The Alaska citizen., 1911-03-20

Eupholz. Charles Hardin. A. C EameS. George Kinney and R A. Perkins.
 A petition in bankruptcy was on Monday filed by Safus Kuudsnn. The debts owed by the petitioner are $2&u>. - iu excess of his assets.
 In rhe ease of Pete Zokoef vs Robert Staples the defendant on Tu,~1ay filed an answer asking that the Ilaiu-i6 take nrthinS by his ac- ton and that he be stopped from furth r work on the ground in dis r1'c. The answer alleges that neith- CT 'he defendant nor any of those interested win him in the ground, a 'srch claim opposite discovery on Gu'1-'ream. had Eivs lay to the p'aiu'if but in spite of this the rlaiu'1 hal last January moved a h Her frem No below discovery on 70 the ground and continued 70 work in spite of the protests of the defendant.
 The case of the United States vs. Al Prescott. wherein the defendant was yhargci with seeking 10 infu- cnce. impede and intimidate wit ness ended in a mistrial on We'd ncsday the jury after being out all niCh' and a part of the next day failing fo agree Cn q verdict. Pres ct was alleged 10 have tried to influence Mabel Bishop in the Cas" f he United Sta'cs vs. Bishop. wherein Prescott was accused f as sau,' and battery. and which trial he was found not guilty few days previously. The jury trying the case was composed of W. T. Hensley, J. ]. Fllhtn w R Ieedy, Adolf. O. Olsen. Andrew Knowles. Nelson Cor don. Aao'Ph Ott. F. l.. Sanderlin. IT. D Fountain. George O'Brien, w. w Sharrard and l. A. Haney.
 The ,as. of Daniel J. Campbell vs. John Goslow, NJ H Marston. ! Inn Bea'.n. John Merritt, Gilbert na'cs and Angus Mckenzie having been settled out of court, was on n3.,un If the plain'iff dismissed on Tuesday. both parties to pay their own costs The suit was brought by Campbell for a partnership account iug hn claiming grubstake agree ment with G0slow which entitled him -a share iii Otter creek ground stalk el ny the latter.
 Judgment for the plaintiff was on Wednesday given by Judge Overfeld in the ease of ]. C. Probst ys. Charles R. Allen and James Blod- get. in the sum of S10S5.S5, togeth- .r with interest al B per cent. since September. 1909 The suit arises ou, of a judgment eivon in the com missioner's court at Hot Springs in favor of ! C. Probst and aeain,t !. A Chute. F. J. Stier and w. H. Sinclair for the sum cf s9S5 25 and costs of s1o0.6o. An appeal was talk en 10 the district court and Allen and Blodgett went on the bonds of Chute ser and Sinclair. On Sep tcmher 2o 1909. the appeal was dis miss in the district court and no part f the judgment was ever paid by Chu'e. Stcr or Sinclair.
 Judge Oyerfeld, on Wednesday, gave the receivers of the Washing tu.AIaska bank instructions to pay tu Georle Moore the sum of s60o, ruling that the deposit of Moore, made September 9, 1910, was a special deposit accompanied with di- rcctions lc hold it and turn it over 10 me Alert Wood under certain conditions the same constituting the trarsact.on che of bailment on the part ot Moore. and also rreating an agency tstWccE the hank and him, ,iI
 The case of the United States vs. l accused of perjury in connection with the civil suit of C. J. Stewart vs. Ferris. was commenced Cn Wednes- day and on Thursday the court in structed the jury to bring in verdict of not guilty" This was done on motion by counsel for the defendant. Upon the verdict being rendered, the defendant was released from custody. The indict- ment in this case recited that on February 16, while testifying as a witness in the district court case Cf c. J. Stewart vs. Ferris, the de- fendant had stated on the stand that he hai not gambled for money in Fairbanks since July 10, 1910. and, further, tha- he had not won any money. while. as matter of fact, he had both gambed and won large sums of money. Several witnesses testified that they had seen Ferris gambling and to the effect that he had won. The defense argued that whether or not it had been proven that the defendant had gambled on or about November IS was immater- al. as the fact that he gambled had no bearing on the case of Stewart vs Ferris. and his testimony as to that point was beside the question. The only point, counsel argued, was whether Ferris had received any sums of money from gambling such as could be used in paymfn of his debt 10 Stewart. and, insisting that this point had not been proven, the in structed verdict was asked for.
 In the case of Ed. s. Orr vs. F. s. Gordon, the defendant filed an an swer and a counterclaim on Tues day. The suit is brought for the collection of s51S.30. fer freighting goods over the Valdez trail. In his answer the defendant alleges that on November 13, 1908, he entered into a contract with the Ed s. Orr company to transport his merchan- disc from Valdez at the rate of B cents per pound, it being further agreed that if the goods arrived in Valdez in quantities of from 1000 to 1,50O pounds that the stage leave