The Alaska citizen., 1911-02-27

Al Prescott. indicted for assault and battery. and Bob Dodds. charged with larceny. were arraigned on Monday auI given until the next day fn pl,aI Tom Patterson's ar raiEnmorr vas postponed until he could ec' in from the creeks Both Prescott and D7dds pleaded not guilty"
 In ,he case of those indicted by the grand jury the court has ruled, on argument presented by Attorney Tom Narquam. that in most cases when the accused is out on a good and sufficient bond at the time of his indictment, he will not be re, arrested. but will be allowed 10 go on the frsr b-nd until the time of arraisnmcut- He will then be per mirtcd ro give new bonds.
 On Wednesday Washington's birth day Was observed and there was nothing doing in court
 Because h did not show up as grand juror Pat Mcdonald, of Gil more was arrested on Tuesday. on a charge of contempt of court. Dep uty Marshal Snipes swore that he served a subpoena on Mcdonald. on Engineer creek. on January g. and that at the time Mcdonald was driv- ing a team. In spite of all kinds of denials on the part of McDon- ald Snipes stuck to the story and said he was sure he could not be mistaken Mcdonald, however. stat ed that he had not been on Engineer creek at the time. nor had he driven a team for three years. He affirmed that he had been living in Fairbanks until January 1N. and had then gone out to Dome and taken up his residence with Maurice Haley on , above The hearing was postponed 10 give Mcdonald a chance to have Haley and other witnesses sub poenaed, and when they came in on Thursday they corrobOrated what he had said and he was accordingly dismissed.
 Joe Ferris was on Tuesday indiCt- ed by the grand jury on a charge of perjury in connection with the civil case ut C. ]. Stewart vs. Joe Ferris. Bond ill his case was fixed in the sum of 5000.
 On charge of endeayCring to in fuence. impede and intimidate a wit ness Al Prescott was indicted by the grand jury on Tuesday. To the previous indictment returned against him. on the charge of assault and battery. he pleaded not guilty
 
 mcrcial company vs. the Panama Electric company argument was had on Saturday on the demurrer, which was Overruled. an exception taken and ten days allowed in which to plead fur her to the amended com plaint in intervention.
 The lien cases of Swanson vs. the Rampant Hydraulic Mining Co, and or V. the Rampant Hydraulic Min ing Company will be submitted Cn briefs filled by February 2.
 Joe Ferris. indicted for perjury, was before the court on Saturday and entered plea of Not Guilty"
 Emil Maurer. indicted for man slaughter, was arraigned on Satur- day.
 Tom Butler. indicted for shooting with intent to kill, will plead today.
 In the matter of Mary F.. Perry, eXecutriy of the last will and testi- ment cf Jeremiah Cousby, deceased, vs. H. J. Miller and F. de Journel, the court on Saturday allowed the defendant de Journel to file an ammended and supplemental answer
 The case against former Road Su pervisor F. F. Dilley, brought by Henry ROden. was on Saturday dis missed at the appellants costs, the matter having been adjusted satis factOrily
 A default was on Saturday enter ed in the case of Minnie Lang vs. H. Andrew Lang, the defendant fail ing to appear.
 The case of Hinckley ct al vs. McCarty was on Saturday dismissed on the motion of the plaintiff, who was unable to appear. The plain tiff reserves the right to file a new action.
 
 To serve a copy of the judgment of the court in the case of E. T. Barnette vs. j. A. York, Thomas s. Haynes, was on Saturday appointed a special officer by the court.
 John R. Campbell and William Midgley instituted suit on Friday against Sylvester Howell and Jennie Cleveland. The case involves the upper 800 feet of the Cache creek association. in the Hot Springs min ing District.
 The complaint recites that the plaintiffs and one John Mckenzie took a three-year lease on this ground February 10, 1910, and the partnership conducted mining oper- ations thereon for the season of 1910. taking out sS,OOO in dust. On September l. 1910. Mckenzie sold to the defendants, Howell and Cleve- land. receiving for his interest S1,OOO in cash and S4000 on time. There after the defendants joined with the plaintiffs in operating on the ground.
 In December the plaintiffs and de- fendants sank a new shaft 54 feet deep and 115 feet down stream from the old one. The plan of working provided that wall of gravel 10 feet thick should be left between the old workings and the new. On January 5th, the defendants announc- ed their intention to cease further mining operations as copartners of the plaintiffs and to begin opera {iopc from, bo old drift