Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-22
HUNG JURY IN
THE HILL CASE
No Decision Reached in the Case Of
the Alleged Burglary Of Sheep
Camp in Lower Country.
GETS SIX HUNDRED
Second Trial Of Damage Case Re
suits in Favor Of PlaintiH-De
Witt Bests Branson.

Several cases have been disposed
OF during the last six days of the dis.
trict court. The criminal docket was
wound up with the dismissal of the
case against Rawton. who was accus
ed with John Hill of having robbed
Ed. Taylor's sheep camp on the 10th
OF March. Hill was tried Thursday.
The witnesses against him were Ed.
Taylor, owner OF the outfit which was
burglarizcd. William Roper and vii.
liam Snyder, herders in charge Of
the camp, and William Fulcher. whO
followed the robbers and testified
that he recognized one of them rs
Hill,
The defense put on the stand sam
Williams, Ed. Parkinson. John O'Dea
aud Mrs. John Hill. to prove an alibi.
They all testified that Hill was at the
Williams place, which is from II to
10 miles distant from the place OF the
alleged burglary at the time the act
was committed. The jury wrestled
with the case for six or seven hours
and finally reported that they were
unable TO agree and were discharged
by the court. HuntOon. Worden d
Smith were the defending attorneys.
Court was kept in session saturday
evening until the train arrived so
that Ralph Pulitzer. of New York.
who is charged of having violated the
state game laws by killing an ante.
lope in this county last year. could
enter his plea. The young million.
aire was accompanied by his attorney,
c. b. Nolan. of Helena. and they hur.
ried To the office of the Judge as soon
as they alighted from the train. The
reading of the information was waly-
ed ami the accused man entered a
plea of not guilty. Some discussion
was had as to the time for holding
the trial, PulitZer's attorney holding
out for September, which is the time
that the young man has TO come
back for trial in Teton county. This,
Judge Cheadle would not aCcede TO-.
as it would necessitate the calling OF
a special jury right at the time when
the ranchers and stOckgrowers are
particularly busy. Sunday the couu.
~ attorney and Judge Nolan got 10.
gethcr and agreed upon July 18th as
the date for the trial. That will be
at the close Of the present jury sea-
sion Of our and will not necessitatc
the calling OF a new jury. Young Pu.
liter refused to discuss his ease
while in this city.
The case of TaillOn VS.. Mears was
tried Friday and Saturday. This case
arose from a runaway on Arrow creek
hill by a stage team belonging To
Mears, who was then operating the
Lcwistown.Benton stage line. Tail.
! Ion was one OF the passengers who
jumped from the stage and suffered
a badly injured ankle. which kept him
on clutches for several months. He
sued for $4,000 damages and the case
was first tried in 1899. The jury re-
turned a verdict for damages in the
sum of SEAS. The case was appealed
ana the supreme court granted a new
trial. The jury in this trial gave
Taillon damages in the sum of $500.
The case of De Witt VS.. Branson
occupied the attention of the court
Monday, il being a suit on a promis-
sory note executed in 1895. The prin-
Cipal was Sil and with interest at
10 per cent for . years amounted to
$9G.3j at the time the suit was
brought. The jury gave the plaintiff
a decision for the full amount OF the
principal and interest.
The case OF Chan VS.. slater Is nov
being tried. The suit arose oyeI The
attachment Of 80 head of cattle, Il
head of hogs and 1000 bushels of
grain by the sheriff for the North
west Thresher company. Chan al
| leges thar the attached property he
longs "a his wife.