The Anaconda standard., 1895-03-07
FRANK CYR ON TRIAL
Charged With Selling Liquor to the
Indians
1T is BADLY MIXED UP
Agent Carter Is the Complaining
Witness and the Testimony
Is of Conflicting
Character.
r is BADLY MIXED UP

MIssoULA. March 6.-The case of the
United States against Frank Cyr, which
was set for trial before Commissioners
Smith to-day. was transferred TO Commls-
sioner Logau's court as the complaint had
been sworn out before the latter. The
complaint against Cyr was sworn out by
Agent Carter of the Elathead agency, and
he told what he knew about the case. lie
said that tho Indians living near Ravalll
station had obtained some liquor III De-
cember and again IN January and had had
a high old time. He only knew about the
purchase of the liquor from Cyr from
what the Indians had told him.
Antoine Parezzo. n squaw man, was
called and testified that he had been in
Mssoula before Christmas and had gone
TO Cyr in the store where he is employed
and asked him if he would sell him some
alcohol. rs he Ohc witness) was not feel
ing we'll. Cyr let him have n gallon OF
alcohol. Cyr gave him card with his
name and address on it and told him that
when he wanted some more, no could
send TO him for 1t.
Daniel Larose, n halfbreed Flathead,
brother-in-law of Parrezo, testified that
the latter had shown him n card and had
said, II can get liquor without going to
lice had come 10 him and asked him II he
could get hlm some alcohol. He had said
that he would try. lie then went to Par
rezzo and asked for the card.
Larose is an intelligent Indian and can
read and write. When Inc got the card he
copied the name and address, and wrote
to Cyr, Jan. %, asking him to send him n
gallon of alcohol. Ii came Jan. Y, To
Ravalli station. G. o. d., and he had paid
S5 for il. The money had been given to
him by one of the Indian police. The
LIQUOR that he received was alcohol. lie
drank some of it and it made him feel
good" lie signed Antoine Parrezo's name
to the letter that he wrote to Cyr, as he
did not know Cyr himself.
Express Agent Ludlum testified that
Cyr had shipped box to Antoine Parrezo
Jan. %, c. q. D., 50, but he knew nothing
regarding the contents.
Agent Carter was recalled to testify as
TO whether or not Antoine Parrezo is an
Indian. He said that he is an Indian un'
der the law, as he is married to an Indian
woman and is an adopted member of the
tribe.
Antoine Parrezo, the man who made the
,r purchase, as stated above, is not an In
dian, but is a Frenchman who has mar
ried n squaw. The defense was that CyT
did not know that Parrezo lived on the
reservation and that he did not know
when he sent the liquor to Ravalli that
that station is in the reservation. The
argument was that he had no criminal in
tent and should therefore be allowed tC
60 unpublished.
The accused was defended by Crouch d
Musgrave and every effort that could bC
made was made for their clients dis
charge. Judge Logan, however, held that
the evidence did not show that Cyr was
altogether innocent in the transaction. He
said: at seems to me that the sending
of the liquor to Ravalli is evidence thai
the man know what he was doing"
Cyr was held in $500 bonds to await the
action of the United States grand jury
which meets in April. Tho penalty foI
the offense is a maximum fine of $500 ol
Imprisonment for two years.
Cyr secured the necessary bond imme-
diately after the trial, w. b. Parsons and
George Freischeimer becoming suretIes
Three Indians who created a disturbance
at the reservation Monday night are stll
in Jail, no complaint having been filed
against them. United States Attorney
Leslie will prepare n complaint in Helena