The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-02-03
REGULAR FEBRUARY TERM OF
DISTRICT COURT CONVEAES
Commissioners Let Contract to Re.
pair rloxee Bridge-Road rIatters
and General Courthouse News

District court convened in this city
last Friday. Judge w. II. Bell of Seattle
presiding, in the case of $. O. Morford
VS.. Pearl A. Rudkin ct al, an action in
which Judge Rudkin is interested 1t
is civil suit for an accounting. Parts
of the complaint We're ordered stricken
out the issues settled. and the cause
set for trial next Monday, February s,
when Judge Bell will return to preside
at the trial.
On Monday morning the criminal cal
endar was taken up, the following jury
being sworn for the term: c. L. Richie,
Fred Thompson, J. II. Carpenter, O. A.
johnson, George Donald, J. NJ. Young.
II. X. Sinclair, John Knox. Harry Fisk,
II. VI. Shaw, a. S. Dam, Rudolph Kaack,
p. \. Bounds. George Denton, I. IL.
Shannon, J. w. Brown, w. d. Thomp-
son, c. +. Druse.
Robert Thomas, charged with obtain
ing money under false pretenscs, was
charged with passing worthless state
bank twenty dollar bill on japanese
restaurant keeper on Front street. The
court appointed w. NJ. Thompson to de-
fend and County Attorney Guthrie pros
ccutcd. The trial of the case occupied
the day, the jury returning a verdict
4 g. e
charged.
Tuesday morning the case of the
State vs.. Fred Slocum. charged with as
sisting prisoners to escape, was taken
up. The defendant is the man who was
arrested last November as Folsom
suspect and after he was released from
Jail passed saws through the bars to the
other prisoners one of the TRUSTEES not
flying the sheriff. w. NJ. Thompson APP
peared for the defense and County At
torney Guthrie prosecuted. The case
went to the jury at noon which returned
Il verdict of guilty at l:30, but recon-
mended the prisoner to the mercy of the
court.
In the afternoon Sam Wcahnenlah, an
Indian, was placed on trial for assault
with deadly weapon. During hop pick
ing time last fall he stabbed Anna Sam,
Yakima squaw, with a knife, while
on her way TO the Indian camp near the
fair grounds. II. J. Snively is defend
ing and the county attorney prosecut-
! ing. Three witnesses were examined
Tuesday afternoon and about II more
will be placed on the stand today. When
this case is completed Harry Williams
will be tried for burglary on the charge
of breaking into the Office of the North
ern Pacific Irrigation company's Office at
Kcnnewicll a few weeks ago.
The case of the state vs.. VIM. Schus-
ter, charged with assault, was dismissed
on account of the insuficiency of evil
dence, the costs being taxed up to the
defendant.
The action of Robert Dymond VS.. the
Washington Irrigation company for al
legged damages to his property by the
breaking of the canal banks. was con-
tinued on account of the illness of Mrs
Walter Granger, wife of the manager of
the company.
Clinton ID. Harmon has brought an
action for divorce against his wife, Cor
della Grace Harmon, on the grounds of
incompatibility, his attorney being j. O.
Gull. The couple were married in Ne
braska in 1888, but have not lived to-
gether since 1898, the wife now being in
San Francisco with two children of the
issue for whose custody the husband
does not ask
Luther +. Campbell has been appoint
ed administrator of the estate of Vim
Dunn, with bond of 5000.