The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-19
GOSSIP IN DEER LODGE
Tailor Bell Explains His Trouble With
Prisoner In the Penitentafy.


special Correspondence Of the standard.
DEER LODGE, Oct. ~1S.-Georgc H. Bell,
the jailor Of the Deer Lodge Jail, wns to
see your correspondent to-day i'm relation
to the account, which appeared In the
STANDARD Of the 18th inst, concerning
the Indictment against him charging him
with inhumanity to n prisoner. The ac-
count as given To come from
the prosecution. Mr.. Bell says that the
alteration TIVE him and the prisoner
had no reference Whatever To what the
prisoner might have said tn the grand
jury. That some little time after the
grand jury retired from the Jail the ~jailors
were giving the prisoners their supper
when the prisoner, Edwards, made u vile
remark about Mr.. Bell. This was over
heard by Mr.. Connors, another jailor, and
reported to Mr.. Bell. Mr.. Bell then had
some words with the prisoner, and stated
to Seh nnm Il ni s%aIsi hs would s.,ni put d NJ hi S%'' in n a%
outside cell and feed him ORA bread and
water, Az the law gives him the right to do
hell then opened the cage door where
Edwards was and requested him
TO u; sH%e c.i out Just 10 be !. 'a ksn.r, e
came out the door he jumped ON
Bell and was pounding him, when Bell
yelled for the assistance OF his co.jaiior;
by using ~ billy rescued Bell. Bell denies
cinphatically. that he pounded Edwards
oNeT tIhe letu ~ II oilAys NettleG Wiks
this the cause of Edwards being taken to
the hospital. Edwards had a breaking
out about the head and arms, and the
be taken to the hospital. After he was
taken To the hospital the county physician
much the matter with him. Yesterday
Edwards skipped, and the county hysi-
clan now thinks that Edwards had simply
the Jail for some other prisoners, causing
the I reaking out. and thereby creating an
Excuse to he taken to the hospital where
A very large meeting of mining men
was held last might, called i'm obedience tn
Of @ 's srsSc of Butte fsH% Lee 4 M Mes,iss o viii hhf he eH HaI%
tonight by the board OF trade of Butte to
take some action To prevent the Northern
their lands i'm the mineral belt until the
mineral character of the lands is deter
mined. The meeting here last night was
board of trade Tonight, and Wm. Facer
and n. G.. z both prominent mining
w msn, a anne TheIi no G%c sr;s1s,sS' Tba n%n"sS q.
Merrill, chairman of the executive corn-
| mittee of the mineral land convention
held last year in Helena, and who il now
in Washington. telegraphs that there is
danger of patents being issued ut once Ia
the railroad for these lands. A great deal
of uncasincss exists here among mining
men upon this subject. II patents issue
to the railroad for these lands it will al.
most paralizc the mining interests in the
Oro Elmo mining district AS many of the
most valuable claims are upon the odd
sections.
was in session to-day The whole day
was taken up in auditing election bills
Taking into consideration the blanks and
books furnished To registers, the per diem
and expenses of the registers. the expense
of booths and the printing Of tickets. ths
paS 81 5%@iasnta and D c.sr ksd as" co %"mlsr viii
have to pay in the ncighborhood of SO.
QUO for the little sport which it had