The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1913-05-13

Cordova, May I
The personal injury case of James
Heney VS.. c.. R. e N. w. Ry. Co.
was concluded this morning and
went to the jury before noon.
A motion for new trial was filed
case of Mathilda Snyder VS.. Edw.
Keltner was refused by Judge Over
field. A request on the part of
be permitted to file a brief on GER
tain aspects of the case, was dis
posed of with the reply that the court
considered that the cause had been
given a fair trial.
Judge Overfield has received word
from Judge Lyons that 1t will not
be necessary for him to go to Ju-
neau at the present time to hear the
motion for bail in the case of the
government against Mcdonald. The
reason is given that District Attor-
ney Rustgard and his assistant are
now at Ketchikan attending a term
of court. AS soon as they can get
through and be able to be present at
Juneau, Judge Overfield will be
wired to go there and hear the mo-
ton, which he has consented to do.
In the meantime session of court
will be held at Valdez. commencing
on Monday morning next, to which
time it had been adjourned. Under
present arrangements Judge Over
field and the floating court will sail
for the westward on the revenue cut
ter Thetis on July Is, expecting to
return to Seward about two months
later.
motion for an ew trial was filed
by defendants in the case of Geo
C. Hazelet, trustee, Chas. Goodall
and j. E. Currier VS.. The Arctic
Lumber Company.
A few motions remain for the
court to take action on before the
special term of court at Cordova
will be adjourned. The court offic-
ials will return to Valdez on the
steamer Sampson, which is expected
to sail from Cordova on Sunday
next.
When court convened this after
noon the Mccarthy liquor cases were
taken up by Judge Overfield
Marshal Charles and Justice of
Peace Dose and Guard Lindquist had
presented their statements on Satur-
day, unsupported by any of the resi-
dents of Mccarthy. Their evil
dence was general that conditions
were worse than ever before seen in
any other part of Alaska citing the
fact that three or four characters
who are known in various camps had
been given liquor in the saloons con-
Quoted by Oscar Freedman and Peter
Johnson. This afternoon >reput-
able citizens of Alaska like NJ. V.
Latin, Charley David, E. W. Bates,
and Oscar Fish, all of whom had fire.
quently visited the saloons in ques-
ton, testified that they had prac-
tically never seen any unusual con-
ditions in the places referred to and
that they usually closed at night
about ten O'Clock. One of the wit
nesses stated that he had seen sa-
loon conditions much worse at Chit
ina, Cordova and Valdez Attorney
Richie for the defendants stated
that he had a dozen more witnesses.
but that the evidence would be along
the same line. The court ruled
that it would not be necessary to
hear any more cumulative evidence.
Deputy Marshal Charles was called
and asked whether he was not a
frequent visitor and drinker at the
saloons in question. running up bill,
for liquor. one of which remains un,
paid. He was also asked whether
or not he had personally bought H.
quor for one or more of the men he
had found it necessary to "siwash "
To all of which he replied in the af-
firHative. Oscar Freedman was
on The stand and testified at length
that he did not personally sell liquor
i"toxicated men and that his bar
tender was instructed not to so
was the only person interested in
his license. and that the grocery
store and roadhouse We're conducted
by Freedman and Church.
At the conclusion of the hearing
Judge Overfield took the matter un-
der Amusement.