The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-07-30
DISTRICT COURT
Judge Tattan Cleaned Up the
Docket and Adjourned Court
to October Term.

DISIIlCt court ADJOURNED last
Saturday, with cleaner docket
than usual. and will not be in ses-
sion again until the October term.
In sentencing prisoners who
had been convicted, Herman
kohlrust was given a sentence OF
six month in the county Jail.
Joseph Calopet, a half breed
who pleaded guilty to raping
ten y ear-old child at Glas-
gov a couple Of weeks ago,
was given q sentence of go years
in the penitentiary.
Walter Davis and Geo. Bailey,
the two young men, who stole
boat at Hinsdale, were each
given sentence Of years and
nine months in the pen.
In the Mary Roach estate, Il.
! M. Young. cashier OF the FIRST
National Bank, al Glasgow. was
appointed temporary adminestra-
tor, and was represented by Attor.
ney John Hurry, OF Glasgow.
In the case of Flora Martin VS..
B. w. Brockway, an action for
damages for alledged false arrest,
Judge Tattan directed a verdict
for the defendant The evidence
showed that certain household
goods were stolen from the home
Of Mrs. Elijah Smith, daughter
Of Mr.. Brockway at Malta, and
that relying upon information
furnished by the mother OF the
plaintiff a search warrant was is
sued for search of home OF
plaintiff and her husband, hence
their subsequent arrest. The
charge was not further prosecuted
and upon this plaintiff brought her
action. But the Court held that
there. was sufficient probable cause
to warrant Mr.. Brockway taking
the action he did.
Glasgow, July 24.-The long lis,
OF cases on the docket Of district
court for trial, has been cleared off
and the jury discharged. The
present term began July 9Th, at
which time about thirty cases were
set down for trial Some OF these
have been continued by agreement
OF parties, some have been tried
and other settled and dismissed.
The last cases for trial were
those Of Silas Merrill VS.. Julia
Schwalen, and Silas Merrill VS..
Edward Schwalen. Attorney John
w. Stanton of Great Falls re-
presented the defendants, Hu, d
and Lewis the plaintiff and num-
Der Of witnesses were on hand,
but at the opening this morning
the attorneys announced that settle
ment had been effected and the
case was dismissed. BY these
settlements the term has been
shortened about a week.
The trial Wednesday and
Thursday Of the suit oi c. w. aud
L. L. Jackson against |. c. Wig
more 10 determine the ownership
OF small bunch of horses, un-
folded an interesting history OF
the ~anderings OF horses and men
over a good part OF the state. Mr..
Wigmore, who is manager Tor the
Madison Livestock company OF
Twin Bridges, has figured con-
spicously Tor some years in con-
aection with litigation in Choteau,
Teton, Cascade and Lewis and
Clark counties. In the suit just
tried the acksons in 1903, at TWIN
Bridges turned over to Wigmore a
lot OF horses and freighting outfit,
in consideration OF the payment OF
various debts, giving what they
claimed was a conditional bill of
sale, at the same time hiring out to
Wigmore, who was moving a lot
OF cattle to Canada for his COM
pany. The acksons claim to have
paid back the amount advanced
by Wigmores later on. but were
unable to get their outfits back.
The horses were taken to Great
Falls, from there to the Sweet
Grass hills and later to the conn-
try north OF Culbertson IN tins
county. In the me eantime the band
had increased materially and the
brands OF both claimants had been
placed on the new stock. The
acksons replevined the horses,
but were unable to get all Of them,
and the SUIT was brought to deter
mine ownership and tor damage
for the wrongful detention of the
horses. They asked damage in the
sum OF 5000, but the jury gave
them 5000 damages and decided
that the horses belonged TO the
Jacksons. and that the Jacksons
wava 0ne,tlod to Haen fnv he horco-