The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-03-24
10 His Bed AS Time for Trial Approaches to-
WIston Monday for Doctors Certificate, Has Been Fail
ng Fast Since.
rINfMoNs IS STILL ABLE TO NAvIGAT
], Rorton This Morning Granted Continuance in the
Case Against Matkins Because of Juds Delicate Health
,rKTNs AND TINfMONS AFRAID
S''' TO GO TO TRIAL EVEN AT MALTA

| ,,s Borton, sitting in court; this
sa at Malta. entertained Ine
] pen sr vi .Jud Matkins of Sheridan
saoAIi !. for a continuance because of
al1 g,ass n Of Matkins, he being SO
i ,6dsvit ,fG signed by Dr. y d, Jones 5s,oeS o.
1stOta1 u Of eafflicted with divers ii fings
toEIn'k l,aka It necessary for him 0
yen /, Hip his bed at this time, and
= 70 }. IN i;,nrnossible and dangerous S for
! 'iPs ), Il endure nd the strain of a trial;
y ns5avit fn was on motion of Paul
IAN aiO1 attorney for Matkins filed
'oshI 1o . mart of the records of the
Y bp' bp Judge Borton. Judge Borton,
4. h " g9oOdering the motion, granted
] q s.ppDsnon pppu Attorney Paul Babcock
] s l.balf IF the defendant Jake Tim
osDar moved for a continuance of his
s tneausp ,o of the fact that Jud
ill., Is a material witness in his
!: |:.aDs 'ans and cannot attend court be-
lshs e his his illness. Judge Borton
= D. the m motion. Attorney Vollum
] @ @pIsotvwood and County Attorney
| Rflps county appeared for the
Ranm Moves to Continue Beiseke-
' Cases
I urle Attorney Vollum stoutly re-
ID s1't the granting of the continu-
~ IT, .s to fimmons and Matins, at
]. f,t continuance had been grant
Ebr the court, on the grounds of
Enony, as all Of the witnesses need
| h tbe trial of Chester Beiseker
Eli also be required in the trial of.
Edfns and Timmons, making it
Fssary to bring the witnesses and
n 70 Malta Just to try one defend
n moved to continue the Beiseker
Egs gatil such a time as the Tim
Ems and Matkin cases were tried,
|Ttb motion was granted, whereup-
/ Judge Borton vacated the special
In of court to try the Sheridan
|mty criminal calendar entirely and
new special term was called and
VAS not disclosed When q term
l. likely to be3 called.
Matkins Goes: to WilIistcn
|The sickness 0Sss Jud MatlEins Isl
|stty much Of a. joke! as it appears
Ii he went to Williston the first OF
|lveek in order to g$t q s;ck affida-
|tom DR.. Jones5e it appearing that
|e Of the local doctors we're willing
! make All affidavit Matlzins has
IL out of bed now foIE several weeks
/ has been on the street and at
|f0g meetings bf the board OF
|Rty commissioners regularly until
/ week wben he went to Williston
get his certificate as his trial: ap-
|schet.@ +.
Afraid to .{1o to Trial
appears to all who know the
d that Matkins and Timmons are
|ad to 60 to trial and are resort
to these methods to put off the
laful day. For the past month,
|qe on the street have been offer
70 bet money that Matkins would
N court with sick affidavit when
tine came for trial. Many citi-
+ thought that. having got the
rs transferred to Malta, where it |
|apored that Geo. Hurd's clients
never convicted that the defend |
i Would go to trial, but it now aP-
y q tEat they are even afraid of a
|aN county jury. People in Sheri- |
county are now wondering how |
Il times Jud and his friends can
Ely with sick affidavit and are
|&nlg also whether the defend
Il Will ever be brought to trial.