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Show Investigation as far as we are Informed, In-formed, believing such ii unnecessary. When the district attorney was asked If the fellow would be charged with attempted murder he ald he could not tell at this time, but he would make out a complaint and leave It here, and If any one wanted to awear to It Is would be there for them to do HO. It U atlll the opinion of a great many here that In Justice to our city and many of our citizens that a thorough Investigation of this case should be had, because the rumors and reports that have gone out are very damaging to all concerned. THE DISTRICr COURT A Long Docket Vestal Found Guilty of Blackmail. Judge Greenwood and the other court officers arrived In Fillmore on Tuesday, and Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock commenced the regular May term of court. There Is an unusually un-usually large calendar this term, and from the present outlook the court will be in session here till the last of this week. The case of the town of Sclplo against Roy Robins was again continued con-tinued for the term on account of the absence of some of the witnesses, and was again set for trial for the second day of the next regular term. Lyman Overson was arraigned on a serious statutory charge and pleaded not guilty. On account of the Illness of the mother of the girl in the case, who was a material witness, the case was continued for the term and set for trial for the third day of the next regular term of court. In the case of the state against George Western and Myron Weston, upon motion of tho counsel for the prosecution this case waa dismissed upon the ground that the court did not have jurisdiction of the same, but that the juvenile court had such Jurisdiction. Ju-risdiction. The boys charged In this case with breaking into a store were then brought before the Juvenile court and after hearing the evidence In the case the court took the same under advisement and has not yet decided what will be done with the young men. In the case of the state vs. Dewey Western, thla case was also dismissed dis-missed as coming within the Jurisdiction Juris-diction of the juvenile court; but when It waa tried before the Juvenile court the young man waa discharged as not delinquent. The cast4.jtarthUBV. TW-tmsen vs.. T, Olnrk Calllster waa Bet for' trial May 24. As the counsel in this case are Judge Marloneaux for plaintiff and Mr. D. D. Houtx for the defendant, defend-ant, a splendid forensic battle Is looked for when these giants of the law come together. In the matter of the estate of Frances E. Fergueson. deceased, ordered or-dered that the final accounts of the administrator be approved and a distribution dis-tribution of the property to the heirs. In the estate of Delbert I. Hock-man, Hock-man, deceased, final account approved and a distribution of the property ordered. or-dered. In the matter of the eBtate of William Wil-liam C. Penny, upon petition and proofs offered, the court ordered that certain rial property be conveyed to petitioner. In estate of Margaret M. Myth, deceased, de-ceased, ordered that the personal property be sold, also a piece of real estate. Kstate of Harriet Payne, ordered that letters of administration be Issued Is-sued to W. P. Payno on filing a bond in the sum of $1600. The same order was made In the matter of the estate of Joseph Payne upon filing a bond In the sum of 176(10. In the estate of Thomas I). Allred, It was ordered that letters Issue to Catherine A. Allred upon filing a bond In the sum of $200. In the case of the State Hank of Heaver County vs. J. S. Seguine, the defendant was given leave to file an amended answer, and the case was again continued for the term. The case of Proctor H. Robinson vs. Heber W. lleckstrand was set for trial for May 23. In the matter of the estate of Trefle Doutre, deceased, this cause was heard by the court upon a motion mo-tion of the administrator to allow his final account, and for a distribution of the property, and also upon the objection of Alfred Doutre to the allowing al-lowing of certain of the accounts. After consideration the court ordered that $64 of the expense of the administrator admin-istrator be stricken out; that the commission of the administrator be allowed In the sum of $150, and that the witness fees of J. II. Robinson. Isaac Robinson and John Howen be stricken out. With these corrections the final account was allowed and a distribution ordered of the estate. The attorney fee was agreed on and fixed at $125. Casa Lewis vs. Maxwell C. Webb i was set for trial for-May 24. I In the estate of Anna K. Beauregard Beaure-gard It was ordered npon petition and i proper allowing that letters of admin- i Istratlon be Issued to M. J. Ilea u regard re-gard upon giving a bond In the sum Of $900. Kstate of Frances K. Furgueson, final account approved and distribution distribu-tion of tho property ordered. In the matter of the estate and guardianship of Maud Doutre and others, letters of guardianship were Issued to Lumena Doutre, the mother of the heirs, and her bond was fixed at $10,000. The sensational case of the term Is that of the state against William P. Vestal, charged with sending to N. A. Anderson, the County Clerk, a threatening letter with Intent to extort ex-tort from him a thousand dollars. This case has attracted widespread Interest In the community on account of the sensational charges that the defendant has made since he has been In custody against some of the eltlxens of Fillmore, wherein he (as It will be remembered by readers of The Chronicle) said that he had been hired by these citizens to assassinate Frank Hanson. The court room has been thronged during the progress of the trial, expecting that something very sensational would be developed In the progress of producing the tea-tlmi tea-tlmi iy. Hut In this they were dls-appo.utcd, dls-appo.utcd, for the prosecution simply put In evidence the letter upon which the defendant was Informed against, and some brief testimony showing that the defendant had mnde admissions admis-sions of the writing and sending of the letter, and told others that he would write such a letter. On Saturday Satur-day night the court adjourned after the plaintiff rested until Monday morning, at which time the defendant was to begin bis side of the case, when Mr. George H. Grecuwood, attorney at-torney for the defendant, arose quietly quiet-ly and announced that they had no evidence to submit, but would rest their fate upon the evidence produced by the prosecution. This move upon the i art of the defendant's counsel showed his great wisdom and foresight, fore-sight, because nothing could have 'l9-t ' f ' ccEip!!rHMl HwScie' ek-ll" defendant by going Into the details of any of his alleged conspiracies with others to kill Frank Hanson; and to have gone Into such details would In all likelihood have developed a charge against him of assuult with Intent to commit murder, which Is a far more serious charge than the one he is on trial for. The case was argued at considerable consider-able length by the respective counsel. The Jury In the Vestal case returned re-turned a verdict of guilty after being out some six hours. Time for sentence was set for Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Tuesday his attorney asked for a stay of sentence and that the prisoner be admitted to bail. After hearing from attorneys on both sides, the matter mat-ter went over until 2 p. m. Upon request of defendant's attorney attor-ney the matter again went over until Wednesday. The case of Cass Lewis vs. Maxwell C. Webb, damage suit on contract, wan, after the Jury had been sworn, continued con-tinued for the term on request of the complainant, and the defendant filing ! an amended answer and paying costs, I $34. The jury then being dismissed on this case. ! Upon application of Attorney Melville Mel-ville for Mr. Hunter, a warrant of attachment at-tachment was 'ordered Issued against Wm. F. Hunter, and when found he was to be placed on a bond of $500 to appear In court and show cause why he had not paid alimony heretofore ordered to be paid by the court. I The case of Proctor II. Robison vs. j Heber W. lleckstrand Is being tried by' a Jury as we close our report for this I Issue. This Is a case where Robison is suing Keckstrand for $8,ooo on al-j leged ground of d famntlon of char-j acter and good name by accusing him of stealing harness. At noon Tuesday all the purynien, except those to try the HobiMon Heck-strand Heck-strand case, were excused for the term. The Hrunson-Callister case will be tried by the court and It Is the next one on the docket, which will finish up the cab ndir fcr this term. It was thought t.v many that a grand Jury would be called to Investigate the murderous asault ujon Frank E. Hanson in view of the statements made heretofore by Vestal. Hut that a grand jury will not be called Is more than likely. Up to this time practically prac-tically nothing new has developed, as ss far as we can learn, beyond the bare statements made my Vestal, and some 'surmises and deductions made by others, from Vestal's statement Further, the county attorney, nor the district attorney baa not, nor do they Intend, to ask for a grand Jury |