The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-10
CRACKED THE SAFE.
Burglars 20 a Successful Job in a
Helena Store.
THEY GET AWAY WITH 500
Opinions of the Supreme Court bv
Which Nine Cases Are Dis
posed of - One From
Deer Lodge.
HEY GET AWAY WITH 500

: Special Dispatch to the Standard.
/ Helena, March 9.-Burglars cracked
I the safe in the store of Douglass.
I Stubs & Co, near the Northern Paci-
/ fic depot late last night or this morn
! ing, getting away with $160. The
thieves first drilled into the combina-
ton lock. filed it with powder and ex-
ploded IL with a fuse. The safe is ruin
ed. the door being cracked and the lock
and inside plates blown to pieces. 1t is
believed the explosion occurred at IL 80
O'Clock, that being the time when the
policeman on that beat is at the depot
to meet the eastbound passenger. The
burglars left no clew as to their iden-
ttty. The police have been searching
for some trace of them all day, but as
yet have arrested no suspects.
The supreme court to-day heard ar
guments in Bill Gays appeal Cob w.
f. Sanders and Lewis Penwell appear
ed for Gay and Attorney General Has
kell and Ella Knowles Haskell, assist
ant attorney general, represented the
state. The argument lasted three hours
and half. The supreme court to-day
returned opinions in the following
cases: State vs. Edward j. O.Rrien.
from Cascade. O'Brien was indicted
for murder in the first degree and was
convicted of manslaughter. He killed
Frank Bixby with a rifle Aug. IS, 1895.
O'Brien alleged self-defense Judgment
is reversed on errors of the court, with
directions to grant a new trial. Opin-
ion by Justice Hunt. ftt
Steven Severson, respondent, VS.. BIZ
Metallic company, appellant: from
Granite county. Severson brought suit
against the company for wages alleged
to be due for services performed as su-
perintendent. A motion for non-suit
was sustained, but the plaintiffs mo-
tion for a new trial was granted The
lie a firDnad nnfp h.,
Dewitt
Edward Paget, appellant, vs. the
board of county commissioners of Fer
gus county. Paget commenced suit in
June, 1894. to enJoin the defendants
from opening a road across his land
A temporary injunction was secured,
which was afterwards set aside From |
the order dissolving the Injunction.
Paget appealed. The supreme court re-
verses the order dissolving the injunc- |
ton. Opinion by Chief Justice Penn
berton.
John Y. Wiggin, respondent, VS.. Ben |
lamin j. Fine, appellant; from Silver
Bow. This action was brought to OBJ
tain an accounting and dissolution of
partnership. Wiggin obtained judg-
nent, which was subsequently modi-
he'd. Fines motion for a new trial was
overruled and an appeal was taken
The supreme court reverses the judg-
hSil anu TeIlldHuS the case. opinion |
Oy Justice Hunt
I. c. Power & Co., respondents, VS.
Julian f. Burd ct al, appellants; from
Teton county. The plaintiffs obtained
Judgment against the defendants for
4,547F, which was partially satisfied
~ the sale of mortgaged property An
Xecution was issued on the deficiency
Judgment, and levied on real estate i'm
controversy which Burd claimed as a |
homestead The plaintiff obtained
Judgment which is affirmed Opinion
" Chief Justice Pemberton.
Charles :. Marsh, appellant VS.. T. NJ
lorgan, respondent. Marsh brought
ction to recover $23440 for services
erformed. He obtained Judgment for
1888, an amount rendered by the de-
endant before trial, but appealed
Judgment is affirmed.
Willard Bennett, appellant, VS.. S. ].
respondent. Bennett sued to
ecover on three promissory notes. The.
lry found for the defendant and judg-
lent was entered accordingly. The '
upreme court affirms the Judgment
j. II. Getting, respondent, VS.. ]. F. !
buchanan. appellant; from Deer Lodge I
ounty. The defendant appeals from I
ne Judgment of 500, entered against q
i'm by default and also from an order
court refusing to open the default :
he supreme court affirms the judg- 9
tent and order of the lower court.
pinion by Justice Dewitt. I