The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-26
District Court is in Session.


scaags gets Three Years; Jensen One - j.
Axteli awarded Three hundred dollars -
Other Cases.
continued from last week.)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. l.:- Chgs l.
McClear was admitted to practice as
an attorney In this court.
Stale VS.. Eugene Gay, DIT. Defend
ant was arraigned and Informed that
an Indictment had been found against
HIM charging him with the crime OF
assault with a deadly weapon likely
to produce great bodily injury with
intent to commit murder. Defend
ant was given until Dec. 10 to enter
his plea, and was required to give
bond in the sum OF $1,000 for his APP
pearance Ia court. On the goth de-
murrer to Indictment was filed and
the case continued until the 22nd. On
that day the case was taken by the
court under Amusement. On the 23d
defendant was present with his coun-
sci, e. l.. Heitman. Demurrer was
overruIcd by the court. Defendant
entered a plea OF not gu. ~.
THURSDAY, DE-. 18:--Ethella L.
Bradshaw pr VS.. Edgar w. Bradshaw
DIT. Divorce decreed.
FRIDAY, DEC. l9:--Case OF Law
renee Kroetch pf and petitioner vs..
the Empire Mill Co. dt., was settled
by mutual agreement and plaintiff
given his writ OF peremptory mauda-
| mus.
Joseph Axtell pr vs.. N. P. Ry. Co.
DIT; suit for $1,000 damages for des-
tructiOn of property caused by the
food which occurred east OF Hope on
July 5th, said damage alleged to be
due to neglect on the part OF defend,
ant. On the Goth G L Hoffman ap
peared as counsel for plaintiff ant
Stephens & Bum represented by JIM
Bum for defendant. A jury was i'm
panelled and sworn. On the 22nd B
e Palmer and o L Hanson testified
! on the part Of defendant. On the 23t
W M Smith, ] J Donovan and L
Juneau testified on the part OF the de
PENDANT. Moses Cookson and Fran
Hartman, two section foremen a
Hope, were then called and sworn an
testified on the part of defendant
joseph Axtell, w H Sharai and CT
Hoffman testified Ia rebuttal on tn
| part OF plaintiff. Messrs Cookson an
g Hartman then testified in surrebutt,
ON the part OF defendant. The Jul
having heard the evidence and III
arguement Of the respective counse
retired at about Al hour befol
midnight brought 10 verdict aware
: ed Joseph Axtell $500 damages, thi
being the verdict Of eleven out {
the twelve jurymen.
II SATURDAY, DEC. 20:-State VS.. {
8 o Scaags defendant. Defendant WI
/. arraigned ia court and asked il
It had any good and sufficient reason
offer why sentence should not be mad
against him. None being offere,
! Judge Mayhem pronounced senten
s condemning the prisoner to thr
a years imprisonment at hard labor
:. | the state prison at Boise. Scaags W
surprised, not at the severity of Il
" Judge but at his lenience. He ha
Il from the first, acknowledged the od'
/. against him and expressed himself
!. confident that he would be condemn,
!, State vs. Dea Jensen DIT. Defen
ant was arraigned and sentenced
one years Imprisonment at hard lab
In the state prison at Boise. Jens'
" IL the lad convicted Of horse stealth
/, He Is but sixteen and Is the incarn
:, ton of badness and absolutely incC
;. rgible. He has declared that he W
e break out Of the pen II he has to k
II his guards: yet he is pleased with h
|. sentence and has a hoyish Satisfacti'
4 in the prospect Of ride to Boise.
: The case Of the Spokane Drug c
;. pr VS. d. f. Mason DIT, was dismlsse
), Andrew Paulson was admitted
70 citizenship.
!. MONDAY, DEC. 22:-Russell & c
: pr vs. J. r Hull DIT Defendant n
r. present. On the 23d the case "
n decided for the plaintiff.
l. The case of, A b Baines VS. G. Gu
$. DIT. was dismissed at plaintiffs CO.
t. Oscar Oliver, pr and respondent.
a Chas. Jones, dt and appellant. eau
placed upon the calender.