The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-23
HE TELLS THE TRUTH
But on the Witness Stand Lawisch
Told Lies.
THE PEN WILL SHELTER HIM
After Perjuring Himself In Court
the Forger Makes a Confession
to Sheriff Young = Liv-
ingston News Notes.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, Nov. 21.-The mask worn
by NJ. c. Lawisch. the convicted forger,
hangs on a nail in the sheriff's office.
Sheriff Young, who took the prisoner
to Deer Lodge to serve out his sentence
of one year in the penftentiary. secured
a confession from Lawisch. The pris-
oner said he was the masked man who
passed the forged checks on the Liv-
ingston merchants. and told the sheriff
that the bandage worn around his face
was cached ON the island just across
the bridge. When the sheriff returned
home he went to the spot designated
and found the mask. During the trial
OF the case ekwisch swore that he was
perfectly innocent of the crime charg-
ed, and told a cock-and-bull story about
having met a masked man on the even
ing the forged checks were passed.
When the prisoner stood before Judge
Henry for sentence ne swore by the
gray hairs of his mother that he was
innocent of the crime of which me had
been convicted. On being taken to the
penitentiary, however, he laughingly
acknowledged having perjured himself
on the witness stand, and chuckled over
UVS Hight ScfilcUCc. WITCH ullc tci CA
pires he probably won't feel quite so
funny, for Sheriff Reynolds of Silver
Bow county is laying for the prisoner
for forgery committed in Butte, and
will arrest him Immediately upon the
expiration of his present sentence. He
is also wanted in White Sulphur
Springs for uttering and passing forged
checks at that place.
w. O'Connor, a Fargo gentleman,
who had been rusticating at Hunters
Hot Springs, came up to Livingston the
other morning and became engaged in
a war of words in front of Ransom &
Burg's with big Fred" a local sport.
Officer Skillin arrested the Fargo man
and landed him In Jail. During the
progress of the arrest Pat Redding, an
Upper Yellowstone rancher, vino had
been drinking with OConnor. interfer-
ed and pulled jack-knife. Officer Skill
lin used his big hickory cane with dis
astrous effect ON the rancher, knocking
him down like dog and splitting one
of his ears in terrible shape. The
rancher was then dragged into the Jail
and for over six hours writhed and
groaned with pain. About noon a ply
sician was summoned and ascertained
that the poor old man was suffering
with a bad fracture of the ankle. sus-
tanned in consequence of the rough
treatment received at the hands of the
officer. The old man is SO years of age.
When the matter was mentioned to the
officer, he replied: IT wish he had been
$50 years old"
Tax Agent Schwartz of the Northern
Pacific was in the city this week and
paid the company's taxes in Park
county on the right-of-way, roadbed.
other improvements and personal prop
erty, amounting to 1880. The tax on
Northern Pacific lands was not paid,
as the company claims that 1t has no
title to lands for which patent has not
issued. The test case made up in JEFF
ferson county a year ago is before the
supreme court.
About 4 o'clock one morning during
the past week two big powders came
crashing Through the front windows of
Pat O'Meara's residence on Park street
and startled Mrs. O'Meara and child
rem nearly out of their wits. Mr.
O'Meara thought he recognized the mis-
creants who perpetrated the practical
Joke and had two young men, Wayne
and Clyde Nevenheisen, arrested ON a
charge of malicious mischief They
were given a trial before Justice Rose
and acquitted, the evidence being in
sufficient to connect them with the win
dow smashing.
Under Sheriff Ely went out to F. II.
Houghs ranch yesterday and. under
attachment proceedings instituted by
G. b. Chfttenden to secure claim OF
1892. levied on so tons of hay, several
head of stock and other property be-
longing to MT. Hough.
J. NJ. Markell is wanted by the officers
Of Sweet Grass county for the theft of
a coon skin overcoat from Posts divery
stable at Big Timber. Under Sheriff
Sam jackson wired the sheriff's Office
here Wednesday to look out for the fell
low, and Under Sheriff Ely spotted his
man in Burg's saloon last night, but
the suspect took a sneak before the
officer could nab him, and hasn't been
seen since.
Attorney H. ]. Miller. District Clerk
Bailey and Surveyor Deutsch. went
over to Bozeman Wednesday and APP
peared before the register and received
papers of the United States land
Office in the land contest case of John
Miller versus George Davis. The land
in dispute consists of 100 acres on
Freshman creek near this city. and was
filed on several years ago by Mr.. Da-
Wis under the homestead laws. Il Is
claimed now by Mr.. Miller. who filed
on II last spring under an alleged
abandonment by the prior claimant.
Fay Ransom. who. as surety had to
pay Charles III. Plummer's note for $40
given TO Horner & Robinson six weeks
ago. has instituted attachment pro-
ceedings to recover the amount Of the
note from AFR. Plummer.
c. W. Savage. the genial proprietor
OF the Albemarle hotel in this city and
mayor of Miles City. came up from
the latter place Thursday and hereafter
will give his undivided attention to mis-
hotel business On Livingston.
Charles FTanshain. one OF the sub
stantial business men OF Bozeman.
spent Wednesday In the city.