The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
JUNE CIRCUIT COURT.
CONVENES
JAIL BREAKER AND FoRCER GETS
TWO AND HALF YEARS--pLEADS
FOR cLEMENcY :. NUMBER or
CIVIL CASES DISPOSED OF.

! Yesterday afternoon the June term Of
the Circuit Court was convened by
Judge Mcbride and the following cases
were disposed of,
John Hahn is, National Bank ct. al,
Including stockholders Of wawentcn
Lumber Company, demurrer OF defense
Sustained. injunction dissolved, and
plaintiff allowed ten days in which to
amend complaint, George D. Coe ct al,
vs, A. II. Church, sale confirmed II, u,
Thompson v, \, L. Irish, suit went by
default. G. /. Diven vs. q A, Hayden,
suit went BY default l. Leheck vs., C..
A. Davis ct al, settled and dismissed.
+. NJ. Warren VS., Julia +. Warren, re-.
ferred TO court stenographer to takh
evidence. Eastern Investment Co, Va.
Wisconsin Investment Co, suit dis.
missed. The same ys. A. II, Eager, case
dismissed. Eva |. Endicott W. Louis L.
Enlieott. default, Henry at. al vs.. City
of Astoria. hearing postponed 10 June
Is. I. X. johnson VS., D. A. Seahorg,
hearing OF trial on June ~ G. c. Clarke
Tvs. r. A. Price, hearing set for June Is.
Emma s. Peterson Va. John =. Peterson.
INferred to court stencgmpher 10 take
evidence, Frank A. Kinney ", Maude
H. Kinney, divorce granted, I'd 81
Rounslow vs.. u. Peterson. ease settled
and dismissed. A, r. Roberti VS.. c. C.|
Utxinger, case dismissed. ]. c. Duncan
vs.. Julius WILDER, case settled and dis.
missed.
Charles p Duke, who made the ineS,
feetual jail break. the week before last,
was arraigned on charge Of uttering a
forged check for SS5. He pleaded guilty.
Duke made an impassioned appeal toI
the court and spoke well in his own de.
Tense. He said that he was drunk at
the time; that he had gone hatless. coat.
less and with one shoe off TO the hadk |
to ret a check that In that condition !
and shouting drunk he had returned toI
the bar where he had been drinking and
obtained the money He says the bar.
tender knew him and practically that
he was partieeps eriminis in giving
man in his condition money on check.
He also added he had returned most OF |
the money. lie said that he had been
to try TO make his escape BY
the other prisoners, who were old hands,
and BY the many opportunities that
were offered him. And he begged for
the leniency of the court. With regard
to the latter part Of the appeal refer.
ring to his attempted escape the Judge
said that il was the duty of the OH
GERS to hold their prisoners and that X
was the duty Of the prisoner TO get
away if he could. Duke was sentenced
to q years in the state penitentiaryl |
he win probably be taken there tonight.
In the case OF James Wilhelm, a
Greek, who was also arraigned and
pleaded guilty, charged with an assault
and attempt TO kill, the court appointed
Attorney r. d. Winton to look into
the case. On his pleading guilty, the
district attorney had amended the COM
paint against Wilhelm to one OF
assault only, but on the court order be-
ing made, he said he would abide by the
original complaint. The latter case will
be tried tomorrow In the case Of
Parker vs. Parker, man and wife, who
had not lived together for four years,
decree was granted to the husband.