The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-26
TESTIMONY or a DEAD COW.
4 Novel witness introduced in tho
Livingston Courts.

Livingston Courts.
special Correspondence OF the standard.
LIVINGSTON, Jan. 25.-Chinese New
Year was observed in this city to-day by
the resident celestials in appropriate
manner. In accordance with the time
honored custom of the flowery kingdom,
the day was ushered in by the flrccracker
bombardment and the burning OF Josh
sticks"
In China the New Year celebration con-
tinues Tor the period of II Dr. 5, but In tins
country the sons of Confuclus generally
cease their pagan orgies at the expiration
of three or four days. To the hcathon
worshipers of craven i'rages, the New
Year season is one continual round OF
pleasure and bacchanalian revelry. Inc
opium, pipe and gin bowl arc brought into
requisition. and the frequency with which
each is shit" soon lays the celestial on
the shelf. When the effects OF the hop
and gin wear off, the victim goes mt 1t
again, and so he continues until the les
Invites of the season are at an end
Nearly all Cinnamon have great pen
chant for gambling and during the New
Year period they will wager their last
cent and all they can borrow. They keep
'open house, while the celebration lasts
with scraps of pink paper containing
Chinese hieroglypncs. while artificial
flowers are suspended from the ceiling in
handsome baskets, trimmed with costly
material and ornamentcd with sllken tas-
sells of variegatcd colors. Their tables
are laden with China candy, nuts, dried
fruit and n sweet intoxicating beverage.
All visitors are given hearty welcome
and invited to partake freely OF all edibles
and beverages. 1t pleases the Cinnamon
greatly TO have a white man call at their
houses during tho New Year season, and
for n visitor TO taste their candy or gin
makes the heathcns grin like monkeys.
Heretofore in this city the Chinese resi-
dents have kept up their orgies several
DAYS, but this year tho period of celebra-
ton has been shortened to ono day.
When asked the reason for this, one OF
the celestials SAID, "Chlna boy him bloke,
allie same Mclean man"
A large delegation from the Upper Ncl-
lowstone. witnesses in the alleged cattle
rustling case of the state against Errot
and Pisor of Horr. arrived in the city tho
first of tho week. The animal said TO have
been stolen was COW and she was also
brought down on the train to be used in
evidence. The case came TO trial in the
district court, but as the proof did not
agree with the indictment the court in
structed the jury to bring in verdict of
acquittal, winch was done and the defend
ants were discharged. The indictment
read that the COW was branded on the
'left hip" whereas she was branded on
tho right hip. Ii was the Same COW, all
right, but tho defect in tho information
was fatal, and hence the defendants got
out of the scrape on n technicality. Erret
and Piser claim to have bou yht the bovine
from L. II. Van DycL and say that the an
NAL never belonged To \. w. Chadbourn,
who was tho prosecuting witness. The
COW passed into tho hands of "a third
party and Chadbourn took forciblc pos
session Of the animal a short time ago.
The acquittal of the defendants does not
settle the ownership of the COW, but as
possession is generally considered nine
points in law, Cbadbourn seems to have
considerably the best of IT. Ii is a settled
fact, however. that the famous bovine has
already cost the county Sol and the par
ties TO the suit about twice rs much more
The case % the state versus Robert Me
phee and Albert Cook of Melville has
been postponed until the April term o.
tho district court. The defendants are
charged with tho larceny OF 400 head o
sheep from the ranch of Norton * Lyons
Of the Musselshcll
James Hadc. a discharged Fort Yellow
stone soldier. was convicted in the dis
trict court the other dtN of forgery anC