The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-11-23
MANY CASES
DISPOSED OF
The District Court Has a Busy
Session This Week.
THE JAP NOT GUILTY
The Jury Returned a Verdict in Favor of
Emo Matsui, Charged With Assault
Moose Cases Today.
THE JAP NOT Gull TY

Nv Ftl5oioH vi lllt tlStIltG tOuIl
has been an extremely busy one this
week and the docket has been clear
eG of many important cases. both
civil ana criminal The most import
ant ones have been disposed of, but
there are others yet to come.
As a consequence of the acquittal
Of Henry Hauert, one of the prin-
cipals Of the shooting at Columbia
Falls, the case against William Nc
MILAN, charged with the same of
fense as Hauert, was dismissed on
motion Of the county attorney. There
was considerable interest manifested
in these cases, both in Kalispell and
Columbia Falls, but it was impossible
TO prove by the witnesses present
at the time who fired the first shot
ana in view of this and the fact that
a jury had found Hauert not guilty,
it Was useless to go on with McMil
lan's trial
Tie case Of Stanton VS.. Great
Northern railway, to recover damages
for the killing of a horse. resulted
IN a verdict for the defendant. The
horse had attempted to cross the
track and had got caught in cross
ing guard and was killed by the sec
ton men to prevent it from being
struck by a train. Under the state
law no damages could be recovered.
The appeal case of Norton Gaylord
VS.. W. NJ Frost resulted in a verdict
for Gaylord for $3.50 In the JUS
ticc court he had obtained a verdict
FOR S31, resulting in an appeal by
Frost
a Judgment by default in the sum
Of 500 was obtained by F.. d. Sanders
from George Robinson.
The next case disposed Of was the
the case of the State of Montana
against n. p. I.agoni and w. f.
Stuff as hondsmen in the sum of
ST 900 for James Finch. accused of
larceny Some time last summer
after 4 number Of articles had
been stolen from different places in
town and particularly the elevator
Of the Royal Milling company. Finch
was arrested on the charge of being
tho thief. A thorough search of his
ranch west of town disclosed all the
articles stolen and a large quantity
| of other things which indicated that
the thicVing had been going on for
years At Finch's preliminary hear
ing he was bound over to the dis
| trict court under 1000 bonds, with
| hr above named gentlemen as secur-
tiles. Shortly aftcTWard he lsap-
pearCd and no trace of him has since
boon found. In consequence of his
failure to appear when the case was
set for trial. the suit to recover his
| bond money was commenced. The
defense was on the ground that there
had been Il technical error in the
loWcr courts proceedings but after
trying the case the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff for the full
amount The ranch owned by Finch
| was mortgagod by the bondsmen,
and as Il consequence they will be
| nothing out
\ verdict was secured by l.. p.
| Edge against T. G. Hand as sheriff
| OF Flathead county, in suit to re-
| cover goods seized under an attach
ment The plaintiff claimed that they
| Were exempt.
The case Of McGovern VS. The Big
Fork Electric Co. was continued for
| tho torn.
Thursday the county attorney flied
informations against Josiah Rogers
| and Il, \. Long. charging them with
| killing moose contrary to law. and
Jhe case Will probably come up for
trial today
The case of Emo Matsui, charged
with assault on Mary Giltillan. occu-
pied most of the time yesterday. This
! is an appeal case from the justice
| court, where at a former trial the
defendant WAS fined 500. The al
| Legged assault was committed last
spring, ard since that time the case
| has been heard several times.
After the jury in the case had been
oUt for about three hours they re-
turned verdict of not guilty and the
| lCrCndant was iiScnal ged.