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' CIRCUIT COURT.a sraiosit of vkky i m roar ant case.* bis*TOSED OF,#•uItCircuit court for Bsnton countv, whichmhas bt®u iu cosi^ioa for almost two weeks,tlias beua notable for the number of important cases that have been on trial, an-1 the court held evening sessions a good part of the time.fcJ\cfOne of the notable wan an Indianarsquaw* living on the Sil^tz reservation, who rejoices in the patriotic-natme of MarthaCLiy Muggins, but who had conceded ah*did nut want any nmra Muggins in herhi,itand securer! a divorce from her husband * Peter Mugging on the ground of cruel an I inhiimnn treatment This is tha efT' Ct of civilization on ths ward of the natum* John Dove was sent to the penitentiary for t.w«. years for larceny* as wai also Lee 1' *»\ eChinaman, for as-ivilt OH a mm tiatiin!j Walker at Yaqoioa* w I William DiiigR, who tree aimtod an*!J brnuglit up from 8»u Francisco on a emu* d hdaint sworn nut by the special agent of Ol^I New Zealand insciroiic* eompmv, id target! with burning the Inman mill* new Monroe, about IS inohth* *g s was d«termini I bythe grand jury Ui be not ftttiltv*The c%m of The Rental t AgrienStiirtlWorks vs* Ci«ighton A Qtivry. h\* teva iocourt for a long time and was deputed t •;* time in taiw of the d*£cuJaot% woo *bolIsictilled judgmentThe state eases a;aind IVl W, Root sod||. [ J, W* Isms were both di*mi*wsbThe ^ of IVm* t\ Pi'sceotl* chars*!ir j with rapv, was 4. by the p*hl J a-v| who returned % ierdhD. of ‘ n^t ,uibK\ Una ease ha* oofe* the ^vilv iMirlihing in thudF-a*iitM f *1'^ eve ** I IWS v be foev-ntljI kt«k*l ttii I* * tvw *X Atara tfidifefoatAr.tebfe-! Tlie*bti *,iy depHty- t*lt;»srioi Aterameill.with*Allii^t3n-n't-iia*tUVfuy, W* F% by d* h.WMihvft^b Julfuf Me Tad le t a*tdBnrn?;t made eloqncut plra* in heh t I el ihs cfefttiiaul* The trial wai *MCtad*i Ut ?Wcdo^.Uy evening* nail the jury, *:t-r be jng out a short time, returned a cerdsct of* not guilty/* Thcr* was an affasting aeum w hen the verdict of the jury was miaouncoil, mil the wife an I family of the defendantwere ovfij'iyei ffilb the Jecisioti.Chris (Jermoiwen, who was in listed forastauIt with a ilftjijcrons weapon, hvl hiacase continued until the next term of court.The grivn.i jury was overwhelmed with matter* tor investiifAtinis, intny of them of a petty nature, au«l they were not dischargeduntil Taesliy.Following is a brit-E summary of the casesteh I disposed of sbec onr last report:CUIMINA r, CASES.lriri he1e 5,, t . Side of XJregon v« Perrie P Prescottlor! ' ■*jng mb guilty.by y:a£e of Oregon vs J^hu Dove • two ytarcin penitentiary* st 1 Sute of Oregon vs Wui Druys; Uit a truubillthy I State of Oregon re J (1 Blake; dl«b*^f9iiit 3 Si/il3 of Ore^ou Sim. Price; disrai^eilallyiKJtlghtforeft-ithState of Orwaon va Leo Foo; two yovri itthe pen.State lt;-f Oregrm vs Almond Dow; verdicder*not nujlty.State of Oregon vs Prentice Dow; dbmissed.State of Oregon vs Chris* Gprmaooor;*coi tlnoed,
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Corvallis Gazette

Corvallis, Oregon, US

Fri, Nov 25, 1892

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