Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-22
DISTRICT COURT BUSINESS.
Grand Jury ImpaneIed.- -- Murderers
to Be Placed on Trial This
Week.

Judge DuBose and Stenographer
Mettler arrived from Benton Satur-
day noon, after q most disagreeable
journey through cold and deepsnow.
Court was soon after convened and
the docket called.
The first business taken up was the
pleading of the three prisoners,
William and James Calder and Ell
Fisher, charged with numbering
Farquhar McRea and John Allen on
the Musselshell last October. Each
pleaded mot guilty" to the charges
and the William Calder case was set
for Wednesday next. Sheriff Shaw
was given the subpoenas for witness
ses, some of whom live over 100 miles
from Lewistown, and instructed to
spare no expense in securing their at
tendance as early as possible, send
ing out as many special deputies as
necessary. The boys looked very
well as they came in court, having
been well bleached during their long
confinement in Jail. They seemed
cheerful, though the elder Calder had
nothing to say. County Attorney
Smith announced that Attorney
General Nolan would be in Lewis
town Thursday to assist the prose
cution, though the work OF get
ting a jury may be taken up before
his arrival. 1t is not believed much
difficulty will be encountered In fill
ing the panel, for, though a most
heinous crime, the minds OF nearly
all people have remained entirely un-
prejudiced toward the youthful pris-
oners on trial for their life.
An amusing incident occurred i'm
mediately before the opening %ofcourt.
Lawyers and laymen present were
not aware that Judge DuBose was
unacquainted with Sheriff Shaw and
when the Judge inquired If the sheriff
was present, n look of general sur
prise overspread the c~ountenances OF
the clerk and Others in attendance.
After the introducing of these two
most important officials, Sheriff
Shaw announced the opening OF
court as though he had been rehears-
ing the words for years.
The calling of the civil docket dis
closed the fact that many cases had
been settled out of court and several
Others were in course Of settlement
so that, barring the murder trials
and one or two unimpOrtaut appeal
cases, court business will he light.
When the action entitled w. j.
Roberts W.. Ed. Waters was called il
was postponed ON heannouncement
by Mr.. Cort that the plaintiff was in
the Philippines and the defendant
in the p~enitentiary.
Before adjournment the court
ordered a grand jury drawn and
summoned to appear Wednesday,
the following names being drawn
from the box: Ed Nave, Dcerfield;
W. ii. Barney, Deerfield; C.. II
Barnes, Lewistown; Walter Lunce-
ford, Irene; f.. Judd, Utica; l.. +.
Tuttlc, stanford; w. j. Jackson,
Utica; j. L. Moore, Cottonwood; j.
A. Wall, Stanford; Hermann Often,
Cottonwood; Louis Coryell. Cotton
wood; f. l.. Ashley, Flatwillow.
OF these iuryInen five will be excused,
seven being the number actually re-.
quired. 1t is looked upon as excel
lent material for n grand jury.
County Attorney Smith secured
permission and added the following
names as witnesses for the state in
the murder trials: Mrs. Lewis, Mrs.
Sam Smith, Jack Carwelle and l.. III.
Messenger, Mrs. Smith is the mother