The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1901-05-22
SUIT FOR ISLANDER.
Jury Decides That iianbidge Did MOI
Slander Barnhill.
GRAVES GETS THIRTEEN YEARS
Mrs. Miller Secures a Divorce Other
Proc eedings--Court Will Adjourn
Friday.

The second week of this term Of dis
trict court is nearly gone, and the
court will be kept busy if the term is
ended this week.
The drug clerk Barnhill's slander
SUIT for 900 damages went to the
jury this evening and which after be-.
ing out short time brought in d YER
dict in favor of DR.. Hanbidge, the de-
fendant and taxing the costs to Barn
| hill.
In the case of Elmer H. Metcalf
against Robert L. Harper, Maggie T.
| Harper and J T. Carroll, default of
defendants was entered and upon evil
dence being submitted by plaintiff the
court ordered that plaintiff have judy
! nent for the sum of $1434.35 and for
$121 attorney fees.
| Frank Blankenship, convicted of for
| gerry, was sentenced to two years at
hard labor in the penitentiary.
In the case of John Bowden against
B. S. Chaffin, as sheriff, the case was
dismissed upon motion, of plaintiffs
/ attorney and the defendant was given
/ judgment. for the costs.
The case of Mills VS.. Baker on mo-
tion of Attorney Calkins was continued
! for the term.
| Thomas Brady, charged with bur-
iglary was tried before a jury on
| Wednesday evening. It was proven
that Brady had entered rooms in the
| Hotel Hamilton and had stolen some
| clothing etc. The jury found Brady
i guilty of burglary in the hrst degree
aud fixed his punishment at one year
in states prison at hard labor.
| The suit of the M. NJ. campany
against j. A. Bishop upon motion was
dismissed without prejudice. The de-
| fault of Andrew Bishop. a defendan,
in the same case was entered.
The divorce case of Jerome H. Brad.
lly against Margaret Brady was tried
before jnry which granted Bradley
a divorce and awarded custody Of tn
child to Mrs. Bradley.
| TRACEY Acquitted.
James Tracey charged with felony
consisting of an attempt to xiii ant
murder Robert R. Keys was tried be
fore jury Thursday. The testimony II
brief was that the night after Tracey's
marriage with Mrs. Pat Smith, they
were charivaried by party of boys
The next night about 10 o'clock ;
party of IS or 20 men appeared in th'
road III front of the house and started
to give the aged couple another chari
/. vari. A hideous din was kept up TO
FIVE or ten minutes when Tracey em
erged from the house, gun in hand
When he got to the gate he savagel,
inquired ..what do you fellows want
some of this?' Whcreupon he drop
ped to his knee'and discharged the gul
and the crowd fed. Upon taking al
inventory it was discovered that fou
men had been hit BY fine No. 8 duel
shot. One shot en- etrated the heel Q
) Bob Keys, the prosecuting witness
Tracey claimed that he only wanted
get rid of the crowd and fired the gu
to scare them off and had no intentio
: of hurting anybody.
:. The defense set up was that Trace
: had right to defend his home an
8 that the members of the charivari part
violated the law in disturbing his peac
k and quietude and that the defendar
was wraught up to a high state of nler
: tai excitment when he hred upon til
) party.
A large number of witnesses were e.
= amined and the case was argued
3 length by opposing counsel. The jur
: was out only short time and return
ed verdict of mot guilty" and whic
6 seems to give general satisfaction.
The divorce case of Francis E. Mi
: Ter against Chas. e. Miller came i
Nor trial Friday, consuming nearly a
4 that day and Saturday. Mrs. Mill,
= sued for divorce alleging cruel,
and failure to support. She asked fl
e, an absolute divorce, custody of Il
n child and alimony. The case was tri,
ID before a jury. About forty witness
n testified. Considerable interest W;
IN manifested, the people of the con
" munity in which the couple live seen
y ing TO have taken sides in the affair.
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