The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-22
JUDGE L|NOSAYS COURT
Will Begin Regular Sessions on
the First of November.
SOME. IMPORTANT CASES
Big Mining Suits Will Come Up for Trial
The Pocatello Water Works Case.
Damage Suit OF Mrs. Mary
Ann Craythorn.

Judge Lindsay announced yesterday
he would begin a regular session of his
court on the LIST of November and he
issued venire for 100 jurors, return
able on Oct 81. A number of cases were
set for trial, beginning with the LIST of
November, including several important
ones, among them the case of the Ana
conda Copper Mining company against
the Montana Ore Purchasing company,
and others, suit over the Nipper lode
claim, in which the Anaconda company
owns a five thirty-sxth interest and
the defendants own the remainder. The
suit is to permanently enjoin the de-
PENDANTS from asserting and exercising
exclusive ownership over the property,
which, it is alleged, they have been do
ing, and have been mining it and con-
verting the ore to their own use.
Another suit is that of F. D. Toms
and j. j. Cusick against James A. Muir
ray. an action involving the ownership
of the Pocatello water works. out of
which the plaintiffs claim they were de-
frauded by the defendant. The allega-
tons in the complaint are that the
plaintiffs secured the franchise for the
water plant and obtained the water
rights, but did not have the money with
which to carry out the project of build
ing the water plant. They took Muir
ray in with them and he was to put
UP the money for certain number of
shares in the water company. He ad
vanced $4,000 and then shut down the
supply and would advance no more,
unless all the remainder of the stock
was assigned to him. Another condi-
ton was that Toms resign the presi-
nd Of
pany. The plaintiffs claim that Murray
refused absolutely to put up any more
money except upon the conditions he
named, and they were unable to pay
their employees and he then told the men
that they could get their pay provided
Toms and Cusick assigned their inter-
ests to him. The employees threatened
to hang Toms and he was cosrced into
complying with Murray's demands, and
the latter has had possession of the
property ever since and has received all
the profits therefrom without account
ing to the plaintiffs. who claim he has
long since paid himself with interest
out of what they claim to be their prop
erty, and they want their stock back
or it's value. which they place at
$23S, 900. Mr. Murray, of course. makes
a specific denial of these charges and
says the plaintiffs We're simply hope
lessly involved and could not pay him
or any one else. and he had to take the
property, which the plaintiffs were glad
to transfer to him, at the time.
The 100000 damage suit of Mary Ann
Craythorn against Thomas WILDWOOD is
also set for trial. Mrs. Craythorn is the
widow of George Graythorn, who was
struck with a drill or pick at the Parrot
mine on April II, 1898, by Winwood and
killed. On the trial for murder Win
wood was acquitted and Mrs. Cray
thorn brought this suit for damages.
The list of all cases set for trial by
Judge Lindsay is as follows: Nov. l,
John B. Spencer VS.. M f. Hersam ct
al. to set aside conveyance; Anaconda
Copper Mining company VS.. the Mon
tana Ore Purchasing company ct al,
Injunction; Charles O. Hudon VS.. Harry
Floyd ct all restitution and damages.
Nov. 2. F. D. Toms ct al. vs. James A.
Murray, restitution and damages; Citi-
zens' District Messenger company VS..
H. L. Haupt ct al, damages: Lee w.
Foster ct al. vs.. John O'Rourke ct al
Nov 8, Mary Ann Craythorn VS..
| Thomas Winwood, damages; John
Parkc VS.. John Huerth, damages and
iniunction: Lee w. Foster ct al VS..
Fergus F. Kelley ct at, to quiet title