The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-11-18
JUSTICE COURT
WEEKLY GRIsT

In Broadus townsite Justice court
before Z. G. Craw.
Not being able to produce his wit
nesses last saturday, the case Of How
ard Potter was continued until this
afternoon at o'clock. a warrant
his arrest on a petit larceny charge
was sworn out on October 80 by Olaf
Kelley and he was taken into custody
the following day. He pleaded not
guilty at his arraignment and in de-
fault Of $50 bail has been langufshing
In the county Jail Potter's home is on
Ten Mile.
Roy Shockey Of Camps Pass was
discharged and his case dismissed as
the result CT trial at Flanery's res
taurant Friday afternoon. He was
arrested November 2 on petit larceny
charge preferred by Mrs. Eva NJ. OFT
and at his arraignment November 4,
pleaded not guilty. His father. George
W. Shockey, and Hans Peterson signed
his 800 bail bonds, insuring his pres
ence~ for trial Saturday afternoon
At the trial. witnesses for the prose-
cuticn were George OFT, Mrs. Eva NJ.
OFT, John Popp and Pyrle Melville and
for the defense. Oliver LeveQue. AL
bert MacGovern, Arthur Shockey and
the defendant. shockey had been ac-
cused Of the theft of l60 rods of wire
from a fence owned by Mrs. Ott. who
placed it's value at SO. Shcckey
proved his innocence to the satisfac-
tion Of the court in that barbed wire
he had used had been taken from a
fence under his own control and that
a wagon he was driving in the vicin-
ity of the OFT fence was taken to
Stacey after a lead of lumber and re-
turned the same way. without stop
ping at the OFT place. LeveQue was
with him on the trip and corroborated
his statement. Shockey testified whe
took the wire off his own fence prior
to the time that Mrs. OFT charged him
with stealing the top .wire from ,el
fence.
Frank Jouvenat and John Shasky
were arrested at the B-Divide Novem-
her Is on warrant sworn out by Ed
Clay which charged them with dis
turbing the peace on November IL. b,
fighting and using profane Language
in the presence Ct woman, Lxxit
Clay. Jouvenat and shaslsy were ar
ranged Tuesday afternoon. pl eaded moi
guilty and stood ready for trial tina
resulted in their discharge and thei,
case UI0ulJSSeU. Auey IcStAAkOu Sho
they had returned a herd Of cattle t.
Clay fer they had overrun Jouvenat'
pasture on adjoining land. Clay wa
accused of knowing this condition b!
having ridden on the Jouvenat LAM
whore the cattle were graxing. Cla,
denied this knowledge, calling boil
men liars with two adjectives. so tn
testimony showed. And further whel
Clay grabbed for rock Mrs. Cla!
appeared on the scene. yelling to he
husband to brain the I: an
when Jouvenat admonished her to ecu
It out" she turned on him with a
outburst Of profanity and threats.
never took such abuse In my life frou
anyone" said Jouvenat "but I stoo
Tor II with this exception for I rec
ognized her sex. I am net the fira
man however that she has abused !
that manner but this was my first ex
perience with her." In the meantime
shasky had trippsd Clay and was o
top Of him. merely holding the han
that was grasping the rock. Clay wa
not struck. according to the evidenc'
and the only bruises he suffered va
on his fingers where they came In cou
tact with the. stcne. Jouvenat sald
did not dismount ana later rode ava
with shasly.
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