The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-03-27
NEWS WORK IN THE DISTRICT COURT
A Busy Week for Attorneys - Motions Heard
and Issues Made Cases Set for Hearns-
Jury Called for Next Week

Jury Called tor Next week
This has been busy week for the at
torneys and officers of the district court
Judge Steele has made it a matter of
pressing Importance hat attorneys should
prepare their cases for trial by getting
their pleadings in shape and preparing
for the issues. Motions and demurrers
have been heard, arraignment of prison
ers had and many cases set for trial. The
cases disposed of have been suits on fore
closure where the defendant made default
and divorce proceedings where no de-
fense was offered. The criminal cases
will come to trial first The jury is called
for April and the work on the criminal
calendar will begin at that date.
Criminal cases have been set for trial as
follows
Max Geide, charged with grand lar.
ceny, April 3.
". w. McFall, charged wi Ii grand lar
ceny, April
Benton Denny, charged with perjury,
April g.
Andrew FogarIy, charged with murder,
April 7.
Action has been taken on civil cases as
follows:
Buffalo Pitts Company VS.. Fred Ruch-
ert, default of defendant having been
entered the court ordered Judgment rem
dered in favor Of the plaintiff in answer
to the prayer of the complaint in the sum
of $2975.33, including an attorney fee of
$I9o,
Buffalo tits Company VS.. Jerry Hag
erty and Fred Caldwell, default of de-
fendant having been entered the court
ordered judg gment in favor of the plaintiff
in accordance with the prayer of the
complaint iu the sum Of $Il3o 90, includ-
ing attorney S fees of $50.
Hern Helm VS.. w. p. Hurlbut dis
missed on motion of defendants attorney,
b. F. Tweedy; said motion being based
on the ground Of neglect on part of the
plaintiff to comply with the order of the
court, and OH failure TO prosecute Charles
J. Hall VS., Jennie NJ. Hall, decree of
divorce granted on the ground of alleged
ungovernable temper OIL the part of the
def ndant The couple were married in
Massachusetts in 1883. The defendant
male no appearance. Mcfarland & Nc
Farland appeared for Tie plaintiff who is
now a resident of Whitebir'i, Idaho
coudty.
A divorce was granted 10 Samuel I.
Simmons III his suit against Burtha Sim
nous, charging her with desertion. The
couple were married Ia klahuma in
1892 ] S. Mcdonald appeared for the
plaintiff.
Iii the case of Addison Utter VS. Elma
Utter the defendant failed TO appear and
divorce was granted the plaintiff r s.
Anderson was plaintiffs attorney.
Louis and Fred Stevens were arraigned
yesterday and entered the plea of not
guilty to the charge of assault with a
deadly weapon. They are charged with
assaulting Clancy limerick at Lapwai
August 9 last.
In the case Of James B. McGrane VS..
Ramsey Walker a motion was argued
yesterday for change of venue to Sho-
shone county, where it is alleged the de-
fendant has residence. G. G. Pickett
appeared for the defendant and G. w.
Tannahill for the plaintiff. This is a suit
brought to recover the amount of pro-
tested check.
The divorce case OF Alex Stevens VS..
jennie M. Stevens was heard and taken
under advisement. The complaint oi
plaintiff alleges desertion as the ground
of divorce