The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-04
UNITED STATES BUSINESS
The Circuit and District Courts Con-
rene for the April
Term.
The Granite Mountain Mining
Company Fails to Secure
q New Trial
for .Bakor, Who was Convicted
Of Murder.

The United States circuit and district
courts convened yesterday, and will be in
session until some time In june. there
being considerable business on hand.
Venires were issued yesterday for grand
and trial Jurors, and some cases set for
trial. Judge Knowles rendered a decision
in the case of John w. Plummer We. the
Granite Mountain Mining company, in
which he denied the petition of the defend
mt for a new trial. At tho last term of
court Mr.. Plummer obtained a verdict
against tho mining company for $50. 600.
The defendant asked for q now trial on the
ground that the verdict was against the
weight Of evidence. II was admitted that
there was a material conflict in the evil
dence upon the most material point. The
dispute rertained to q contract under
which certain money was paid to the de-
PENDANT. The condition under which the
money was paid was in substance that
Plummer's accounts in the manage
ment of the affairs of the Granite
Mountain Mining company should be in
v~estigatsd, and il found correct the money
should be refunded to him.. Judge
Knowles says that I. M. Rumsey. who
acted for the defendant in this matter.
claimed that the money was paid to the de-
fsndant absolutely, the plaintiff admitting
that he had wronRed the company in let
ting a certain wood contract to n Hall
for the delivery of 3 10000 cords of wood,
and wished to make restitution to the ex-
tent of 81 per cord. Which was the COZ
rect version Of this contract was fully and
fairly left to the jury. says the judge. and
the evidence was such that the jury would
not have been justified in finding anything
wrong in letting the contract. Judge
Knowles also overruled a demurrer in the
case of the Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany vs. John Mccormick, in q suit to re-
cover q certain tract of land.
The United States district attorney dis
missed two csses. One was against i. l..
Patterson. who had two indictments against
him for robbing the mails at Butte. On
one OF the indictments he was fined $3.50
and released on bail pending trial on the
second indictment. In Diminishing the sec-
ond case against Patterson the United
States attorney stated to the court that
upon tho advice of the postofdce inspectors
he had decided 80 70 dc. One of the prin-
cipal reasons for his action boinR the fact
that Inspector Watkins, the prosecuting
witness, is dead. The second case dis
Particle. who was indicted for rape upon a
white woman living on the Grow reserva-
ton. He was tried for the crime in the
state court at Billings and convicted. but
as the court had no jurisdiction the case
was taken to the United States court. Here
no was tried. but the jury disagreed. The
punishment for the crime under the United
States laws is death by hanging. After the
! jury disagreed Particle went TO Mexico
! whore 1t is supposed he now is.
The cases against j. w. Moore. formerly
| postmaster at Anaconda, and Lush, for.
merlY postmaster at Marysville, for en-
| bezzlement, were passed and will be set to.
day for trial.
The following cases were set for trial:
United states Va. Michael and Rober
Murray. charged with stealing a heifer OF
the Crow reservation worth $50. April ~.
Archie Beaton vs.. Northern Pacific Rail
road COMPANY for $4,000 for personal in
juries. May Is.
Russell vs.. HiRbee ct al. involving It'll,
to the townsite Of Troy on the Great North
ern railway, May 1G.
N. F. Bills W. Northern Pacific Railroad
company. for $4,000 damages for beini
elected from q train. May II.
Pierce w. Bachelor. April IA.
Golf VI. Golf. April 10.
Campbell vs.. ArRenta Mining Company
April 13.
Thomas Murphy, Of Fort Benton, wa
appointed as United States commissions
and j. LarRent. of Great Falls, was ad
mitted to practice.
A suit to recover So. 500 for loyal service
has been transferred from the distric
court OF Lewis and Clarke county to tn
United States court. 1t was brought bv d
s. Wade, f. w. Toole and William Wal
lace. Jr., against the Northern Pacific Rail
road company.