The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-16
MISSOULA NEWS.
KING ACQUITTED.
Charge With Stealing Horses Othe
Cases in Court.

Charge With Stealing Horses Othe
Cases in Court.
Mssoula, May 1.-THE principal
business before the district court to-
day was the trial IF King, charged
with stealing horses. King has been in
Jail for long time awaiting trial, and
it was thought that the case against
him was a cinch. 1t turned out differ
emily. however, for the jury acquitted
him after short elaboration.
At the opening of the days session
this morning, the following names We're
added to the jury panel to take the
place of those excused last week: Col
ers, Albert Frank c. w. Bishop,
Charles Otto, w. c. Murphy, ]. P.
Reinhart. In the case of Strong ct al.
VS.. Buckley, Charles Hall was entered
as attorney for the plaintiff.
The case of the state VS.. King was
then called. p. r. Prince was entered
as additional counsel for the state and
the case went to trial before the follow
ing Jurors: Hugh Campbell, Walter
c. Murphy, V. Monterey, Scott Barnes,
F. M. ingalls,, John Vickers, Charles
Otto, Colby White, W. E. Bancroft.
After the evidence in the case had been
presented and the arguments made,
court adjourned for the noon recess,
the jury being allowed to separate. At
the opening of the afternoon session
Judge Woody delivered his charge to
the jury and the latter retired They
were absent but a short time and
when they returned their verdict was
not guilty. ]. M. Evans was attorney
for the defense.
The acquittal of King hinged upon
the value of a cayuse that he stole
The complaint charged him with grand
larceny and the jury took the view,
according to appearances, that the
stealing of a cayuse is not more than
petty larceny. One other case was
tried during the day. that of young
Ambrose, who was charged with killing
deer out of season. The jury that lis.
tened to this case was composed OF
Thomas Hornig, Simon Hillman, Thorn
as McLain, Pat Callahan. Jacob Loiser
c. w. Bishop, Robert Peat H. Dan
forth, A. A. Taylor, N. J. Blake, A
Ahrens and Louis Beauregard. The
defendant was charged with shooting a
deer last month on the hills north of
Missoula. The jury deliberated but
about five" minutes and returned a yer.
dict Of not guilty. Court adjourned till
$3.50 O'Clock Tuesday morning.
This evening Judge Woody conducted
an examination of the mental condition
of Tubal Therriault, the result of which
was that Therrlault was ordered to the
insane asylum.
Deputy Sheriff Clarity has returned
from Stevensville with the man John
Doe, who is charged with trying to sell
a horse belonging to the Eclipse stable
of this city. The man refuses to give
his true name and says that he is the
son OF wealthy parents in the East
He does not want them to know of his
present predicament. He admits that
he tried to sell the horse, and says he
did it because the girl that he loved
would not favor his suit. He says he
told her he would get into Jail if she
did not love him, and he has succeeded.
He sent letter to the young lady to-
day. She lives in South Missoula and
on her action, the fellow says, his flu
ture depends. He says he was not in
need of money and that he was not
compelled by poverty ito sell the horse
Citizenship papers We're granted to
Ole o. OpSvata, a native of Norway