The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-17
TWO VARIETY THEATER ROWS
George Mcdonald Gets the WOls ct Of
the Bargain, Both in Theater I
and Court.
VIM. ClOugh, the Other Victim, May
Recover - Robert Richter and
Louis Dahn Arrested.

Saturday night was a busy one for the
police. Besides the case reported in
Sunday mornings T%RIBCNE, in which a
man was thrown from a box at the Park
theater, another row occurred late Sat
urday night or at an early hour Sunday
morning. This time it was at the Globe
theater. The parties engaged we're
Angus McDougal, a waiter, and George
Mcdonald. a smelterman. McDougal
was arrested and charged with assault
and battery before Judge Fitzgerald.
The story Of the case was related by
both sides this afternoon in court. 1t
appears from the evidence that there
came very near being another man
thrown out of a variety theater box at
the Globe about the same time the Park
affair was taking place.
Under Sheriff j. f. Moran made the
arrest, and he states he was told
Of the row going on in the box
and got there in time to see McDougal
on top of Mcdonald with a grip
on his throat, which had reduced him
very close to an unconscious condition.
1t was several minutes before he could
utter a word after the officers rescued
him from his position.
Mcdonald stated on the stand that he
went into the theater, where he met
Mollie Thompson, and on her invitation
went to one of the upper boxes with her,
where he ordered a bottle of beer. The
waiter, he said, brought wine and de
manded IS for it, which he refused to
pay, %whereupon the waiter, who was the
defendant in the case, jumped onto him
| as he was sitting in a chair and struck
him with some blunt instrument over
| the eye. He denied having ordered wine
or drank any in the box.
Angus McDougal, the waiter, had a
ried three bottles Of beer to the box and
plainant ordered a bottle of champagne,
which, he was told, would cost s.. lie
ordered it opened, and had two glasses
poured out for him. which he tasted and
then threw on the floor of the box, de
claring that it was not champagne. Hi
finally seized the bottle and threw it out
Of the box to the ground floor of the
theater below at the imminent risk OF
nlttlDR SOMEONE IN tue duui
ence, and at the same time
kicked him in the stomach, remarkine
that he would send him after the bottle
AS he was a powerful man much larger
than himself he fought with him as best
he could and when they fell he came
out on top. He denied striking Nc
Donald after he had him down, but ad
mitted that he shut off his wind till the
officer came. In support Of his story hi
submitted the white apron he wore Sat
urday night which plainly showed the
mark of a mans shoe on it about thu
size Of those worn by the complaining
witness.
Mollie Thompson coroborated thu
walters story in every particular, saying
that Mcdonald threatened to throw tn
waiter out of the box, and being tn
heavier man would have succeeded j
she had not pulled them back after the.
clinched.
Judge Fitzgerald said that in view o
the evidence submitted he would dis
miss the case against Mcdonald.
mi Judge Hawkins court this morn
ing Mcdonald was fined Sl4 and cost
for being drunk and disorderly.