Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1915-12-16

court which opened on Nov. 22nd and
closed last week, while embracing
about eight criminal and thirty-one
civil suits, was comparatively un-
eventful, many of the cases being con-
tinued over until the next term of
court.
The Criminal Docket
The results of the criminal cases
were as follows: Smith VS.. Smith, as
sault in the first degree, continued for
the term. State VS.. Parsons, continu-
ed for the term on account of failure
Of states witnesses to appear. State
VS.. Parsons, second case, grand lar
ceny, defendant acquitted by the jury.
State VS.. White, continued for the
term by agreement. State VS.. Hall,
grand larceny, dismissed. Defendant
was sent to Miles City to stand trial
on more serious charge.) State VS..
Gordon, continued for the term. State
VS.. Briggs, did not come to trial at
this time. State VS.. J. C. Thompson,
continued for the term. George
Thompson confessed to grand larceny
and was sentenced by Judge Hurley
to from to 10 years at Deer Lodge
penitentiary.
The Civil Cases.
Mead VS.. Shelton, verdict for de-
fendant. Anderson VS.. A. A. Sorg,
verdict for plaintiff. Exchange State
Bank VS.. Foster ct al, verdict for the
bank. Leonard VS.. Murn, motion on
part of defendant granted for mon
suit" N. P. Ry. Co. VS.. Stephan ct
al, continued for the term. Straight
VS.. Reynolds, verdict Of $400 in favor
of plaintiff. Jensen VS.. Egness, mo-
ton on part of defendant granted for
"non-suit." Anderson VS.. Altman, did
not come to trial. Mckenzie VS.. Hash,
continued for term. Rainey VS.. Miller
and Rivenes VS.. Miller now under
consideration by the court. Neff VS..
Heisel, continued for the term. J.
Willis Ranch Co. VS.. Davis, dismissed
on motion of plaintiff. Galbraith VS..
Nye ct al, judgment in favor Of plaint-
iff for $465 due to confession of de-
fendant. Mcmillan VS.. Eastwood,
transferred to Prairie county by stipu-
lation. Jordan VS.. Winkes. dismissed
for want of prosecution with leave to
move to reinstate within 20 days. Co.'S
ier vs.. Moore ct al, Beauchaine VS..
Holt ct al, Knutson VS.. Knutson,
Bainville Nero. Co VS.. Egglebrecht,
and Bank of Fergus Co VS.. Coulter
all dimissed for want of prosecution,
with leave to move to reinstate with
in 20 days. Bainville Mere. Co. VS..
Salinski, continued for the term by
consent. Yellowstone Nero. Co. VS..
Bakken, dismissed for want Of prose
cution, with leave to move to rein
state within 20 days. Kooner Hard
ware Co. VS.. Yeske, continued for the
term by consent. Mishke VS.. Kellogg,
court overruled demurrer and gave
defendant 20 days to reply. Gustaf-
son VS.. Kerstetter, dismissed per
praecipe without prejudice. Boyd VS..
Larson, continued for the term by
stipulation. Nicele ct al VS.. Curtlss,
settlement reached. Johnston VS.. Cur
tiss, not yet come to trial. Sorenson
VS.. Andrew Larson ct al, for refund
by county commissioners of wholesale
liquor license money paid to county,
not vet come to trial.
Judge Hurley is now holding court
in Sidney where two separate jurles
have been drawn, one having met on
Monday and the other to meet on
January Sd. Richland county Will
have So cases for trial this term
against Dawson county's 80. One OF
them will be sensational, the alleged
murder of a homesteader by one rat
Leonard in sporting house, several
months ago.