The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-15
BUNS ON ALL SIDES
The Town Is Festsred With the
Worthless Parasites.
STIFF SENTENCES IMPOSED
Judge Fitzgerald and the Police
Are Doing Admirable Work In
Wedding the Things Out
Some Cases.

The police department has received
able assistance from Judge Fitzgerald
in the war upon the desperate charac-
tiers who have been raiding the city
since cold weather began. The officers
have been vigilant, and the high. av-
erage of the offenders captured out OF
the number of crimes committed is
most creditable.
The nipping, eager air of recent days
has made the buns and hoboes bold
and brazen in their demands for aims,
and wherever a chance Is given they
will steal. Most of the petty larceny
cases reported have resulted in the
capture of the men wanted and when
arraigned they have pleaded guilty.
The court has invariably given them
stiff sentences and put a sting in. the
lash that win make the hardened char
acters feel it's weight, by restraining
them of liberty for half a year, or less,
according to the offense.
William Hogan, the man that James
Sheehan picked out of a crowd as the
man who held him up at the brick
yard was given a. bearing. The charge
was highway robbery. iSheehan fdenti-
fed the man positively as the one who
came into the boiler room and tried TO
sell him a pair of pants. Mr.. Blair ana
Mr.. Erickson were not so positive in
their identification.
Hogan denied that he knew where
the brickyard was, said he had only
just arrived in town from Deer Lodge.
where he had been sent for stealing.
That he was in the Spokane saloon al
the time the affair occurred, which was
between O'Clock and $50 O'Clock.
Sheehan told how he had raped at
the boiler house door and came in
pushing big Colts revolver ahead OF
him and under witness nose. He
showed the court how he lodged be-
hind his shovel and jumped IL feet into
the engine room, and slammed the
door behind him. Watchman Blair ar
rived about this time and they chased
the robber to Park street. where his
tracks were lost on the beaten path
The man wore a. handkerchief over his
face and had turned his overcoat in
side out, but Sheehan was positive that
theprisoner was the man. Hogan denied
the charge in every particular, but was
willing to plead guilty to petty lar.
ceny, and, as the charge of highway
robbery could not be proved in higher
courts, he was allowed to enter his
plea to the lesser crime. Five month.
in the county jail was hissentence.
Tom Muldoon pleaded guilty to steal
ing a valise from the Montana Unior
depot, and Pat Tower was given {
chance to do likewise, but Pat stooC
trial.
A man named Wallace told of seeinE
Pat carry a valise into the SpolSan'
saloon, the one which the two prison
ers were pillaging when arrested b,
Chief White and officer Mayhem. Tn
judge gave Pat six months and Ton
four months In Deer Lodge. Both o
the prisoners are big, husky men, capa
BILE of earning an honest living, but ar
incorrbgTble buns. Muldoon Is bull
Ike a prizehghter. When sentenced h
said:
That's a long time to get for moth
ing"
''Take him back, chief. said tbs
court, and back he went.
Joe Gallagher, vagrant, who ha'
been arrested for begging on tn
streets. told the Judge that he was go
ing to Butte to go to work.
That's an old story. You were her
before
Eyes, SIR"
For vagrancy. wasn't it?"
Eyes, sir"
"Well, Gallagher, I think we will jus
let 'er go again; 80 days, sir, in Dee
Lodge"
Peter Sheehy and Con Ryan paid 81
each, with trimmings. for disturbing
the peace of Carroll.
william Tracy and Pat Kelly will b
tried to-day for stealing a suit G
clothes supposed to have been the one
ta1xer1 from Nichols tailor shOp.