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safe for the treasurer’s office laid down for $410 was accepted subject to approval on receipt of the safe. After reading and approval of the reports of the various county officers the board took up the monthly bills. The county assessor Wm. E. Choisser was notified that he had exceeded the limit of the law in thejmatterof hiringdeputies, and the bill of only one deputy, Mrs, Tabor was allowed. County Attorney Gibson was notified that hereafter he would be allotted desk room in the court house and his ten dollar a month allowance cutoff. It was ordered that hereafter all orders for office supplies must come through the office of the county cle« k. The Times Publishing Co. presented a bond for the faithful performance of their contract as county printers. The bond was disapproved and The Times notified to furnish a new one. After the disapproval of the bond Commissioner Philbrick announced that he would resign and later presented his resignation in writing which was accepted. S. K. McDowell’s bond for $5000 was approved and his bill for $1,287.61 for transcribing records allowed. The Times presented a bill which was cut down to $1,042.46 and ordered paid. Their new bond for $5000 was approved. It was signed by J. W. Sweetser, Freeman Philbrick, H. R. Marcyesand Sophie Gunderson. A resolution was passed that inasmuch as The Times had neglected and failed to provide books and stationery within a reasonable time that unless the rest oftheorderbe filled before June 15 the county clerk be authorised to buy them in the open market and charge the same to The Times account. Three bids forcounty medical work were opened and the contract awarded for the ensuing year to Dr. Grinstead for $250. E, M. Huff’s resignation as Justice of the Peace was accepted and H. G. Wright appointed to succeed him. The board adjourned this morning after three and one-half days session.Geddes Case Again.There is a possibility that the noted Geddes murder case of Custer county may be re-opened and tried again, on account of the discovery of new evidence.George Geddes, a Custer county ranchman and son of wealthy Brooklyn parents was convicted in Custer county four years ago of murder in the second degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for ninety-nine years. The supreme court granted a new trial, on account of the absence of an important witness, and the case was tried again and Geddes allowed his freedom. He has left the state, going to New Zealand, and is said to have deserted his wife, who is now willing to take the stand and testify against him. The proposition of extraditing Geddes for another trial is being considered by the authorities.The Geddes case is one of the most noted in Montana criminal annals. The grand jury ol Custer county indicted him lor assaulting WmnifridBrown, a boy, by tying him to a fence and nearly killing him with a whip. While under indictment Geddes was released on bail and went to Chicago. While there young Brown was killed, and the state claimed Geddes hired George Dixon, a negro, to kill Brown, so he could not testify against him, since if convicted he could not inherit a rich legacy promised him by his Scotch godfather, a wealthy banker of Edinburg.The state induced Dixon to turn state's evidence. Dixon pleaded guilty and got thirty years. Geddes, his wife and Thomas Welsh, a cowbov, were tried for murder. The men were convicted, the jury disagreeing in the case Mrs. Geddes. The supreme court granted Geddes and Welsh new trials, but Welch died in Anaconda two days ago.Geddes’ wife is suing her husband to receive title to property she claims he induced her to fraudulently sign away. This suit brought out the fact that Gedde* had deserted his wife and gone to New Zealand, and the further fact that the wife is now willing to tell all about the Brown murder and how Geddes concocted the scheme and urged the negro to kill the boy.
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Rosebud County News
Forsyth, Montana, US
Thu, Jun 06, 1901
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