The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-24
WANT MANY WITNESSES
Counsel for Clinton Dotson Se
cure a Stack of Subpoenas.
PREPARE FOR A BIG FIGHT
Case of q. B. White Against thu A. O, II
Not Yet Concluded-End of 1t
Is a Long Way
OF.

Oct. the trial of Clinton Dotson. one
of the three men accused of the murder
OF Eugene Cullinane, will begin in the
district court. In anticipation of the
trial number of subpoenas were is
sued yesterday. They will keep the
sheriff's office busy for some time to
come serving them. The defense has a
dozen or more witnesses more than the
statute allows them and so procured an
order Of the court yesterday permit
ting them to subpoena these men. With
most Of the witnesses the defendants
counsel could not secure the names, so
the subpoenas were issued by descrip-
ton. For instance, one reads as fol-
lows: "A barkeeper in Helena who IS
an A. 0. U. w. man and whose wife
was delegate to the A. o. U. w. meet
ing
Still another reads: "All the men who
were in the store at Central Park when
the defendant was there prior to his ar
rest Other witnesses in Central Park,
Helena, Washington gulch and Ana
conda are included in the list. Some
of them probably will be witnesses for
the state ALSO If an array of witnesses
will have any bearing on the issue the
age.
f. A bitterly fought little case involving
only $685. is now before the district
court and has already piled up costs
far in excess of the sum sued for. 1t
is that of A. Caccani against Mrs. Flora
Gushing. The case came up on appeal
from the justice court and Sept. judg-
ment by default in favor of the defend
ant was given and the costs, amounting
r. 70 he. LOT W..
attorney for the plaintiff has moved
that the case be set back on the calen-
dar, claiming proper notice was not
given. This motion was to have been
argued yesterday, but because of the
rush of business was set over until next
Saturday. In the action Mr.. Caccani
claims Mrs. Gushing owes him $6.S5 for
goods sold and delivered. She claims an
offset of S. for a meal ticket she gave
one of Caccanis employees and has
made tender of the $1.S5, which has
been refused.
The case of Lulu Larson, minor, by
her guardian, Mrs. Louise Larson,
against the city of Anaconda, was up
again yesterday, an amended complaint
being filed and 80 days allowed in which
to file pleadings. This is the case where
the city is being sued for $500 dam
ages for not maintaining a guard rail
on Washington street. on the south side
Of the B., A. & p. tracks. The plaintiff,
a little girl, was trundling little
wagon along there July Z. 1898, when
she fell over the edge of the sidewalk
eight feet to the ground below, sustain
ing serious injuries.
Argument on the demurrer in the
case of Simon Champagne against
James Hicks, trustee, was set over I'M
til next Saturday. Similar action was
col To-, ayl tta ~ = Ia
case of Tiefenthaler against the Turner
Hall association. The Champagne
Hicks case is an interesting one. The
defendant is sued as the trustee in
bankruptcy of J. A. Lupien, and the OBJ
ject of the suit is to replevin the har-
ness shop of Lupien, now held by the
defendant. Champagne claims that
Oct. 49, 1898, he loaned. Lupien $675
on a note secured by a chattel mortgage
on the shop. Subsequently he foreclosed
the mortgage and took possession of
the shop, but on May 81, 1892 Hicks de-
prived him Of the possession of the
property.
An inventory of the estate of r. G.
Terrill was filed with a petition for the
sale of personal property. The order
was set for hearing Sept. go An order
was made in the matter of this estate
setting apart property for the use of the
widow.
The end of the case of E. B. White
against the A. o. H. hall association is
yet a long way off. All yesterday
the trial continued before Judge Nap
ton. The defense will not conclude be-
fore Monday night, so one of its law
yers said yesterday and then the prose-
cution will have evidence to submit re-
sisting the counter claim put in by the
defense.