The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-25
DISTRICT COURT
IN SESSI ON
I hose Under Criminal Charges
Arraigned.
JAMESON is GUILTY
And Is Sentenced to One Year In the Pen
Charles E. Florica Granted a Di-
vorce From Edith Florica.
JAMESON is GUILTY

Inc september term OF the dis
frict court for Flathead county was
opened by Judge Smith Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. AT that hour
Court Ba}iff George Farmer announc.
ed in stentorian tones that the honor
able district court was opened and
The regular preliminary routine work
was commenced. Six prisoners
charged with criminal offenses were
in court and the complaints against
them We're read.
j. f. Smith was first arraigned and
when asked if he had an attorney
he replied that he had not and asked
that f. Joe Rice be assigned to CON
duct his defense. This the court was
unable to do as Mr.. Rice has not yet
been admitted to practice by .he
Montana supreme court. and appoint
ed G. H. Fooot as his attorney.
James Welsh. charged with for
serF. had no attorney nor means to
secure one, and the court appointed
J. T. Duffy to loook after his inter,
ests. Welsh evidently had an attor-
ney in view as he stated that he had
a preference, but his honor tod him
sharply that prisoners had no right
~ utNtdtc WIZ SHOulU represent
them and appointed Mr. Duffy as
stated
J, X. Johnson, charged with as
sault, also had no attorney and w.
J. Bremen was appointed to defend
him. John B. Williams. charged with
forgery. had no means to retain coun-
sci and B. J. McIntire was appointed
as his attorney.
When O"to Johnson was called he
stated that he did not desire an ato
! tornev as he was guilty of the charge
| of burglary ana accordingly would
plead guilty. He was charged with
| entering the house Of Samuel Rowe
and stealing articles valued at Sc
| lie stated in reply to the query of
| the Judge that he had entered the
house at night. thus making the crime
| burglary in the first decree. He first
stated that he was ready 20 be SEN
fenced but when the penalty for bur.
| glarv. from one to fifteen years in the
| nenitentarv was read to him, he
changed his mind and apparently did
not know what to say. The JUDGED
| set Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
as the time when sentence will be
passed upon him.
| 7 4 E'akrioht stated that he had
counsel when he was araisnoi and
said thaF w. Y Noffeineer and w II
! poornan wore his attorneys
When Walter x Ja'0isnn, CHARGED
y; h naoeing o fo"~ed Great Northern
line order, w"s era :cned he stated
| !hat he did not wish an attorrev as
! he was guilty Of tho crime and wac
ready % be sen-oDced. 10 s'a- cd
| -ha- he was drunk at the time and
knew nothin" of What he had lone
until his arrest. He said that he had
| n'wavs borne q GOOD name and that
| This was the first 'ir,e he was ever
| IN iail. He was thon sentenced &c
one year a. hard labor in the S ate
nenitentiarv.
| Charles T. F'o'iea was granted q
| divorce from Edith F'orica and a re-
ooss was taken until the afternoon al
. o'clock. A. that hour the court
again met but adjourned without
.rareacting any business, until 10 a
m. Tuesday.
The sessions of the district conr
| Tuesday and Wednesday werc brie
ond no business of importance wa
done Tuesday morning the prisoner
charged with criminal offenses plea
not guilty. with the exception Of j. A
Takrieht, who asked further time t.
plead and the court gave him unit
October %. and then adjourned unit
Wednesday morning. The session wa
livery brief and an adjournment wa
taken until Mon lay. The jury viii
be called November II. and it is n
inAe en- ion TO make one jury do 70
both the Scotemher and Decembe
terms and thus lessen the expense I
the county Judge Smith deferre
raising sent ence nnon Otto Johnson
Who plead guilty of BURGLARY. unit
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock.