Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-08-07
A NICE MESS.

"Fighting Man" in q Very Cues.
tiOnable Business-A Scheme that Did
Not Work.
Charles Sherry, who is a mining
man and possessed of some very
promising mining claims on Kelley
gulch, has for many months owned u
house on River street, which was rent.
ed to woman known as French An.
ME. He desired to have the house
vacated recently, when the occupant
put in plea of partnership, and dur
ing the misunderstanding the tenant
became intoxicated and was arrested.
Meantime Sherry obtained possession
and placed another tenant, also a
French woman, in possession. This
last tenant had just become comfort
ably fixed up with furniture and
other household effects in proper Or
der, when the original tenant en-
ployed Attorney Montandon and an
assistant to regain possession for her.
AS peaceable possession only will hold
in law, and as such could not be OBJ.
tanned while the late tenant was in
position to resist, a very extraordinary
scheme was invented for securing the
object desired, but tho name of the
patentee of this novel scheme is not
known, though Attorney Montan.
don placed 1t in operation. 1t was
somewhat on the order of the wooden
horse, which was in ancient DAYS
filled with armed men and dead.
headed through the gates of Troy, bu:
once inside a ap.door opened, out
jumped the dcsperadoes and captured
the unsuspecting natives.
Yesterday Attorney Montandon,
having duly drilled and advised with
his client, French Annie, called at the
Sheritf's Office, and with a serious
look advised the Sheriff that there
would be trouble at midnight in the
classic quarter of River street known
as Maiden Lane, in the heart Of which
is located the domicile CT French An.
ME, and Immediately opposite the
house OF Charles Sherry, occupied by
the later incumbent. The plan Of OPP
erations was to have French Annie
and her fighting man be prepared at
midnight for a capture of the house
across the way, which Annie claimed
under variety OF the attachment laws
granted under license only.
AT the hour named French Annie s
fighting man was to 60 to Sherry's
house, knock and be admitted, and
stralghtway to kick up row of huge
dimensions, during which the Sheriff
was to pounce in, arrest the parties
and lock them up, whereupon French
Annie was to go over and take
'peaceable possession" throw out the
other woman's furniture and stay with
the house; but the scheme failed.
A second time Attorney Montan.
don warned the Sheriff that row
would occur at that place at midnight,
and to he careful to have officers
ready to arrest the guilty parties.
The Sheriff did lis duty too well, as he
had dozen there. All the officers in
town, including an attorney and JUS,
tice of the peace were there, Sc.
GREETED near by, but Annie, nor her
lighting man, nor her attorney did not
know OF it.
At midnight, as the pale moon was
sadly floating behind somber cloud,
the lighting man stealthily crent over
the street, knocked and was admitted.
He bought some beer, drank it, and
then peremptorily and positive
ly refused to pay for it. The
woman mildly tod him he need
not, and so no chance was given for a
row, aud he went out TO consult and
devise new plan. Soon he returned,
knocked, and was refused admittance,
until friend OF the woman At the
rear door told her to admit him-and
she did. The fighting man struck up
row Immediately, and the officers
rushed in and arrested them both
which was just what the attorneys
scheme called for-and took them 10
Jail.