The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-01
FIRST DAYS
COURT CR|ST
PRISONERS ARRAlGNEp AND VA
RioUs MATTERS HEARD.
FOR The STATE
Final Proceedings in the county's
Case Against Delinquent Saloon
Men-New Attorneys Admitted

Yesterday morning Judge Loud con-
vened the district court for the term.
AS usual on the opening day the bust.
ness transacted consisted OF arraign.
ing the defendants held by the JUS
tees court and the hearing or motions.
These Were Arraigned.
sault in the first degree on John Balm,
committed last May; said his true
name was Stephen A. Thompson; j.
R. Goss was appointed by the court to
conduct the defense.
Gets Down, Grow Indian, charged
with stealing horse, was present and
represented by counsel, F. H. Hath
horn.
Fred N. Morris, who is charged with
burglary in the first degree, was with.
out counsel. The court appointed H.
A. Groves for the defense.
F. G. Arleigh, charged with grand
larceny, had no lawyer. w. T. Den
niston was appointed for the defense.
William H. Morris, who had been
in Jail several months on the charge
of having cut man with knife dur
ing the progress of quarrel at a
dance near Laurel, was represented
by w. M. Johnston.
When the case of State VS.. Charles
NJ Brown was called the county attor-
ney moved to dismiss the complaint.
The motion was granted and Brown
was discharged from custody. He was
accused of having stolen saddle and
some other things from sheep camp
distance at which some of the states
witnesses reside, it was considered
doubtful whether their attendance
could be secured.
State Obtains Judgment.
One of those unusual cases in which
the state appears as plaintiff in a civil
action, was called to the attention of
the court by motion of the county
attorney for Judgment. The defend
ant was Ira L. Woolsey, who at one
time conducted saloon at the corner
of Montana avenue and Twenty-sixth
street. He failed to take out the re-
quired license and some months ago
his place was closed on an attach
ment issued at the instance of the
county This mornings proceedings
were really conclusion of the first
action.
County Treasurer Burla was sworn
and testified that Woolsey was in.
debted to the county in the sum of
$780, due for license, and Judgment
was rendered in favor of the plaintiff
for that amount and SIS damages, to-
gether with the costs.
Admitted to Practice.
Since the last term of the court
lllIS0 uOW dICOl lACJo navy oSSANSN ~
practice here and make their homes
in Billings. To enable them to prac-
tice, w. M. Johnson entered motion
that they be admitted, ex gracia. The
court granted the motion and pending
the issuance of the necessary license
by the supreme court, Charles Faust,
Lou Chapple and w. T. Denniston
will be included among the lawyers
permitted to practice before the dis
trict court of Yellowstone county.
Action is Dismissed.
One of the several civil actions for
trespass and damage growing out OF
| the alleged illegal fencing of public
lands was stricken from the docket.
At the last term of the court the
| matter of A. L. Thomas VS.. w. D.
Story ct al, in which the defendants
were charged with illegally grazing
stock on land fenced by the plaintiff
was entered. Yesterday the matter
came up on motion for Judgment on
the pleadings. After consultation
between the attorneys for the respec-
| tive parties the motion was Withdrawn
and the action dismissed at the cost
4 of the plaintiff.
Notice Was Too Short.
Arguments were heard by the court
on the defendants objection to the
amended complaint filed in the case