The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
BEFORE JUDGE LINDSAY
The Resume of the Record of q
Busy Year.
IN SESSION TEN MONTHS
He Disposed OF 42o Cases-Mary A
Ciymo Sues the Street Railway
Company for se.l7o-A Com
plant Against Luke.

Judge Lindsay yesterday closed the
busiest year that ever fell to one Judge
in any district Of the state. During the
calendar year. which closed yesterday.
Judge Lindsay held court continuously
and almost every day for ten months.
In that time he actually disposed Of 429
cases. of which number 127 were tried
by the court without a jury and 107
were tried with a jury. Proofs were
taken in 80 divorce cases in which de-
crees were granted, and 1872 civil cases
were dismissed as settled or for want
of prosecution. Thirteen cases were
stricken from the calendar. and eleven
were referred to a referee. all being in
cluded In the 429 cases disposed Of. but
that number does not include 26 in
sanity cases tried. and 567 naturalist
tons. $50 motions and demurrers heard
and orders made, nor the hearing Of
numerous injunction matters and orders
10 snow cause I'm mining which us
ually take up more time han the
actual trial of cases. In the $40 orders
made. there are not included such
minor orders as on motions for contin-
uances, setting of cases for trial and
hearing on orders Diminishing cases.
During the year 617 probate matters
were heard and determined and orders
made. and So new estates were filed.
There were $40 men called for Jury SER
vice and they were in actual attendance
on Judge Lindsay's court 1854 DAYS.
During the year. r.. f. Leonard, the
clerk. wrote up 5ss pages of minute en-
tries.
A suit for ss.170 damages was brought
Yesterday In the District nttN ata
j. II. Wharton as receiver Of the Street
Railway company by Mary A. Clymo.
In her complaint she says that on the
18th OF August, 1897. being the last day
or the race meeting. the defendant was
operating Its line to the race track
ana there was an unusually large at
OF people, and the defendant
made preparations to handle a large
number of passengers and invited their
attendance by displays OF advertise
ments posted on the cars. Al the race
rack and opposite the exit a platform
had been erected adjacent to the rail-
road track and intended for the use of
the passengers. but the defendant me-
DILIGENTLY failed to provide for their safe
" by means OF a railing or by pro-
viding officers n guards to insure
order and control the crowd. The plain
TIN was on the platform with the In
tention OF getting on one of the cars
s"u WINNIE tryInB 10 get on a car n
dense crowd OF persons pushed their
way on the platform and the crowd
became TANNED n packet. and the
plaintin was unable to make her es-
cape or get on the car or leave the
platform. She was violently forced over
the edge OF the platform, and was
thrown to the ground from which she
sustained a fracture OF the small bone
OF her hip. and was otherwise bruised
and injured. In consequence of her in
Juries she was confined to her bed for
three months n for seven months
longer she was so disabled and weak
that she was helpless. She says her
loss damages by reason OF her in
1uries was s.. 500, and on account of the
permanent injury to her health, she
has been further damaged in the sum
OF 10000. She paid out $3.50 for medi-
cal attendance, and $500 for nursing.
making her total claim for damages
ss,l10. for which amount she demands |
Vernon j. Barlow and
Sharles *. Leonard are attorneys for
Mrs. Clymo.
An information against Harry L.
the insurance man who is accus-
go or having forged the name OF Will
nam owsley To a $5 note. on which
he got the money from Abraham Itkeh.
was Med yesterday. Reouisition pa
pers were drawn up and a deputy sher-
IN VIII go to Helena to get them ap-
proved by the governor and will then
proceed to San Francisco.
An Information was also filed against
Patrick Quinn. John r. Burke. John
Ryan and Martin Harrison for robbery
and against Thomas Brown for assault
IN the first degree. The defendants, all
but Brown, were arraigned and we're
granted until next Tuesday to plead.
Brown, who In out on bail, was also or
to appear then.
The county attorney asked for and
was granted leave not to file an infor-
nation against George Andrews alias
o'Donnell and Teddy BRYAN.
who were accused of having assaulted
Dan ODonnell. The attorney said the
evidence was not sufficient to convict.
Judge Clancy yesterday heard the
In the divorce case Of Theresa
Leland against Clarence Leland and
granted h plaintiff a decree. The tes-
timony was that the defendant rad
the plaintiff cruelty and on one
broke a stick over her head
and knocked her Town and reuse her
Of being too familiar with negroes and
The Vanwart divorce case was dis
missed without prejudice.
In the case of r. August Heinze and
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company a hearing on an or
der TO show cause was had and an or
der was made that the plaintiffs be a.
TO survey the premises in ques-
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Upon the hearing of the petition for
OF the will Of the late Frank
stephens. a state OF affairs rot entire
~ satisfactory to the court was devel-
oped. IL appeared after examination
hat the stephens will was not execut-
I'd in strict accordance with the law
and that there was nothing In the will
ITSELF TO show hat the witnesses who
attested the document had done go at
The request of the testator and signed
the came In his presence and the pres
OF each other. The judge stated
was satisfied as to the fact OF the
xecution OF the will and that same
was the will of the decedent. but new
srtheless. he would not commend such
,arelessness az had been manifested in
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