Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-02-09
Tho District Court.

morning. Hon. George +. Talbot pre-
siding, for the Arrangement Of the
parties indicted 10y the grand jury.
Following are the proceedings:
State Va. Antoine Picanso, assault
with intent to kill. The dcfen Cant
being without an attorney and with.
out means to employ IL the court
oprointhed Webster Patterson. The
defendant was arraigned and at the
request OF his attorney was given I'M
til 10 O'Clock tomorrow to plead.
State vs.. Wright and Steele. house
breaking and burglary. At the re
quest OF tue district Attorney the ar
%raignment OF the defendants WIS
postponed until he had time to con
suit with the defendants. They will
probably plead guilty and take their
medicine.
State vs.. Ham Blaine, all Indian,
manslaughtcr. Brown u Henderson
appeared rs defendants attorney for
the purpose OF arraignment. The de-
PENDANT was arraigned and at the re.
quest Of his attorneys WIS given until
10 o'clock tomorrow TO plead.
State vs.. j. W. Puett, assault with
intent to kill. The defendant being
without an attorney the court post
poned his Arrangement until 4 o'cock
this afternoon.
The court then took n recess until
that hour.
Tuesday, Feb. 6, 1900.
State VIZ. Picanso, assault with in.
tent to kill. On motion OF the de.
PENDANTS attorney the Arrangement
was continued until 3 o'clock this
afternoon.
State vs.. S. NJ. Steele and Joe
Wright, housebreaking. The de.
PENDANTS were arraigned and plead
guilty. The Court set 10 o'clock to.
morrow as the time for passing sen.
tence. The Arrangement of the de
PENDANTS on the charge OF burglary
was continued until 10 u. Ill. tomor-
row at the request OF the district at,
torney.
State Va. Ham Blaine, m%anslaught.
er. The defendant was arraigned
when his attorneys, Brown IL Hen.
dersou, demurred to the indictment.
The demurrer WIS argued and over.
ruled by the court. The defendant
then entered Il plea OF not guilty.
State w. j. W. Puett, assault with
intent to kill. On motion OF Attor
ney Henderson the arrnignment WIS
continued until 3 o'clock this after
noon.
February 8, 1900.
The District Court convened at 10
o'clock, Hon. George +. Talbot pre-
siding, and the following business
was Transacted:
State vs. PIcanso, assault with in.
tont to kill. Tho defendant plead
not guilty and was remapded to the
custody OF the sheriff.
State vs. Puctt. assault with intent
to kill. The defendant. by his alter
ncys. moved to set aside the indict.
ment on the following grounds:
LIST. That the said indictment was
moi, found according to law in this. to
WIT: That the said indictment was
found without the concurrence OF
twelve grand jurors.
2nd. That tho names Of the wit
nesscs examined before the grand
jury, or whose dispositions may have
been read before them, are not in
serted mt the foot OF the indictment
or Endorsed thereon, in this to wit.
That the name Of MR. Myrtle Puett.
whose deposition was read before the
grand jury, was and is not inserted at
tho foot OF tho indictment or in.
dOrsed thereon.
Tho anidavits OF several grand jur-
ors sustaining tho ground Of the mo-
ton. were read. Tho motion WAS ar.
gued by Attorney Henderson and
District Attorney Wilson. Tho court
held TINT allidavits OF grand jurors
were not competent to impeach their
action and overruled the motion. The
defendant took M exception to the
ruling OF tho court. His attorney
then entered Il plea OF not guilty.
State W.. S. NJ. Steele and Joe
Wright, house breaking. This being
the time SGT Tor passing sentence
and the defendants having nothing to
say why sentence should not bn pass.
I'd the district attorney made u plea
for lcniency. After n short lecture
by tho court, Stcolc wiB given ono
year in the pcnitentiary aud Wright
was given fifteen. months in tho samo
institution, Tho indictment for bur.
glary against them will DO dismissed
IL they behave themselves IN the pen.
They wore rcmanded to the custody
Of the Sheriff.
Court then adjourned.