The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-10-10
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FOREMAN, MONTANA,

10 HE EHttOT o. Inc, BOz<nl0n WeeSty
Chronicle:
SRA slight knowledge Of your beau
tifnl city and pleasant acquaintance
with number of Bozeman's most re-
spected citizens justified my antieipations
of pleasure in a visit here, regardless Of
the business upon which came.
Proud as am of Miles City, whence I
came, my feelings toward both cities
seemed to me perfectly consistent.
It needs but ordinary self-rcspect for
one in that position, whatever his occu-
patton or profession, and but a natural
regard for the good reputation of. his
town and hometo appreciate the insult
intended by the Auant Courier, published
here October 4th, disappearing the
facts of my arrest and fine while here.
A statement of the animus of the
affair may remove any reflection upon
myself -
The offence charged was one against
the laws of the Territory, as much in
force, and if this case be a precedent
more justly in operation in Miles City
than here.
The complaint was sworn to by Jno.
J. Anderson of Billings; although the
facts of the case were not within his
knowledge. The publisher Of the Courier
is his brother. The motive was to inter-
rupt my attention to business and there
was no sort of provocation for the COM
plant other than that.
The correspondent of the Helena daily
Herald under date of September 18th,
1888 (daily Herald, October LIST, 1889 says:
There was one arrest last night. The
guilty person gave his name as Counas,
said he was in Miles City whore it was a
common practice to carry deadly weapons
and to use them on ordinary provocation.
Nothing was thought of such proceed
ings there, and he marvelled greatly that
our city authorities should consider such
harmless amusement in the light of q
crime. He had hearing to-day before
Judge Dawes and was assessed the usual
SO and costs, and advised to take the
first through sleeper for Miles City
Courier-Herald.
The arrest having taken place on the
18th, after this item was written only
veri6es the testimony of the night police
man and the mayor of this city that
although the arrest did not take place
last night" september 27th) as the
Herald says, there was an attempt made
by this Anderson family upon that night
to procure such an arrest and it is self.
evident that the aboYe article was written
upon the assertion and thatait would be
accomplished that night.
While indorsing the law as thoroughly
as any citizen here 1 cannot misunder-
stand the malignity and insincere object
of this complaint. am here contest;ng
for othe- parties the fraudulent claim of
Anderson to public land. 1t was while
attending the evening session of the land
Office that the scheme was planned and
prosecuted. The sworn testimony of
witnesses show that while there, police
man was brought to the land Office by
one of the Aldersons so as to identify me
that might be arrested and incarcerated
late at night-that their "lawyer Luce"
had busted himself on the street in re-
gard to the same matter-rather than
attend to the proceedings Of the land
office.
The members of this family of Alder
son are numerous. In religion, politics
and morals they are wide apart, but in
iniqulty, low cunning and pure cussed-
ness they do not seem to hesitate in
uniting.
All protesting the utmost contempt for
each other and disgust for the':. relation.
ship, they seem ever ready 10 dissolve
their difference in principles in orde- to
unite in any dirty scheme involving only
lack of principle.
With the permission of the Mayor Of
your city I add from the first act within
his knowledge of this job he recognized
its operation as anything but cred;tsble
to the city and learning upon the even
ing of the 9th uli, of those operation
he personally interfered, by warning the
policeman Of the purpose Of the job, to
prevent its most detestable object.
need only say further that the assure
ance of Bozeman's leading citizens Of
their hea-.y disgust at the making Of
such complaint, is extremely gratifying
to myself and in perfect accord with my
regard for Bozeman.
Very Respectfully,
ARTHUR H. O'CONNoR.