The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-05
Hello 4 LONG SESSION
All Of the Evidence Given in the
Samson Beers Case.
READY FOR ARGUMENTS
Judge Lindsay Makes a Ruling in Re-
view Of the Gases Against Ex-Sher-
in ]. Reynolds-Petitio for Sale
OF Real Estate Denied.

Judge Lindsay had an all-day ses-
sion of court yesterday and another In
the evening in order to get through
with the trial of the case of Samson
Beers against Lou Lienemann and
Charles Schmidt The trial was con-
cluded with the exception of the argu-
ments. which will probably be made
tomorrow. No court will be held to-
day. Among the witnesses who testi-
fled yesterday was :. e. Beebe. an old
millwright of 80 years experience. He
aid the quartz mill put in the ST. Jul
len mine by Beers for the defendants.
and for the value of which he sues. Is
only good for crushing ore and not
much good for that. Beebe tried to
run 1t and said he rave it a fair trial.
but there was nothing practical about
the principles of the mill. Beebe also
said hat Beers told him he would be
satisfied with his decision after a test
of the mill. and afterward asked him
not to say anything about its failure to
work, as il might stop the sale Of an
other mill which he was building.
Judge Lindsay yesterday morning
made a ruling in the review cases of
John Caplice & Co, and the Cudahy
packing company against ex-Sherin j.
Reynolds n overruled the plaintiffs
motion to quash the writ. The writ of
review had been directed to Justice of
the Peace L~aurandeau. though he had
not been named In the title of the ac-
ton. Nc appearance or return had
been made by or for him and the court
directed him to appear and plead at
once. The motions to auash had been
made by the Cudahy and Caplice
companies. Immediately after the
! court had made It's ruling Mr.. Kirk. at
torney for the sheriff. secured permis-
sion to change the title of the proceed
lngs and bring them in the name of the
state at the relation OF Reynolds
| against Justice L~aurandeau. NJ. u.
Leehy. representing the Caplice and
Cudahy companies. then filed another
motion to ouash on the ground that
the petitioner had allowed an unrea-
sonable time to elapse before taking
action. and that he had an adequate
remedy by appeal. The matter will
come up for hearing again IN Satur-
day.
In the matter Of the guardianship of
John and Julia Burke. minors, the
court made an order denying a petit
ton for a sale of real estate because II
nae not been shown that the income
and profits of the estate OF the wards
is not sufficient for their suitable main
~tenance The allegations or the petit
ton were not i'm other respects borne
out by the evidence.
In the matter Of the application of
John n. Kirk for letters of admlnistra-
! ton on the estate of J. L. Jarboe. de-
ceased, the court denied the petition.
the authority to direct the issuance OF
letters in Silver Bow county not being
manifest. Jarboe was killed i'm the
Northern Pacific wreck at the Mullan
tunnel and MIR. Kirk applied for let
ters Of administration for the purpose
of bringing a suit for damages against
the railroad company.
A suit of John Caplice & Co. against
the Great Northern Railroad
was yesterday ordered dismissed as
settled.
The transcript on appeal in a case of
/. c. Bachelor against Albert Vance
and Charles A. Bates from a justice
our were filed I'm the district court
yesterday. The suit grew out of the
Vance divorce case from Park county,
in which Attorney Bachelor was al
legged to have been employed by Vance
to keep track Of the latter's wife and
to prepare certain affidavits showing
the intention Of Mrs. Vance TO leave
the state with her child. contrary to
the orders of the court. Bachelor was
TO get $25 for the afidavits and 800 II
he secured .he child for its father.
Vance claims the attorney prepared the
affidavit but did nothing else. Bache-
lor sued and got judgment I'm the jus
tice court. from which Vance appeals.