The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-08
UNITED STATES COURT
A Number of Cases Set for the
April Term.
CALENDAR ARRANGED
The Court Listened to Arguments In the
Injunction Proceedings OF the Boe-
ton q Montana vs. Montana
Ore Purchasing Company.

Helena, April THE April term Of the
United States circuit and district court
for this division commenced today. Judge
Knowles set a number of cases for trial.
partially arranging the calendar. A num-
Der of cases had to he passed on account
of absence of attorneys: these VIII be
set at a later date. Tomorrow the grand
jury will be drawn, returnatle some time
next week. The petit jury will prob
ably not be drawn until the end of the
month, as the first trial case Is set for
May 2. This is the United States versus
Charles T.. Eschbaugh, under Indictment
for embezzlement and false entry in con-
nection with the suspended Philipsburg
bank.
These cases were set for trial In the
district court: United States versus e.
H.. Eschbaugh. May.2. United States
versus b. a. NJ. Commercial
May 81 In the circuit court these were
set: United States versus Joe Hamilton,
May g. County commissioners versus
Anderson, May 20. Lillian Beck versus
Supreme Lodge X. of p, May II. EN-
pire State Mining company versus Nc
Gregor ct al. May IL. Fish versus North
ern Pacific Railway company, May Is.
Silver Mining company versus Con. Sill
yer Crown company, April Z.
The following cases were assigned on
the law calendar: Hanchild versus Or
man. April 8. Omaha Smelter versus
Briscoe ct al. April ~. Sanders versus
Graves, April :. Cruise versus McAuley,
April II. Mcnamara & Barlow versus
Home Land company, April II. Howell
versus johnson, April Is. Porter versus
Western Ranches. May 20. County COM
missioners versus Ashworth. May 20.
On the motion calendar these were set
today: United States versus Nesbitt,
April 8. A. Eaum versus Deegan, April
3. Mills versus Schweitzer, April 3. Miller
versus Piedmont, April Q. The motion I'm
the Nesbitt case is for a reduction of SEN
tence. He Is now i'm the penitentiary for
shortage as postmaster at Bozeman.
The court listened TO arguments nearly
all day In the injunction proceedings Of
the Boston and Montana versus the Mon
tana Ore Purchasing company. to re-
strain the latter from extracting ore from
the Pennsylvania mine in Butte pend
ing the determination of a suit over the
matter. This injunction was carried over
to the circuit court of appeals once. and
Judge Knowles reversed. The Boston
and Montana was permitted to amend its
complaint. and March rs last the court
issued another injunction. returnable to-
day. at which time the defendants had to
show cause why il should not be made
permanent. Arguments were heard to
that effect, also upon a motion filed by
the defendants to dismiss the injunction.
upon the ground that the matters at is
sue do not involve any federal question
or the construction of any statute or law
of United States. and that the court has
no Jurisdiction. j. w. Forbis represented
the Boston and Montana. and j. j. Nc
Hatton appeared for the Montana Ore
Purchasing company. Judge Knowles
reserved his opinion.
The duties of the coming grand jury
were lessened to the extent of one case.
the United States versus William Blanks.
a colored soldier. accused of selling
whiskey to Indians. He was bound over
February IL last. and since then has been
in the ounty jail here. He belongs to
the T~wenty-ifth Infantry that is soon
to leave for the South. and representa-
ions being made to District Attorney
Rodgers that IL would be very convenient
to have the man go along with the rest
Of the soldiers. the charge was with
drawn, and the court dismissed Blanks.