The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-21
HE'S A YOUNG BRUTE
But The Law Will Tlke Care Of Jake
PleShmln for a While.
PARK WANTS ACOURT HOUSE
DR.. Alton Had a Dog But He Hasn't
So ANY Now-Murderous Grimes
Checked By the Hanging
of Bob Field.
Special Correspondence OF tho Standard

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
LIVINGSTON, Jan. 19.-Jacob Freshman,
about Is years of nge, was convicted an
the district court Saturday of criminally
assaulting and outraging Clara Mclin, n
little 12-year-old Swede girl who resides
with her parents on Elbow creek, in tho
upper Yellowstone valley. Tho Jury,
which was only out n short time, left tho
punishment to be fixed by the court. The
penalty is not less than five years I'M
prisonment in the penitentiary and may
be extended for life.
Though young IN years, the prisoner is
old in crime and has already served one
year at Deer Lodge for forgery. He is
ono OF the two youthful prisoners who es-
capped from the Park county Jail several
weeks ago, 10y saving off the iron bars,
and then gave himself up to the operator
at Grey Cliff &c hours later, having been
driven TO this extremity by cold and hun
ger.
The evidence developed at tho trial was
of q most revolving character, and tho
lawyers on both sides wanted tho case
conducted behind closed doors. The court
would have been glad to grant the re-
quest, but knew of no law permitting such
procedure except in divorce cases. Tho
details of tho case are unfit for publica-
ton. suffice II TO say that II was dcvcl-
oped that Freshman at divers and sundrv
times last summer criminally assaulted
nelghboring ranchers' little girls while
they were on their way TO school. On ono
occasion he went TO the Mclin ranch and.
finding no one at homo except tho little !
girl and her 7-year-old brother, cnticcd
his innocent victim away from tho house
under pretense OF getting her to assist in !
corralling horse and then outraged her.
The defendant, who was fifty character
lied by one OF the prosecuting attorneys
IN his argument TO the jury as a "fend
incarnate and libertine," declined to take !
the stand in his own behalf, thus prac-
tically, though not in law, giving the lilo
TO his plea of not guilty.
Tho county commissioners in spccial |
session Friday decided to advertise for
bids for the construction of a two-story
court house TO cost not TO exceed $1,000. |
Plans and specifications have been prc- |
pared and can be seen at the county |
clerks Office. Bids will be opened on |
Thursday, Feb. .. Tho plans submitted |
are for two-story brick structure, con- |
tanning offices on the ground floor for the |
sheriff, treasurer, county clerk, assessor,
commissioners, county attorney and |
school superintendent, and on the second /
hoor Offices for the district Judge and d So
trict clerk and court room 40X43. On |
the date set Tor opening tho bids tho COM
missoners will take final action LOOKING
toward the building or the purchase of a
court house. They have been presented
with two propositions for the purchase of
county building. \. w. Miles has Of
fered TO sell TO the county his brick block
on the corner of Park and Second streets
for $4,000. c. ). hefIerlin has also offered
his brick building now occupied by the
county for $4,000, the county TO give him
n free lease of tho room now occupied as
n store FOR the term of six years.
DIR. X. ID. Alton and Nlyron Gourh-
nour are no longer friends, ucisuburs
though they are. Yesterday the doctor
had dog; to-day he has mono. Ii q cd
violent death at the hands of Mr.. Goucs-
nour. IL was a splendid chicken dog and
met its death with feathers in its mouth.
The doctor didn't want tho dog killed. 81
he had Mr.. GouGhnour arrested for violate
ing the city ordinance prohibiting the dis
charge of firearms within the city limits.
Not 10 be outdonc by the doctor, Cough
nour pleaded gdilty and pad a fine Of
SlI4O. This Is what has caused such "A
wide breach between two we'll known and
highly respected citizens OF Livingston.
The epidemic OF murder which has been
30 prevalent in Park county for long
time Is evidently on the wanc. The I
judicial execution of Bob Field in this CITY
last summer appears 10 have oNe~tcI A
beneficial influence. AT any rate il had a
very statutory effect on at least one indi-
gidual. The docket of the present term
Of the district court is entirely free from !
murder cases, and this fact Is the more /