The Anaconda standard., 1895-05-14
ROOFING The PAPERS
Attorney Smith Of California on His
"a 80. Annual Hunt.
IS AFTER EVIDENCE
20 Far as He Would Say There
r Was Nothing New About the
Davis Estate Contest
r. Notes Of the Courts.

Butte. May 13.-Joseph seigar pleaded
not guilty TO the charge OF forgery in
Judge Speer's court this morning. Sci
gar Is evidently a slick one. He forged
the name OF William l.. Ledford, a
mining man. to check for some $40.
The check was drawn on the First Ma
uonaI bank and was .cashed at Hen
,nessy's. Seigar surprised the prosecu-
non by coming into court and-claiming
/ that his right name was William l..
/ Ledford. and he evidently expects TO
make that kind of defense and en-
deavor TO get off with the plead that
\ he was guilty only of obtaining money
under false pretenses.
IL Thomas Connors and Robert john
son pleaded not guilty to the charge of
burglary, and John Anderson was ar
raigned on an information charging
him with grand larceny and was given
until Tomorrow to plead. -
/, 1nsJudge Speer's court this morning
the cases of NJ. j. Connell and the
Miners Lumber company against Pat
rick j. Hennessy, were called for trial.
The suits involved a contest between
placer and quartz locations on the prop
ierty comprising the Noyes & Upton
addition. Noyes & Upton secured a
|3placer patent in 1879 and Hennessy To-
Gated a portion of the ground in 1855
under a quartx claim. A suit involv-
ling a portion of the same addition was
tried in Judge McHatton's court few
months ago and was won by the claim
ants under the placer location The
case was taken to the supreme court
and the lower court was affirmed.
When the two cases were called this
n1erning Forbis & Forbis filed supple
mental complaints. in which they
maintained that the questions involved
HAD been adjudicated by the case taken
tosthe supreme court and that further
procecdings were therefore estopped
Shropshire & Burleigh, for the defense,
de1nurfed to the complaint and the
matter was argued for several hours
The court overruled the demurrer and
ordered Judgment for the plaintiffs "a
be entered for possession OF the ground
| In controversy.
HE. Lippmann to-day commenced
| for $275 and interest due on note
given to f. A. Murray on Jan. 2. 1892
and assigned to the plaintiff. An at
tachment was issued.
Thomas Trewin sued w. II. Richard
| son and c. M. Buck for 5000 and inter.
est due on a note dated May .. 1894
| An attachment was issued.
In Judge McHatton's court the case
OF NJ. Davis against Joseph l. Haines
| lex-sheriff of Madison county, was or
trial before jury this forenoon. Some
| time ago Mr.. Haines. as sheriff. levied
on a lot of horses valued at 81 500. and
| upon which Mr.. Davis had a mortgage
| and sold them. Mr., Davis then sued
| the officer for the value OF the horses
| and 81, 900 damages The jury awarded
| him a verdict of $3.50. ..-
\ A default was entered to-day in th'
| divorce case OF Henrietta c. Thorrinl
| against Andrew Thorring. and Johr
Lindsay was appointed to take testi
mony.
In the suit of the city against c. +
| Hawley, the setting of the case wa
| vacated and the plaintiff granted 2
days TO file an amended complaint.
| Lawyer Smith of California, who's
wife is one of the silent claimants o
| the, DAVIS estate. is in the city and TO
| day started on his periodical rootinl
| among the ton or less of papers per
! tanning to the case. Mr.. Smith was lef
! out In the cold when the. other heir
nade1a settlement and II is naturall.
presumed that he is not particular,
| wen pleased with IL.
4rIs there anything new in the Davi
case'r', Lawyer Smith was asked a
he was up TO his arm pits in papers.
son, / don't know" was the an
i swer
rs there likely to be anything new II
aOh. j don't know