The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-20
NE|GHBORHOOD WAR
IS ENDED
w. r. AND JOE WiN1URN AND
CHARLES CHURCH ARE FINED
IN PLAINS COURT.


is known as the Winburn case was
ended yesterday after the jury had
beer out Il hours. The verdict was
guilty and the fine was fixed at $50
for three of the defendants, n costs.
The defendants We're: w. R., Joe
and Ray Winburn and Charles Church
and the charge was one of riot and
disturbing the peace. Ray was ac-
quilted Is it was proven he was alb
sent at he time of the trouble. The
state. was represented by County At
torney Gerald Young, H. j. Burleigh
and H. c. Schultz, while /. r. Blais-
dell of this city and AL Hughes of
Poison defended. Four days vas con-
sumed in trying the matter at issue
and every point was stubbornly con-
tested.
The charge. was the result of trouble
about April / when Joe Winburn and
the prosecuting witness, Case, became
involved in a scrap over Cases chill
dren crossing Winburn's land on the
reservation. 1t is alleged Case. was
getting the worst of the fistcuff when
his brother-in-law, Murray, stepped
in and kicked Winburn on the ear and
Ma uio 's"b III ~. ~"SS Ns
Murray were arrested and after the
preliminary hearing they were dis
charged. Case her sWore to a COM
plant charging riot and disturbance.
1t vas charged that two of the. VIM
burns and Church had returned short
ly after the April / trouble and fired
a bullet through the Case home and
frightened the inmates. The bullet
.r,n.o% 1, ,D,,r ri %n~ x,all ~ non1 nt1 na ~
filled with water and struck a child on
the foot, according to the evidence.
This part of the testimony was large
ly circumstantial as the Winburns
were. on the side of the house minus
windows. About this time one
OF the Case boys was noticed coming
across the field with a shotgun, which
was taken away from him by the
Winburns. The lad stated his father
had sent him after it with which to
protect himself. The coal oil can was
in evidence, as were two others that
were used as targets by t~ownspeople.
The defendants have filed an appeal
bond and the matter will come up in
the district court. During the trial this
week the feeling between some Of the
attorneys reached the bubbling over
point and some ugly insinuations were
handed back and forth and in one
of the wordy wars n counsel threat
ened to use a chair or his opponents
head. A large number of homestead
ers were present as witnesses.
Wednesday afternoon at the Cath
Ole church, Father Casey performed
the ceremony which united Miss Eda
Helterline and Zephyre Courville as
man and wife. A wedding breakfast
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. joe Helterline, followed the
marriage. A sister Of the bride, Miss
Theresa, was bridesmaid and George
A. Helterline attended the groom. Mrs.
Courville. is a member of one of the
pioneer families of Plains, her parents
settling on a valuable farm in the
early days. The groom is a Well
known cattleman Of the reservation
and until the first Of the year was a
member of the Sanders County Mer-
camille company. Amid showers of
rice and rich blessings the young
young people left for a two-weeks'
tour of the coast. They will live on
the reservation, where a nice home
has. been prepared.
Rev. Mr.. Edworthy, pastor of the
Methodist church, Thursday evening
spoke the words which made Mr.. Len
ford Seeley and Mrs. Amanda Stull as
one. The cemerony was performed
at the home of Mr.. Mrs. Charles
Seeley, parents of Lenford. The
couple will reside in Plains.
At a special meeting of the Sunday
school workers of Plains Rev. Mr.. Ed
worthy and NJ. B. Supple, who were
delegates to the state convention,
made extensive reports. Graded Work
in the Sunday School," was ably dis
cussed by Mrs. ]. R. Stout, Mrs. l. r.
Blaisdell and Mrs. M. B. Sipple.
County Commissioners John Miller,
c.. w. Powell and w. A. Beebe this
week viewed the bridges at Perma
and the new across the Missoula
below Quinn's Hot Springs.
County Surveyor John Brauer was
a visitor from Thompson several days
this week, being detained here as a
witness in the ease OF the state against
Winburns.
Ralph Arnold, whose home is in
Missoula, was a Sunday visitor in
Plains.
B. F. Bowman is here from Helena
deeeliulHS ~ ouoiiess liidlteAo pei =
ing to one of the state departments
Miss Verena I1indfors, a charming
young lady of M%issoula, has returned
to her home after a few days visit
With Miss Orpha O'Neal, a teacher in
the public school.
A. P. Bushey is enjoying a visit from
his nephew, Ray Bushey, of Emporia
Kan. The visitor is en- route to Ore
gon on a business matter and when h,
returns nay conclude to locate here
Joe Hartman is on a trip to Ole
Mexico n if he likes the land prop.
ositions may invest.