Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-06-26
Mexican Is
Charged With
Serious Crime
Two Year Old Eureka Child
Killed by Shot From
Fathers Revolver.
BABE DROPS LOADED
GUN; TT EXPLODES

In district court this week Manuel
Shaver. a Mexican, was charged with
the crime of statutory rape before
Judge Chas. Elwell of Havre, presid-
ing and with the State represented
by County Attorney Herbert The
court set July IA as the date for ar
raignment, and bail was placed at
5000, in lieu of which Schavez is
being held in the county Jail Shaver
was member of railroad gang work
ing in the vicinity Of the Yak. One
other Mexican and two Filipinos were
arrested with Schavez on the suspicion
that they were likewise involved. The
Mexican was later released and it Is
probable the two Filipinos will not be
held
A case that involved the taking Of
much testimony was that of Hubert
Beebe and wife VS.. T. J. James and
L, A. Grant, the plaintiffs being resi-
dents Of McGinnis Meadows, the de-
PENDANTS of Kalispell The case was an
action brought to cancel deeds and
quiet title to certain ranch properties.
It appears that some months ago
Beebe, being in poor health, consulted
James. who is a doctor. James, 1t IS
alleged. told Beebe that his heart was
in bad shape and advised that he To-
cate in lower altitude. He thereupon
stated that he had ranch between
Poison and Camas Hot Springs that
he would trade for the Beebe prop
erty on the Meadows, SO it is alleged
as brought out in testimony by the
plaintiffs After examining the James
land, Beebe consented to the trade,
giving warranty deed to James and
receiving q quit claim deed from
him.
Later Beebe became convinced that
he had been mislead in the deal and
claimed, 20 it was alleged, TINT James
hsd aa,swn him false location for the
land. Il is also alleged that james
maiakained that there was a spring
sufficient to irrigate the property while
in fact the flow from the spring is
only sufficient for domestic purposes
James denied the allegations OF the
plaintiff and undertook to establish
that the property he traded to beebe
was of substantial value. 1t was furtner
alleged that James, at the time OF the
transaction, had only sheriffs Ger
tificate for the land he was trading,
for which he had paid nominal sum.
Beebe asked to have the deeds can
celled, agreeing to reimburse James
for any expense he had been to.
The matter was taken under advise
ment by Judge Elwell and the parties
to the action were ordered to file
briefs
Lloyd I. Wallace of Poison and 3. +.
Maiden of Libby were attorneys tor
the plaintiffs and Dean King and Rock
wood & lockwood, of Kalispell, attor-
neys for the defendants.
Tom McGinnis, Merritt Towne, Mr..
and Mrs. R. E. Gilbertson, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. j. Fowler, Mrs. D. E. Newly,
residents of the McGinnis Meadows
eitrict, and John j. and E. F. Will tns
OF Poison were witness for the PLAIN
tiffs, while Rev. w. H. Sandy, Dr. T.
B. Cutler, DR.. Grace French and Wal
ter Fl. Cramer, all of Kalispell, APP
peared for the defendants.
Glen Barrett was found guilty of
contempt Of court for failing to pay
alimony for the support OF his son
and was given to July IA to make such
payments. William Herbert appeared
as attorney for the plaintiff in this
action, Irene Barrett,
A judgment of foreclosure and sale
was entered for the plaintiff III the
Equity Supply Company VS.. the he
lance Refining Company of kalispen.
H H. McGovern, who was charged as
a defendant in this action, withdrew
lust before the case went to trial. Hans
Walchli of Kalispell was attorney tor
the plaintiff, B. F. Maiden of Libby
attorney for McGovern-
District court will again convene In
Libby on July IA at $50 o'clock a. m.