The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
BUTTE News.
&c l HAS HIS HANDS FULL
Murder and Robbery Cases for
b the County Attorney.
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Eight People Are Awaiting Trial for
Murder in the First Degree-A
Trial Jury VIII Be Called
for January, 23.

County Attorney Connolly has before
him the largest number. of murder ard
robbery cases that ever fell to the lot
of a new prosecuting officer of Silver
Bow county to try. There are at pres
ent in the county jail eight persons
seven men and one woman-charged
with murder in the first degree, who
are awaiting trial. They are Joseph
Shafer, for the murder of John Haw
kins; George w. Nicholson, for the
murder of James Wilson; Nettie Will
son, for the murder of Jacob Barrett;
Sam Phillips, for the murder of Adolph
Schwade; James A. Neary, for the muir
der of Alexander Murray; Richard Ba-
ker, for the murder of Thomas Cava-
naugh; Charles Schmo1tz and Bart
Svtko, for the murder of Joseph Sagor.
In addition to the murder cases, there
are 10 or dozen robbers and burglars
in Jail to be tried.
Judge Clancy will call a trial jury for
January % and the grind of justice for
criminals will then begin.
Judge Lindsay yesterday afternoon
passed on 80 matters which he had had
under advisement, and made the fol-
lowing orders:
Miles Finlen vs. Mary Ellen Kelly,
statement on motion for a new trial,
as amended. ordered settled, allowed
and filed; John O'Rourke VS.. Mary
Schultz, motion for a new trial is over
ruled; P. j. Brophy VS.. Pat Downey ct
al, motion for a new trial sustained;
M. O. P. Co. VS.. B. & M. Consolidated
G. & S. M. Co., motion for leave to file
amended answer sustained; Charles H.
Smith ct al VS.. Robert Shepherd, mo-
ton to reinstate cause on trial calen lar
overruled; H. C. Slader VS.. Barney
Hnr hos, f-., ,.,sA
is denied. If the defendant is dissatis-
fed with the judgment rendered, he
should have appealed; Tim j. Shea vs.
P. HI. Regan ct al, demurrer of Regain,
Bray and others, defendants, respect
lively overruled.
The following statements on motions
for new trial were settled and allowed
as correct and ordered filed: James
III. Lynch VS.. Isaac Bechtel, James H.
VS.. Isaac Beehtel ct al, John Opie VS..
George w. Andrews, J. o. Bender VS..
Grand Opera House company, two
cases; ST. Paul F. e. M. ms. Co. VS.. Jen-
nings, Mary Morton VS.. Cornelius Nor
ton, decree of divorce signed; F. C.
Forman ct al, vs.. Oliver M. Hall, de-
murrers interposed to complaint, over
ruled; Lee w. Foster VS.. Charles H.
Palmer ct al proceedings ordered stay
ed and petition for removal to United
States, court sustained. Bond filed by
defendants approved.
The following probate matters were
passed on:
Estate of William P. Evans, deceas-
ed; decree of settlement of account
and authorizing distribution signed.
Estate of Michael McNamee, deceas-
ed: it appearing that guardian had
not been appointed for the minors in
terested in the estate and that there
fore the requisite notice had not been
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for order of sale of real estate.
Estate of John B. Gunther, deceas-
ed; decree of settlement of annual ac-
count of Administrative signed.
Estate of James M. Reilly; demurrer
to petition of Owen Reilly for letters
sustained, and in the same estate the
motion to strike from and demurrer to
petition of Mary Madigan, respectively,
We're sustained.
Estate of John Wesosky, deceased;
petition of Joseph Weyerhorst to be
discharged from his trust as admins
traitor denied, for the reason that the
appraisers appointed had failed to re-
port concerning the property Of the es-
tate.
Estate of John G. Shea, deceased:
final account settled and allowed and
decree of distribution ordered entered
Will of Frank Stephens ordered ad-
ems ordered appointed administrator
upon his taking the oath required by
law and filing a bond in the sum CT
$1,000.
w. A. Waller estate; order for fam
lily allowance in the sum of SIS per
month signed.
In the guardianship of the Waller
minors an order was signed authorizing
the dismissal of suit and to demand
that the insurance policy be issued On
payment of premium. In the Waller es-
tate an order was also made authoriz-
ing a tender of amount due as first pre-
MUM on the insurance policy and to
make demand therefor upon such ten
der being made.
Estate and guardianship of Olivia ].
Marchesseau; decree of settlement of
annual account of guardian signed.
Bennett Bros. Co. VS.. Congon ct al,
statement on motion for a new trial
and bill of exceptions signed, settled
and allowed.
Cora E. Ramsey VS.. P. H. Burns ct
al; proposed amendments to proposed
statement on motion for new trial
disallowed and statement on motion
for a new trial as submitted by defend
ants, signed, settled and allowed as cor
rect.