The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-02-01
COURT ACTIVITIES
ON THE INCREASE
Divorce Suit Filed, Cases Set for
Trial and Jury to Be Called to
Report in District Court
on February 27

A jury is to be drawn by Judge
j. A. Callahan, sometime between
today and February Is, to serve
in district court during hearing of
civil and criminal cases commencing
February 27, it was announced by
the judge. He has not yet de-
termined how many jurors shall be
drawn, the number to depend upon
how many trials are to be held.
Attorneys are to be consulted in
the matter to determine their opin-
ions as to the number of jurors
to be called. The trial jurymen are
to be drawn by Judge Callahan and
County Clerk j. W. Davey from
jist of previously selected persons
chosen for the duty by the county
commissioners.
The criminal cases will probably
consist of hearing of the charges of
cattle thefts against Tilden and
Lille Martin, and another case of
the City of Winnemucca versus
Bence Smith. Smith was arrested re-
Gently on vagrancy charge, found
guilty in the city judges court, and
sentenced to pay a fine of SO.
He served notice that he would
appeal the case to the district court
and was released upon the payment
of $50 cash bail. Both of the above
defendants are represented by War
rem e. Dignan.
Mining Dispute
The case of Thompson VS.. Kyle,
which was scheduled for hearing to-
morrow, has been postponed, one of
the parties demanding a jury trial.
There is a question as to whether
a jury trial is permissible in this
case, which will be settled by argu-
ment by attorneys before Judge
Callahan that point. If a jury
trial is allowed this case will prob
ably come up at the sessions COM
mencing February 27. This is a
dispute over the boundary line of a
mine--an action to quite title to
mining property in the Pronto dis
trict.
Foreclosure Suit
The case of the Winnemucca
State Bank & Trust Company, to
foreclose mortgages, collect on notes
and for payment for merchandise
alleged to be owing by S. Siard,
we'll known Humboldt county sheep
man, is set for February 6. The
banks complaint, as entered by its
attorneys, Warren & Dignan, sets
forth that Siard owes $S,321.30,
representing money borrowed and
merchandise delivered, and in addi-
tion it is prayed that $1,000 attor-
ney's fees be allowed by the court,
together with costs of suit. An
answer to the complaint has been
filed by Campbell & Robins, attor-
neys for Siard, setting forth that
the notes were demand notes and
that no demand for payment had
ever been made prior to the filing
of the suit. 1t denies the reason
ableness of the amounts set out for
attorneys fees and asks that the
complaint take nothing except that
which it is acknowledged is right
fully due on merchandise account.
Ranch Lease Case
The suit of Dave Cordano against
VIM. Lowe, in which lease to
ranching property located near Rose
Creek and belonging to Cordano is
involved, is set for hearing Febru-
airy Z.
Divorce Action Started
Sofia Uriguen today filed suit,
through her attorneys, Campbell &
Robins, for divorce from her hus-
band, Domingo Uriguen.. The COM
plants sets forth that the couple
were married in Paradise Valley,
January 5, 1916, and that there are
two children, aged and 6. Mrs.
Uriguen alleges extreme cruelty
born of jealousy, pleads for the
custody of the children, and asks
that the husband be made to pro-
vide funds for the support of the
children, and also asks that all
community property amounting to
about $4,000, be awarded to her.