Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-10-30
SUPERIOR COURT NEVIS.
Considerable Business Transacted
in the Superior Court.
Case Against Herbert Dismissed
Because of a Technica1ity.

to try the grlst OF crlmlnal cases
awaiting hearing.
The first case tried was that
against VIM. Shearer, who was
charged with assault with intent to
commit rape, the prosecuting wit
ness being Lizzie Smick, aged Is
years. The jury brought in yer.
dict Of simple assault.
Theophilus Smith, arrested and
charged with malicious injury to
freehold, was tried on Wednesday
and acquitted The issue involved
in this was the right of defendant
to use a certain road as public
highway. Last May, DIR, B. h.
Mitchell strung a barbed wire fence
across a road in one OF the fields Of
bis farm two miles east of CoIIaX.
The road had been used by Mr..
Smith for IA number of years as
means of access to and from the
county road, and he promptly cut
the wire. The arrest followed. The
evidence showed that the road had
been used by the pvblic since 1870,
and 10 years use without interrup
ton established 1t as public high-
way.
John Clark entered a plea of
guilty to simple assault, and was
sentenced to three months in the
county Jail. Clark assaulted a
man at Palouse who had refused to
comply with request for aims.
Herbert. the alleged horse thief
who has been in the county jail
awaiting trial for some time, won
a point Thursday. when the case
was dismissed tpc-rnotior offiTjs-ae--
torney. The Information charged
Herbert with having stolen
horse v while all The evidence in
the trial went TO show thai the an
ima stolen was "gelding." Her
bert's attorney raised the point, and
the case waP dismissed on the
technicality. Herbert was not freed,
however. but Was held under $1,000
bonds till new information, charg
ing him with stealing geIdlng,
could be prepared.
Han & Easson Co. VS. J. W. Warner
ct al. bond for garnishment.
Aaron Kuhn VS. Nordyke & Mcclure,
order of default.
Aaron Kuhn VS. J. P. Neiarta ct al,
Judgment.
First National Bank OF Tchoa vs. Mar
tina Collins ct al decree.
Julius Lippitt vs. David W. Benton,
order OF default and decree of foreclosure.
The Exchange National Bank OF Spo-
kane VS. F. NJ. Busbey ct al, judgment.
VIM. Casper VS. Ensign II. Stratton ct
al, order appointing A. G. Routhe guar
dian ad lltem.
First National Bank Of Pullman vs. r.
L. Hatley, assignment.
John A. Lyons vs. Charles Daggett ct
al, order Ol dismissal.
PROBATE MATTERS.
Estate of J. p. Wells, order Of family
allowance ard order to compromise
debts. rp
Estate Of Victor HextQr, letters OF adj
ministration and bond filed.
Guardianship OF Jennie Maud Ken
noyer, decree confirming sale.
Estate OF Louis Thoney, hearing ON
petition for appointment Of TheoPilus
Thoney as administrator set for hearing
for Monday, November 8, at 10 o'clock
III.
Estate OF James Mcguire, order dis
pensine with appraisement OF estate.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Hall q Easson Company vs. Cearles
Kalousc, punishment.
w. f. Burel, trustee, vs Lewis A Dr-
bois ct al, foreclosure.
l.. Stinson VS. Henry Cook and f. NJ.
Kendall, accounting.
The Spokane & Eastern Trust com
pany ys John Prentice, promissory note.
The Spokane & Eastern Trust Com
psny VS. n. ". Maeee, garnishment
s. r. Glen vs K. l.. Nottingham and /
George Comegys, appeal from justice .
court.
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