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Show LT FOR ADULTERY. WILLIAM S. CIBBY AND MISS ROSS THE PRINCIPLES IN THE CASE. , Frank Saintolair Steals a March on HI lawyers and F.nten a Plea of Guilty The Berk Case Disu.is.ed The Kverill-IIorvard Adultery. ! The criminal calendar opened this morning morn-ing on the case of the United States against AYilliam S. Gibby, in whose absence yester- day the bonds were declared forfeited. Gihby was indicted at the last session of the grand jury on a barge of adultery, the corespondent co-respondent being a Miss Kose. At the opening open-ing of court this morning J. L. Rawlins, e.-q.. counsel for the prisoner, stated that it had been agreed that the case should be. dis. missed and for that reason the accused hail neglected to put in appearance the day be. fore. Mr. Stcphrns, for I'ncle Sam, stated that he had simply agreed that if thn case was. one of that old, moss covered category wherein the wimesaes are absent and all possibilities of a continuance bad vanished; it m iglit be disinis-cd. The witnesses weri all haunting the. court chamber, however, and answering the call the case, was pro, ccededwitb and at 11 o'clock a jury-had' ocen empanneiea. l'l for Burglary. ' Frank Saintelair and John Smith wrr called up to answer a jointindictmentcharg ing them with having entered May Hart's establishment, es-tablishment, from which they dragged a trunk belonging to Kittie Hicks and robbed it of its contents. The case was dragging; along towards a trial w hen Saintelair, wlm was represented by Messrs. Riley and Anderson, An-derson, sti uggb'd to his feet and made art effort to catch the court's eye. "Sit down'.'' demanded Lawyer Riley, bufc the prisoner's lips were struggling for libf city, ahd he finally blurted out: "I want to plead guilty to the tharge,.'', '"Have you consulted jour lawyers i asked Judge Zane. Counsel admitted that the ro'ip ri'itaf. wa a surprise to them, and the trial of Smitbx was ordered proceeded with. At this jnnc ture Mr. Stephens a.-ked that he be permitted, to re-submit the indictment, as it failed cover the charge on which Jmith w as held, and it was so ordered, the case, standing ii abeyance until such time as the error could be corrected. (4j The Beck Cases. By consent of the United Staies attcrncy the blue pencil was drawn across tho case charging John Beck, the well-known capitalist, capital-ist, with adultery and unlawful cohabitation.. The actions have long been pending and, when they were reached again on the call Mr. Yariau stated that every effort to drag the co-respondent into court had been baffled and without them the prosecution bad m hope whatever of pressing the affair to a successful termination. He therefore agreed to the dismissal. The indictment cites three wives: arah Berk, Bertha Gos and Louisa Goss. The two last named have sueeeeded in eluding the authorities and are said to be somewhere on the Paeilie coast. They have defied attachments and other heroic processes and without their evidence counsel for both sides admitted the folly ol undertaking to establish the guilt of the accused. An Indictment Dismissed. It having been made known that It waj impossible to procure the necessary witness, cs, the indictment charging David Jamel with unlawful cohabitation was dismissed. It was returned by the grand jury in 18S'. and made Ann Pulsepher, Lydia Griffin enl Amrtia Spencer co-respondents. " The searrli has been frjitelia Spencer w bom the d- 4 - fense jTas simply employed at th '"':rf .g tress- L aticfci-.,'.- nited States AttornM phens aB ..ing that it would cans uni if one entire) cliy to get the case before a court and jury. Lawyer hamilton, who represent the twain, announced his readiness, but ina-as ina-as the howitzer was at time charged with other cases, it was impossible to get started on it. Court Notes. The grand jury is still grinding on the noial evils. The cas-e agaiuat Joseph n. Redden hau ht en dismissed. Tho bond of W. S. Gibby indicted for adultery was deela.ed forfeited. Frank Hamilton and Frank Johnson con. vietcd of housebreaking will receive sentence tomorrow. Thomas Smith an explosive spectator wh took issue with a witness was fined $10 for contempt of court. Lawyer Walrous has been allowed until Nov. 1 to file statement on motion for ne trial in the divorce case. An order for continuance was taken tbi4 morning in the case of Wheaton Si Co., t the Wafer it Land Ditch company. The case of the United States vs Davi4 Tiramous which was to have been heard to. day was sent over until December 1. James Hocke indicted on a charge of mv. lawful cohabitation entered a plea of guilr and was ordered to appear for sentence tomorrow. to-morrow. The cases of Thomas B.Page, ThomasrMe-. Lean and John F"orrcstcr charged with per jury were continued for tho term. The action ac-tion involves the oath on a land entry. The case of the people against Charles Thiede who was held on a charge of sellins; liquor without license was-dismissed. The fact that defendant was in Germany wa cited. The law authorizing- imprisonment fop debt is making life a dizzy mockery fof Book Affent Carlton. Commissioner Nor. rell dismissed the complaint charging him with burglary. The case of the people against John Stringham who is held on two'indictments charging him with the stealing of a bridle and saddle and then stealing a horse to tiS them was ordered up for trial. The defendant defen-dant w as in court but an adultery case; waS given the preference. . --- . |