The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-19
BUTTE News.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
DEFENSE WOULDN'T WORK
The Jury Wa Out An Night-The Yer
dict . Compromise - An Answer
Filed By Elizabeth Ladd and
Othsrs-A General Denial


degree in spite of the clever and in
genious defense made for him by his
attorneys. The jury was out all night
and reported the verdict at Q o'clock
yesterday morning. Zanini a been
tried on the charge of assault In the
first degree and the verdict was evil
IDENTIFY a compromise. On the night of
the 18th OF September Zanini entered
the sleeping apartment OF l.. o.. ALI
prandi at VAUDEVILLE and beat him
into insensibility with a billiard cue.
His defense to the prosecution was
that he was not in his right mind when
he did IL and knew nothing about IL.
The state claimed hat his motive for
the assault was robbery. but that was
not permitted to be shown under the
p~ieadings. Zanini has not yet been
sentenced and no time for II has been
set by the court.
Elizabeth s. Ladd. Charles VI. Ladd
and Mary Louise Dunbar. defendants
in the suit brought against II. A. Roo
n others by Toole & Wallace of Hell
ena for attorneys fees in the Davis
will case. filed their answer in court
yesterday. They deny that they ever
contracted with the Helena attorneys
TO represent them in the case or that
they were ever retained in the behalf
of the three defendants. They deny
that they ever were parties to any
promise to pay the attorneys $780, 900. or
I'M other sum. 1t Is also denied that
any decree was ever made in the mat
ter Of the estate OF Andrew j. Davis.
or In any suit or action for contestlng
the will whereby the defendant Eliza
beth s. Ladd was ever decreed or ever
% received any share or interest in the
estate. The defendants have no knowl-
edge as to whether &c., 600 has been paid
TO the attorneys on account of alleged
services rendered in the case. They
admit that John A. Coram has insti-
tuted an action against Mrs. Ladd and
Mrs. Dunbar for a large sum of money
which he alleges he advanced to the
defendants and others. but IL is denied
that Coram or the attorneys have any
legal claim against the answering de-
ndant on any account. n Ii Is de-
MED that Coram ever advanced any
money for them. 1t is admitted that
Administrators Leyson has in his pos
session a large sum of money belong
ing to the estate. 1t Is denied also hat
G. w. Stapleton and Mcconnell & Clay
berg ever rendered professional serv-
ices for the defendants. and deny a
$751; 900 Is a reasonable attorneys fee
for any alleged services the plaintiffs
rendered. Mrs. Dunbar n Mrs. Ladd
also filed an answer to the suit of ].
A. coram and made a general denial.
In the suit of william Fisher against
Meyer Genzberger. trustee of the es-
tate of Samuel Altman. a bankrupt. the
defendant yesterday filed his answer
enyfng that he wrOngfully took pos
session of property belonging to the
plaintiff. or that the latter has suffered
damage in the sum of 500. GenZberger
says he was regularly appointed truss
tee for Altman. and says that II the
plaintiff delivered the goods mentioned
in the complaint. they were disposed of
by Altman before the trustee took
charge Of the property.
In the damage suit of Samuel II.
Stuart against the Singer Manufactur-
ing company the defendant yesterday
answered n pleaded that the plant
if was barred from maintaining the
action, as the same cause of action
had been settled in court and a judg-
ment entered in favor OF the defend
ant on the 18th of last June.
Leora A. Franklin yesterday COM
menced suit for divorce against Thorn
as A. Franklin on the grounds of cruel
ty and intemperance. They were mar
ried on Oct. %. 1894. at Miles City. The
plaintiff says that on the 10th of No
vember. 1896, in a fit of anger. the de-
PENDANT twisted and pinched her arm
n made 1t sore and lame. She says
that for more than a year he has also
been guilty of habitual intemperance.
The following matters are on Judge
Lindsay's calendar for hearing this af-
%rnoon
Estate of Mary r. Turner. petitions
and objections; estate of William G.
Flynn, petitions and objections: estate
of c. w. Carlton. petitions and objec-
lions: estate of Thomas s. Williams.
petition for letters; estate Of Patrick
J.. Reagan, petition of II. j. Watson
for letters; estate of John b. Gunther,
Wootrich, plaintiffs proofs: william
O'Brien vs.. Butte General Electric COM
pany. demurrer; Samso Beers VS.. L.
Liennemann ct al. motion for new
trial; Charles II. Smith ct al. VS.. AL
bert Shepherd, motion to reinstate
man VS.. ]. H. Mccarthy, city treasurer.
order to show cause; Montana Ore
Purchasing company VS.. Boston &
D.. Montana Mining company. motion to
file amended answer; Rose Harris VS..
William F. Harris, order to show
cause: w. q. Pfouts VS.. John SENEGAL.
plaintiffs proofs; John J. Lynch VS..
John A. O'Connor. motion to adopt re-
port of referee: Tim ]. Shea VS.. p. III.
Regan ct al. of defendants
Regan. Bray ct al.
In Judge Clancy's court the follow
ing matters are on the motion calen-
dar for this morning:
Daniel Harrington VS.. Phil j.. Har-
rington, demurrer: Joseph Carney et al.
vs.. +. II. Irvine ct al. plaintiffs proofs;
c. f. Dickerman VS.. Thomas r. Kinds,
treasurer. order to show cause; A. G.
Dahl VS.. Lizzie Alverson. plaintiffs
proofs: +. A Heinze ct al. vs.. b. & NJ.
Mining company eft al. motion for an
order Of survey: motion to deny petit
ton for removal to United States court:
John Archibald ct al. VS.. J. II. Vivian
ct al. motion 10 retax costs; Eliza Dun
stan VS.. Thomas Dunstan, plaintiffs
proofs; state of Montana VS.. Edward
Corriean. demurrer: s. c. Gassert VS..
T. O. Miles ct al. motion to strike an
swer and for judgment.
An old right-of-way suit OF the B.. A.
& p. against the Home Investment COM
pany and Charles s. Warren was on
trial before a jury in Judge Lindsay's