The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-01

garnishee defendant, and commis- sioner court case of the Red Cross Drug Co. ys A J. McArthur and Arthur Frame. garnishee defendant, have both been decided in favor of the plaintiffs.
 The case of the N. C. Co. vs. \. ]. McArthur and Arthur Frame. de fendant garnishees, has been dccid- ed in favcr of the plaintiff. and on the same grounds as the case brought by the Washington-Alaska bank against the same defendant. The money due 10 McArthur in the | Vault case of Hall vs McKinnon had been paid to McArthur's at torney. Arthur Frame The court sustained the demurrer to the an swers of Frame and ruled that the money in his hands had been regu- 1 larly attached. The court gave judgment in the N. C. case on all five causes; for sS4416; s1S1 60; s16O.25; s1362S. and fir s17.S5.
 An order extending the time for the filing of the bill of exceptions from March 12 to April 1, in the case of the Panama Trading Co. vs. the N. A. T. X T. Co. was sign ed Monday by the court. This is the steamboat case in which the Panama Trading company sued for the recovery Cf boats sold to the N. A. T. company and for over charges on freight under an alleg- ed contract with the defendant con- pany, but in which the x. A. T. company won when the case came to trial last summer
 In the case of C. H. Laboyteaux vs. Robert Gumm ct al, an order was entered on Wednesday dismiss ing the case at plaintiffs cost.
 The court Wednesday signed the order of default against the defen- dant in Brumbaugh, Hamilton X Kellogg vs. H. NJ. Henning.
 Judge Overfield on Wednesday signed the order of dismissal in F. H. McDavitt vs. Wilson Miller.
 Judge Overfield on Wednesday granted the motion for a change of venue in the Barnette cases. and it is now practically certain that all of the Washington-Alaska bank cases will be tried before Judge Cushman at Valdez
 The motion fer a change of venue was formally resisted by District Attorney Crossley, although he filed no evidence in support of his ob- jection.
 The attorneys for Barnette filed fifteen affidavits tending to show the prejudice in the community against Barnette, also copies of 20 newspapers in which Barnette and the bank were dealt with, and which they cOntended prejudiced the mind of the public. Because of the pub lie attitude, they argued that rhe defendant could not secure a fair and impartial jury, here, hence the need of change of venue. They also asked for the change on the ground of the prejudice of the judge.
 The defendant, Barnette, is held on fourteen counts. The first. Grim inal Case No 4S7, is for embezzle ment of s200,000. Bond of $5OO0 was furnished in this case Monday. Charles Lamb and August Peterson both being surities for that amount. l
 In the next eight indictments, Criminal Nos. 4SS, 4S9. 49O. 491 ! 492, 493, 495 and 499, indictments returned November 24. November 20 and December 1, as well as the cases where he is jointly indicted | with B. R. Dusenbury. Clarence Der ry and H. F. Berry are Barnette's bondsmen, each being surety for the bond of s1O0O0O These cases are embezzlement of $21, ,OOO; em- bezzlement of s1O,OO3.3O; embezzle- ment of s10,000; embezzlement of s16,3S0; embezzlement of $10,O04 95; embezzlement of $50,00O; the pub lication of false reports as to the assets and liabilities of a private corporations; and for perjury; also two cases in which Barnette is jointly indicted with B. R. Dusen- bury for the publication of false re- ports and for perjury.
 In Criminal Case No. 499. wherein Barnette is charged with perjury, and in 526, in which the defendant is charged with unlawfully con- verting property to the use of oth- CTS not entitled thereto
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