Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-16
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COURT HOUSE NEWS
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c. E. Burtaett pleaded guilty to a
charge of illicit liquor selling in the cir
cult court this morning and was given
a $50 fine and the state to recover its
costs and disbursements in the action.
BURNETT had already been convicted
on this cnarge in the municipal court
and had paid fine of $75 on the
charge and on this account he was Civ.
en- a light fine by Judge Kelly. There
was another charge of the same char
acter against BURNETT to which he
pleaded guilty this morning also and
December 81, 1915, was the time fixed
for the imposition of sentence on this
later charge.
The defendant in the case of the
State of Oregon against j. W. Young,
charged with perjury, was called in the
circuit court this morning for arraign-
ment. Mr. Young will enter his plea
Monday morning, and was released on
his own recognizance without bail Ac-
eording to the grand jury report in
this case it is alleged that the defend.
ant denied that he was member of a
certain firm in tnis city and later ad-
mitted that he was a partner, A. o..
Condit is representing the defendant.
Florence llaggerty was granted a de-
cree Of divorce this morning from her
husband, George Haggerty, in depart.
ment No. of the circuit court by
Judge William Galloway. The couple
were married in a middle western state
in 1892 and have four children, three of
whom are minors. The plaintiff was
given the custody of the minor chill
dren. There were no property rights
involved. The decree was given on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and the defendant made no APP
pearance but allowed the case to 20 by
default. Attorney Grant Corby repre-.
sented the plaintiff.
The petition for a writ Of review in
the case Of G. w. GiIlingham against
II: f. Brown was denied by Judge Gal.
loway this morning and the case sent
back to the justice court where it was
first tried. II appears that the plain
tiff brought suit to recover Sl06 from
the defendant and the jury in the jus.
tice court brought in n verdict for the
plaintiff but did not specify the
amount. Judge Galloway held that the
jury should have specified the amount
TO be due the defendant.
The cases of the three japanese ar
Gervais who were charged with Illicit
liquor selling came up in the circuit
court this afternoon before Judge Kel.
ly. The case against Roy Fukuda was
dismissed. Yoho Katah was fined $l0O
on one charge and $50 on another,
Charles Hori was fined $3.50. Both paid
their fines and were allowed TO 20.
Herbert Marithew, charged with a
crime alleged to have been committed
inside the state pen, appeared in the
circuit court this afternoon and by con.
sent his case was continued until the
January term Of the circuit court Noel
Wolfard's case was also continued.
Young Wolfard is charged with Grim
inal assault upon young girl, and his
bail has been fixed at $1,000. II il
thought that he win arrange to be re.
leased upon bail
The famous chimney case Of 8. A.
Hughes against the Salem school dis
trict was continuing in the circuit
court this afternoon with the prospect
that it would reach the jury late this
evening. The jurymen were being In.
formed in the latest methods Of con.