl.
Contingent Fund. 81, ,2Ss.is.
Road Fund, 81 s07 SO.
Int. on County Bonds Fund, :ll3.s3.
General School Fund, .i,7l6.22.
Special School Fs-d, se95.l0.
Town Of Delta, $so7.ll. ---.
Total, S6s6i.35.
And sp to the lith Of February 1891 a
credit to the county of sisos.33.
THURSDAY.
People of the state of Colorsdo VS.. John
Fisher, for mayhem.
Case tried before jury. Verdict guilty.
In the cases Of state -. Estes and D"nos.u
the defendants plead guilty and were fined
81 and casts
Henry Hammond vs. Louis King, for mon
ey demand OH appsSl from County Court.
Verdict for plaintiff.
In the cases of The people Of the state Of
Colorado vs.. Thomas, Meredith 4 Bailey and
W. J. Grnw, the defendants plead guilty and
were hued $40 and casts sf suit.
FRIDAY.
Jos. obert, ct al. vs.. A. r. Pfer, admr. for
the -.ta,e Of n. 4. Piier, on appeal from
County Court. Verdict for the defendants.
J. g. lS kley, ~. Wm. Blumburg., for
slender. Verdict for defendant.
SATURDAY.
The people of the state of Colorado VS..
Eversi-y snd Cecil Green. Verdict for de-
PENDANTS.
Tire other cases were continued to the mex t
term Of court.
John Fisher was then sentenced by the
court ~ be conveyed to the psnitentisry at
Canon City and there confined for term Of
Eve mnsths.
Court ,I..n sdjourned to to. fourth Monday
of Nay next.