The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-11-08
FROM THE COUNTY SEAT

Conconully, Nov. 1.-TWO judg--
ments have been filed in the clerk or
the superior courts office the past
week as the result of trials held some
time before. In the case OF Louis
Stofferan VS. Josephine M. Depew, the
demurrer filed by counsel for Mrs. De-
new was overruled by Judge Pender-
CAST and judgment given the plaintin
The Judgment is for $720 and costs
and an execution was ordered issued.
An exception was taken to the over
ruling of the demurrer by the defend
ant.
In the suit of Henry Vollmer VS. John
r. Allison and Ruth A. Allison, ct al,
the Judgment is lengthy one. A de-
fault was noted against all the de-
PENDANTS. The plaintiff is awarded
Judgment against the two defendants
named for 500 with interest at per
cent from December /, 1910, to OctO-
Der IA, 1911, and at 10 per cent per an
mum from the latter date and the fur
Their sum of $40, interest due on pr1n-
cipal amount as of December l, 1911,
together with interest thereon from
December 1, 1910, at 10 per cent, and
the further sum of $25 for abstract OF
title and $685. paid to the county
treasurer of this county for delinquent
taxes with interest at per cent from
August 10, 1911. The judgment also
gives $3.50 for attorney fees and all
costs and orders an execution to issue
against the property of the defendants.
1t is further set forth in the judgment
that the mortgage held by the plaintiff
is first lien against the defendants
property and is prior and superior to
any interest or estate of any defendant
in the property The mortgage is ord
cred foreclosed and the property sold.
The real estate is that described as
Lots / and 2 and the southwest one
quarter of the north east one quarter
and the north west one quarter OF the
south east one quarter of section 20.
township 81 north, range % E, w. M.
The past week has been a busy one
in the local justice court, Prosecuting
Attorney, Fred Il. Neal, having been
engaged in rounding up a quartet OF
wrOng-doers who have been residing
for some time not far from the Plant
Callahan mines cOmpany's property IN
the old town of Ruby. The names of
those arrested are Geo. Donahue, Sam
Sly, Jack Williams and John B. Swa-
sey. The men either lived together or
close to each other. For several
months complaints have been received
by Mr.. Neal and Sheriff Thorp that
considerable petty thieving has been
going on in different places in that
section of the county. AS result a
watch was kept and information Sc
cured showing that Donahue had stol-
en- from the Plant-Callahan company
a coil of smooth wire weighing about
14O pounds and valued at $1,000. A
warrant was secured and Donahue ar
raigned The result of the case was
that he was given a suspended SEN
tence of "a hours in the county jail and
the case was appealed. AS result of
the case, Sly and Williams were both
arrested for perjury in the first de-
gree. Both entered pleas of not guilty
and were bound over to the superior
court. Later Williams made an affi-
davit that he had perjured himself
through fear that if he told the truth
Donahue would infiict bodily injuries
upon him, having made several threats
that unless Williams testified as told
he (Donahue) would get me-" AS a
result of this confession, the prosecut-
ing attorney asked for dismissal of
the charge against Williams and he
was released. Sly is still in Jail in
default of $1,000 bail. The wire was
found on Donahue's ranch cached
away by Deputy Mclean Monday af
ternOon.
Donahue had hardly been released
when the prosecutor swore out COM
plant against him charging him with
attempting to break into the cabin of
the Plant-Callahan company. He was
arraigned, plead not guilty and bound
over to the superior court in bonds of
$4,000, which he was unable to furnish.
Two other serious charges are pend
ing against Donahue.
Swasey was arrested by Deputy Nc
Lean on a charge of horse stealing.
When arraigned he plead not guilty
and asked for continuance. He was
held under $500 bail for his appear
ance on November 6. He is accused of
stealing horse from an Indian named
Mashell. The animal has been re-
covered.
AS sequel to the arrest of Swasey,
a Loop Loop rancher named A. Rit-
chic, was arrested on charge of re-
sisting a public officer. He was ar
raigned and pleaded guilty to the
charge. A fine of $25 and costs was
imposed and paid. Swasey was in hid
ing at Ritchie's ranch when Deputy
Mclean arrived there in search of him.
He asked Richie where Swasey was
and the rancher replied that he did
not know; that Swasey was not there
and had not been for several days. A
moment later the deputy sheriff found
Swasey in the house and placed both
he and Richie under arrest. =.
The Smith Construction company,
of Okanogan, has been awarded the
contract by the county commissioners
for the building of permanent highway
No. 2. The contract has been signed
and work will be started Immediately.
CONCERNING ROAD BUILDING.
British Columbia is coming in for
good deal of eulogy these times on the
excellence of the roads she is building
and the Minister of Public Works
seems to have made good his right m