The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-02
HONORABlY DISCHARGED.


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Special to the standard.
BUTTE, Nov. 1.-The novelty of the
arrest OF two policemen was
experienced i'm this city to-day.
Charles Williams was arrested last night
for being drunk and asleep on the corner
of Main and Galena streets. Officers
Walters and Lclandc who made the ar
rest, claimed to have found only 81 on
him. To-day, when released, Williams
claimed that he had SO in bills in his
oath to- that effect. Warrants were sworn
out for the arrest of the officers.
These policemen are. however, known as
among the best policemen in Butte, and
that many ro,,gI,s make n living i'm Butte
by picking the pockets OF men found
drunk IN the streets. The arrest by the
from being robbed. Men arr. sometimes
arrested for lying drank ON the sidewalk
who Iave as much as $1,000 in their pock-
before the officers arrested him.
MIR. Apc Hcyman to-day returned from
"A weeks trip along the northern boiinda-
rirs of Montana. He spent some time in
several of the principal cities of the terri
tory east OF the range and returned to
Butte convinced that this city il the best
place after all.
Sale of seats FOR the Herman enter
,aimmcnt on Monday night opened at
talkiu's book store to-day. The proba-
bilities are that the opera house will not
hold the crowd who will want to witness
the wonderful performances of this great
n~ecromanccr.
Business i'm the Butte office of the
Rocky Mountain Telegraph tInnpany has
nearly doubled each month for the past
The charges made by Williams against
Officers Watts and LELAND were thor
ughly ventilated in the police court to-
night. Chief of Police Smith declared
that n grave charge had been made
against officers under him. and he insisted
on a thorough Investigations. He was sick
of charges being constantly made against
policemen of withholding money from
sired the matter sifted tn the bottom.
Attorney Booth, who appeared for the
policemen, said it was daily charged in
the streets thai the police office and court
is n rotten institution. C.harges Of Of
ficers taking money have keen made he
whether there is any truth i'm them. The
trial WAS. proceeded with and speedily
showed the emptiness Of the charges
titled that he arrived i'm Butte from
Basin. where he lives, with about, Ssl.
He spent 50 In one saloon,
cents in another. aud so cents for
lodging. He admitted he was pretty fun
about midnight a, h SAID ne w Ma;S S'', nmd
Galena streets he leaned mp against q box
for awhile. He Thought he was not lying
officers arrested him, took him to the
station and took his purse away. He claims
there was SOS i'm the purse when Inc eft
lHpIhICs aAtht wkS wiz t talsA W. hHess nv
psirss, out until the officers took il. He
wasn't sure. whether ar not he was asleep
when the the officers found him. When
the property was returned to-day the S2S
was gone.
Prosecuting Attorney Lippincott, before
the case proceeded further, asked for the
discharge of the prisoners. He said the
man WAS by his own admission so drunk
he did not know what he was doing.
Judge Newkirk said there has been n
continual cry before the court of property
not being returned to drunken men. 1t
was base inRratitude for drunken men
asleep on the sidewalk tn charge police
men with robbery, when the policemen
save them from the clutches of robbers by
arrestinR them. He had therefore conn
PEELED Williams to make an ALL
davit to his charge. Hereafter he
would itnbeach any one who made such n
charge against offices without being able
to prove H.. In the present case he would
charge costs of s2:s.5o tai the prosecuting
witness. The policemen were honorably
discharged and eNoncrated from all guilt.
They are the oldest officers on the force
with the exception of Chief Smith, and
have repItatiois that are u guarantee of
their honesty.