The Helena independent., 1891-01-21
Man FROM GEORGIA
80 He Toregoes Ills Original In
tention OF Depopulating the
Capital
He Threatens 10 XIII Ills Wife, but II For
given ON Condition Of Leaving
Town.

lie was a bad man from Georgia, and he
by CAD, SIR"
Mr.. Weldon w. Price, Of Athens. Gn., ID
one Of the best patrons Of the infant in
dustries of Montana. Besides undertaking
TO consume all the liquor In Helena, he had
d contract In his native state to bull the
lead market by carrying around the sur
plus in his body. Mr.. Weldon w. Price Ia
4 portly gentleman Of about ~, with dark
hair, ruddy complexion and brown eyes,
surrounded by blue disc. The blue disc
II artificial and temporary. The other dis.
tinguishing features OF the tout ensemble
are natural and permanent.
On his native heath Mr.. Weldon w
Price. OF Athens, Ga, ia regarded as a
terror. This Ia due to the fact that he
would rather fight than eat, and thinks
Bowie knives and revolvers the only weap-
ons gentleman should condescend to use.
He carries around as proof the faith that
ID in him, ton scars, inflicted In divers ways
BY divers weapons in the hands OF divers
other gentlemen of his way Of thinking.
When not intoxicated by the use Of stimu-
lants, he 10 said to be an agreeable COM
panion. But when exhilirated from the
Gus, very dangerous. Under snch circum.
stances his friends keep out Of his path. II
they meet him and cannot avoid his invita-
ton to have 9 little set.to, they shoot Elm
in the feet. This peculiar method OF dis
ablinR an antagonist serves two .purpoae q
il keeps him out OF trouble fOrs-
few weeks and gives him a chance TO sober
up. His enemies are not 10 discrimina ling
as to where their bullets hit. Hence Mr..
Weldon w. Prices scars are pretty we'll dis
tributod. His inherent wickedness caused
his wife to Leave him some time ago and
come TO Helena, where she has been living
with relatives. She is cultivated woman
and quite popular among her acquaint-
ances.
Mr. Weldon w. Price struck Helena on
Saturday, coming from the east. He took
in the town all the afternoon, all next day
and all Monday: BY Monday night he had
to the conclusion that it wasn't marker to
Athens. Some one yentured to disagree
with Mr.. Price. The next moment the bad
man from Georgia had started to clean out
the saloon. When the doctor got through
with him, the opinion was expressed thai
no bones we're broken, but the eyes would
some time and the court plasters renewed
at intervals.
Finding that the male portion of Helena
declined to submit quietly to his Georgie
methods, Mr.. Price started out to nnd h1f
wife, with the expressed intention killing
her. Hearing this the lady swore out
warrant for his arrest, and Deputy Sheriff
Richards took him in custody. The hear
ing was set for yesterday after
noon, before Justice Woodman. Mr.
Price was more docile than for
merly and chatted pleasantly witt
his wife, assuring her and all others present
that he given up his original intention OF
dspopulating Helena. Through the friend
ly offices Of Lawyer X. q. Davies, who ap-
peared for Mr.. Price, aud Lawyer Dudley
DuEose, who represented Mr.. Price, a com
promise was effected. BY its terms thu
case WAS to be dismissed, and the bad mar
from Georgia was to leave town on th'
evening train. The agreement was carried
out to the letter. Mr.. Price remained il
charge of the deputy sheriff until the east
bound train pulled out of the Northern Pa
cific depot, carrying with it the promise O
troublous times in Georgia. and leaving
behind peace and safety for Helena.
Az the spires Of the capital faded i'll the
darkness, Mr.. Weldon w. Price, of Athens
standing on the rear platform Of the last
car, remarked, as he whetted fresh piec.
of sticking plaster:
"Things are swift, very swift, bacl
there.''