The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-04
ANACONDA NEWS.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Criminal and Civil Cases Are Set
for Trial.
STRUNZ IS GIVEN A YEAR
Pleads Guilty to Charge of Jail Break
ing-Prisoners Up for Arrangement.
Several Cases Stricken Out.
Probate Matters.

The district court convened for the
January term yesterday morning. The
day was taken up with the calling OF
the criminal and civil calendars. the
arraignment of prisoners on criminal
charges and the hearing of probate
matters appointing administrators
and other business of minor import
ance.
When court convened a bill of sea. So
of Markham & Lannen in the estate of
Luke Finn was allowed A claim of
Larabie Brothers against the estate OF
w. w. Higgins for $2.S96.29 was also
allowed. The final accounting in the
estate of E. S. Mussigbrod was set for
Jan. Is.
All of the prisoners held to the dis
trict court We're then ordered up for
arraignment. John Bergen, charged
with assault in the second degree in
taxing shot or two at another man in
the Northern addition month or so
ago, pleaded not guilty, and he will be
tried Jan. 25. The case of forgery
against Everton j. Patch was set for.
Jan. II. Attorney Thresher of Butte.
who appears for Patch, made a motion
TO quash the indictment, which was
overruled, as was also a demurrer.
Patch then pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
William II. Padgett. one of the men
goods in connection with the Copper
CITY steal, waived the reading of the
information and took statutory time to
plead. The case of the state against
James b. Gnose, on a similar charge,
as that against Padgett was set for
trial Jan. II and Is. County ATTORNEY
Trippet requested that the case against
Scott Galbraith, another man mixed up
in the Copper City robbery, be not set
just at present The court granted the
request. James G.. Allie, still another
of those concerned in the affair." took
statutory time to plead.
Ihe gambling cases against William
u. Weatherill and John d. NNeatherill
were set for trial on Jan. %, and that
against John S. Shannon, upon the
same charge, for Jan. "a. j. w. Strunz,
for breaking Jail. changed his plea of
not guilty to one of guilty, and he was
sentenced by the court to one year in
the penitentiary at hard labor
The prizefighting cases against An
drew King and Edward Santry, who
engaged in little pugilisric pastime
down at Deer Lodge couple of months
ago, We're set for Jan. 10. Nose La
Fontise, John La Fontise and John
Cayanaugh, against whom the recent
grand jury brought indictments for
prizefghting, had their cases set as
follows: Nose La Fontise. Jan. 10;
John Cavanaugh Jan. Is, and John La
Fontise.- Jan. 20. County Attorney Trip
pet explained to the court that he had
not hled an information against Bert
Porter. who was bound over by the
lower court on a charge of grand lar
ceny, because he did not think the evil
dence was sufficient to convict Porter.
The civil calendar was then taken
up The court requested that attorneys
rall for Juries only in cases where there |
was a certainty of their coming up for |
trial. Following is the courts DISPOSE |
ton of the civil matters:
Montana Lumber & Produce companv |
VS.. Sadie j. Brown, stricken from cal |
endar
G. G. Birdseye, ct al, VS.. Alvin Co |
Vey, ct al. stricken from calendar.
Ihaddeus {. Davidson VS.. Robert /
Morrell. stricken from calendar.
George Parrot VS.. b., A d p Rail-
road company, passed for term.
Mary Nelson "a minor) VS.. Sarah A.
Nelson, Administrative, stricken from
calendar
The Mullen Fuel company VS.. Joseph
queen, ct al, stricken from calendar.
Israel Glenn VS.. John w. Moss, passed
'or term.
Claus Oldhaber VS.. j. Z. Carroll com
)any, set for Jan. %.
Walker d Gibbs VS.. Maggie O'Connor.
passed.
Barbara Smith VS. G. T. Smith dis
missed.
James A. Hyde, ct al, VS.. Frank Du-
and, set Jan. II.
William e. Yelverton VS.. c. NJ. Saw
Ter and wife. set Jan. 27.
John Joseph VS.. John Fitzpatrick, ct
H., set Jan. 6.
NJ. :. ASchheim VS.. j. r. Boarman set |
'eb. Z, jury waived.
Henry Neustadter VS.. James A. Hyde.
demurrer set Jan. II.
William Coleman VS.. w. J. Mathews,
al. set for Jan. G.
n. +. Railroad company vs. George
BUM. passed to February term.
j. w. Frush VS.. John J. Walsh. set
or Jan. 90
George Austin VS.. Theo. Ehret, ct al.
ct for Jan. G.
Mary e. Cox VS.. David Shefields. ct
l.. set for Jan. 81.
j. w. Robinson VS.. William Iorenz
IT for Feb. l. N'
II. p. Gilbert VS.. Lee MONTGOMERY
Withdrawn, 10 days to an
wer.
Carr. Ryder & Adams Co VS.. Floyd
laser, ct al. set for Jan. 6. |
Florence Hiets VS.. William Jaepen
Il for Feb. 2. |
Reed VS.. Reed, set for Jan. 81 |
Lunderhand VS.. Turner. set Feb. 3. ]
In the matter of JebDe Cethardt [
salnst Austin G1bbon, a default was | {
ltered and judgment ordered for {
.43 and costs.
Final discharge was ordered entered
the matter of the estate of J. b.
eefe. - r
In the matter of the estates Of Mar
ia h. Marshall and Joseph Marshall