, 1907-03-21
PAID fine
AND COSTS
WILLIAM PAGE FOUND GUILTY OF
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAP.
ONS AND FINED FIFTY.
Drew Pistol on Man With Whom He
Had Wager and Was Captured by
Deputy Sheriff After chase-Deck-
err Convicted of Aggravated As
sault and Awaits Sentence.

In a dispute last night between Will
Page, colored. and George Neal about
the payment of a wager over the eman-
cipation question, Page draw a gun on
Neal in the book store and was later
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Thirkeld-
sen away out On Second street. Page
threw the gun behind the bar of a
saloon after he left the book store,
believing that the officer would not
modest him for carrying concealed
weapons. Neal refused to appear
against Page in Justice Hynds' court
today, but the latter pleaded guilty to
carrying concealed weapons, and was
fined $50 and costs, a total of $3.50
which he paid this afternoon and was
discharged. Page served a year in the
county Jail some time ago for another
assault.
Decker Convicted.
In the district court this morning,
E. H. Decker was convicted of aggra-
waited assault and awaits sentence.
His son. Clarence Decker, was found
not guilty and discharged by the court.
Decker's offense consisted of an as
sault upon William Atkinson near
Owen a few weeks ago.
McGrath Acquitted.
James McGrath, formerly justice of
the peace in the Keystone district,
who was arrested charged with an ag
gravated assault upon a man named
Holmes near Holmes a few weeks
ago, was tried before a jury in the dis
trict court yesterday afternoon, the
trial being in progress when The Re-
publican went to press that day. Later
the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty and Mr.. McGrath was discharg-
ed by the court.
Mexican Pleads Not Guilty.
Ramon Dominquez, the Mexican
charged with disposing of the fixtures
of a restaurant on First street last
February, without the consent of the
mortgage, was arraigned in the dis
trict court this afternoon and entered
a plea of not guilty. The case was set
for Saturday, at 9 a. M, and Judge
Bramel was appointed by the court to
defend him.
Kelly Case Proceeding.
The case against James Kelly,
charged with completely in the forgery
of a check upon the First National
bank with the name of C. E. Jackson,
manager of the Suffolk Exploration
company, was called this afternoon and
at 8 o'clock the work of selecting a
jury was in progress. The venire was
exhausted and Judge Carpenter or
dered that a new list be secured and
summons ordered. Judge Groesbeck
is defending the accused, County At
torney Downey appearing for the state.
The forgery was committed by a man
named Howard. but Kelly is charged
with being present when it was writ
ten and with sharing in the proceeds.
Court House Notes.
Everett Lundquist today presented
two coyote pelts for bounty.
The case of Norton against Ham
mond has been set for the 25th at
2 p. m.
Deputy Clerk Ihmsen is with his
wife at Sherman. She was reported
better today.
DR.. Edwin G. Condit today filed with
County Clerk Featherstone a certif,
cate from the state board of medical
examiners permitting him to practice
medicine in the state of Wyoming, and
a certificate from the state board O
pharmacy permitting him to practice
pharmacy.