The Anaconda standard., 1895-03-27
MORE INDICTMENTS.
Tho GRIND Jury Makes Final Report and
IL Discharged

Tho GRIND Jury Makes Final Report and
Is Di.charged
BUTTE. March 26.-The United States
grand jury returned three more indIc;'
ments this morning and then announced
they were through with their work and
were discharged by Judge Knowles. They
made no written report. Two of he in
diciments were against c. +. Nelson and
Sandford w. Currier, the counterfeiters.
The ind dictment against Nelson contained
but one charge, that of having in his pos
session certain dies and molds designed
for coming SO and 81 pieces.
The indictment against Currier contains
four counts, the first charging that on the
23d of last November he had in his pos
session certain dies and molds designed
for counterfeiting $40 and 81 pieces. The
second count charged that on or about
the same date he made number of SO
pieces. The third connt alleges that on
November % he had in his possession five
$40 counterfeit coins aud the fourth count
charges him with making the dies and
molds from which the couuterfeits were
made. 1t is alleged that he made the dies
about tue first Of November.
The third indictment was not made pub
lie, as the party is not in the city, but il is
understood to be in the counterfeiting
nesses are endorsed upon the indict-
ments. Nelson and Currier were ar
raigned before Judge Knowles this after
noon and both answered that their true
names were as charged. John Lindsay
appeared as attorney for Nelson and John
Il. Baldwin for Currier. They were
granted until tomorrow afternoon to
plead. 'aH
In Judge Speer's department of the dis
trict court today the case of the Kent
Mercantile Co. against Fisher, Wiley *
Co. was tried before jury. The plaintiffs
are produce dealers in Lakota, y. d., and
shipped to the defendants in Butte during
Juno and duly. 1888, quantity of butter
and eggs amounting to S495. upon which
there was due a balance of S495. The de-
PENDANTS claimed that the goods were
consigned to them to be sold on commits
sion and that they were in bad order aud
brought low prices. There was only SO
due the plaintiffs, which was orlercd aud
refused. The defendants tried to show
that the goods were in bad order. but the
plaintiffs claimed that having received the
merchandise once every week or two and
having never made any complaint or OBJ
lection, but had received and sold the
COOL swIthout complaint, theldefendants
could not now bring in "a claim that such
goods were bad or worth less than the
price billed at. The court sustained the
objection of the plaintiff and the defense
had nothing else to stand on. Tho court
then sustained motion to instruct the
jury to find a verdict for the plaintiff,
which was done in the sum of S5l3.72. 80
The case of Hoge, Brownlee q Co.
against Chauvin-Fant and the case of the
National Parlor Furniture company
against the same defendants were dis
missed without prejudice. 80
In the case of George II. Tong against
William Rutledge and others, the default
of Allie Zorne was entered.
The court made an order appointing
Forbis q Forbis as attorneys for the re-
cever of the Messenger company.
Judge Mediation held a short session of
court this morning, but transacted little
business. Tomorrow will be the last trial
day of the term in Department /.