The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-24
The STORY OF A WATCH
After Twelve Vars |. Is Returned to
lis Rishiful Owner. M
THE WOES OF SAM NIXON
As a Borrower He Is Evidently Not
a Success-A Day of Motions
and Demurrers In the Butte
District Courts.

BUTTE, March g. Judge Nc Hatton
this afternoon decided the celebrated
watch case of Dan Shaw against Jos.
Rosenthal, in favor of the plaintiff, for
the possession of the watch or for Sl75 as
its value. The court decided that as the
/ property was taken from Mr.. Shaw by
/ larceny and its whereabouts being I'M
| known to the owner the statute of limita-
tions could not run against it. A demand
was necessary before the statute could
| begin to run. Shaw lost the watch over
12years ago and it had passed through
many hands when he discovered it in the
possession of Rosenthal.
S. NJ. Nixon was to have made n show
ing before Judge Speer to-day as to why
he should not be punished for contempt
for again failing TO pay alimony TO his di-
vorced wife. He had been given two
weeks in which to make some payments,
but he did not pay dollar, but instead
appeared in court with a great lot of re-
markable afildavits signed by parties who
refused to loan him money. The afIl-
davis we're nearly all duplicates with q
blank left for names and signers and read
as though they Had been ground out of n
mill. tayette Harrington, cashier of the
Silver Bow National bank, A. j. Davis of
the First National and Alex j. Johnston
of Clark Bros.' made afiidavits that Mr..
Nixon had asked them for loan of
money with which to pay his wife's ALI
mony, but that they refused him
curly. G. W. Connick, p. II.
Manchester, w. j. Alexander, John
Carroll. j. r. Silver, G.. w. Filing
wood, o. X. Lewis, j. f. Kelly, Simon ia
cobs and p. J. Brophy signed aflidavIts
which related that Mr.. Nixon had applied
TO them Tor employment and that they
had none for him and that he thea tried
to borrow money, which was refused him.
A. w. Barnard and /. 4. Mcdonald also
made affidavit that he tried to borrow
money from them and that they would
not let him have 1t. Owing to the fact
that one of the lawyers in the case
claimed to be busy in the United States
court, the hearing on the matter was con-
tinued for another week.
In the messenger company receivership
case Judge Speer made an order for the
payment of an S3i pote.
The defaults of +. l.. Grandy, Patrick
Murray and L. +. Dunckel were entered
in the case of Timothy Murray against
George II. Casey and others.
In the suit of James A. Murray against
Henry Oleson and others tor "A SAFE and
partltIon of the Tiger lode claim in indie
prudence district, the defaults of the de-
PENDANTS were ente red.
In the case of w. j. Whitney against |
w. L. Co5ban Judge Mediation gave judg- !
lilthA lOT tue LOT COW anu COStSs !
and in the case of Rubel q Penglase /
against j. H. Smith ct al. judgment was !
given the defendants for costs.
In the Gross insurance case the demur- |
rers were overruled. i
Receiver Boland. in the mining lease |
case OF Moran and others against j. A. |
Talbot and others, to-day filed an addi- |
tional bond of SO 100, which was approved |
by the court.
The injunction case of the county
against Andrew Guilty and others VINO
attempted TO obstruct the Dublin guIch,.t
county road, was dismissed this afternoon
on motion of the county attorney, the !
trouble having been settled.
Paul Vineyard convicted and sentenced
TO one year in the penitentiary for forgery,
failed to furnish the bond on appeal fixed
by the court, and Judge Speer this morn
ing instructed the sheriff to take the
prisoner TO the penitentiary.
In the beer hall cases against McGinns
and Hanson, Judge Speer overruled the
motion TO quasb the information and the
defendants were given until next Tuesday
10 plead. A similar motion in the state
case against c. A. Johnson was overruled
and a demurrer in the case set for hearing
next Saturday.
Conley and Dillon, the robbers. this
morning entered pleas of not guilty and
heir trial was set for April 3.
Tho Richardson Drug company of
omaha to-day commenced an action
against Ferdinand Sands to recover ludg-
nent for Slab o., n balance claimed 10 be
lue since July l, 1892.