Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1897-09-01
DISTRICT COURT.
Proceedings Of the Term. Ending Tuesday.
August 3Ist.---LarseIy Criminal Business.

August sI~st.---LsrseIy Criminal Business.
Court adjourned Tuesday evening,
after a session Of eight days. Crimi-
nal cases occupied nearly all the time
of the session, two cases being con-
tinued (Ayres cas- reported last
week., one found not guilty, two
found guilty by jury and three priso-
ners pleaded guilty: Thefollowingis
a complete report OF proceedings:
State vs.. Albert Winston, assault;
trial by jury and verdict ofnot guilty
returned.
State VS.. j. II. Schneider, grand
larceny; trial by jury, defendant
found guilty and sentence fixed by
jury ut one year in penitentiary.
Kittie Turnblade vs.. John A. Turn
blade, divorce; default of defendant
entered, decree granted plaintiff as
prayed for and custody of three
children given plaintiff.
State vs.. Edward Pagel and John
Bowe, assault in second degree;
separate trails granted. Pagelfound
guilty of assault in third degree by
jury and fined $25. Bowe later
pleaded guilty and his fine was fixed
at the same as that given Pagel.
State VS.. LeGrand Sanders, felony;
trial by jury and defendant found
guilty, fine being fixed at S75. The
charge alleged was the DETACHMENT
of a brand.
State vs.. Seymour Addison, as
sault in second degree; pleaded guilty
to assault in third degree and fined
$25.
State vs. Chester Dean, burglary
in second degree; pleaded guilty to
burglery i'm third degree and SEN
fenced by court to tive and one-half
years in penitentiary.
State VS.. Edward Waters, burglary
in second degree; continued.
Admitted to citizenship: Doler
Brabant, James Shell, Charles j. p.
Bender, Robert Shell, James Wilson,
Joseph Miller, Modesto R~ocheleau,
Henry A. johnson, Carl Lidstrand,
Bartholomew Brown.
Matthew Gunton VS.. W. G.. Nor
man ct al. Default of defendant en-
tered and judgment granted plaintiff
for S2,111.25, $3.50 costs and $25C
attorneys fees.
Chas. Lehman VS.. Lewis Sarchlette
Default OF defendant entered and
judgment granted plaintiff fol
81, Is and $3.50 costs.
Chas. Lehman VS.. Fred Kauzen'
back. Default of defendant entered
and plaintiff granted judgment fol
$1,553.1s and $3.50 costs.
p. Yegen VS.. p. j. Hatton. De
fault of defendant entered and judg'
ment granted plaintiff for $13S.10
$1,000 costs and attorney fees.
Edward L. Mayo VS.. John w
Hopkins. Default of defendant en-
tered and judgment granted plain
tiff for S6lS, $lOS.S0 costs and attor
ney fees.
Application of Judith Presbyterian
church for leave to mortgage prop
erty granted.
In the estate of A. L. Miller, Mary
Marshall, John Toombs, John Crok,
and John Shoales, final account wal
received and administrators dis
charged.
Estate of Alexander III. Fergus
Final account of administrator set
tied and final distribution ordered.
Estate of Benjamin Doolittle
Final account allowed and admins
traitor discharged.
Elizabeth N. Akeley VS.. Willis A
Akeley. Defendant ordered to pa.
plaintiff $50 attorney fees and $25
month during September and Octo
Der.
Ammon-Stivers Mining Co. vs.. W
NJ. Blackford, ct al, damages. Dis
missed on motion of plaintiffs al
torney.
John Simpson vs.. ThOs. G. Cooper
waterright; court awarded plainti
first right to so inches water and d.
PENDANT second right to 200 inches.