The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
RAILROAD TRAINS DO NOT FEAR
CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS.
JUDGE FORCED TO. WAIT
Compulsory Delay In His Honor's Ar
rival Makes Opening
Day Short.

ton to be late even the powers OF a
court cannot compel them to arrive at
q stated point on the time fixed by
schedule. This Judge Loud learned
long ago in his travels over the dis
trict over which he presides. Con-
sequently he issued no mandamus or
other writ Of a mandatory nature when
he found the train on which he ex-
pected to come to Billings was sev
eral late in it's arrival at Miles City.
ed mortals did-sat down and waited,
trusting to Clerk Williams to open
court at the appointed hour and then
announce it adjourned. This tom"
did, but he relied too much on his
memory, and there he made a mistake.
Having learned that his honor would
arrive sometime during the afternoon,
he adjourned court until 4 o'clock and
so noted in his minutes Of proceedings.
The judge did arrive and did convene
court at the hour fixed by the clerk,
but gave instructions to note that an
adjournment had been taken until the
noon hour, a provision required by the
statutes. With this correction made
court was declared to be open for
such business as might properly come
before it.
The first order made was in the mat
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deceased. The court denied the petit
ton of the widow, Juline Williams,
to set aside the estate for her benefit
and approved the report of the admin
istratrix.
A smile crept across the faces of
the county attorney and officers of
the court when his honor called the
case of State VS.. Lon Kilby, charged
with burglary. With due gravity the
court was Informed that the defendant
had passed out of its jurisdiction and
taken an appeal to a higher tribunal.
Kilby is the man who was shot and
killed sometime ago by a sheriff's
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northern part of the county.
Upon receiving official information
of the impossibility of trying the de-
PENDANT the court upon it's own mo-
ton dismissed the case and ordered
it stricken from the docket.
Maurice R%obinnette, charged with
passing a forged check, was then or
dered to stand up. The clerk read
the information against him and the
defendant was asked whether he had
counsel or the means to employ any.
To both questions he answered in the
negative and also said he would like
to have a lawyer appointed for his
defense. This caused some surprise.
for on his preliminary hearing Robin
nette admitted his guilt and asked to
be sentenced, evincing disappointment
when told he would have to wait until
the district court could pass on his
case.
II. q. Crippen was appointed to de-
fend him and in default of bail Robin
nette was committed until 10 o'clock
this morning. when he will plead.
William Clark, charged with statu-
tory rape, listened to the reading of
the information against him and said
his right name was c. W. Clark. He
said he was without means of employ
ing an attorney and asked the court to
appoint counsel to defend him. C.,
L. Harris was designated by the court
to look out for the prisoners inter-
est and 10 o'clock this morning was
fixed as the time for hearing plea.
The case of Charles Wyman, charg-
ed with assault in the first degree,
shooting W. A. Oakley in the shoulder,
was called, but neither the defendant
nor his attorney appeared to answer.
1t was explained to the court that de-
PENDANTS attorney was absent from
the city and that the defendant had
probably learned of this and conclud.
ed his own appearance consequently
was not necessary.
On motion of the county attorney
the appearance was continued until
this morning.
John Gamble, Andrew Peterson
Charles Jacobs and John Brown, &C
cused of burglary, breaking into
Northern Pacific freight car, were il
court and their names called. Thu
county attorney said he had not YET
filed information against the prisoners
and asked permission of the court tc
do so. The motion was granted and
the defendants were remanded.
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