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Special Dispatch 70 the Standard.
DEER LODGE, April 1s.--Tho case Of the
Miners Lumber company, of which NJ. j.
Connell of Butte is president, against
Beckstead & Hahn, wherein the plaintiffs
sought to recover s., 800, alleged to have
been overpaid on lumber contract, was
given to the jury at 3 o'clock yesterday. In
half an hour three-fourths Of the jury had
concurred in q verdict, finding the issues
all In favor of the defendants, which
verdict gives general satisfaction as at no
time during the trial did it appear that
the lumber company had any merit in
their case.
The next case called was that Of Marco
Yuscovich against John j. Denniff, Mary
M. Denniff, Thomas Moreau, John Rich
ards, Henry LaBellc and David Rose
borough, for forcible entry and detainer.
Ibis case was brought up from Justice
fox's court in Anaconda on appeal, where
the defendants had obtained q Judgment.
This case was tried before jury, and the
evidence introduced showed that the de-
PENDANTS had with axes and clubs. en-
tered upon the lands held in peacsable
possession by Marco Vuscovick and had
driven him off said lands. The verdict of
the jury in this case is as follows: Two
the jury find for the plaintiff and that the
defendants John j. Denniff, Mary NJ.
Denniff, Thomas Moreau. John Richards,
Henry LaBelle and David Roseborough
are guilty of the allegations of the COM
plant, and that the monthly rents and
profits of the premises mentioned In the
complaint are SIS, and we assess and find
Tor plaintiff the sum of 81 for waste and
injury committed upon said premises by
said defendants. j. X. Uhi, foreman"
Rodgers, Trippet and O'Bannon repre-
sented the plaintiff and j. H. Duffy and
c. M. Sawyer, the defendants.
The case of the state against Frank
O'Neill was taken up Immediately after
the disposition of the land case, before
the following jury: William Stiner, Jack
Clague, A. ID. Peck, James S. Ball, L. p.
Bowen, j. X. Uhl, j. Y. Batterton, ]. Nc
lnery, Z. Miller, I. b. McKinstry, Nels
Hansen and Emerson Sowles. O'NeiIl is
charged with stealing horse from Marco
some time last December and
fleeing from the state. He was caught in
Utah and held by United States Marshal
Brigham of Salt Lake city, awaiting re-
QUESTION papers from the governor of
Montana. In the meantime O'Neill had
broken Jail at vernall, Utah, where he was
confined and had travelled 80 miles, but
was recaptured by the Utah authorities
and turned over to Sheriff Fitzpatrick,
who brought him back to Deer Lodge
county for trial. He testified on the stand
to-day that he did not steal the horse but
had purchased him of Marco and paid for
him in hay and labor performed on his
ranch, and that he had worked the horse
IN the neighborhood for several days be-
fore leaving for Utah. This testimony
was partly corroborated by his witnesses
and fatty contradicted by the witnesses
FOR the state. The evidence is all in and
the court took an adjournment till |
o'clock tomorrow, when the arguments
will be made. County Attorney Trippett |
IS assisted by w. b. Rodgers in the prose- |
sutton and j. II. Duffy is taking care Of |
he defendant.