The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-02-24
AROUND the COURT HOUSE
AND TEMPLE OF JUSTICE
Civil and Criminal Cases Disposed OF.
Mckee Bridge-Marriage liz
censes-News Notes.

lhcrc was no session OF the superior
court on Monday ON account of Wash
ington's birthday, and no court yester-
day by reason of Judge Rudkin being
absent in Seattle. He returned last
night and court convened this morning,
with Judge W. Il. Bell of Seattle on
the bench. lie is here to hear the case
of S. O. Morford VS. Pearl A. Rudllin ct
AL. civil suit for an accounting in
which Judge Rudhin is interested. No
other business will be taken up until
this case is disposed Of the trial of
which will likely consume most of the
day. The proceeding, for last week are
given below:
When The Herald went to press on
Wednesday of last week the superior
court was engaged i'll trying the case of
J. II. faubion ". c. c. Lee and wife, a
writ of attachment. 1t was a suit on
chattcls to recover S249, and the jury
returned verdict Thursday afternoon
of $500 for the plaintiff. H. j. Snively
for the plaintiff and Whitson & Parker
for the defense
The next case tried was that of +
Groshen vs.. Il. L. CLANCY ct al. w. j
Hess and Milton Shearer were sureties
on Chaney's bond i'll rcplevin suit for
the possession of lot of potatoes on
the reservation. Clancy lost the suit
and Groshen was unable to collect the
Judgment of $50, suing the bondsmen
for that sum and 1919 costs. The
Jury rendered verdict for the $5715
it developing during the trial that
CLANCY had made a tender of the pota-
toes to the plaintiff, but that they were
valueless by reason of being rotten and
unfit for use. Fred Parker for the
plaintiff and w. NJ. Thompson for the
defense.
Frank A. Holt, guardian for his minoi
son, Fred Holt vs.. Baraeer Bros, an ac-
ton to collect $2O5 rent alleged to be
due for an allotment on the reservation
The jury returned verdict of SOS fol
the plaintiff. Fred Parker for the
Plaintiff and Graves & Englehart fol
the defense.
The Yakima Land & Cattle Co VS.
julius Ribail. \ suit for damages for
$500, the allegation being made that
defendant encroached on the land of the
plaintiff to Craze sheep. Verdict for the
plaintiff in the sum of $3.50. Edw. Whit.
son for the plaintiff and Judge Z. =.
Preble for the defense.
On Saturday the criminal case of The
state vs.. Sam jackson, an Indian, was
taken up, the charge being larceny by
enlightenment. 1t was alleged that
jackson was given $3.50 to keep for an
other Indian, VIM. Jack, but appropriate
ed the money to his own use. The jury
retired about 4 o'clock in the afternoon
coming into court at IL o'clock that
night and informing the judge that they
could not agree, saying that they stood
eleven for acquittal and one for con
viction. The jury was accordingly dis
charged and jackson will have to be
tried again. ID. l.. Crowder assisted
County Attorney Guthrie in the prose
cution and w. NJ. Thompson appeared
for the defense.
At the conclusion of the Jackson case
the jury was excused for the term.
G. j. Wilbur of Outlook was arraigned
Saturday on the charge of assault with
intent to kill his wife, Ira Z. Englehart
appearing as his attorney. Bail was
fixed by the court at $1,000, which mas
not yet been furnished.