The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-14
Mr.. JACOBS 7UMBLED
He Says the Progress Club Members
Flim-Flammed Him.
HIS TWO-BIT BILL SETTLED
A Judgment for IS Cents Charged
Up Against Him-Ida Says Adam
Doesn't Go Into Details Far
Enough to Suit Her.
HIS TWO-BIT BILL SETTLED

Judge Mediation disposed of a num-
Der of appeal cases yesterday, among
the lot being a suit of H. L. Frank
against 1. NJ. Jacobs for s1o25. alleged
to have been due the Progress club by
Mr. Jacobs. Ten dollars was owing for
dues and rs cents for merchandise, 9TH
erwise designated as drinks. Several
witnesses testified as to the correctness
of the account. and produced the club
books to show that Mr.. Jacobs was
charged for that amount Jacobs de-
MED that he was ever a member of
the club and said he had never applied
for membership and never had any in
timation that he had been elected. He
testified that one day Mr. Frank invit-
ed him up to the club rooms and ne
found a poker game In progress and
took a hand. 1t took him no time TO
lose $3.50, which he paid like man. He
went up several times after that and
lost several hundred dollars and then
took a drop on himself and asked the
steward for his account, and paid him
$3.50 in full. II told him that / wanted
nothing to do with a sure-thing game,
and did not want to belong to an outfit
that robbed a man." said Mr.. Jacobs.
What did you mean by that?" asked
his attorney, Mr.. Mattison.
just robbed fellow" replied Jacobs.
Judge Mediation said there was no
evidence to show that Jacobs had been
a member of the club or that he owed
the $40 for dues, and he therefore gave
the plaintiff judgment for rs cents, the
value of the merchandise" purchased
and used by Mr.. Jacobs.
The case of Madame Lamont against
p. B. Phillips and c. c. Phillips, was
| tried before a jury and resulted in a
| verdict for the plaintiff for 1910. The
| suit was for wages due as nurse. and
| the defendant, a pawnbroker, tried to
make the plaintiff take $40 watch in
| payment. She claimed that when she
| issued an attachment the watch was
accepted in payment of the claim, but
| the officer who took ii said the watch
| was taken only as security for the re-
lease of the attachment.
| In the case of l.. NJ. Curtis against
4 Thomas Coombs, a verdict was given
| the defendant; also in the case of An
dro Michael against Fred Gefig.
| The suit of ]. w. Gilligan against j.
A. Shields was dismissed, and an ac-
ton for a writ of review was instituted
| by the defendant against A. II. Almon
justice of peace. 1t is alleged that In
the suit of Gilligan against Shields, In
| Almon's court, no summons was evel
served on the defendant, although q
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return of personal service and a default
Judgment for $12405 was taken againsi
the defendant A writ of review wa:
issued and will be heard next Satur'
day.
Stephen and Louise Benjamin hav,
settled their troubles and his suit L
recover a lot of property which he al
legged his wife obtained from hin
fraudulently was yesterday dismissed
as settled
Ida Farrady yesterday filed a demur
rer to the suit for divorce brough
against her by old Adam. She demurr
on the ground that his charges o
adultery are not specific enough ant
are too general in their nature. Sh'
demands more particulars, minor de
tails, facts. figures and dates.
p. S. Hughes brought an actor
against James c. Twohy and j. r
Toole for $S66.S5 alleged to be due hin
for teams and carts furnished for tn
building of the B., A. & p. railroad.