The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-17

quo pending an adjustment Of the case.
A. G. Corbett. who purchased the prop
erty after Kinks foreclosure sale. testi-
fed for the defense and said he attend
ed the sale on his own hook and at the
solicitation of no one. He bid $3.50. but
Kirk got IL for $3.50. Afterward on the
same day Corbett bought IL from
Wheeler for $500. Wheeler said he
would protect him. Wheeler also testi-
fed and told about the figure he cut In
the business of his wife. and Mrs. Jen-
ME O'Donnell. He said he did 40 days
work for the firm in fixing up the furni-
ture and thought his charge OF S206 for
IL was reasonable. He assigned his
claim TO Kirk but did not do IL with
any intent to defraud airs. o'Donnell or
anyone Kirk also had an assignment
of a 500 grocery bill. and Mrs. Wheeler
gave him a note and mortgage for the
firm. Mr.. Kirk testified concerning his
connection with the affair. and denied
any intent to do business except in a
perfectly legitimate way. Mrs. Wheel
er told him that Mrs. O'Donnell agreed
to the mortgage and he did not kno
that she had no knowledge of II. He
only wanted to protect his 500 grocery
bill, which had been assigned to him
u when he got that he was satisfied.
The hearing of the motion to adopt
the report of the appraiser of the Davis
estate and fix the amount of inheri-
lance tax to be paid by the estate came
up before Judge Lindsay yesterday aft
ernoon, but he said he would hold the
matter in allegiance until the supreme
court should decide the Wilcox estate
matter. which he understood was to be
taken up for final action. The case
involves The question whether or not
all real estate is subject to the tax
and therefore has "A most important
bearing on the Davis estate.
The county attorney yesterday filed
an information against Andrew Schas-
ser. charging him with receiving stolen
property. knowing II had been stolen. A
new nformatio was also filed against
]. +. Wenricb. charging him with libel.
The county attorney was granted until
next Saturday to file Inrormations
against James 5. Galloway and Lee
Thong.
William Mitchell, the boy who has
been i'm the county Jail for several days
on the charge of incorrigibility, was re-
leased from custody yesterday on in
structions from the county attorney.
The boy went home and promised to be
good.
Judge Lindsay made an order that
the administrator OF the estate of
Charles Horsfall pay to Henry Royles,
a creditor of the estate. $346.50 and
s45.10 costs.
The Montana Historical company yes
terday brought suit against A. c.
Courtney and $. u. Burnside to recover
three buffalo heads or their value, $500.
and $500 damages. II IL alleged the de-
PENDANTS are retaining unlawful pos
session of the property.
The motion for n new trial in the
noted case of o.. q. Workman against
+. Kinds & Co, had been set for
hearing yesterday. but when Judge
Lindsay called II Attorney Healey an
nounced hat the case had been set
tied. and a stipulation to that effect
was filed.
Judge Lindsay, at the opening Of
court yesterday afternoon, passed on a
number OF probate and other matters.
The final accounts of the administra-
tors of the estates of William j. Nc
Rae, w. j. Meagher and w. o. Thayer
were approved. allowed and settled.
A decree settling and allowing the
second annual account of the admin
istratrix of the estate of Angus ID. Cam
eron was signed.
The annual account of the guardian
of william and Ida Schlordt, minors,
was settled and allowed.
+. j. Macarthur. having fully settled
the estate. was discharged from any
and all further duties as administrator
Of the estate of William Shields, de-
ceased.
The motion for leave to amend the
prayer OF the complaint I'm the suit Of
Pauline Kaufman against A. A. Gust
4 Co. was overruled.
A demurrer to the complaint in the
case OF w. f.. Carroll against IA. X.
Bartlett and others was overruled.
In the case of Donald McDougall VS..
Edward II. O'Donnell ct al, the motion
to strike from the separate answer OF
Hayes Cannon was sustained.
Judgment was ordered In favor of the
plaintiff i'm the suit of :. j. Cummings
and others against Andrew Schasser
for $40; the plaintiff brought suit TO
recover s41 20. and in a Justices court
he obtained judgment for that amount.
In the suit Of j. w. Shackleton
again Allen Chapel. A. NJ. r.. Church
ct al. amendments To the proposed
statement on motion for n new trial
were allowed. and the statement as
amended was settled and allowed.
The statement on motion for a new
trial and bill of exceptions were settled
and allowed in the case Of Mary II.
Brinck. Administrative, against the
Kenyon-Cornell Commercial company ct
al.
Frank Grice. or rather a fellow who
gave that name when he was a%rraigned,
is charged with robbery and a prior
conviction. on the fourth Of last lam
uary his attorney argued a motion to
set aside the information. and Judge
Clancy took the matter under advise
ment. Yesterday morning he ruled on
the matter. and said he had looked
into the matter, and come to the con-
clusion that there was nothing in the
motion. and therefore overruled IL. Grice
then entered a plea OF not guilty. and his
case was set for trial April 20.
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