C. E. Wolfolk fjfr $55. Mr. Woolfolk
also testified to* that effect.
Page, it will be remembered, is the
man who walked in from Trail creek
last fall, after having escaped the
I Douglas county sheriff, and gave him-
Volume of Business not Nearly ; self up to Sheriff Jackson.
The defendant was put on the stand
so Great as wts Expected | and his testimony to the jury convinced
that body that a mistake was made;
by Those Interested.
that his intentions were not to steal.
The circuit court met n regular ses- ; He testified that earlier in the year he
had turned on the range a horse of the
sion Monday, Dec. 16.
By order of the court Erank Kassha- same description as the one in question
fer was appoined bailiff for the grand , and that until he was informed that a
' warrant had been issued for him
jury.
Following is the grand jury. C. H. thought it was his own horse.
A verdict of “not guilty” was
Vaupel, foreman; Adam Schmidt, T.
E. Pottenger, F. W. Woods, J. R. turned on the first ballot.
Robison, Joel Hartley, J. L. Garvin.
The grand jury failed to find a true
The following cases came up for bill against W. S. Barnum for assault
hearing:
ing Mayor Reddy with an ax.
Case of O. & C. R. R. Co., vs. Ash-
C. L. Hammesly plead not guilty to
land Iron Works. Dismissed on stipu- the charge of obtaining money under
iation by order of the court.
false pretenses. According to the tes
Iowa Lumber & Box Co., a corpora- timony brought out at the trial Ham
tion, vs. Kate M. Skeel, Myron A. mesly walked into Druggist L. P. Orr’s
Skeel and J. E. Emerick, Dismissed store at Ashland and inquired if the
on motion of W. E. Phipps, attorney druggist had a blank check. Mr. Orr
for plaintiff.
stated that he had one on the Bank of
J. H. Pamer vs. John W. Prall and Ashland. Hammesly replied that it
C. A. Prall. The court inds for the I would do, so he took it and wrote a
defendant.
check for $15. After conversing awhile
Drum, Bybee, Hunsiker Ditch Co., Hammesly then asked Mr. Orr if he
vs. J. U. G. Morrison. The court finds could cash the check. Mr. Orr cashed
for plaintiff.
it at once without any ceremony. Ham
L. Neidemeyer vs. Conrad Remking. mesly then took the money, walked out
Court finds for defendant in as far as of the store, presented part of the coin
contract is concerned and decrees judg to a man waiting on the outside and
ment in favor of plaintiff for the costs then walked away and out of town.
of the suit.
Hammesly was apprehended at Duns
Snyder vs. John Harrington. Court muir and Chief of Police Simonds
gives plaintiff and defendant further brought him to Ashland.
time to produce further evidence.
Hammesly is a smooth talker and gets
Iowa Lumber & Box Co., a corpora familiar on short acquaintance. He is
tion, vs. J. D. Hooker. Demurrer ar a pleasant, good natured fellov and
gued before the court.
knows everybody by their given names.
Chas. H. Hosley vs Gertrude Murphy. The attorney for the defense, Gus New
Demurrer argued.
bury, argued a demurrer, and as this
State of Oregon, VS.
vs. Jane Doe. page goes to press the Judge’s decision
Grand jury finds true bill.
has not been given.
Iowa Lumber & Box., a corporation,
Late advices state that Buccioni, the
vs., J. D. Hooker. Demurrer over Greek, now confined in the county jail,
ruled.
will have to answer the charge of mur
On Monday the grand jury found der, his victim dying the first of the
three indictments. They were: one week at Portland.
against James Page, horse stealing; C.
Jack Montgomery is again in the
L. Hammesly, obtaining money under toils this time for cutting an irrigating
false pretenses by passing a bogus ditch, belonging to some one else.
check at Ashland; Mrs. Charity Hal The evidence is being taken as The
ley, keeping a bawdy house in Med- Post goes to press.
ford.
The grand jury paid a visit to the
Mrs. Halley appealed before the
i
poor
farm near Phoenix last Thursday.
court and plead guilty. She was lined
They will probably finish all their work
$200 and costs.
E'ollowing are tht new eases in court: today.
Circuit court will probably adjourn
Charles Nickell vs. J. B. Welch;
action to recover money, Gus New- today until after the holidays.
bury, attorney for plaintiff.
P. F. Swayne vs. Henry Worth; ac-
tion to recover money, Gus Newbury, Wise Talks by the
attorney for plaintiff.
Toggery’s Office Boy.
Cecelia L. Maegly vs. W. C. Kitto,
I
asked
Pa what a pessimist meant
administrator estate G. Karewski, de-
ceased; suit to quiet title, Gus New- and he said it was a fellow with a
bunch of hard-luck stories who didn’t
bury, attorney for plaintiff.
J. D. Hanberg vs. the Opp Mining really believe any of them, He said
company; suit to foreclose lien. Gus the next national election there would
be only two parties in the field Opti
Newbury, attorney for plaintiff.
William Zimmerlee vs. Cecil Baker mists and Pessimists and the Pesses
et al.; suit to quiet title. Gus New would be licked to a finish, I don’t see
how any one can help feeling optimis
bury, attorney for plaintiff.
John A. Nyswaner vs. Jennie Nys- tic, also opulent, when most everyone
waner; suit for divorce. Gus Newbury, has all the work he wants todo atgxxi
pay for short hours and money in the
attorney for plaintiff.
James Page plead not guilty to the savings bank. Think of those kids over
in Belgium working 16 hours for a
charge brought by Harlow Messenger
of stealing a horse. Gus Newbury was franc a day but, snucks, that’s not
appointed by the court to defend the all. Think of the freak togs they have
to wear and then think of the swell togs
prisoner.
our
kids can fall into. Why it’s great
According to evidence brought out by
to be an American and wear New York
the State a black mare with a docked
clothes even if the Pessimists should
tail belonging to Messenger disappeared
carry every every State in the Union.
off the range in November, 1905, and
Did you get your suit of us yes?
in July, 1906, was found in a livery
stable at Grants Pass. Witnesses tes
W illie ,
At the Toggery. Medford.
tified that Janies Page sold the mare to
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