The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-18
SEEKERS AFTER JUSTICE
People Who are Demanding Re-
dress for Their Troubles.
ELIZA DIDN'T GET ANY
The Jury Finds a Verdict for Catherine
The Case of Cora Ramsey, Who Kept
the Elwood Cafe. Is Now on
Trial Before Judge Lindsay.

on Monday Judge Clancy heard the
case of Frank Call. charged with vio-
lating the license ordinance by running
an express wagon between Butte and
walkcrviIle without a license. Call was
fined $40. and paid the sum To the clerk
of the court. Yesterday city Attorney
Dewolfe secured an order from Judge
Clancy on the clerk of the cou;t, direct
ing him to pay the SO into the city
treasury. AS there are three or four
conflicting sections In the codes in re-
gard to moneys received by the clerk
of the district court. Mr.. Clark turned
the SO in question owe To the county
treasurer. and will let the city TAX
legal steps to recover IL. or at least to
have the question settled.
The forenoon and a portion of the az
terncon session yesterday in Judge
Lindsay's court was occupied with the
case of Eliza NJ. Codding vs.. Catherine
Evans. The suit was Tor $40 damages
claimed by plaintiff for alleged hreach
of contract on the part of the defend
ant i'm failing to carry out the terms
of a lease entered into for a certain
lodging house on Lower Montana street.
The testimony for the plaintiff was
submitted Monday. Yesterday the eN-
idence for the defendant was given by
Mrs. Evans. Joseph Jerry nd George
Peoples. The case was argued by
counsel. and submitted to the jury
about ESQ o'clock. After being out for
two hours the jury returned a verdict
as follows:
I'VE. the jury in tho above entitled
action. find a verdict herein In favor OF
the defendant. Catherine Evans. and
against the plaintin. T.. NJ. Coddlng,
for costs of this action
The next case called was that OF
Cora T.. Ramsay VS.. u. III. Burns. JUS
tice Of the peace Alexander Rogers,
special constable. p. J.. Brophy. Adolf
Reichle and Haskell Asgood, as sureties
on the bond of Burns. The suit Is for
damages for illegal seizure of property
and alleged false imprisonment. The
complaint alleges tina; in July. 1897. the
plaintiff was the proprietor of the I'll
wood cafe. on East Park street: that
at the instance of the B~eaveThead Meat
Burns issued an attachment,
and il was served by Rogers, who I'M
lawfully seized and closed 1t up and
forcibly kept the shop closed. destroyed
the furniture and restrained her of her
liberty: that al tho time her business
was worth 500 per day. and by rea
son of the closing up she was damaged
i'm the sum OF 81 900: that Rogers seized
p~erisbabIe goods of the value of $3.50
and that Burns and Rogers drank wine
and smoked cigars nf the value OF 800
She alleges that at the tlmc there was
"a mortgage on the premises Tor s2,loo
She further states that on August .
1897. Rogers withdrew and surrendereo
the premises to her. That by reason
of the attachment two other suits were
brought against her 20 the damage ~
her credit and business reputation II
the sum of 81 900. She further alleEc'
that by reason OF the false imprisnn
ment TO which she was subjected sh'
was amaged in the sum of $4,000, 70
all of which sums she demands judg
ment. when the jury in the Codding
Evans case went out the work or en-
panelling a jury i'm this case was nc
gun. but tho panel Was u
there were only.ll men I'm the box. AM
there were seven peremptory challenge
vet to be made. A recess was thel
taken until the other jury came int
court. when the labor was resumed. am
at $50 the IL men had been selected an
sworn. and court adjourned until TIL
morning.