The Springfield herald., 1903-10-09

The Peter Magnes estate, which has
been pending probate for year and a
half in the County Court in Denver,
will be used as basis for test suit
, to ascertain the legality of the 1902
| Inheritance tax law On Monday. the
attorney general will petition Judge
Lindsey for the appointment Of an ap-
praiser of the estate, A claim will then
be entered for the inheritance tax on
the estate. and will be combatted, thus
furnishing litigation for the test.
A meeting of the State Board of
Charities and Correction was held re-
Gently at the state house for the pur-
pose of looking over plans for the state
home for dependent children. No action
was taken concerning them. and none
will be for some time. The board of
control for that institution asked that
the Board of Charities and Correction
look at the plans and consider them
This work was done and the board will
make a report at later time as to
what it thinks of the plans.
Attorney General Miller has called
another conference of the attorneys for
the state and the bitches concerned in
the Kansas-Colorado water suit. Sew
eral points have arisen in regard to
are to make in their amended answer
to the amended complaint of the state.
pI Kansas and it was believed advis-
able to call the attorneys together in
order to formulate a defense on points
which have arisen since the last con-
ference Was held. The answer of the
state of Colorado" said Attorney Gen
eral Miller, has been completed and it
is now in the hands of the printers. II
will be ready to file on October 18th.
according to the rules of the court. But
we have discovered some points for the
ditch companies concerned, and we be-
lieve that it will be advisable to have
another meeting of the attorneys. The
managers of the bitches will not be
present at this meeting. merely the at
torneys. and the whole situation will
be carefully gone over.''-Denver Re
publican.
Upon question of absolute privi-
lege" under which there can be no
libel, Judge Johnson has entered rul-
against Robert Colder. which virtually
dismisses the suit. Mr.. Irish was re
moved from the Office of superintend-
ent of the State Industrial School for
Girls some time last winter, after n
sensational investigation of conditions
at the school in which the Governor
took a hand. He claimed that some
of the charges preferred against him
emnnated from Colder. and that they
were false. He accordingly brought
suit for $50. 900 damages. alleging SLAM
der and libel. Golder's attorneys raised
the question as to privilege. in the mat
ter of investigating Irish's conduct.
claiming that the examining commit
tee acted as court and with full
power to summon and examin wit
nesses; and that therefore an absolute
privilege was vested in Il to speak
freely on all matters connected with
the inquiry. Under those conditions
Judge johnson has ruled that Colder
was incapable of libel
State Engineer Carpenter recently
received request from the owners of
Fossil Creek reservoir to have that
body of water surveyed according to
the law passed by the last Legislature.
requiring that this be done. Mr.. Car
penter stated that surveyors would be
sent to take charge of the work as
soon as possible. The reservoir is in
Larimer county. a short distance from
Fort Collins. Similar requests have
been made by owners of other reser-
voirs in the state. notably among them
being the Twin Lakes reservoir. The
work at Twin Lakes will take over IA
north to complete.