The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-03-19
A DAYS WORK IN
CIRCUIT COURT
The Grand Jury Turns in
Some True Bills, Makes
Report On Same and is
Discharged.

Judge Gilbert W. Phelps came ovel
from Pendleton on Monday evening
and on Tuesday held session of the
Circuit court and disposed OF a mum
ber OF cases pending. He also took
up some criminal business and got
other cases at issue so that they
might be tried out at the regular
May term.
The grand jury was in session on
Monday and Tuesday and turned in
a number OF indictments. Pleas
were entered in criminal cases but
none OF them came to trial at this
time.
We note the following from the
criminal docket:
State VS. Mack Smith; old indict-
ment, re-referred to grand jury.
State VS. W.. G. Kennedy; old indict-
ment. re-referred to grand jury.
State VS. j. l.. Wilkins defendant
pleads not guilty by his attorney;
trial set for May Il.
State VS. Guy Fuller and Clarence
Medlock; indicted for larceny; ar
raigncd, plead guilty. Sentenced to
one year each in the county Jail;
paroled on good behavior.
State VS.. Jake Dexter, indicted for
giving liquor to minors; plead not
guilty. Released on 800 bond; trial
set for May term.
State VS. James Miller, indicted for
larceny; plead not guilty; to ue tried
at May term.
State VS. W. G.. Kennedy; indicted
for carrying concealed weapons,
plead not guilty.
State VS. W. G. Kennedy, indicted
for pointing gun at another per-
son; plead not guilty.
State VS. Matthew c. Smith, in
dicted for neglect OF duty as city
marshal; plead not guilty; to be tried
at May term.
Peter Lawson was placed under
bond OF $3.50 to appear us a witness
against James Miller and was re-
leased from custody.
Other business on the docket, con-
sisting OF law and equity cases, was
disposed oftas follows:
Laura ia. Bustrock us S. Henry
Bustrock; default against defendant.
j. A. Waters VS. j *. Weatherford;
settled and dismissed.
Nora Swaggart VS.. Wilbur Swag-
gart. decree Of divorce and maiden
name. Nora Cecil, restored.
Leroy Blankenship VS. Peter Irven,
ct al, dismissed.
City OF Heppner VS. Henry Pick
ard; sale confirmed.
Mary $. kinyery vs. Il. H. An
drews, ct al; sale confirmed.
G. j. Beedle vs. J. II. Downing; set
tied and dismissed.
{. j. Beedle VS. A. j. Jennings, set
tied and dismissed.
. H. A. Emry VS. Frank Brown and
W. b. Ward; default and Judgment.
Rosa DOnahue vs. X. 4. CHM and
w. L CHM; dismissed on motion of
plaintiffs attorney.
FL. j. Tafel vs. W. B. Finley; settled
and dismissed.
N. p. Nelson vsJohanna swanson;
demurrer overrnled by consent.
Ira Lewis VS. c. X. McAllister and
ID l.. Breshears; default against Nc
Allister.
Joseph Burgoyne VS. W. H. Gould;
default and degree; sale OF attached
property.
Commercial Bank OF Turlock, Cali
fornia VS. w. H. Gould; settled and
dismissed
Phil Cohn VS. Oscar Schafer; default
and Judgment
W. p. Prophet vs. j. H. Wyland:
settled and dismissed.
Portland Mercantile Union VS. John
Doherty and VIM. Cunningham; de-
fault and Judgment.
Catherine Farms worth VS. A. X
Hlggs, ct al, sale confirmed.
j. W. Peters VS. c. A. Parvin, ct al;
sale confirmed.
In the habeas corpus proceedings
brought against d. II. Grabill by
Mrs. Williams to recover the custody
OF her children, the demurrer was
sustained and time given to take
depositions OF witnesses in Calfor-
MIA.
The grand jury drawn for the
November term of court met in
the adjourned session at the
Court House this week. After
being in session two days they
submitted the following report:
We. the GRAND jury for the NOyem-