Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-13
JUDGE CLANCY
HOLDS SESSION
WILL CALL A JURY ABOUT MAY
Is AFTER THIRD JUDGE Is
APPOINTED.
GEORGE MURPHY WAS
GRANTED A DIVORCE
Charles ]. Marsh Was Also Relieved
of Matrimonial Yoke-Boyd's
Bonds Reduced.

Bonds Reduced.
Judge Clancy held a session of court
This morning and when the business pe-
fore him was finished he ADJOURNED
until next Saturday. While the session
was on, Attorney r. l.. Clinton asked
him when he expected to call a jury for
tj,. trial of cases and he answered that
he did not know, but thought it would
he about May Is, after the appointment
of the third judge and a distribution OF
he work had been made. II intended to
try some civil suits with the old jury,
he said, but the Nipper matter came up
and nipped my calcula tions.'
The first real business handled by the
ju6g e was the hearing of the plaintlHs
proofs in the divorce suit OF Georgia..
Murphy against Annie Murphy. The
testimony disclosed correspondent
whose name is Dennis. Mr.. Murphy told
the court that the defendant and himself
had been united in marriage in this city
III May Of 1896 and that three weeks later
she had deserted him and taken up her
residence with Emil Dennis, with whom
she is still living. This bit of information
the plaintiff was entitled to decree and
the button was pressed.
Charles l. Marsh was also sent forth
si,t I'm Of the matrimonial yoke that has
hcld him and Minnie Marsh together
since January 10. 1892 Their marriage
took place in Rathdum, Idaho, on the
date stated, and according to the testi-
money given by Marsh his wife deserted
him. in Spokane on August 2, 1895, and
refused to return to him. DR.. Dogge APP
pcared as witness for the plaintiff He
said he had made an examination of
Mrs. Marsh few months ago and found
her to be perfectly sound in health.
She had, he said, tod him al that time
she would not live with her husband
again.
\ new information charging John
Boyd with grand larceny, the alleged
theft of silver bullion from the vault of
the B-Metallic Mining company about
two years ago, was filed in the district
court today. The defendant has been at
liberty on two bonds, one of $500 and the
other $4,000, but the amount was reduce
ed to $4,000.
The charge of grand larceny preferred
against Eveline and Edna Evans by
Thomas Burns few months ago was
dismissed by Judge Clancy today at the
request of the county attorney, who stat
ed that ne had made an investigation OF
the case and believed a conviction could
not be obtained. The circumstances Of
the case, he said, We're that Burns had
visited the two girls in their East Galena
street rendezvous and when he withdrew
he had $65 less than when he entered.
Burns he also said, had expressed de-
sire to drop the matter and would not
prosecute the girls unless compelled to
do so by the court.
In the case of the state against l.. L.
Felker, convicted of having killed John
V. Cunningham, the defendant was today
given until May l in which to prepare
bill Of exceptions on statement for new
trial. The time for serving aftidavits in
support of the proposed motion was also
extended to that date.
Henry c. Granting and wife, who are
charged with having burglarized the
summer residence of Charles w. Clark
near the Nine Mile house, We're arraign-
pleaded not guilty. The $500 bond re-
quired of Granting was reduced to $500.
In the case of the state against J. B
Johnson, accused of having shot Gus
Fitschen few night ago. an application
for the admission of the defendant tC
bail was made to the court to-day. The
application was granted and Johnson's
bond fixed at 81 900.
An information accusing George H
Mayer with the crime of obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses was filed II
court to-day. The name of William L
Walls was entered as attorney for the
defendant.
In the suit of Kate D. Carey and Johr
Metz against Charles ]. Marsh. an actor
to quiet title to the Cora lode mining
claim, a demurrer to the reply of the
plaintiff was argued in apartment No.
to-day md sustained by the judge.
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