Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-11-13
On Motion of the Plaintiff Made
Yesterday the Sensational
Case is Ordered Dismissed.
BROWN SENTENCED FOUR YEARS
BurQular and Jdilbredker Gets Heavy
SentenCe-Stdte vs.. Anderson
To-day-Other Court News

What promised to be about the most
interesting case from the viewpoint Of
the spectator which was on the docket
for trial at the present term Of the
district court, that Of Hedges VS.. Bel
cheur, was dismissed last night upon
motion Of the attorneys for the plain
tiff.
The case was one of the most sensa-
tional ever begun in this county. Sew
eral months ago Mrs. Ralph Hedges
instituted an action against Mrs. Bel
cheur for $4,000 for the alleged aliena-
ton of the affections Of the plaintiff S
husband, DR.. Ralph S. Hedges.
| Mrs. Belcheur, who is a pretty young
married woman living in the southern
part Of the county with her husband,
| well-to-do woolgrower, was for sew
eral weeks patient in the Schroeder
hospital in this city and DR.. Ralph
Hedges was her physician. The COM
plant alleged that during this time,
the patient ensnared the affections of
the physician to such an extent that he
forgot his family ties, much to the
mental anguish of the complainant.
The answer of the defendant made a
general denial Of the material allega-
tions and alleged conspiracy. 1t was
also alleged in the answer that the de.
PENDANTS reason had been dethroned
because of the attacks which had been
made against her.
The attorneys for the plaintiff say
that they have nothing for publication
as to the reason for dismissing the case
The regular jury term of the Tenth
Judicial District was convened in this
city yesterday, Judge E. K. Cheadle
presiding. The jury which was empan.
elled some time ago reported for duty.
With few exceptions all Of the jurors
then selected will serve during the
present regular November term. In
cas- a specil venire is needed it will be
made up from Lewistown citizens.
Today Ruben Anderson, who is
charged with trying to carve Night
Watchman Herman about six weeks
ago, when the latter attempted to ar
rest Anderson for disturbing the,peace
in the Red Light district, pleaded gull
ty to assault in the second degree. He
was sentenced to eighteen months in
the state penitentiary The case of the
state against Brown, who was charged
with petty larceny originally, did not
come up for trial as first scheduled, as
the burglar and Jail breaker deciled to
plead guilty, which he did last Satur-
day forenoon. Judge Cheadle yester-
day sentenced Brown to four years inn
prisonment in the Deer Lodge peniten
tiary.
Brown. it will be remembered, is
the man who str'.. number cf small
things from various lodging houses in
this city. After some weeks imprison-
ment, he with the two Ruscoes made a
clean getaway from the Leyistown bas-
tile. being afterward caught by Ed MAJ
tin in Park county.
Among the other cases on the GRIM
inal calendar which will come up for
trial within the next two weeks is
that of the state versus Hedigan He'd
igan is out on bail on a charge Of
horse stealing, and the case is apt to
disclose some startling aspects. 1t is
understood that an attempt is being
made by Messrs. Scott & Worden, the
attorneys for the defendant, to secure
a change of venue, on the ground of
bias and prejudice throughout the
county. The matter will be taken un-
der adviseemtn by Judge Chea-
die in few davs. Another
horse stealing case is on file
against Hedigan and Ryan. The latter
it will be recalled, is one Of the two
who deferred H. A. Ruscoe and Brown
from further injuring Silverthorne.
when the jailbirds escaped from the
Jail. Ryan says he can easily exonorate
himself, and his friends are likewise
certain that Ryan can explain the mat
ter.
H. w. Chase will be tried on