The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-11
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
John Hesley Pleaded Not Guilty
to Charge of Murder.
AND HE ASKED FOR BAIL
One of the States Witnesses Has Dis
appeared-Others Must Give Bonds
or Go to Jail - Harrison's
Bail $1,000.

John Hesiey. who dubbed John Cur.
RE to death for winking at Mrs. He's.
ley, was in court yesterday and en-
tered plea of not guilty to the inform.
alton charging him with murder in the
first degree. His attorney, John \
Kirk, then asked the court to fix a bail
bond, claiming that the evidence show
ed the defendant was not guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree and that his Of
Tense was bailable one. Mr.. Kirk
made statement of what was alleged
to be the facts. County Attorney Connol-
ly said the evidence taken at the cor
oner's inquest had been transcribed,
and as the court could examine it it
was not necessary to accept the state
ment of counsel. He said the evidence
showed that Hesley followed Currie for
three blocks or more before he came up
with him and struck him the fatal
blow. He believed the case was one of
murder in the first degree. Judge
Clancy said he wished to hear what the
coroners evidence showed and for that
reason continued the question of bail
until next Saturday.
The county attorney learned that one
of the states witnesses against Hesley
had disappeared and that others would
not appear at the trial unless required
to give a bond and he asked the court
to make an order that George II. Bur-
rift Michael Connors, F. w. Sudar,
Robert Creek, Joseph Vacheresse, Nor
ris Thompson, j. r. Patterson and
William Counihan give security for
their appearance and they will have to
give $500 bond each or go to Jail and
remain there until Hesley is tried.
Martin Harrison, who was convicted
of robbery and granted new trial by
the supreme court, also wishes to get
out on bail His attorney first brought
the matter before the court on last Sat-
urday on motion, but Judge Clancy
would not hear it and said the attorney
would have to bring the matter before
the court on habeas corpus proceedings.
Papers were accordingly prepared and
were ready to be presented to the court
yesterday morning, but the court said
he would fix bail before they We're filed.
Harrison's attorney asked that the bail
be fixed at $500, but Mr.. Connolly said
that was not high enough and called
the courts attention to the fact that
at the time of the robbery Harrison was
out on his own recognizance awaiting
re-trial on the charge of assault in the
first degree. The court fixed the bail
bond at $1,000, which Harrison has not
yet succeeded in raising.
James j. Byrne recently brought suit
for damages against the Colorado Min
ing & Smelling company and the
Northern Pacific Railroad company or
account of personal injuries received
by coming in contact with an electric
wire which the smelling company had
stretched across the railroad track
about four feet above freight cars pass
ing under it, and upon one of which
Byrne was riding. AS the amount sued
for was over $4,000, the Northern Pacific
secured a transfer of the case to the
federal court. Byrne's attorneys Their
dismissed the suit and yesterday
brought another in the district court
for 1880.
B. M. Howard, another switchman or
the Northern Pacific, also brought suit
yesterday against the railroad anG
smelling companies for $1,s50s0 on &C
count of injuries he received by com
ing into contact with a bridge bull
over the railroad track by the smelling
company. He says he was riding or
top of freight car on Jan. 81 and the
bridge struck him in the back, from the
effects of which he is still suffering.
The trial of the pawned jewelry CASE
of Susan Mitchell against Harry
Blumpkin was concluded in Judgt
Lindsay's court yesterday. The jury
returned a sealed verdict, which will ht
opened this morning.