The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-21
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Bush and Mason Sentenced to
the Penitentiary.
SENT UP FOR FOUR YEARS
They Asked for Leniency on the
Ground of Drunkenne ss-Secur-
ing a Jury-Che fin Given
Change OF Venue.

Missoula. No. 20--To-day's session Of
the district court was a quiet one and
of little interest, with the exception of
the sentencing of Bush and Mason to
the penitentiary. The court set the
hour of 2 o'clock for the sentencing
of the young men, which drew fair
crowd. The young men were brought
into court and at the proper time We're,
by the judge, asked to stand up. The
judge reviewed the proceedings of The
case up to the present time. and then
asked Frank Bush If he had anything
to say why the court should not at this
time pass sentence upon him. At this
period Attorney Higgins arose and, ad-
dressing the court, asked that the court
be as lenient as possible with his clients,
but the court was unable to hear any
remarks from the attorney at this time,
according to the statutes. and request
ed him to be seated Bush then, in his
own behalf, asked that the court be as
lenient as possible with him, as in
pleading guilty of burglary in the Sec
ond degree, he has saved the county
several hundred dollars. The same
question was put to Mason that was to
Bush and he made the same remarks.
Both men claim that this is the first
time that they We're ever arrested and
that they were under the influence of
liquor at the time of the act The court
then sentenced the young men to the
state prison for the term of four years
at hard labor, and that the term will
begin with their arrival there. They
will be taken to Deer Lodge on Tues
days train by the sheriff.
In the matter of the jury Sheriff
Curran reported having personally no.
all pnr n
Monday morning before the court:
Charles Williams Joseph Thomas, Will
liam McNorton, Charles B. Gibbs, Ed
ward Riberdy. Pat Donally, John Day,
William Pickens. Henry Buckhouse,
Henry Schriber, Adam Lalonde, Henry
Render, Robert Johnson, p. j. Kline.
S. c. Travis, Alexis Jette. Samuel Bel
len, William Broderick George T. Bell,
w. E. Newport, H. c. Myers, r. j.
Kitchen, Emil Zangg and Pat Hayes.
The report says that after diligent
search A. Grinnell, Henry Switzer and
Thomas Pritchett We're unable to be
found.
The court overruled the motion for
new trial in the Bandmann-Davis wat
er case heretofore taken under advise
ment. The defendant took exceptions.
George K. Higgins, q native of Can
ada, was made a citizen of the United
States.
1 NC VASE VI ooHl DoWueli Va. d.
Chaffin as sheriff of Ravalli county was
before the court this afternoon on a
motion of the defendant for a change
of venue. The change is asked for on
the ground that both parties to the suit
reside in Ravilli county and all of the
witnesses in the case will be from that
county. The plaintiff objected to hear
ing the motion, but the objection was
overruled and the plaintiff excepted.
The motion was then argued and sus-
tanned, the plaintiff excepting to this
ruling. The plaintiff prepared his bill
of exceptions, which was settled and
signed by the court. This case is one
in which Rowden sues the sheriff on his
bonds for alleged neglect OF duty.
Bowden had a bill against the old
White Cloud Mining company, and an
attachment was issued against the
property of the company. This attach
ment was given the sheriff to serve.
and it is alleged that the service was
not made and that Bowden lost his
account 1t Is for the amount Of this
account that the suit is brought. The
allegation of the defendant is that the
property against which the attachment
was made was not the property of the
White Cloud Mining company, and ser
vice was not made because it was i'm
possible Wilds e Hall are attorneys
ilton for the defense.
George E. Higgins, Edward Riberdy.
G. I. Mallock, Felix Dumonchel and
Patrick Hayes were excused from duty
on the trial jury.