The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-01-13
COURT HAS BUSY
SESSION JAN. 18th
JURY TERM 21st NEXT MONTH
60 JURORS DRAWN-MANY
CASES SETTLED

court was a busy one Wednesday.
One of the principal things done
was to set a date for the next
Jury term of district court. The
opening of this term will be on
Tuesday, Feb 81, at $3.50 am. A
panel of so veniremen has been
drawn, but it will not be possible
to make public the names until
next week. The calendar promises
to be a light one. To date there
is only one criminal case listed.
A case in which there is consld-
cradle interest, is that of Joe Rog-
ers who pleaded guilty to the
charge of rape. He was to have
been sentenced on the 18th, but
Judge Paul deferred pronounclng
sentence until the next law and
motion day, Jan. 25th,
Jones Freed
Lee Jones who has been held IN
iail for several weeks on charge
of robbery was released. Jones,
a transient. was accused of hold
ing up John Knapp, another tran
sient, and robbing hIm OF $50 at
Bainville the latter part OF sep
tember. Knapp later recognized
Jones at Scobey and had him ar
rested. He has been in jail mere
ever since. Now Knapp seems to
have disappeared and there IS no
reason for holding Jones.
Frank Anderson, charged with
larceny at Bainville, was sentenc-
ed to so days in the county jail.
Anderson is alleged to have taken
S1O8 which a merchant had ready
to deposit in the bank, and which
he had left on his desk while he
went outside to get some coal.
When the merchant returned,
Anderson was gone and so was
the deposit. Anderson was speed
lily apprehended, but claimed the
money was his own. Anderson is
of a peculiar type that Justified
light sentence the Court be-
lieved.
Adoptions
Two adoptions were tormaiiy
completed. Mr.. and Mrs. j. "
Stone adopted the infant child
Phyllis May, of A. w. Blank. Mr
and Mrs. John Bruguier of the
east end adopted Thos. Obershaw
boy of 20, who came from the
vicinity of Froid.
Divorces
Four divorces were granted
Carl Verstegen was given al
virce from Margaret Verstegen
Nancy C. Titus was granted dl
vorce from VIM. Titus, both o.
Poplar. Carrie E. Sheffelbine oi
Poplar was given a divorce IRON
Emil Sheffelbine. Maud May Nor
ris was granted divorce IRON
Frank E. Morris. The mother wa'
given the custody of their on'
child.
Sentence Suspended
Geo. Satter of Froid, who plead
ed guilty to forgery, was sentenc
ed to from two to four years Il
the penitentiary. In consldera
tion of the fact that he has 81
small motherless children depend
ant upon him, the sentence wa
suspended on good behavior MI
Satter will have to report once
month to the state parole boarc
The Great Northern had wv
suits against Roosevelt county 10
refund of taxes which they nav
paid under protest, claiming tina
they were taxed more than tn
legal levy. The court decided l
favor of the railroad company an
ordered that the county retun
the money claimed excessive. IN
amount involved is between s6C
and $500. :.
The purchase of the Securit
Bank corner by NJ. B. Fargen We
approved by the court.
. About Estates
: Henry Lowe having resigned
administrator of the ]. R. Sml'
estate. the court appointed W.
Rhea as administrator.
The final accounting was ma'
bv E. ]. Rucker in the Jane
. Evans Frye estate and the esta
n was declared closed