The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-29
THEY ARE A NICE PAIR
uf. and Mrs. GodchauX Of Butte Care
Little for the Law.
Charged with Bei.g Implicated In = Rob-
bery--They Endeav"S so Drive Their
Accuser Ont of ToWn---The Ne
suls OF Tive Cases oe Assault

salt OF I've Case. .s Assault
Special correspondence of the standard.
BUTTE, Dec. 2s.-Mr. and Mrs. Hector
Godchaux have only been i'm Butte OH
Their present visit about 10 days.and since
then have done their hest tn keep the town
lively. They have succeeded tn n large ex-
tent. Each has been arrested several
times, besides appearing IA complaining
witnesses i'm other cases. IL seems quite
apparent that there In mn attempt OH foot
ON the part of n few tai run Marie Rigei
out of town. The French woman was
kept i'm jail about two months without
trial for stealing s4.5OO from J~ubainville,
while, according to her story. Hector Cod
chaux and his wife obtained the money
and went to San Francisco. Miss Ri.ei
naturally felt that she was getting the
worst Of i'm receiving the punishment
of her theft. She was especially incensed
since Godchaux had agreed To get her
released on hail in consideration of being
told where the stolen money was com
cealcd. So Miss Rigel told things which
implicated the Goeichaux and they were
arrested immediately on their return tn
Marie Rigel was then released ON bail.
A series of prosecutions have followed her
ever since. II is claimed that az first
efforts were made To bribe the French
woman into leaving TOWN, that
ever, that no efforts were made tn brihs
her. Lately the Golchaux have expressed
| III eNcrN WAY tItelf nltrtNl oI WISE Ikiktts
aud have endcay"red to aggravate her
and drive her out OF town.
| phine Godchaux and their little boy have
taken pains to pass Mile Rigcl's door sew
eral times a day, and each time have
taken occasion to spit on Mile Rigcis
door. They have also, il is charged, spat
on her dress as they passed i'm the street.
Following this came the suspicious at
related i'm this mornings STANDARD.
To-day the Gosichaux family has been
morning Marie RigeI lief, her house to go
INTO a ~ncighboring French saloon and
borrow a French paper; ON the way she
charged Mile Rigel with accusing her of
setting fire to her house, and pro-
Mr.. Godchcaux rs N veritablea amazon aud
towers far above Marie Rigel i'm height.
She Is also a perfect tigress and IL Is
verizcd poor Marie. Witnesses say that
She disdains the usual feminine tactics of
pulling hair and hit from the shoulder
like "a prize fighter. Marie. her face bleed
ing and scratched, ran to the police of
flee and entered n complaint for assault
and battery.
Josephine was arrested by City Mar
shall Macarthur about 2 o'clock this after.
noon. While i'm the court room waiting
for Judge Newkirk tn appear. Josephine
had taken offence at Lawyer Holdorn
simply beraus, he appsar..i "s a'tormss
finish the job by licking him. Her hus
band inquired as to what the consequence
would probably he, and was told that hi'
' wife would doubtless he heavily fined.
5 " don't care for that said Mr.. God
5 cheaux. ~ can pay all the fines thi'
court can levy i'm a year.
Thercupon Josephine Godchcaux tool
|, from her fingers II AS magnificent clnste
: diamond rings as were ever seen in Butte
. and two costly bracelets SGT with dia
i mouds. She handed these jewels to lac
. husband aud started down the stairs a
il the police Office. Al the foot of the stair
d Attorney Haldorn was talking to Office
n Curran and Jailcr Dwyer. Mrs. God
4 chcaux beckoned the lawyer to come q
grabbed HIM by the throat with her lf
hand and doubling up her right fist str,rcl
him squarely in the face. The attornc
:, and told the officer to arrest her. Sh
was placed in a cell of the city prison.
When Judge Ncwkirk arrived, tn
woman plead guilty to both charge:
N Rigcl and SS7 40 for assaultinH MIR. Ha
dorm. She took nut n jews.lcd purse an
paid the fine with snp'irb intifferencs
o be bound over to keep the peace. JudR
Newkir sharply told Mrs. Goichaux tina
Il il she was arrested on such n chare agai
he would not fine her, hut would imprisu
al her for three months. Ii would seem thu
a some measures are necessary to prote<
- witnesses. lawyers and others who hal
n pen to bc concerned i'm eases again
l. those for whom fines have no terror
Mr.. and Mrs. Godchaux snccr at fine
and imprisonment on bread and wat'
might bring them To their senses.
would also he, advisable tn place u guar
about Marie Rigcl's house.
nj The book thrown AT Marie Rigcfs Ian
fe was by Victor Hugo, entitled 1.-The Lit
N~apolcan." Officers are endcavoring
- discover whose book il was and WI
-. threw il.
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