Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-27
AWAITING
THE RESULT
TRIAL OF CRIMINAL CASES WILL
PROBABLY BE POSTPONED,
UNTIL SMALLPOX SCARE
AT COUNTY JAIL is OVER.
The Jail is Guaranteed and the
Prisoners Have Been Vaccinated
News of the Courts.

In all probability no more criminal
cases IN which the defendants are con-
ihed IN the main part of the county iail
VIII be tried in the district court until
about the middle of next week, as the
prisoners in the Jail are all under quar-
antlne, resulting from a case of small
pox being discovered among them yes
teruay. The case of the state against
John j. Mason, charged with the rob-
bery OF a few patrons of one of the road
houses south Of the city about a wear
ago, was to have been tried TODAY. but
the quarantine necessitated a postpone
ment until December IA. Prisoners de-
posted at the Jail during the mainten-
ance OF the quarantine will be assigned
TO quarters other than those occupied by
the victim of yesterday.
Last evening DR.. Sheeran began the
vaccination of the prisoners not already
subjected to the ordeal, and took up the
work this morning where he left off last
night. Asked if the prisoners were
alarmed over the appearance of the dis
ease among them he laughed and an
swered: INC. Smallpox, bubonie pla-
que or no other disease among those men
would cause them to lose any sleep.
They don mind the smallpox a Bit
William Slater, accused of assault in
the second degree on Barney Connors,
pleaded not guilty in department No. 2
Of the district court today.
In the case of the state against Henry
Mikesell, charged with burglary. a mo-
ton to set aside the information was
filed in court today by the defendants
attorney. The motion is based on the
allegation that Mikesell has never been
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although given a preliminary hearing
the docket of the examining magistrate
does 0 show or indicate that the crime
of burglary or any crime or offense was
charged against the defendant; that the
commitment contains no statement OF
the time when or the place where the
offense of burglary was committed.
The motion will be argued next Sat
urday..
HI An amended information was filed
against Jean Castleton and Vivian Long
in Judge Clancy's court today. 1t
charges the defendants with grand lar
ceny.
John A.. Cannon has filed in court a
motion to quash the order made a few
days ago requiring him to appear In
court and show cause why he should
not answer questions concerning his
property in relation to the suits of Q Il.
Kenyon VS.. NJ. F. Stowe. Mr.. Cannon
says in the motion that the u had
no jurisdiction to enter the judgment
against Stowe, and therefore had no
right to execute the order to show
cause. On the strength of the motion
the court has ordered the appointment
of Green Majors as referee in the case,
to remain in the balance until Mr.. Can
mons motion Is heard.
Email Finnevid has petititoned the
district court for letters Of administra-
ton on the estate of Albert F%innevid,
who died in his city on November 20,
leaving s7A5.79 in cash, and personal
property valued at $50.
The suit of w Edward Kronskof VS..
Louis and Kate kipp has been dis
missed as settled.
In the suit of Silas F. King and 9TH
ers against John Allen and others, the
defendants have been granted ten days
additional time in which to prepare and
serve their bill of exceptions to the
order of the court taxing costs to them.
William Mitchell, aged Is years, has
asked the court to appoint JOIN II.
Johns of Walkerville the legal guardian
of his person and estate. In his petit
ton he says he Is at present under the
care Of Johns and has an estate valued
at $4,000 in this county. which needs the
attention of a responsible person.
Marco Herak, of the firm of Lazare-
vich e. Herak. has applied to the dis
trict court for a writ Of review in the
case wherein the firm was defendant
and S. Hirsch & Co. plaintiffs in a suit
tried before Justice Harrington. The
sum of s264.4S was involved. and judg-
ment for the plaintiffs rendered. The
applicant states that the justice exceed
ed his Jurisdiction in entering a money