The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-26
DEER LODGE.
Adjournm snt Of the District
Court-Su1cide Of John
W. Wilson.
'POssum and Pumpkins-Chr1st-
mas In the Valley.

Special Correspondence of the MINER.
DEER LODGE, Dec. %, 1888.
To the surprise of many the Dis
trict Court adjourned here Wednes
day last. The,docket was a length,
one, but many cases by consent O
the parties We're laid over till mex
term. The two stage robbers who
plead guilty got seven and half anG
ten years, respectively, in the peni
Tertiary. Gamble, the first one tried
and found guilty, as before men.
TONED in your columns, was last
Tuesday sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life by Judge Galbraith.
mike" was asked if he had any rea-
son to show why sentence should
not be passed upon him. He at once
commenced TRADE of abuse of the
Judge, District Attorney and every
body connected with the case, but
was cut short by His Honor, who
promptly pronounced sentence.
mike" left the court room swearing
vengeance against the Judge and his
prosecutors. He claimed to have
been tried unfairly, and that his
''pals" would never have plead
guilty had they not believed they,
too, would not have had fair trial.
But Notwithstanding all this, the
people here, with one accord, who
heard the testimony, fully agree
witt. the jury in the verdict. mike"
will like be sent to Detroit, Mich,
to serve his time, while his confed-
crates will be confined in the open"
here. The leader of the gang will
hardly be able to ever get chance
to wreak the sworn vengeance, and
your correspondent is of the belief
that Judge Galbraith or District At
toruey Dewitt will not experience
many sleepless nights in consequence
Of his threats.
Several divorc es were granted dur
ing the term, but none seemed to
create much comment except that
granted Mrs. Twell. She got her di-
vorce, with $50 a month alimony.
This action of the Court, whether
just or unjust, has been harshly criti-
cised by those who pretend to under
stand the fact, in the..case. Joe Bush,
however, is not a critic in this par
ticular case, and can only express
regret if any injustice has been
done.
Harry Peterson, we'll known here
abouts, but for some time past mer-
chandising in Nevada valley, in this
has purchased the Todd sa-
loon property and is now sole pro-
pnetor. Harry is jolly, whole
souled gentleman, and no one wishes
him better success than your CORE
spondent.
SICKNESS.
The diphtheria has about run Its
course, no new cases having been re-
ported for the past week. Since my
last exSheriff McAndrews' little
four-year old daughter had severe
attack of membraneous Group, which
for time threatened to take the lit
lie one away. Under the skillful
treatment of DR.. Owings, however,
she rallied, and is now doing we'll.
SUICIDE.
Last Wednesday morn ing q man
named John w. Wilson, an old resi-
lent of this valley, and better known
1t Race Track, where he worked
most of the time on a ranch, suicided !
It the City Hotel by taking heavy !
lose of laudanum. He retired to his |
.oom about a. M, after spending !
ne night at the gambling houses. It |
S supposed that he took the poison
when he retired, although this is
mere speculation. At any rate, Fri
lay afternoon about four o'clock,
Charley Rouleau, the proprietor of
he house, missing him for the time
between Thursday
and Friday afternoon, went
o his room and raped on the door.
No reply being made, he then got on
chair and looked through the tram
om. He saw the man lying on the
,ed, apparently asleep, but could not
rouse him by calling. He then
limbed through the transom win
low, when to his surprise he found
he unfortunate man in dying con-
lition, and upon the table near by
ay four-ounce bottle with few
lrops of laudanum in the bottom.
He unlocked the door from the in
ide and at once called in physi-
ian. DR.. Glass at once pronounced
he case hopeless and turned away.
)r. Laurin was called in, and while
le expressed the same opinion he
hought it advisable to make an ef-
ort to revive the patient. ALI efforts