Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-12-05
Hearing in the Rock Greek Water
Rights Has Begun and Will Con.
tinue Into Next Month.
1T is A BIG JUDICIAL JOB
Decision Will Not Be Handed Down
for Several Months-Other Mat
tiers Disposed of.

The trial OF the water right suit |
from Rock creek is now in full swing. |
The case was taken up Wednesday
and the hearing will occupy at least a
months time. When the evidence
which will be introduced by the plain
tiffs, defendants and intervenors is all
in Judge Henry will take the case un-
der adyisement and thoroughly CON
slider the mass of testimony introduce
ed. and when the final decree is issued
the various rights Of litigants will be
adjudicated according to the showing
made at the trial. The decree when
finally handed down will determine
how much water each appropriation is
entitled to and fix the date of appro-
priation Those who establish pri
GRITTY Of right to the appropriation Of
waters of the stream will have an adj
vantage over subsequent appropria-
tors because they will Dc decreed to
| have the first rights to the waters of
the stream.
The court will take a recess on Dec.
20 and the session will not convene
again until about Jan. 10. Judge Hen
~ made an order yesterday adjourn
ing court at Big Timber until Dec. 23
Five Years for Cattle Stealing.
| 1t is not always the safest thing in
the world when out on a hunting trip
to indiscriminately kill any animal
that one may meet with. 1t is just as
we'll that care be taken not to kill an
animal that may be the property of
another, for just as likely as not the
owner will find it out and the guilty
party will have to stand trial upon the
ceny To some people it may appear
to be extremely proper to kill a steer
upon the range which belongs to some
lone else and feast upon the carcass,
but it does not appeal with particular
lforce to be brought before the court
and tried and convicted of the crime
of grand larceny Conviction for this
Ioffense means term of years at Deer
Lodge and when you come to think of
it this is not a very inviting prospect
for a young man who has any degree
of self respect or family pride in his
makeup.
Willis Jones, who was tried last Fri
Iday on the charge of having commit
ted just such crime, has abundant
reason for the truth and force of the
foregoing remarks. The jury which
tried him brought in a verdict about
9 o'clock that evening finding him
guilty Of grand larceny and Judge
Henry remanded him for sentence on
Tuesday last Peter C. Enzor and
Archie B. Thompson, the parties who
are charged with having been imp]i
: Gated with Jones in the commission OF
: the offense, have had their cases con
tinued until next term.
In passing sentence upon Jones
Judge Henry said he wasn't dispos
ed to deal leniently with this kind o
offenses He said he was determined
toward the stamping out of cattle
stealing crimes and he would serv
notice on all cattle thieves that cam
before him for sentence that the
could expect to receive the full liml
of the law A sentence of five year
in the penitentiary at Deer Lodge wa
then passed upon the prisoner at bal
GIasspool Draws TWo-Year Prize,
Two years for burglary This wa
the light sentence that Henry Glass
pool received when he appeared b
fore Judge Henry last Saturday
learn how long time he had to spen
at Deer Lodge. His attorney, F.
Woodward, asked for the leniency
the court in fixing sentence upon hif
stating that he had never been co
victed of felony before and had her
tofore borne a good reputation amor
those who had known him. He cite
the fact that Glasspool had made re
= titution for the burglary, turning ov
the most of the cash which he hi
stolen and making restitution for U
cash register which he had taken fro
the saloon of Henry Gebo at Brds
by transferring to him two or thr
head of horses which he owned. /
attorney said that the prisoner "
IT. under the influence OF liquor when
crime was committed and he thoug
that the ends of justice would be fu
met by the imposition of light s.
tence.
In view of what the attorney b
said for the prisoner Judge He1
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