La Junta tribune., 1898-11-23
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| SION, Out tne present week VIII
probably bring to a close the fall
term.
Last Saturday the case OF the
People VS.. Elmer Hale, charged
With larceny, came up for hearing
Hale is accused OF snatching =
money bag containing SIS from
the Chinaman who conducts 4
laundry opposite the postofhce-
The only witnesses were the China
man for the prosecution and Hale
for the defense. Hale admitted
having served a term in the Las
Anmas county Jail for similar
oi.nse. and this fact did not oper-
ate in his favor. The jury brought
IN verdict OF guilty as charged in
the information. Hale has not as
yet been sentenced.
In the afternoon the divorce case
OF Sara Fsdel vs. Phillip Fadei was
heard with closed doors. The
plaintiff was granted divorce.
In the case OF the People vs.
James GhoIsen. charged with car
r,ing concealed weapons. the de-
iendsn, pleaded guilty and was
fined Sz5 and costs.
An information has been filed
against Albert Holyoke. charging
HIM with burglary, whicn will
come up at the. present term OF
court. He is charged with break
ing into the private apartments OF
Merritt O'Bryant and stealing va
r,oas articles of clothing, also into
the residence OF Martha Chestnut
and taking two coats and other
articles OF wearing apparel.
Monday morning the case OF the
people VS.. LOUIS Buchberg Z.
charged with the murder OF John
Green. near Ordway. last July. oc-
cupi-d the attention OF the court.
The prosecution was conducted by
District Attorney Miles Saunders
and his deputy, F. A. Sabin. w.
l.. Brown. OF Colorado Springs,
appearing for the defense The
morning hours were taken up IN
securing jury, and the examina-
tion OF witnesses tor the prosecu
ton occupied the afternoon and
evening sessions. The witnesses
for the prosecution were l.. +
Farra. Coroner II. g. Sigman.
Aiva Brown, Perry Dunlap. Mrs.
Snipp. DIR. p. A. Peden. Alex
Gray, and A. F. Mckinsey, and
..,e taking OF their testimony was
concluded Monday evening. IL
established the fact that BuchbeF
ger and Green had had an alter
cation day or two previous to the
murder concerning horse collar
borrowed by the latter. On the
day OF the shooting Green accom-
panied a neighbor to Buchbergers
place to assist in driving home
some hogs and was ordered of the
premises by the latter, shotgun
being used to emphasize the COM
mand. Green did not move fast
enough to suit Buchberger and he
took shot a, him wounding him
slightly in the left side of the face.
A moment aiterward Buchberger
shot again, The charge entering
Green's left shoulder and from the
effects OF which he died ten day s
later.
On Tuesday the defense intro
duced testimony that Green had
made a nsurderous assault upon
the defendant and that he had
been employed TO do SO. The
witnesses for the defense were
Oiof LundahI, Mrs. Oiof Lundahl,
S,mon Page and A. w. Bradley.
The defendant was on the stand
yesterday morning. HIS story OF
the murder was different from that
told at the preliminary. and he ad-
mitted having lied at the latter.
He testified TO the fact OF having
been an inmate Of the insane asy-
lum at Pueblo. from which he was
released as cured in 1891. The