The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-30
THEY PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Meesrs. Booth and Wines AK.
ious for Speedy Trial.
Mr.. WILSON Is LUCKY
He Receives Only Two Years Imprison.
ment for Shooting Mr.. Jones' Arm
On-Otber Business Trans
acted in the Courts.

Z. S. Booth and Melvin L. Wines APP
peared before Judge Clancy yesterday
morning and pleaded not guilty to the
charge of subornation of perjury made
against them. Their attorney. Mr.. Cor
bett. stated to the court that they had
concluded not to file a motion to quash
the information. but would plead al
once. He asked, however. that they be
given a little time TO prepare before the
case was set for trial. 1t Is evident
from the fact that all dilatory and
technical matters have been waived by
the defendants that they want to bring
their case to trial as speedily as pos
sible.
The disbarment proceedings in the
supreme court will probably be heard
on April Is, the date on which the or
der to show cause has been made re-
turnable.
charles F.. Wilson. the colored man
who shot one OF John :. Jones arms
of, Is a lucky coon. He vas charged
with assault in the first degree and
would have been tried to-day. but yes
terday he was granted permission to
plead guilty to assault in the second
degree n Judge Clancy let him OFF
with a sentence of two years in the
p~enitentiary. On the Sth of last No
vember Wilson had a quarrel with his
wife and he procured a shotgun with
the intention of putting an end to her
life. Jones was present and tried to
protect the woman with the result
hat he got the full load of shot in his
left arm, which was subsequently am
putated. z. o. Jackson. counsel for
Wilson, first made a proposition to the
HnIlnfy nffnrnaN that NNtlSnn rlnnA
guilty to assault and battery. but Mr..
Stapleton, while admiring the nerve
shown by the offer. declined IL, and
yesterday Wilson agreed to plead to
second degree assault. In presenting
the matter to Judge Clancy, Mr..
Staple'on said he had no objection to
receiving the plea 'if the court de-
sired it," but the judge replied that he
had no desire about IL, N the county
attorney said he believed the evidence
warranted the court in receiving the
verdict. Mr.. Jackson made a plea for
leniency and Wilson also begged the
mercy of the court" The judge then
pronounced a sentence of two years
and Wilson was taken to the peniten-
tiary later in the day.
Yesterday morning Judge Lindsay
heard the plaintiffs proofs i'm the tax
case of Emma Kuhwarth and IL others
against County Treasurer Kinds and
entered a judgment in favor Of the
plaintiffs. The latter are owners of "A
numbe of lots in the Clarks' addition
on the Bonanza lode claim. which were
assessed as city lots. Tn owners
claimed that the property was used only
for mining purposes and therefore not
taxable as city lots. The treasurer,
however. sold the property for delin-
quent taxes and issued treasurer's GER
tificates. The suit was not opposed and
the court ordered the sale TO be set
aside and the certificates Cancelled.
Annie Witcomb Griffith was yester-
day granted Il divorce from William
Mckenzie Griffith by Judge Clancy,
who heard the proofs in the case. Tn
plaintiff testified hat they were mar
ried In Butte on Oct. "a. 1891, and that
on March 20. 1892, they had a little un-
pleasantness and the defendant left
and went to Seattle, from which point
he wrote her hat he was going to
South America n told her to folloZ
him.. She was sick i'm bed at the time
and could not go. Since then she has
heard nothing from him. Mrs. Bell
and Mrs. Holland, mother and sister
respectively of Mrs. Griffith, also testi-
fed and corroborated what she said.
The plaintiff was granted the custody
OF their 6-year-old child n was also
given permission to resume her maiden
name, Annie Witcomb.
The explosion damage suits of Ernes-
tine Krambeck and Thomas A. Hickey
against the Butte Hardware company.
=. A. Largely, Henry williams and
Godfrey Lavell were yesterday dis
missed by Judge Lindsay as settled.
according to a stipulation entered into
between the attorneys.
Judge Lindsay yesterday appointed
A. A. Mcmillan. Augustus T. Morgan
and w. v. Lawlor appraisers in the
Largely estate.
The ease of Thomas league against
the Great Northern Railway company
was yesterday ordered dismissed as
settled.
william ]. Killeen. John Burn and
William Bevan were yesterday ad-
mitted TO citizenship by Judge Lind
say.
Anna Nelson yesterday commenced
suit for divorce against Oscar Nelson
on the ground of desertion. She stated
In her complaint hat they were mar
ried at Fort Benton on May 3. 1893,
and on Aug. %. 1895. at Helena the de-
PENDANT deserted her. She asked per-
mission to use her maiden anne INN
Howard. again.
An action was also brought by Laura
J. Scott Clark against Edmund G. NJ.
Clark. She relates that they were mar
ried at Jersey City, Sept. Z. 1896. and
on Sept. Z. 1896. the defendant left her
and has since contributed nothing to
her support. Mrs. Clark wants to be
restored 10 her former name. Laura j..