Show DISTRICT COURT the ferrin case submitted resubmitted re ke to the grand jury the cage case of the people vs J W ferrin charged with obstructing a ft water course was taken up again in the district court this borni morning cestra Aless rs P H eme emerson non and G I 1 J marsh app appeared I 1 eared for the defense before the taking of testimony corn com the defense moved to quash the indictment on the ground that it waa was defective council protested that the grand jury would eoon soon be collecting a lot of old mortgages or any tiny old papers and present them as indictments the court ordered the indictment set aside and the case me resubmitted to the grand jury an indictment against J ba M ferrin containing a similar eira ilar charge and which was also defect defective ie was also set aside the case cage of the people ve vs james McDermott obtaining money under false pretences pretenses was then called A jury was empanelled and a recess taken this afternoon the complaining witness james horrocks the stand and gave hie his version of the transaction between hini himself self and defendant the case came to an abrupt step however through the court ordering mr bir horrocks Hor to be committed for contempt mr ilor rock ock apparently had been fortifying in g himself wi with ith po potions t ions not of a 11 strict temperance character and be he was placed in custody until he should re recover coyer |