Show CHARGES AGAINST rutherford DISMISSED the double charge of assault and robbery against roy rutherford trader of lewis colo was dismissed at the hearing in the justice court in monticello on thursday evening august As stated in this paper under date of aug 10 trader rutherford was charged with confiscating personal goods belonging to a navajo indian who was in debt to him and his clerk chas tracy was accused of assault when the indian tried to reclaim his goods on payment of the debt the robbery charge was dismissed on the grounds of no evidence of robbery when it was proved that the articles were taken with the consent of the indian the assault charge was dismissed on the grounds that the alleged assault was not premeditated but the result of self pro lection on the part of the clerk county attorney karl kari lyman served as prosecutor and justice george F barton passed decision on the case ith |