The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-30
Wednesday, January 29. 1908,

Wednesday, January 2e. 1908. | Macdonald ct uI y- Whistler ct pl on motion of John Rustgard drfrnd- ants vor" granted a stay of execution until February l5, l9o>.
 E4po rr aL vs. @tourjrIL ot m C\0 jurors not engaged in th" trial of this case were excused until 10 a. m. toe mororAJ Triad resumed jurors all present m" argument to the ju'} was Emitted by the court to two hours on each side. C J. Lomcn made Jhc ! npcumg arpumour of plaintiffs case to tn" jury auI was followed by John 1 Euelgard ou behalf of rh. defendants. At r. o'clock noon ph: jury was ad- moui-hrd .ud count odiournrd mnl " r. m.
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 Il"x~ic ys Finn lorcs W. Ecll p.- s,nrcd iud4mrlr in favor of rlaloHn for costs which Wr, signed by h, court and filed.
 { E~ro ct>aL vs tSmficld rt al Trlul i resumed, iurog~ all present Argu- mcut on behalf of defendants "a- ro. sumcd hy oJHn Ru-teord tho closing argument to thc jury ou tnrpaIt of th, l part of the plaintiffs being made hv ! G. ! Louru, after which the jury l was instructed bl the court in writ 1 ing. exceptions tp which were taken | in the presence of the iur> and hr- l for. they retired, and al 5.5o F. m. th, 1 jury retired to consider of their vel | diet in charge of hailims Lawrence 1 and iIiluich, who were first dull sworn. and court adjourned m'n Thursday. January 30, 1908, at 10 q. m.. subject to rrconvcur to receive th, verdict of the jury.
 I3spc ct al. v~. tSrurirld ct al. A' | 7.. O. r. m the jury came into tn" open court. all being present and through their roromcu returned tn, foIlowine verdict
 Iu the district court for lur Dj-tri"J of Nla-La Second division.
 Louis E~po, Geo. s"nors F. J. Sin urs. Geo, V Rorch-cuiu@. q !. Lrn.r. Carl !. Lou,ou and J A. Johnson. rlaiu- lume. ys. Ocl tS,uricId, r. M. Elr. Harrv McIauahlm Con SuIIiNr James sullivan and John sa<haug. do- rcnd3mls NJ. lG1o Verdict
 Wr. the jury in thr above entitled atciou. find d verdict in favor of tho plaintiffs. that thc plaintiffs are outtl- 1 od to the po-scS~iou or the lmd- and property described a- folIoNs to-wit
 nrenmg attHo initial and southwest corner stake near tine southwest cor ncr of the North Pol" bench claim running thence north If degrees s min. W. N3l1 feet to th" northwest corner thence north GG degrees 3G minutes east I904 feet. the uorloaSt corner; thence south , degrees 10 minutes west 35G3 feet. thence south l& degrees 36 minutes east ll0 feet tu the north west corner of thc North Pole claim, lIltIl''' Nt'Nlii lh '''El'''' ''''N'' west 5S3.3 feet. thence south jS de grccs i4 minutes W 27G feet con taiuiug I.797 acres. variation 20 de- gr"re Q minutes east. Situate near the head of Fox Gulch in the Cape Nome Recording District Alaska. That the lplaiutns, except J. A.. Johnston arc" the owners in fec and the owners uf the right to the possession of the same, and the whole thereof.
 That said plaintin, J A. JohnstOn. was at the commencement of this ac- tiou. the lessee of plaintiffs under n sub lease for the term of one year cX- pirine July 1. 1907. We further find that [ @ plaintiffs are entitled to r"- cover damages agiust the defendants, and asscss the amount of damages in the sum of $l.
 C. " Morrison, foreman.
 The court directed that the verdict be filed and placed of record and the ! jury was discharged from further con- sideration of this case and excused until tomorrow at 10 q. m. to which time court adjourned