Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-11

luride and Cripple Creek strikes were
on, there is now n better feeling In
the east toward Colorado, which is
manifested in Investment In several
sections where the mining Industry
has remained quiet for a year OF 50.
John Moseley, well known In Du-
range during the palmy days of the
English cattle companies ranging
from Canon Largo to the Blue noun,
tains, came up today from La Plata.
where he is ranching and feeding
stock. john enjoys distinction
which entities him to much consider.
alton; he started out boy in the sad
die in Kansas when that was the wild
and woolly frontier and has followed
the advancing frontier to the Rocky
mountains without ever hankering to
be bad man." though i1e has had
many of them to deal with.
The Herald is daily importuned to
advocate the establishment of H.
censed scales which may be guaran-
teed by the authority of the city
There appears to be no lack Of proper
interest by the city council In the
matter. At the last meeting all that
was needed was an ordinance that
viii be fair and effective to secure
every one OF tne eight votes. City At
torney Reese advised the council that
1t could not create monopoly of pub.
lie weighing; that there was no law
for doing this or creating monopoly
Of the express business. The city
can not grant a franchise to one per.
son or corporation. The time may
come when more than one weighing
apparatus may be needed.
The trial of the state. versus Grace
Daniels, charged with robbing one
Ricketts, who has been nicknamed the
Jay has occupied the time of the
district court today. and when Rick
etts was on as the chief prosecuting
witness he got mad, then Attorney
Sullivan was mad. and Attorney Pal
liam for the prosecution got warmed
up, when Judge Russell, who regar,-
cd the. proceeding as ludicrous, ca He'd
everybody down. Ricketts, poked fun
at Attorney Sullivan in a way that the
attorney was not accustomed to- The
two other prosecuting witnesses were
Ray Burch and George w. Lane.
Witnesses for the defense were the
defendant and Emma Trimmer.
At 2:30 Attorney Sullivan was max.
ing an able plea for his defendant aod
was scorching Ricketts,, asking the
Jury If he were better than Grace Dan.
iels. In reviewing the TESTIMONY for
his side he made it appear to the jury
that Ricketts, had not proven that he
had $1lj when ne went across the rir.
er with the Daniels woman, or that he
had more than s645, the amount last
exhibited when he was taking In the
Clipper dance hall and the other re-
sorts on the row. Attorney Sullivan
said whatever the woman was men
had made her.
Grace Daniels sat in the dock Meth.
er stoically or supinely, neither def
ant nor supplicant; she appeared to
be undergoing mental torture, whether
guilty or innocent. Her face has not
lost all its traces of former attractive
ness; there remain dim lines Of for
mer refinement. Attorney Sullivan ap-
pealed to the jury not to discredit her
more than they would
the man who had associated with her
rs the evidence had indicated.
Grace Daniels had been mixed with
similar charges before but she was
on trial for former offenses.
The case win be given to the follow
ing jury this afternoon: w. r. Meloy,
Tim j. Mcclure, Jr., J. II. Abee Ross
McGirr. Harry Patterson. e. w. Dobbs,
Frank Redmond, ]. C. Self, Pat Nash,
]. NJ. Asher, Frank Goodman and
George Dick.