Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-29
CIRCUIT COURT
NOW IN SESSION
Five Hoboes Are Sent TO the
Penitcntinry and Ono to Jail
for. Burglary

The court officials, District Attorney
A.. L. Resmes, Clerk s. +. Cheshire,
Sheriff George W. Lewis and Court
Reporter II. M. CalkiDs were in at
tendance. W. NJ. Cheshire was ap.
pointed court bailiff by Judge Hanna.
The first day was spent in swearing
In the jurors and in calling up the
cases on the docket. The following
civil cases were disposed Of:
+. b. Pickell W.. John Il. Harvey
and wife; action for money. Dis
missed.
Mary Ramsey, VS.. John Lockhardt.
and Il M. Brown; action for damages
Dismissed.
II II. MoClung Va. Lucy RAIDER
action for money. Dismissed.
II. d. Norton vs.. W. II. Emerson,
ct el action for money.
A. Brown VI. John and Hattie
Ritter; action for money, Dismissed.
II. W. Cbausse, ct el vs.. J. A.
Jennings; action for monev.
j. A. Colby, Adm, vs.. g. W. and
M. j. Seely action for money. Dis.
missed.
Goo. Il. Good VI. A. +. Nelson ;
action for money. Dismissed.
Grants Pass Hdw. Go. VI. Elkhorn
Mining Co. ; action for money. Dis
missed.
@. O. Daniels VS.. ID. s. Holton ;
action for money. Dismissed.
Mary Cobel vs. Albert ]. Cobel ;
divorce. Decree by default.
Hair Riddle Hdw Co.. vs.. II
Downer; action for money. Judgment
for Sll8. 10 and costs
Thomas a. O'Neill vs.. Il. L.
Cass; action for money. Judgment
for $l06 10 and costs.
Claus Schmidt vs.. Ned Dyer; action
for money. Judgment for sll729 and
costs.
Theodore Fetzloff w. Il. Moormeis-
ter; action for money Judgment for
s565 30 and for 800 attorneys fees and
for costs.
George Maurer vs. John @. Coch.
ran action for money. Judgment for
Sl7S. 90 and costs.
The criminal cases were quickly dis
posed Of by Judge Hanna, District At
trney Reames having induced all that
he had conclusive evidence Of guilt
against to confess their crimes. or
the five hoboes who were held In Jail
on a charge Of robbing X. o. McCros.
keys store the guilt OF Ben O'Neil
Edward Ross and Edward Barry was
30 clearly proven and they having ad.
mitted their. guilt, Judge Hanna gave
each OF them i've years In the peniten-
tiary. While the other two men. Jas
Daily and Fred Wilson, were found IN
company with those that were found
guilty yet not sufficient proof was had
TO prove that they took part in the
robbery and on recommendation of the
district attorney the Judge released
them.
OF the three hoboes charged with
stealing II suit case from passenger
coach in this city, two OF them Will.
tam Rothwell and Edward Morgan,
were each given three years in the
ponitentiary. Rupert Irwin, the other
one charged with this crime, was given
80 days in the county jail Irwin,
who is but boy, said he had left his
home at Winnipeg, Manitoba, last
Spring and had gotten out OF money
and was hohoing His mother had
written asking him to come home aud
pleading with the authorities to be-
lenient with him As there WAS no
procf that lie had done nothing fur.
ther than to receive part OF the con.
tents OF the suit case he was let OIL
with u light punishment The boy Is
not tough appearing and this expert
ence may cause him to 90 g. his home
and give up the life Of n hobo, which
has the penitentiary as the end Of the
career VI these modern yasdals. who
live without work and prey OF the
earnings OF the indus rious, and art
more dangerous to the women IN the
isolated home than were the Indians
OF pioneer days.
Frank Smith, August Fetsch's bar.
tender, who was charged with burning
the Fetsoh brewery and saloon in
South Grants Pass, Was released rs
there was no evidence to convict.
As a result Of his Investigations Dis.
trict Attorney Reames had Jasper Jrn
nings and Mary Jennings, sou and
daughter OF n Nj Jeuninsg who was
murdered In his cabin at the GIanitt
Hill mine last month, arrested ON the
charge Of numbering their father The
young man is 26 years OF age and did
not live with his father and his broth.
ers and sisters but IN cabin quar-.
ter OF u mile distant, with man
named harvey. The girl is rs and
lived and slept in tina same room with
her father, She was taken to jackson.
willie Monday and plsced in the jail at