The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-02
STILL BEHIND THE BARS.
The Board Of Pardons Does not
Approve Of the Governors
Action.
Evidence Which Convicted Ono
Person Of Perjury and Ac-
quilted Another.
1hs Two FIathead Indian Iloys VIVA Oh.
strustsd the RAILROAD Track Cam
not Get Out Just New.

Three pardons recently granted b. Gov.
Richards came mp for action yesterday
morning before the state board Of pasdons.
The board refused to grant the pasdons.
Attorney Gsnssal Haskell and Auditor
Cook refusing 10 sustain thu action Of the
governor. and Secretary Of State hotviss
voting the otasr way One Of ths Gases
vas that Of Lon Simmons, . oolosed msp.
sent 10 the psnitentiary fox three yssss
from Lissouls. He was indicted with Mary
Glenn for perjury in swearing to certain
facts In the police court At 1tssou!s In
which Mrs. Glenn was the defendant The
perjury trial IN the distr!ot court Wa The
outcome Of an assault and battery ssss
wherein MTa. Glsim Was charged with beat"
ing q man over the head with . bottle.
simmsns awors that, he wss present. % he
assault, and Nra Glenn also took an oath
that Simmons was shsrs. Other witnsssss
swose that Simmons WAS not p1sssss a
the jury believed them and found Simmons
guilty Of perjury. Mrs. Glsim WAS soauit-
ted on the same evidence.
Pardons we're also refused BY the same
vote 10 two Indian boys named Pssqual
Antay and Antoine Lavatts. The boys left
She Flsthsad reservation In March, 1892, 10
meet Thomas Lavatts, father Of one Of ths
young Indians. By the terms Of . treaty
With the United States and the Northern
Pacific railroad granting = right Of wsy
the Flathsad Indians ARE not required to
pay any railroad fare when crossing the res
ervation. When the train crossed The east
ern boundary Of the reservation on this
occasion tho conductor demanded SWs fares
from the boys from that point to Deer
Lodge. The boys had NO money ana were
put Oh the train. To get even the put .
ish- on the rails. They were pom
victed OF placing m obstruction
upon the track upon their pleading
guilty with the understanding that
they. would receive light sentences. Each
derstanding had at the time Of their con.
yiction the county attorney Of Dse' Lodge
and a number Of representative citizens
signed the petition for tho pardon OF the
boys. Personal letters were also written to
the governor urging him to grant executive
Pssqual IL. 10 years. old and Antoine u.
They have behaved themselves since their
arrival at the penitsntiary and are highly
spoken OF by the prison contractors. II -
believed by the people who asked for their
pardon that the Toys had no idea Of ths
they placed the fshplate on the track. Ono
OF them said in the court room that he only
wanted to SOC the engine jump.
Thomas Lavatta. the father Of Antoine.
ia we'll known TO old timers. 10 was born
near Santa Fs in 1924. and came to Mon.
tana in 1916. One year latsr he passed
through Deor Lodge valley, and in 1859 re-
turned and built nnd settled in the ftst
cabin in Deer Lodge. He stayed there I'M
iii five years ago whom he went to Posa-
tello, Idaho, as the government interpreter
! at tho Indian agency. He visits Deev
I Lodge once every year. whore no still owna
a homestead which he obtained from tha
government.