The Glenwood post., 1912-12-14
Case Of kst1ksa identity 0
Cost Ms Mistress &c
Thous1a6 ph1iIs
so SAYS MGA COURT

| The Colorado supreme court last Mon
day ruled against Mrs. Mamie Mitchell
and sustained Judge Shumate in re-
fusing Mrs. Mitchell a new trial afte:
she had been convicted by jury of
killing a steer belonging to Paris
Brothers and by Judge Shumate seE-
fenced to pay fine of $1,000 and
| costs of suit. After the verdict and
| sentence Mrs. Mitchell filed . motion
for a new trial, but this motion was
| overruled and a stay Of execution was
granted pending an appeal to the su-
preme court
The decision of the higher court was
| against the defendant and sustained
the trial court and now Mrs. Mamie
Mitchell Christy must pay the fine AMI
costs or take the consequences. The
| Rocky Mountain News in reviewing
the case last Tuesday printed the foi
lowing story Of Ringie,' the youth
full bovine Mrs. Mitchell claimed sAv
killed instead Of the Paris steer she
was accused of killing and for which
act the jury found her guilty:
The supreme coudt decided yester-
day that Ringie, the famous hand
raised calf belonging to Mamie f.
Mitchell, cattle queen of Paradox va
ley, had passed clear beyond its juris.
,iiction. and that the cattle queen must
pay $1,000 fine for appropr ating a
steer belonging to neighbor. Ars.
Mitchell informed the court that IL
Fiven . rehssri.x che eesid R6eys TIT
the steer in question was NOT, And
never had been. the property Of
neighhor that it WIS ",Little Ringie.''
The court and Charles o OConnor,
first assistant attorney general, who
opposed rehearing, were untouched
by pathetic recital of the tumultuous
bOyhood of Ringie, and of the strenu-
Gus efforts of Mrs. Mitchell to give
Ringic the orphan, every advantage.
Plucked Him From Depths
"Mrs Mitchell would nave us be-
lieve,'' said O'Connor, THAT she
plucked Little Ringie; the orphan, from
the depths and then took him by tho
hand aud, step by step, led him through
two years of n most exciting boyhood,
during which she raised him via tina
bottle route, getting up at all times Of
the night to attend to his wants.
"In my minds eye l can see this
kind cattle queen dashing out Of q
warm bed in the middle of the night
and through the snow, with bottle OF
hot milk in one hand and a hot water
bottle in the other, and, perhaps y
little jamaica ginger on the side, to
the barn. where Little Ringie-Littls
Ringie. with no father and no mother
WAS feebly crying for something to
stop the tummy ache.
Develops Into Prodigals
Alas and alack! Rinkie, the naugh.
ty little scamp, repays this paternal
love by developing into the prodigal
son at the tender age of two. Yea
sir, he did. He broke forth one jary
and stormy night, when the moon was
hiding behind the barn, and hastened
forth into the cruel, cold world.
"Then, as they say in the play bills,
two years elapse. Two years elspsc,
and one day Dingie, now grown large,
meets Mrs. Mitchell ON the road near
her home, releases shouts of joy and
weeps on her aAsslder. 1t was inme-
diately after this joyous return of tbs
pfodigal that Mn. Mitchell teok Ringie
BY The AanA aad led hin around Ashind
eAs 4iteAsll bas., wAers - tell hin
to. hcs7 ,h:c ave, .s,-- aicaTe ssutti- :.
hired haad psessatea Rinsis With ~
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