The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-19
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Becker d Co. Boycott Damage
Case Dismissed.
THEY WORKED OVERTIME
Fined by the Union But Refused to Pay.
The Case Against Ed Mshoney
Is Once Again Con-
tinued.

The boycott damage n injunction
suit of II. III. Becker q Co. against Dan
Mcdonald and others. was dismissed in
the district court yesterday on motion
Of the attorney for the plaintiffs and
the defendants took a Judgment for
their costs. Becker e. Co. are a firm of
horseshoers and blacksmiths and one
Saturday night they worked a few min
utes over time In order to complete a
job. The HorseshOers' union assessed
a fine against them for violating a un-
ion rule and when they refused TO
pay IL they were b~oycotted. The firm
brought a suit for an injunction and
s., 600 damages against the boycotters.
but at the injunction hearing Judge
Clancy decided tint Becker & Co. were
in the wrong. that the horseshoers had
the right to fine them and that the
Beckers should la paid II. Ii was
stated at the time that the case would
be taken to the supreme court for the
of getting some law on the boy
colt outrages. but the plaintiffs chang
ed their minds and yesterday the action
was dismissed.
The case Of the State against Ed Ma
honey, charged with the ruin of Nellie
Corbett. had been set for trial in Judge
Clancy's court to-day. but Miles Cava-
naugh, for the defendants. asked for
and was granted a continuance until
after election. The judge did not like
to continue the case, but said he did not
wish to obstruct the campaign of the
attorneys who were all running for Of
fee. He said he hoped the attorneys
would be ready to get to work after
election. 1t is understood that several
other cases set for trial will also be
continued when they are reached n
the jury will have nothing to do for
some time.
Judge Clancy yesterday morning en-
panelled "A trial jury. The usual num-
Der of those summoned had Excuses
to offer for not serving. and many of
them were let off because the court
found tina they would not be required
anyway very soon. The following were
retained: r. c. levin. l.. ID. Crowley,
Samuel J. Mulville. +. v. Scheur. Chas
Geyman, w L. Crowley. Mike shea.
Evan Herbert. Joseph Rosenthal. r..
Gavin, John Cook, III. b. Cain, Dennis
Riley. Richard Kent, w. II. Teague,
Howard Adams. Peter Conway. w. r.
Eslick. w. II. Hendrix, w. H. Rule,
Charles O'Brien, William Holman. VIII
liam Gore. j. r.. Russell. Dan Sullivan.
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jah Bowden, NJ. ID. Roach, Angelo Bal
Zaria.
Thomas winwood. defendant in the
$40. 900 damage suit brought against him
by Mary Ann Craythorn, widow OF
George Craythorn. who died as the al
legged result of injuries inflicted on him
by winwood. filed his answer in court
Yesterday. Winwood denies hat prior
to his death Craythorn earned $50 a
month or that he could earn more than
$50 a month. and alleges that by reason
OF his habits. especially because OF
drunkenness, he could not and did not
have steady employment. He also de-
| MES that at the time of the alleged as
sault CraythOrn was attending TO his
duties as a laborer. and that the de-
PENDANT struck him a violent blow on
the Jaw, causing paralysis of the left
| side of the body. Winwood say he
does not know whether Craythorn was
paralyzed or not, or whether his death
was caused by IL. IT Is also alleged tina
there has been a misjoinder of parties
to the suit. and that Mrs. Pace, a
daughter of Mrs. Craythorn. hould be
made a party to II.
The city OF Butte yesterday com
menced several suits i'm the district
court for the purpose of condemninG
| property for street and alley purposes
One suit is against NJ. u. Ringing and
the Original Mining company to con-
denim ground on the Strip and Original
lode claims for the extension of Gag
non street from Main street to Penn
sylvania avenue.
The other action Is against William
III. Patterson, James larry. Amelia
Eckie. Edwin II. VanWart and Thorn
as c. O'Meara to condemn property II
the Welcome Stranger and Ophir add
tions for the purpose of opening Dakots
alley. between Aluminium and Iror
streets west OF Dakota.
Frank II. Cooney. public admins
traitor, yesterday petitioned the cour'
for letters of administration on the es
tate OF John r.. Byrne, deceased. Byrn'
died in Butte in August. 1896. and lei
az an estate 500 shares of stock OF tn
Coronela Hydraulic Mining company
valued at $500. and % shares of stock o.
the Lemhi Placer Mining company
considered of no value. The heirs arr
the mother and a brother OF the de
ceased, residing in Syracuse, y. Y.
Fred T. Sterling. receiver for tbs
Montana Power company. yesterda,
filed his bond in the sum of 5000 with
j. T.. Oppenheimer and +. b. Weirici
A dF suIfAI'Es Se'6, ~,
the bond and also issued citations L
all lien holders and others interested
to appear in court at 2 o'clock Satur
day and show cause. IL any they have
why the receiver should not be author
lied to make necessary expenditure
to preserve and protect the property o
the company. linton and Lamb ar
attorneys for the receiver.
Barney Coll yesterday petitioned tn
court for the appointment of a guard
ian for the persons and estate of Nor
ris r.. Marion A.. Francis and Hannal
G. Waller. children Of the late w. A
Waller. and recommending James II
Lynch. who is also guardian Of thei
mothers estate.
The trial Of the case of the Schatz
lein Paint company against Passmor
a. Co, was concluded in Judge Lind
says court yesterday and the plaintiff
got a verdict of $50.
A suit Of Mcdonald & Lynch agains
]. ID. Magee was also tried and result