The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-02
GAYS FRIENDS ALARMED
They Are Afraid He Will Not Get a
Fair Trial al White Sulphur.
ASK A CHANGE OF VENUE
Three or Four Very Bad Men Who
Ran Up Against a Snag Dur
Ing the Week at LIv-
ingston.
Special Correspondence OF the Standard.

Special Correspondence OF the STANDARD.
LIVINGSTON, Dec. 31.-William Gay, the
Castle desperate, who was recently cap
tured in California and brought back to
Montana and lodged in the White Sulphur
Springs Jail, to await trial for murder be-
fore Judge Frank Henry of this city,
whose jurisdiction takes in Park and
Meagher counties, has evidently num-
Der of friends in and around Needles,
Cal, who are very solicitous about his
welfare and fearful that he will either be
given short shift and n sure chord by
the people of White Sulphur Springs, or
else be will fail TO be fairly tried by jury
composed of Meagher county citizens
should he escape summary punishment at
the hands of a mob. Judge Horny re-
ceived letter to-day from Needles con-
thinning the following petition signed by
81 residents of that place:
The undersigned most respectfully pray your
honor to grant william Gay a change OF venue
TO some other county Many OF your petitioners
have known Gay personally for years. He was
one Of the early pioneers and discovers OF Dead
wood gulch In the Black Hills. He WIS always
poor mans friend and gave away Il fortune TO
help others He did great deal To open the
Black HIS for settlement and always bore u
good reputation. Therefore the undersigned
pray your honor that William Gay be given n
fair show for his life and liberty.
Brakeman l.. II. Gould, who has been
employed on the Northern Pacific since
the strike, was the victim of a vicious as
sault in this city last Saturday evening,
his assaliants being j. Il. Koily and c. Ii.
Qualley, who were discharged during the
strike and who recently arrived in tho
city in quest of work.
All three of the men were stopping at
the Livingston hotel. The two discharged
men. who were slightly under tho inilu-
ence of liquor, called Gould n scab and
applied other and vile cpithets to HIM.
Gould made some sort of reply, when the
two men rushed upon him, knocked him
down and beat him with chair. During
the melee Gould was slashcd on the fore
head with a pocket knife, producing a
cash three inches long, from which the
blood flowed freely. The officers were
notified and Gould's two assallants were
soon rounded up and placed in Jail. On
Monday they were convicted of assault
and battery and fined. In default of pay
ment they were committed.
The State Teachers association in re-
cent session IN this city adopted the fol.
lowing resolutions:
WHEREAS, The state Teachers association
OF Montana now closing its eleventh annual
session, has enjoped one Of the most pleasant
and profitable m otiugs, during which the large
attendance OF repre- entatiye teachers from AL
parts Of the state participated heartily In social
intercourse and professional and literary enter,
tainment with universal harmony and frateTnal
good will; therefore be 1t
Resoired That the success Of our meeting
was due. nrst-To the dignity. geniality and OK
ecutiye ability OF our worthy presidenl, Dr
James Reid. Second-To the executive com.
mi " Al a m nd
dresses and discOurSes 10 which we have list
cned. Thrd--Io the local committee, Miss
Josie b. Duke. county superintendent. Superin-
tendent Monieal and board Of education OF Liv.
ingstoD, who. In conjunction with the citizens
committee, under IN leadership OF Hon f. {
Day. have provided the generous entertain
ment that not only commands our gratitude
but causes us to admire the good people Of Iiv
!ogston Tor their liberal hospitality and sup
port OF the cause of popular education. Fourth
10 MeSSrs. zimmerman anti Mu.holland, IN,
Misses Van IaSSeu, Bowers and Mcleod an,
Mrs, Eumm for the excellent vocal and iastru
mental music with which we were entertained
10 each ana 10 all OF whom we extend oul
sincere thanks.
John Dean, a discharged Northern Pa
ciflc brakeman. created considerable com
motion in the Office of Dispatcher McCun,
at tho depot Sunday morning. lie filled
himself up with bug juice and with al
empty beer bottle IN each coat poke
waltzed into the dispatchea's office aul
demanded a clearance card and pass tC
Great Falls. After he secured them h,
began TO abuse the dispatcher and, with
beer bottle in each hand, started after tn,
gentleman for the purpr . of doing hiu
up. Tue police were summoned, but tn,
fellow resisted arrest and struck at Office
Skilin, who returned the compliment anI