The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-27
HE WENT ON A SPREE
And That's Why BE Was So Positive
Regarding Dates.
MRS. PAULA SHEEHANG's CASE
Jack OF All Trades Witness
Something About Regulations
The Jury Has the Matter
In Hand Now.

| The trial of the damage and replevtn
suit OF Mrs Paula sheehang against
\ Sheriff Reynolds. growing out of
race among the attaching creditors of
Mrs. Margaret Humm to see who
could get hold OF her property first.
was concluded in Judge Speer's court
yesterday. A man named Hochberger,
VINO drew up the bill of sale for Mrs.
dumm and Mrs. Sheeang, testified
Tor the plaintiff. He said he was by
occupation a notary and sauerkraut
maker and a prospector. He found
one notary business not very profitable
so ne had to make sauerkraut for a liy-
ing. Last year he made $50 barrels
OF the great German diet. After he
mad told all about his business he said
he met Mrs. Humm and Mrs. Shee-
hang at 2:30 o'clock on the 18th Of last
April and they asked him to draw up
the bill of sale. He accompanied them
to Mrs. Humm's house, took an inven-
tory OF the property. wrote out the
papers and by $40 O'Clock the transac-
tion had been completed. He was sure
the sheriff had not attached the prop
erty at that time.
A man named Russell was with the
anu teSllueQ pOSl-
lively as to the date of the month and
the hour of the day.
why are you so sure 1t was on the
18th Of April?" asked Mr.. Yancey
Because 1t was my birthday and I
went on spree that night"
Chief of Police Tebo was the first
witness for the defense and he was
asked If he knew the reputation of
Mrs. Humm and her sister. Mrs. Shee-
hang, for truth and veracity. He said
he did not know their reputation dur
ing the last two years, but did prior
to that time. and Mr.. Haldorn objected
to his testimony. Mr.. Yancey said the
present reputation Of a person is Judg-
ed by his past reputation. ~,
There is such a thing as reforma-
tion." suggested Mr.. Haldorn.
Mr.. Yancey wanted the jury to pass
on the question as to whether or not
the women had reformed in that re-
spect. but the court sustained the OBJ
lection and Mr.. Tebo was again asked
IL he knew their present reputation.
II know they have lied to me-" he
said.
Il move to strike out the impertinent
and impudent answer of this Witness"
said Mr.. Haldorn, and the court order
ed 1t stricken out Mr.. Tebo then said
he was quite well acquainted with their
reputation UP to about two years ago
!
that was.
'The law does not presume that a
reputation once bad Is always bad"
said the court. ut does not believe
in total depravity."
Other witnesses testified that the
reputation of the two women. as far
as truth and veracity was concerned,
was bad. One witness testified that
Mrs. Humm did not pay her debts and
that her property had been attached
a number of times and each time Mrs. h
Sheehang came to her rescue with a
claim that she owned the property.
Charles Humm, the ex-husband of
Mrs. ett-Humm-Klechner, was a
witness against her and her sister. He
said Judge Mediation ordered a de-
cree Of divorce and gave Mrs. Humm
the furniture of their house at about
quarter before O'Clock on April l3.
He Immediately went to the house and
informed her Of the decree and ex-
pressed the hope that she was salts
fed. Mrs. Humm and Mrs. Sheehang
were alone in the house and he did not
see the sauerkraut notary there.
Humm said he boarded with his wife
before he married her, while she was
running a boarding house near the
Parrot smelter. From IL to. II other
men boarded with her and she, made
lots of money and each pay day she
sent her money to her sister to take
care of 1t for her. He did not believe
that Mrs. Sheehang had to advance
money to carry on the boarding house
business. At the time of the divorce
they were running a lodging house on
Quartz street and took in from $57 to
500 a month.
rs 1t not a fact that the profits fell
off from s93 a month to almost moth
ing because you ran around the house
with a revolver to kill your wife and
frightened everybody out of the
house?" asked Mr.. Haldorn on cross
examination.
mo, SIR" 81.
us it not a fact that you were ar
rested and placed under a $4,000
bond?"
Eyes. sir: was arrested" ~
rs II not fact that you stood her
OF for four months board yourself
when she was running the boarding
house in the Parrot additionT'
Humm denied IL and said he paid
everything he ever owed her.
by marrying herr" asked Mr.. Hal
dorm.
mo. sir; paid her SIS for 152 meals.
i made her a present of the money.
/ often asked her how much I owed
her but she always said / owed her
nothing" 90
That was when they were spark |
ing" suggested Mr.. Yancey.
Humm said that on the day the d.
vorce was granted Mrs. Sheehang told
him she wanted a mortgage on Mrs.
Humn's property to keep it from her
creditors.
Evan o. Jackson. an attorney. was a |
witness for the defense and very un- |
willing one too. He had counseled |
Mrs. Sheehang and Mrs. Humm in |
some matters relating to the alleged |
transaction and was questioned regard |
ing it,. but the court informed him he |
need not answer on the ground that |
his knowledge had been acquired as /
counsellor. On cross-examination. |
however. IL was brought out that some |
paper for the transfer OF the property /
from Mrs. Humm TO Mrs. Sheehang l
had been drawn up after the sheriff /
had taken possession OF the stun. The /
case was submitted to the jury about |
s O'Clock last evening with Instructions 4
a. ,-os..,-fa go had verdict