The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-11-17
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.
Jury Busy--Negroes Plead Not
Guilty Gases Dismissed.

Following are the jury cases which
have been disposed Of Ia the district
court during the past week:
The case Of the Northern Mercan-
tile company OF Standpoint against
Gorge Hines, wherein action was
brought TO recover on book account
10 regard to dealings in timber, was
decided last Friday. The jury
brought in a verdict for 's377.s0 FOL
the plaintiff.
On Saturday the jury disposed OF
the case OF r. J. Hickman vs.. the N.
p. Ry. company by awarding the
plaintiff $50.
The trial Of the case OF Gaseous
Shero against Thomas Joyce and
Harry Wilder, doing business near
Ramsey as the Yellow Pine Lumber
company, was begun Saturday. Shero
sued for money due him for hauling
lumber and supplies for the mill.
The jury awarded Shero $3.50 dam
ages.
The case OF V. w. Roth against
Samuel owen was taken up by the
Jury Wednesday mornlng. The case
is from Clarkfork and Is an appeal
from the probate court where the
Jury had gwen Roth $40 damages for
the loss OF some hay which was on
the Owen place and which was al
legged to have been spoiled by Owen
refusing To allow Roth to remove it..
The costs were assessed to Owen at
that time. Owen appealed the case
to the district court. The chief con-
tention in the case Is as to the road
through the Owen place being 4 pub
lie highway. Owen claims 1t is not
while Roth takes the opposite view.
On Wednesday morning the two
negroes, Aldover d. justin and Fred
Creighton, charged with robbing a
saloon at Kootenai, Sept. Is, were ar
raIgned In court. They took the
statutory time to plead. The court
appointed II. II. Taylor and Bartlett
Sinclair as counsel To defend the ac-
cused. Sheriff Doust took possession
OF the stolen property. which, includ
Ing a knife, has been recognized by
the men who were robbed. This
Identification is considered very con-
elusive and conviction Is expected.
The case OF the state against Jcn-
ME Miller was dismissed and the de-
PENDANT exonerated.
BY agreement Of counsel jury
trial was waived In the case Of II. j.
LaClair VS.. VIM. Morgan. This case
will be tried before the court ia
chambers at Occur d'Alene.
The case of the Vermont L. s. T.
company against Ira L Young was
dismissed. The company was given
Judgment in its case against Robt.
IA. Bacon.
The case. OF Andrew Bergstrom
against the Springston Lumber com
pany was dismissed. A petition fol
the dissolution Of the Springston
Lumber company was granted.
The trial of the case of Spokane
Int Ry Co. VS.. w. r. McNear was
postponed to Nov. %.
II the case OF A L Porter vs. Fort
Sherman Lumber company judgment
was entered for plaintiff.
The court granted Emma B Ritchie
a divorce from Samuel B Richie.
On Tuesday, Judge Morgan had
twelve cases stricken from the calen-
dars because the attorneys were not
ready. Twenty-one cases were con.
tinued for the term for the same
reason.
The court was still grinding on the
case Of Roth VS.. Owen. yesterday.
All the jurors except those empanel.
cd on this case, were excused until
next week.
The case of the State against L. L,
Hewett, charged with assault with q
deadly weapon, was dismissed, We'd
nesday.
The TWO negroes, Justin and
Creighton, were arraigned yesterday
morning aud both pleaded not guilty
to the charge OF robbery.
Bootlcgger Paid Fine.
E. II. Hilton, druggist OF Bon