The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-11
ANACONDA NEWS.
in THE DISTRICT COURT
Charles Sheppard Will Not Have
MI New Trial.
MOTION WAS OVERRULED
Chris Emnger Pleads Not Guilty-The
Case OF Pat Sullivan and Margaret
Mclaughlin, Charged With
Bigamy-Other Matters.

There was a session of the district
court yesterday, Judge Napton presid-
ing. The morning session was taken
up with routine matters. The most part
of the afternoons session was taken up
with the arguing of the motion for
new trial in the case of Charles Shep-
Spard, who was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for the murder Of John
Benson at Deer Lodge last September.
The motion was based principally on
the ground of the insuf1iciency of the
evidence to sustain the verdict, and a.
new trial should be granted, the jury
having been allowed to hear the evil
H.dence of Judge Powell in reference to
the alleged confession of the defendant,
the court upon the trial having in
'structed the jury to entirely disregard
the evidence.
The motion was argued by Attorney
eby County Attorney j. H. Duffy. The
latter argued that no error had been
committed affecting any of the sub
.stantial rights of the defendant.
The court, after hearing the argu-
Vments, overruled the motion.
The next step of the defendant will
be to appeal the case to the supreme
court. which Attorney Walsh said
d would be done
" Edward Sheppard, the colored man
Z who is charged with assault in the sec
ond degree on another colored man
y named George Murray, was arraigned
guilty. His bond was fixed at $500. which
( he could not furnish and he was re-
/ manded to the county Jail to await
4 trial.
In the matter of the state VS.. Pat Sui
livan. charged with bigamy, the ac-
y cused answered to his true name and
took the statutory time. to plead.
In the matter of the state VS.. Mar
garet Mclaughlin, the defendant an
severed TO her true name as Margaret
. Sullivan. Informed against as Margaret
Mclaughlin, and took the statutory
time to plead.
! In the case of the state VS.. Chris Eff
finger, accused of incest the defendant
answered toShis true name. Effinger
not having them cans toten,rldy an at
torney, the court appointedS Mr.. Ed
nlonson The defendant waived the
reading of the information and pleaded
not guilty. His bond was fixed at 81 900.
In the divorce case Oh AIlCe
VS.. J. r. Coleman the matter was taken
under adVisement ssss~,7a
In the matter of Ross VS.. Ross, an
action brought by Mrs. Ross for ali
mony and attorneys fees, the hearing
was continued until w ediiesday morn
ing.
VI In the matter of the estate of Daniel
o. Eshpaugh an order appointing an ap-
praiser was signed. An order ofApub-
lication of notice to CREDITORS was
Z signed and the bond of the administra-
Z tor approved.
In the matter of the estate of A Dech-
. enc. insane, a stay of proceedings
against Florence Thibodeau was grant
ed till the 18th.
"A In the matter of the estate of ]. c.
Wagner, the hearing of the final ac-
count and order of distribution was
submitted
In the matter of Nellie Mulvehill VS.
g. w. Darland ct al. a default was en-
tered against D. C. Fisher and J. c.
English for failing to answer.
y In the matter of D. c. Mcdonald VS..
W. NJ. Leaske ct al. leave of court was
granted for the filing of an amended
complaint in 20 days from date.
In the case of Hahn VS.. James ct al.
a motion to more definitely set out the
cause of action was oVerruled and 10
days granted to the defendants to
&, plead.
NJ The demurrer in the matter of Frch
Ms. Waite ct al was set for hearing on
the oath.
In the matter of Flint VS.. Lyons, de-
murrer was set for hearing on the oath,
David Dupont, a native Of Canada,
was admitted to citizenship.