The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-24
FOR THEIR BRAVERY
Butte People Appreciate the Work Of
Officer Grant and the Worthingtons.
THEY WILL BE REWARDED
a Public Subscription Has Been
Started = The Police Believe
They Have the Ring Leaders
In the Long and Short Man.

A movement is on foot by which
number of citizens of Butte propose to
show in a substantial manner their
appreciation of the good work done
Saturday night by officer Grant and
the Worthington boys in capturing
two murderous thugs. Judge Staple
ton has interested himself in the mat
ter and the following subscription pa
per has been drawn up:
We, the undersigned, appreciate the
bravery and fidelity displayed by w.
E. Grant of the Butte city police force
and Archie Worthington and Bayard
Worthington in arresting and landing
in the Butte city jail, the long and
short men, highwaymen who have been
terrorizing the good people of Butte
for the last two years, and whose last
crime was the robbery and attempt
to murder old Mike Joyce. And feel
ing that it is time for the law-abiding
people to see that the lawless element
infesting Butte be vigorously dealt
with, we hereby subscribe the amounts
set opposite our respective names to
purchase an appropriate Christmas
present for said Grant and the Worth
ington boys:
c.. w. Stapleton, 81; j. F. Beck, 81;
A Wehl 81; o. K. Lewis, 81; p. A.
Largey. 50; Joe Klaffki, 81; w. McC.
White, 50; John Reising. 81; w. III.
Young. 81; M. j. Connell, 50; A. w.
Barnard, 50; ]. II. Vivion. 81; II. /.
Wilson, 81; f. ID. Leavitt, 50; A. II.
Barret, 50; Julian Smith, 81: DR.. Mus
sigbrod, ST. II. l.. Frank. 81; Thomas
Lavell, 50; Courtenay. Case & Gravelle
Co., 81; c. f. Crowley, 81; James w.
Forbis, 50; Whiting & Alexander, 81;
E. f. Gallogly, 81; Aleshire & French,
81; w. j. Naughten, 81; p. A. Gamer.
81; ]. A. Canty, 81; r. III. Paxson. 81;
II. ]. Blume, 81; ]. w. Morris. 81; III.
o. Weller, 81; r. ID. Leggat, 81; Bah
E. sCalkins, 81; Cans & Klein. 80; p. ].
Brophy, 50.
Each Of the worthington boys will
be given a new suit of clothes. 1t Is
proposed to present officer Grant the
gold mounted policeman's club now on
exhibition at Hight & Fairfeld's. The
only difficulty Is that there Is a strict
ordinance against any policeman re-
ceiving a gift of any sort from the pub
lie, the penalty being discharge from
the force. This law was passed in or
der to prevent policemen from receiv-
ing bribes for not doing their duty or
not arresting those who should be ar
rested. The present case. however. Is
distinctly different. 1t is a token of
appreciation for duty performed well.
Under the rules, however, the gift cam
not be accepted except through the ac-
tion of the council and there is no
doubt that the council will take the
necessary action at it's next meeting.
The officers believe that they have
the ringleaders of a gang that has
been doing good deal of Illicit work in
Butte.
1t has leaked out that an attempt
was made a few nights ago to break
ing office under the bank was entered
and there were attempts to reach the
vault from there but this was found
to be impossible and so the project was
abandoned. The toughs already ar
rested are doubtless the nerviest roughs
in Butte and have probably led the
gang in the outrages to which the city
has been compelled to submit for so
long. The long and short men have
not, 1t is believed. been in Butte right
along since they appeared here five
years ago. They have gone away at
various times, but returned to this
camping ground at regular intervals.
They had recently returned to Butte.
and as usual they were heard from d.
rectly after their arrival 1t is quite
possible that one or two worthy citi-
zens of Butte might have lost their
lives through these Williams In the
course of a few days had they not been
SO opportunely captured.
During the smoky days Of FIVE and
six years ago very many citizens were
held up by probably these two same
daring highwaymen. City Attorney
Hamilton suffered at their hands two
or three times. but their favorite vic
tim was Attorney c. p. brennan,
Night after night while going to his
home in the northwestern part Of the
town Mr.. brennan was stopped and re-
lieved of everything the footpads cared
to take. So accustomed did Mr.. Dren-
nan become to being held up that he
hands at night whenever he saw any
body coming.