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Show HABEAS CORPUS CASE William Vaughan Wants to Get His Child, BUT CHARLES MILLER OBJECTS. He Says the Little One Was Uivcn to Him When Its Life Was Despaired Des-paired Of, and Alleges That Vaughan Is Xot a Proper CustodianDefendants Custo-dianDefendants Ordered to Appear Ap-pear for Arraignment Court Xotcs. The bearing in the habeas corpus proceedings pro-ceedings instituted by William Vaughan to obtain possession of his minor child, now in the custody of Charles Miller, came up before be-fore Judge Zane this morning. Miller appeared in court with the child, and was sworn. He stated that last June Vaughan gave him the child, but soon afterward after-ward the father wanted the child back, and the witness let him have it In July following follow-ing the child became very sick and was given up. Then the witness stepped in, and the child was given to him again. He nursed it back to life. The Court Do you want to give the child back to its father? The Witness I don't think he ought to have it. He doesn't provide for his wife or children. He lives in a dug-out over Jordan, Jor-dan, a place not fit to live in. The Court Well, it appears that it will take a long investigation to determine this matter. Let tLe hearing be continued until Saturday next THE MARSHAL'S ACCOUNTS. The accounts of Marshal Parsons were approved. ap-proved. FOR ARRAIGNMENT. The following defendants were ordered to appear for arraignment on September 22, at 10 a. m. William Lewis, murder. James Austin, assault with intent to murder. mur-der. x i - T i a . , juueraeu, granu larceny. Joseph Kent, assault with intent to murder. mur-der. Murray Wilson, assault with intent to rape. Joseph Wall, unlawful cohabitation. CNet Palmantier, fornication. The trial of the case of W. II. Jay et al. vs. B. F. Whittcmore, in which the plaintiffs seek to recover about $5000 alleged to be due on the contract for building the Union Pacific Pa-cific hotel, was then resumed. It is expected ex-pected that a verdict will be returned this evening. Court Notes. The case of Van Nanda et al vs. the Montreal Mont-real Mining company has been dismissed, j In the case of G. W. Cozier et al vs. O. V. Pratt et al judgment ha6 been entered for the plaintiffs for $2961.33. The Pacific Lumber & Building company this afternoon brought suit against David P. Benson, to recover about $1000, alleged to be due for lumber furnished at the county infirmary. In the case of the Colorado Midland vs. E. C. Coffin, Referee Walter Murphy today filed his report, which is that A. C. Brixen take nothing for his intervention and pay his costs, and that E. C. Coffin pay to the plaintiff S240, less costs. |