The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-10
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Della Hanrahan Sues the City for
$5,4OO.
A DEFECTIVE SIDEWALK
She Did Not See the Abrupt Ending in
the Dark and ~Fell-Judge Clancy
Called the Civil Calendar.
Cases Set for Trial.

A damage suit of Della Hanrahan
against the city of Butte came to trlai
yesterday morning in Judge Clancys
court before a jury composed OF FREQ
Bliss. John Peters, j. +. Sullivan, Add
williams, Charles Blackie, Pat Downey'
James G. Cooking. John Fitzmorrls'
Patrick Colligan, William Odgers, VIII
lam Clark and James Council.
Miss Hanrahan sued for $500 on ac-
count of personal injuries sustained on
the 26th of December, 1896, by falling
from "A sidewalk on East Broadway near
Oklahoma avenue. The testimony IN
behalf of the plaintiff was 10 the ef1ect
that the city had constructed and mann
tanned "A sidewalk In the locality named
| and that the end of IL was about seven
feet from the ground and was left open
and unguarded. on the night in ques-
ton Miss Hanrahan passed over the
sidewalk and in the arkne did not
see the abrupt ending OF IL and zen 10
the ground, breaking a leg. tn tesil-
mony also showed that her injuries
were of a permanent nature and that
she would always be crippled. AT the
noon hour the further trial of the case
was continued until Monday.
Judge Clancy Calleu MS civil tditliu"i
Yesterday and set a number of cases for
trial during the latter part of the pres
emf month. Some of the attorneys en-
tered a mild protest and said they didn't
like to go into the trial of cases during
the heated term.
Il like to work during hot weather"
said the judge. Il have got to make a
showing"
Cases were then set for trial as fol-
lows:
July 1s-Musicians' Mutual Protective
association VS.. Mrs. Reinhart, Thomp-
son Falls Lam and Lumber company
VS.. Lille Reed.
July 19-Mary C. Sands VS.. John Nc
Cormick, James Pirie vs.. G.. F. Kellogg
and w. O'Neill, +. II. Butler VI. John
Mccormick.
July CELIA Knowles-Haskell VS..
Godfrey Lavell and Thomas Lavell, Ed
ward McGuerrin VS.. John Mcguire, w.
S. Harris VS.. the Montana Union Rall-
road company.
July 21-Silas +. King VS.. o. w. Allen
ct al, John Archibald ct al. VS.. Joseph
H.. Vivian ct al, Fred Leimbach VS.. ;.
j. Reynolds.
July 22-John Linduska VS.. Simon v.
Kemper Thomas Sephton VS.. j. w.
Kemper. Mrs. J. c. Lockwood vs.. w.
G. Wiseman, Seth b. Smith VS.. Theo-
dore Hennessy, Mary GroulN vs.. Law
renee Groulx, Butte City Water COM
pany VS.. =. Eincus.
James w. Forbis, administrator Of
the Robert McMinn estate, filed an ac-
count i'm court yesterday, showing that
he has received n total OF Sl2,594.16 on
the sale of some property ordered by
the court. The estate has been in ne
course of administration for nearly y
wears, and has been insolVent until
the recent sale of real estate. n large
number of claims against the estate
have been allowed. and the admilis-
traitor says the Indebtedness can now
be paid off. ii il is not allowed TO draw
interest. or the first Of last December
the Chattanooga lode claim. belonging
to the estate, was sold for $4,000. the
administrator thought the property be-
longed wholly to the estate, but on the
10th of last month w. A. Clark notified
him that he owned a fourth interest in
IL and demanded his proportionate
amount of the Sc, 800. The administra-
tor also says he is entitled to a commits
sion of $777. The receipts from the
sale of properties, etc, are as follows:
Royalty on the Seymour mines, $685.
l amount on hand at the last report
81 Pa 90: from the Colorado company
for the Chattanooga, $500; from w. A.
Clark for the American Bar placer,
; "a. 900; from John Noyes for the orc
Elmo, $500.
The executors of the A. ]. Marchand
. estate filed a report showing receipts
to the amount of $5,630.40 since Their
; last report: disbursements, $3,6iS.6Si
balance on hand, H.9Sl.I2.
A default Judgment for 81. 400 was en-.
tered for the plaintiff in the case OF
o Louis Bernheim against c. a. Rumpf.
The number of divorces in Butte yes
terday was again a little bit larger than
the number of marriages. Three de
crees were granted by Judge Lindsa!
and one by Judge Clancy. The Ludwis
case was also up again in Department
l.. The defendant in the case. Henry w
Ludwig. had been cited to appear II
$ court and show cause why he shoal'
s not be punished for contempt of cour
e i'm falling to comply with the order c
court to pay alimony To his divorces
e wife. Ludwig lid not appear. but san
e an affidavit from Cascade, in which l.
z said that he had no property or in rom
e except a salary of $50 a month Gu
of his small salary he had to pay SIS
e month for his board and SO a mont
l. for the care of his two children. Tn
remainder he used to maintain an in
surance policy for the benefit Of IN
children and other necessary expense
therefore II was impossible Tor him I
y comply with the order Of the court (
= nav his ex-wife alimony. The afidarI
was presented to Judge Lindsay by Al
u torney Yancey. The court said 5he az
= davit could not be considered, as Lud
= wig was required to appear i'm court !
p, person 10 answer the order to sho'
a. cause. but the hearing would BE- Ger
=, tinued until Tuesday morning, n
" the defendant VAS not present the'
=, he would be ordered committed for col
m tempt.
=, August Kline was granted a divarC
~ from his wife. Francika Kline, by Judl
Clancy. Kline testified that he ma
ried the defendant on the 2lst OF M
a. February and lived with h"- unit
of about the 18th of June. when he mao
the discovery that she VAS untrue
him. He accused her and she did n,
deny IL. Another witness testified TIA
. he had peculiar evidence of Mrs. Kline