The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-08
THINNING THEM OUT
Judge Speer'S Jury Has an Eye on
the Criminals.
TO-DAY'S COURT CALENDAR
George F. Beck Excused-Defend-
ants Answer Barbara Horst
Heinze-Ereen suit Dismissed
administrators Petition.

Judge Speer announced yesterda =
| that he would call the criminal calen-
dar this morning, and made an order
| that Frank Collier, Eugene Sullivan
and John Hooper, charged with as
sault In the first degree, appear I'm
! court to have their cases set. Silas
! Newberger. charged with unlawfullv
| engaging In the ticket brokers' bust
| ness, was also ordered to appear
Judge Speer has a jury of whom the
criminal element seem to be as much in
FEAR as they are of the judge himself,
ana the county Jail will probably soon
be emptied of criminals again.
George +. Beck was yesterday ex
cused from further jury duty, Judge
Speer stating that he had found Beck
TO be wholly incompetent as a Juror.
II. q. Pagan, Con Shea, William
Brown and Others, against whom Mrs.
barbara Horst recently commenced
SUITS 10 eject THE defendants from GER
tain portions of the Hesperus lode
yesterday filed their answer in court
ana deny that the plaintiff is or ever
was the owner of the ground i'm CON
troversy. They allege that they ara
the grantors Of the original placer
patentees and that they have been in
open and notorious possession of the
ground since Jan. 10. 1891 and have
held 1t adverse TO the plaintiff and the
government of the United States. II
is DREADED by the defendants that the
action against them is barred by the
statute of limitations.
william Mauser, another defendant
nied an answer denying that he was
ever in possession of any portion of
the ground in question or that he
makes any claim TO It.
Ut. i. j. Murray brought s1Iit
- ATaf II,.Tv,,
the estate OF Herman II. Helms. de-
ceased. for Sl,194.35. claimed to be due
Tor medical attendance furnished
Helms during his lifetime. The hin
was presented TO the Administrative.
but she allowed only $442I5 on IT,
An amended complaint was yester-
day filed in the case of the Billings /
Frank "
The case OF F. Aug. Heinze against
James Breen, which was Commenced .
Dn Thursday, was ordered dismissed
yesterday as settled
Inc administrator Of the estate Of
Emma Schlordt. deceased, petitioned
ne court for permission to sell the es
ateis nth interest in the Henry Joda
mining claim. The b. a. & p owns
he other four-fifths and the adminis-
rator relates that he has received a
;ood offer for the property, which has
'een appraised at $780,
Judge Mediation will hold co1,rt t1is
AFTERNOON and will call the trial calep-
iar. The following matters are set for
learlng: Estate Of James NJ Morgan.
'etllon Tor leave TO compromise suit: |
state of Timothy II. Carbey. pefifion
or letters Of administration: estate
7 sarah McGary, confirmation of sale
Il real estate; estate Of James A. Pr
,er' petition for Letters of adnfnistra-
"a q Of 10. Dbl l
o require ADMINISTRATIVE TO give addi-
lonal bond; estate Of Patrick McCar-
NY petition for letters Of adminiytra-
ION; state ex rel J. A Shields VS.. s
l. Almon, j. T., writ Of review.
haries Bergstrand vs.. Sophia Berg
rama, motion for alimony pendente
|. l.. Frank ct al, demurrer. CenffraJ,
.aveli ct al VS.. John Devlin, plaint-
rs proofs; NJ. J. McCune VS. TT T
rank demurrer; John Eakins VS.. IT
/. FRANK ct al, demurrer Of II. T.
rank. L.