The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-20
HARDNESS DOESN'T GO
Judge Henry Approves Of the Proceed
to-BusinesS Plan.
SUES HER OLD BENEFACTOR
Strange Things occur Sometimes
After Co-PartnershIp Is
Formed-The Big Circus
Fake-LocaI Briefs.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
LIVINGSTON, April 1s.-The other day
in the district court Attorney A. p. Stark
had things all his own way with a jury for
q short time. When court opened he was
the only member of the bar present. A
case had been set for trial and Judge
Frank Henry, who has made an enviable
record for the expeditions manner in
which he conducts the business of the
district court, ordered tho case TO pro.
coed, Notwithstanding the fact that she
attorneys on one side of the case wero abb
sent. The talesmen were called and in
terrogated by Attorney Stark. All made
satisfactory answers. This being through
with, and the attorneys being still absent,
Judge Henry inquired of Mr.. Stark If he
was suited with the 12 good men and true.
The question was answered in the affirm
alive and Judge Henry ordered the jury
sworn and told Attorney Stark to proceed,
stating that he was there for the purpose
of transacting business; that the county
was paying at the rate Of S72 per day for
petit jury, and that he did not feel justi.
fed in keeping "A men idle ut the expense
of the county for the accommodation of
the tardy practitioners in his court. Mr..
Stark was perfectly satisfied to proceed
with the case and the work OF taking tes-
timony was begun. He had nearly finished
with the first witness when the attorneys
for the other side came in on the run.
The case of Leopoldine Boyd against
Joseph LaBrie took up the time of the
district court on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday OF this week. Col. w. L. SAM
ders OF Helena, assisted by Attorney John
I. Smith OF this city, appeared for the
plaintiff, while the defense was cons
Quoted by Messrs. Campbell q Stark of
this city. Considerable interest was cen.
tered in the trial of the case on account
of the part which the "war horse" played
in the proceedings. The colonel has lost
none of his scathing sarcasm and he
made lots OF fun for the court, jury and
spectators by his frequent thrusts at the
attorneys on the other side. He didn't
get much the best of Mr.. Campbell, how
ever, until he arose to close the arguments
to the jury. Then he turned himself
loose and gave the highly interested audi
ence fair sample OF "Sanderism."
The case was instituted originally in the
district court of Lewis and Clarke county,
but by common consent of both parties
was transferred to this county. The
plaintiff, Mrs. Boyd, brought the suit to
recover the sum of 81 $50, alleged to be
domestic in Mr.. La Brie's family. 1t APP
peared from the evidence that the defend
ant is brother-in-law of the plaintiff and
q prominent sheep man of tho Mussel-
shell, in Meagher county. He is well
known i'm Bohemian and Helenn, whero no
resided for n number of years. In lSS3he
sent TO Chicago for his sister-in-lAw, then
Miss Burke, furnishing her with transport
tation. Miss Burke spent seven years in
the La Brle family and was regarded not
as a domestic-although sho assisted in
the housework-bat rather as a member
of the household of which her sister was
tho mistress. She received no wages, but
whenever shc needed anything II was fur
nished her. At ;he end of the seven years
she married Mr.. Boyd, who subsequently
became interested with Mr.. In Brie in the
sheep business. Last summer tho two
brothers-in-law had falling out and Mr..
La Brie sued Mr.. Boyd for tho purpose of
collecting the sum Of S., 900, alleged TO DO
due on a note. Mrs. Boyd then stepped
in and claimed that Mr.. La Brie owed her
s., $50 in payment for services rendered in
the SOS for himself and family. Mr.. La
Brio told his sister-in-law that he didn't
owe her anything; that he had provided
her a good home for seven years, and
asked her II she had expected pay for be-
ing taken care of why she had never said
anything about IL before.
The jury was out all night and this
morning rendered n compromise verdict,
giving Mrs. Boyd judgment for 500 and
costs.
At the last regular meeting of Yellow
stone Lodge No. 10, Knights of Pythias. IL
was decided to incorporate the lodge for
the purposes of enabling the association