The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-18
The Ministers Take Up the Sunday
Closing Movement and
Billy Sims.
Mayor Kleinschmidt Asked Not to
Appoint a Saloonkeeper
as Marshal.
Ono OF the Jail Breakers Captured After
an Exciting Cause.-The Ran Horso-
whipping Case.

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hand in two burning qusstions--the closing
of business on Sunday and the appoint
ment of Billy Sims as city marshal. They
met yesterday as the PASTORS Association
of Helena, in the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian association. The meeting
was private. There were present Revs. i.
T. Webb. Emil Uhl, William Rollins, j. N.
Smith, U. +. Hawks, @. b. Allen, d. B..
Price, T.. ]. May and s. w. Byrd. The sub
ject OF keeping the stores closed on Sunday
was discussed. Resolutions were adopted
asking those who are already observing the
Sabbath to keep their places OF business
closed, and requesting those who are re-
manning open to reconsider the matter and
follow the example OF their neighbors.
Secretary Conner, of the Young Mems
Christian association, was appointed q COM
mittee of one to go around and secure the
signatures of the merchants TO a paper
binding them to close their places and keep
them closed on Sunday.
Having disposed of the Sunday closing
question, the meeting went into the pro-
posed appointment of Billy Sims as city
marshal. This matter was also Literally
discussed, and the unanimous sentiment
was that Mayor Kleinschmidt might select
some one else without detriment to the
city's interests. Revs. II. j. Nav and Emil
Ubl were appointed a committee to wait
on the mayor and ask him point blank not
TO appoint Sims. The meeting was thor
oughly in earnest on this subject. The
ministers are determined to beat Sims in
some way, and the opinion was freely ex-
xroooa1 chat - <Io,, ruor1J ,,oA 1.a. Al.
mayor to listen to the requests of the
church people, they could go to work on
the aldermen and see what could be done
in that direction.
Itdid not take the ministers long to find out
how Mayor Kleinschmidt stood. The COM
mittee waited on him as soon as the meet
ing adjourned. They found him at the
bank. "We ave come," they said. "to re-
quest your honor to go outside the ranks of
the saloon keepers in looking for a city
marshal. Especially do We ask that you do
not appoint William Sims to the position"
Mayor Kleinschmidt was in one of his most
affable moods. 1.-THE people of Helena he
said, shave kindly elected me mayor. In
that capacity I shall! represent the temper
ance people as we'll as the saloon people
the good, the bad, and the Indifferent
alike. l know 10 factions. only the dear
people, and AM making no promises. When
my administration is over, l trust it will
have been such a one as will enable you all
to praise it," The conference was entirely
agreeable to all parties interested.
When the police made another careful
roundup of the prisoners in the pen at the
city Jail yesterday, they found that there
were only two missing and not three, as the
count showed several hours before. The
unknown. who was travelling under the
much used name of John Doe, was found
snugly ensconced between two army
blankets on one of the iron bedsteads. The
police would have sworn he was not there
several hours before, when the Jail break
was first discovered. They think he is
gifted with the power of rendering himself
invisible. The only two missing were Ed
Maine, the man who was found with a lot of
garden hose in his possession, and Harry
Johnson, colored, who was in for vagrancy. !
The balance of the prisoners evidently
thought they had a sure thing On the grub
if they remained.
Johnson's spell of liberty was very short.
Instead of leaving town he went to his
brothers. room on the second floor of a
house on Clore street. The frequent visits
to this place of a woman with whom John
son had been stopping attracted the atten-
tion of Policeman John Frey. He and Ser
geant Quirk and Policeman Baker went to
the house about 8 o'clock last night. The
door of the room where johnson was sup
posed to be was locked. Sergeant Quirk
and Baker stopped at the door, while Frey
started out to a porch to head johnson off
if he tried to escape by way of the window.
Before he could reach the porch the win
dow was thrown up and johnson took a
flying leap over the porch to the street, fiji
teen feet below. He was in his bare feet and
attired only in an undershirt and a pair of
o~veralls. The big jump hurt his feet, but
he recovered himself and darted down CIore
street. Baker fired one shot to scare him,
but he didn't scare. He kept on down
Clore street and turned into Edwards street
with the three officers md a score or more
of other people after him. Marshal Cronin |
joined in the chase. At Edwards and
Main streets johnson ran sauarely into the
arms of a citizen and staid there till the
officers caught up. He was taken back to
jail and put in the bridal chamber.
The six mattresses at the Delmonico res
taurant who paid their respects to Barber
Rau at Alderman Billy Hartwig's place,
send the following card in reply to their
victims denial of the horse-whipping:
There was a statement in your paper this
morning signed by Matthew Rau, to the eff
feet that he had received no whipping from
the young lady WATERS employed at the
Delmonico. This is utterly false. as we
can prove. Also, that we were not mem
bers of the Wednesday Evening Social
club. We never claimed to belong to this
club. but simply stated that we had Mt
tended their dances several times. Though,
for that matter, since all the members are
working people, we do not consider them
socially superior to any one of the Delmon-
leo Mattresses. Further, we wish to state
that none of the BARRIERS employed by Mr..
Hartwig are implicated in tho affair ex-
oeptinG the aforementioned Mr.. Rau.''
Barber Rnu last night reiterated his denial
of the horsewhipping, and also declared
that he never spoke disrespectfully of any
of the girls. He furthermore extends them
Il cordial invitation to call again.
Thu need of a hospital where woman can
find accommodation during the period inn