The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-14
BEFORE JUDGE KNOWLES
Cases That Are Up in th, United States
C0uri at Butte.
THERE'S PLENTY OF WORK
In Several Instances the Attorneys
or Their Clients We're Not
Ready for Trial and a Num-
Der of Cases We're Passed.

Butte. March 15.-In the United States
court this morning Judge Knowles set the
case against ID. f. Griffin for trial next
Monday. Griffin is charged with stealing
a large quantity of stamps from the post.
office at Lima. His attorneys, Dan Yam.
cey and John w. Cotter, made a request
to have a number of witnesses subpoe-
naed, for the defense, from Anaconda,
| Dillon and Lima. They said the Witnesses
wanted would testify that the Lima post
Office was often left without any one in
charge and the door open. and that n
stranger shortly after the robbery offered
lot OF stamps for sale TO different par
ties. Griilin claims to have purchased the
stamps, found in his possession, from n
stranger. The court made an order that
the witnesses be subpoenaed at the cost
of the United States.
Tho last case against II. L. Haupt,
charged with using the mails for lottery
purposes, was set for trial on March %. a
week from next Saturday. A demurrer
to the indictment was this morning with
drawn by Attorney Welcome, who said
the defendant was anxious to 60 to trial
on the facts.
In the case against j. p. Wenrich of the
Sunday Mercury, charged with sending OBJ
scene matter through tho mails, n de-
Inurrer 10 the Indictment was set for hear
ing tomorrow morning.
Tho damage case of Hattie Frost against
the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern
Riilroad companies was set for trial next
Tuesday.
On the statement of Thompson Camp
bell that Marco Medin was dangerously
sick, the case against him, in which the
government seeks to recover on the bond
of defaulting marshal of Nevada, was
passed for the present.
On motion OF f. L. Mcbride, Attorney
Dan Yancey was admitted to practice in
the United States court.
In the suit of L. L. Congdon against the
Massachusetts Loan d Trust company
for the foreclosure of a lien on the prop
erty of the Butte Street Railway company,
a demurrer TO the complaint was argued
this morning. Some time ago Cong lon
secured judgment in tho district court
against the street railway company for
S12.6S3 by default. He claimed the
amount to be due for labor, and n
state law makes a judgment for
laDor lien on the property.
As'the MASSACHUSETTS, Loan & Trust COM
pany holds first mortgage on the prop
erty of the railway company, Mr.. Cong
don brought an action i'm tue Unitel States
court to forcclose the lien. Mr.. Welcome
represented the trust company and arJ
gued that the complaint was not good
because the company had not been made
party TO the first action and therefore it's
interests had not been adjudcated. He
also commended that the statute regarding
labor liens dill not include superlntend!
ents or managers, in which capacity
Mr.. Congdon worked for the street rail-
way company. ,..l
Thompson Campbell maintained that
tho statute covered every kind of laborer.
and Judge Knowles said That there was n
supreme court decision TO that effect. Tho
court overrulcd the demurrer and said
that the only question as against the
trust was whether or not the labor had
been performed. The defendant was
given until next Monday to file an an
swer.