Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-25
FROM ANACONDA.
Affairs in the Martin Case-Visiting
Odd Fellows-Waived Examination.

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Affairs in the Martin Case-Visiting
Odd Fellows-Waived Examination.
ANACONDA, February o. Correspond
ence of The Miner. IAN extraordinary
series of legal and illegal proceedings COM
bined to make Anaconda to-day scene Of
excitement rarely equalled in it's history.
The case which has given rise to this state
OF affairs is that of Martin in custody at
Deer Lodge on the charge of numbering
Patrick Reardon. The warrant for Mar
tins arrest was issued from the court of
Judge Fitzpatrick of this place, who claims
that the prisoner should have been brought
before him for preliminary hearing. Several
witnesses whose appearance when required
was considered doubtful were placed under
arrest on warrants from the same court.
Judge Fitzpatrick cited the case for hearing
this afternoon and ordered that Martin be
brought before him. At the appointed
hour court was convened, some OF the
witnesses were present, but the prisoner
was not Forthcoming. At last Under
Sheriff Frank Hatton appeared, and i'm
mediately on entering. told the witnesses
they were his prisoners, and de-
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Judge Fitzpatrick asked whether he had a
warrant for them. He replied that he had.
Was asked to produce it, and in response,
it is alleged, produced the warrant and q
revolver simultaneously. The latter he
branidshed in a manner which speedily
cleared the court of those not Immediately
interested, and with the assistance OF his
deputies, Thomas Harnan and Will Furey,
marched off three witnesses as prisoners to
the calaboose. A few minutes afterward
DR.. Lesser, coroner, the only officer who
can legally do SO. armed with warrants
from the Justices court. arrested Hatton,
fore the court, where the two former were
fined $50 and costs for contempt, the lat
ter being less culpable, the case against him
was dismissed. The questions OF
whether Judge Fitzpatrick was right
in holding that the case of
Martin should first be passed on by hiur,
and secondly, if not was Hatton's action
in the premises juetifiable, form the subject
of much discussion, the general opinion be.
ing strongly against the latter, whose high
handed manner OF proceeding ia deprecated
as being totally uncalled for. 1t has since
been sta ted that the three wit tnesses present
in court when Hatton arrived there, and
who we're taken in custody by him, were not
those for whom he held warrants. The
matter is very complicated, but it is hoped
that when Sheriff Coleman reaches here an
amicable settlement will be come to. In
the meantime the witnesses are in jail, the
officers not having paid their fines are
under surveillance, and no one processes to
know what the finale will be.
THE FIRE 1ADD1Es.
A large number OF our brave fire laddies,
dresa ed in the handsome uniforms which
they received last Saturday, left here at
seven o'clock this evening, to be present at
the ball given by the Butte Fire Brigade.
They chartered O. special train, and were
by band composed OF mem
bers of their own corps. Anaconda turned
out en- masse to see them of, and they GER
tainly made q brilliant show. We have
no doubt they will bear comparison with |
even the gallant boys of Butte.
VISITING ODD FELLOWS.
A contingent of Butte and Deer Lodge
Odd Fellows came in on this afternoons
train to attend the dance under the auspi- |
ces of Laurel Encampment, No. 13. The
Opera House is graciously decorated for
the occasion, and we predict a most enjoy
able time for the persons fortunate enough
to be present.
EXPECTING MARTIN.
The platform at the railway station has
been thronge1 on the arrival of every
passenger train yesterday and to-day by
people anxiously awaiting the arrival OF
Martin. As he waived preliminary exami. |
nation, however. he will not be brought |
here now. though no apprehensions are