The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-07
MADE A PLEA OF GUILTY
Galloway Sentenced to One Year
in the Pen.
WAS CLEVERLY TRAPPED
1t Is Said That He Has Quite . Reputa-
ton for Crooked Work-Six Civil
Cases Disposed OF by
Judge Lindsay.

at't . h'o
mind. and when his case was called
for trial i'm Judge Ciancy's court yes
terday morning he announced his de-
sire to enter a plea of guilty to the
charge of forgery. He was permitted
to do so. and his attorney. ]. l..
Wines. made a plea to the court for
leniency. He said Galloway was In
i'll health and subject to fits. Judge
Clancy then sentenced the fellow to
one year in the penitentiary. The
crime with which he was charged was
committed by him In forging a note.
or rather making a duplicate of N he
had given Mrs. a. Minger for 800 and
forging her Endorsement on IL as paid
after he had learned that the original
note had been destroyed by fire. He
made the mistake of taking "A viank
note which bore a water mark and
date long subsequent to the date of
the note and the evidence of the for
gerry was too plain against him.
Galloway. according to information
in the possession OF the sheriff and
county attorney. has a considerable
reputation for crooked work. He came
to Butte from Walla Walla a year or
more ago and started up in business
as a druggist. but he Immediately got
into trouble with the state board of
pharmacists for dispensing drugs
without a permit or license, and they
never let up on him.
A letter received from a prominent
citizen and official of Walla Walla says
Galloway is of the sleekest and
most cunning rascals that ever went
unhung, that he claimed to be a drug
gist, but knows no more about the
business than a government mule
Judge Lindsay disposed of six civil
cases yesterday and caught up with
his calendar again. The case of the
First National bank against Thomas
O'Rourke was the first called for trial
yesterday morning. 1t was a suit on a
note and to foreclose a mortgage. and
was tried before a jury. At the con-
clusion of the testimony the court in
structed the jury to return a verdict
for the bank for $4.035.62. which was
done. The plaintiff was also given
judgment for a $3.50 attorney fee.
A suit of T. O. Miles against Peter
f.. Frisk was partly tried. but at the
conclusion of the PLAINTIFFS case the
court sustained a motion for a non
suit. Miles had sued for a team of
horses on a claim n delivery action.
At the conclusion of the Miles risk
case. that of William Wilson against
III IA dtobt u oii@a " tho
but the plaintiff was not on hand and
the case was dismissed for want of
prosecution.
The suit of II. j. Blume against
James w. Hedley was dismissed on
motion of the plaintiff. each party to
pay its own costs.
The case of o. l.. Baer against
George lockwood was settled by stip-
u~lation. "A Judgment being given the
plaintiff for s109.
In the case of Samson Beers against
Lieneman & Schmidt a stay of execu-
ton was granted for 10 days upon the
defendants filing a bond In the sum OF
81. 500.
The following matters are set for
hearing in Judge Lindsay's depart
ment of the court this afternoon:
Estate of elizabeth Bancroft: settle
ment final account.
Estate of o. A.. Flanders; testimony
on amended account.
Estate Of Mamie Rogers, minor; CT
tation. motion to dismiss petition and
contest.
Estate of O'Shea minors: petition for
letters.
Ludwig Streicher ct al. VS.. James A.
Murray; demurrer.
Mabel Ludwig VS.. Henry Ludwig;
plaintiffs proofs.
F1rSt NatlOndl bdIk VI butte vs..
Twin City-Butte Manufacturing CON-
pany: demurrer.
City of Butte VS.. Thomas II. Kinds:
demurrer.
A. A. Lasker VS.. John O'Rourke; de-
murrer 20 answer.
Montana Ore Purchasing company
VS.. Butte & Boston Consolidated Min
ing company ct al: demurrer.
Montana Lumber and Manufacturing
company ct al. VS.. John IL. Bottego ct
al: motion for judgment.
State. ex rel. $. J. Reynolds. VS.. r
j. Laurandeau. justice Of the peace;
motion to quash writ.
Nora Finch yesterday commenced
a suit for divorce against her husband
Loren Finch. on the grounds Of deser-
ton and non-support. They were mar
ried at Bozeman. ON April %, 1895. or
Nov. Il. 1896. the defendant left tho
plaintiff against her will and has ever
since lived separate and apart from
her and has contributed nothing to-
ward her support. h asks to have
her maiden name. Nora Hunter. re-
stored to her.
The following matters are on Judge
Clancy's calendar for hearing thi.
morning:
Sarah Bush VS.. Alvin Bush; plain
TN : Proofs.
James Davidson VS.. T. A. Largey et
al: plaintiffs proofs.
State of Montana VS.. James Casey,
motion for "A new trial.
Knickerbocker Ice company VS.. II. T.
Jacobs; motion tn strike.
]. A. Elliott ct al. vs.. Mildred ]
Caldwell: motion To dissolve attach
ment.
Harry Adler vs.. NJ. Meyer: motor
for security costs.
Milton ]. Whitney W.. Andrew III.
shar: order TO show cause why re
straining order should not be made
permanent.
Minnie Gill VS. Joseph II. Gill: de-
murrer.
Lyman b. Hall. an attorney from
California. was yesterday admitted Il
practice in the district court by Judge
Lindsay on motion of Robert Mcbride