The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-19
HE IS UNDER BONDS
W. F. Williams Is Charged With the
Crime Of Highway Robbery.
FOR HOLDING UP MR.. CLARK
The State Has Made Out a Very
Strong Case-WillIam Holland.
His Alleged Pal. Is Also
on the Rack.
FOR HOLDING UP MR.. CLARK

w. f. Williams and William Holland,
the two highwaymen who held Arthur
Clark up at the corner of Montana and
Broadway about IL O'Clock at night
couple of weeks ago. were UP before
Judge Turner yesterday afternoon for
preliminary examination. Williams
case was taken up first, and he was
held to the district court under bonds
of $1,000. w. ]. Naughten conducted
the prosecution and Thomas E. Harvey
and E. o. Jackson appeared for the de-
Tense.
Arthur Clark testified to the robbery
and described the manner in which
williams searched his pockets, while
his partner held a revolver in his face.
Williams had mis- face partly concealed
with a handkerchief. and while the
witness could not swear positively that
the prisoner was the man who went
through him. he was certain in his own
mind that he was the guilty party:
His general appearance correSponded
exactly with that of the fellow who
went through him, and the witness
identified Williams handkerchief and
overcoat as being exactly similar TO
those worn by one of the footpads.
| Clark testified furthermore that he
never lost track of williams from the
time of the robbery until he was ar
| rested by officer Buckner In the alley
back of the Colorado street school, and
that he had him in sight nearly all OF
| the time.
Alderman B. II. Cook testified that
| he saw Williams and another man run
| into the alley back of the school build
ing, with the officers after them, and
saw Williams brought out a moment
later by Officer Buckner. Officer
| Buckner's testimony was to the effect
that he found Williams in an Clubhouse
| in the alley described, and his overcoat
| was lying on the ground close by.
When 1t became daylight the officers
searched the alley and found Clark s
| watch and chain in Williams tracks.
| Officer Parlin and others also appeared
| for the state, and made out such a
4 strong case against the defendant that
1 there was no surprise when the court
bound him over in the sum of $500.
Williams is the fellow who went
through the Silver Lake house a couple
| of months ago. and the police give MIN
| the name of being an all-around crook.
AT the time OF the Silver Lake trouble.
some of his friends interceded for him
so earnestly that ne was let off with
| S25 fine.
Hollands case was then taken up
and Clark positively identified him as
the fellow who held the revolver under
mis- nose while his partner did the rest
| Holland wore no mask, and had his
hat thrown back. so that Clark got a
good look at him. He said that he
picked Holland out without a seconds
hesitation from among 16 prisoners and
that he could not be mistaken in his
identification of him.
Officers Nicol and Back testified &C
having arrested Holland in the Greai
Northern sand house, a few hours az.
ter the robbery. on the description fur
nished by Clark. His clothing, build
and general appearance correspondent
exactly with the description furnished
by Clark. Back also testified that 81
about O'Clock the next morning IL
and officer Buckner searched the allie,
through which Williams and Hollant
ran, and in which the former. was an
rested, and found Clark's watch AMI
chain in the manner previously describ
ed by Buckner. This concluded the ties
timony, and the case was continued
for argument until Thursday afternoo,
at o'clock.
The petit larceny case agains
French Mary, who Is charged witt
having stolen a revolver from William
Anderson. was also continued unit
| Thursday afternoon.