The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-10
ANACo NDA NE WIS.
sTEFkNAC GETS 4 YEAR
he 10 Found Guilty of Forgery in
the District Court.
OTHER MATTERS IN COURT
William Mosney n James Macarthur
Get Six Years Each for Escaping
From b Penitentiary Jury
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Frank Stefanac. charged with for
gerry. was yesterday found guilty in the
district court and sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary.
Stefanac some three years ago forged
h mann of another man of the same
name to a receipt for money received
from the Copper City Commercial COM
pany. He was arrested at the time
and placed in the old log Jail in the rear
of the building where the post office
now Is. The cell in which he was placed
was fitted with a lock. the key of which
was hung on a nail just outside the
cell door,. Stefanac broke a piece of
wood on the side of his cell. and by
ingenious fishing he succeeded in knock
ing the key from the nail n drawing
It toward him. He then unlocked the
door and made his escape.
He went to Great Falls. and after
wards came to Butte. where, about
three months ago Jack Conley caught
him n brought him back
The defense of Stefanac was in SUBJ
stance that the state did not prove its
case. Z. z. Moore. one of the wit
nesses. had identified Stefanac in po-
lice court a long time ago. but yester-
day he could not swear positively that
he was the a Judge Fitzgerald
III otucTs. HOWeNeT, teStl1eu tudt SteI-
anac was the man whom Moore denti-
fed at that time.
. The case went to the jury about 5
o'clock, and 1t was $3.50 when the jury
men agreed on a verdict. Court con-
vened and the verdict was read. II
finds Stefanac guilty as charged. and
fixes the punishment at one year In the
penitentiary.
The jury in the case was composed
as follows: J.. II. Snow. David Jones.
w. l.. Hoge. John Malinack. Michae
Moran, Chris Nelson. Wiley Mountjoy,
James Don, Thomas Devine. P. j. Nc
Hugh. John Hoffman. Plus Sale.
When court convened yesterday
morning the return on the venire was
made by the sheriff. The list of jur-
ors was published in the Standard a day
or two ago. There were no legal ex-
given in plenty. N. =. Evans did not
arrive in time, but he arrived on the
next train from Deer Lodge. Fred
Gussy. who a been summoned, failed
to put in an appearance. and the court
said he had been excused on account of
old age. he being more h 20 years
old. Elias jacobson and c. II. Switz-
Ter were excused because of cknes in
their families. Thomas Davidson was
excused because he served on the last
term of court. Erick Hill could not
understand the English language, and
he was also let of.
The first case to be tried by the jury
was that of the state against Frank
Stefanac, as given above. There will
be another session of court at $3.50
O'Clock this morning.
In the cases of the state against Will
liam Mosney and James Macarthur the
court sentenced each of the men to
verve six years in the penitentiary.
They are the two men who ~escpaped
from the pen a few months ago. They
- a.~at-vaI Last 100 a~1 "a avox
pleaded not guilty. They changed their
plea the next day to guilty. however,
and they will have six years to think
over things. There Is also a charge
of burglary against them. to which
they have entered a plea of not guilty.
: In the matter of the estate of j. r.
Campbell. May 90 was fixed as the date
for the hearing on the notice of petition
10 set aside homestead.
In the guardianship of Joseph p.
Tuttle, the account was settled and al
lowed.
In the matter Of the estate of l..
Sprankle. deceased, an order was made
giving notice to creditors.
In the matter Of the estate of j. NJ.
Stuart. default was ordered entered
against all parties except w. w. Stu
art.
In the case of the Standard Drug
company against Z. Sweeney the cause
was continued by plaintiff paying all
the costs.
In the ease of Lucien Ponlin against
Conrad Kohrs, the cause was continued
TO August 8, the plaintiff to a all
costs up to date.
In the case of George Austin against
Theodore Ehret ct al. the cause was
set for hearing May 81.
: The case of Mrs. Jane Burke against
Michael T.. Shea was set for May IA.
In the case of Alma ]. Beller against
ANDREW J.. Beller. default was ordered
entered and the cause set for May %,
at 2 o'clock p. m.
In the case of william Coleman We.
Nv. J. Matthews. the cause was ordered
put on the calendar. and set for hear
lng May %.
Thomas Percy Bickers. a native of
England. was yesterday admitted to
citizenship.