The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-01
JOHN 0'HARA'S DOUGH
Lulu Allen is Charged With TAX
ing Ii.
BELLE CLARK'S SLICK WORK
1t Is the Opinion of Levi Prentice
That Any Man Who Would Go
Into Such a Dive as the Pal
ace Should Be Robbed.

BUTTE, Feb. 2S.-The criminal beer hall
business, which has long been a matter of
Shame to the city, a reflection upon the
oincers of the law and a source of great
expense to the community, is responsible
Tor the heavy additional costs taxed up to
the county to-day In the trial of Lulu
Allen on the charge of robbing John
O'Hara in the Palace dive on Feb. 8.
The answers of some of the jurors to
questions as to their qualifications indi-
Gated that there was a general regret that
tue proprietors of the dives, instead of
the poor woman, were not on trial. Sam
uel Mulville said he had nothing against
the unfortunate defendant who was COM
PEELED to work in such place. He said
there was something wrong with the So
cal conditions of the country. He was
not wanted on the jury and the state chal-
lenged him.
Levi Prentice was asked if he had any
opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the
usfendant.
81 have not" was the answer, "but I
have an opinion against the man who was
robbed"
unfortunately he is not on trial." re-
piled Mr.. Wines.
DO understand" continued the at
torney, that you believe that a man who
allows him self to be robbed In such
place ought to be robbed?"
Yes, SIR"
Prentice said his opinion on the matter
was such that 1t would influence his YER
dict and he was excused.
The jury finally selected to try the case
was composed of Frank Bateman, A. NJ.
Day, Patrick Colligan, Alex Anderson. j.
u. Oppenheimer, Rocco Campana, Will
liam Ii. Clark, Albert Baker, j. H. Rankin,
A. Ducharme, Matthew Old and L. G.
Reese.
O'Hara was the first witness on the
stand and testified that he was a skinner
employed at the smelters in Anaconda.
and with several friends came to Butte to
take in the town. They wandered into
the notorious Palace, run by Neil McGin-
mis- and Pete Hansen, and met one Belle
Clark, whom O'Hara had known in Hell
ena SIX years ago. he went into a box
with her and Lulu Allen. The latter sat
on his lap, and she says: "Belle, think
he loves me better nor you," and then she
fondled him and soon passed something
TO the Clark woman and the latter left the
hox. A few minutes later Lulu also left
and be discovered that his purse, with
four so sinners, was missing. He gave
chase and caught Lulu and turned her
over to the police. Later the Clark woman
was also arrested and gave up the stolen
money and told how the theft was made.
bell, OHara denied that he told some of
the other girls in the Palice that the Clark
woman robbed him, but that he did not
want TO prosecute her on account of her
children.
Belle Clark testified to about the same
state of facts as O'Hara. When the
money was handed to her she went to
Lulu Aliens room and later went to her
own room on East Park street, where she
was arrested. On cross-examinations she
Il uh.n hn1 49,. Al. l. l. l.
for about two years. and denied that she
was convicted in 1891 for robbing a man
at Timberline and denied that she served
term in Jail in Livingston for petty lar
ceny.
II was over the wash tub in Livings-
tom" she said.
In answer to further questions the wit
ness said that a male waiter at the Palace
had threatened to see that she was fixed
for testifying against Lulu. Another man
tried to induce her to leave town until
after the trial and when she refused to 60
he told her that Lulu would swear that
she did not steal the money, and as some
one stole II the crime would be fastened
on the witness and she would be made to
suffer for il.
Mrs. Clark said she had known O'Hara
only about year aud half and had
never known him anywhere except in
Butte and Anaconda.
Chief of Police Leyden and Officer Du-
heme testified about the arrest of the two
women, and then the state announced its
case closed and Mr.. Campbell told the Jury
that.the defense would prove that Lulu
Allen did not take the money, but that
Belle Clark admitted to several persons
that it was she who "touchedn o. Hara
for his purse.
Len Reed, waiter at the Palace. was
the first witness for the defense but knew
very little except he heard O'Hara tell
Lulu Allen that either she or Belle Clark
had his money and he was going to hold
Allen until he got the money. She denied
knowing anything about il. Reed said
Belle Clark was no longer working at the |
Palace because some of the performers |
refused TO work with her.
Mrs. Adams, landlady of the Pincus |
lodging house, testified that Belle Adams |
came into her house about IL o'clock on |
the night of the robbery and Mrs. Clark |
told the witness that she had Just touched |
a man and wanted her to hide the money.
She said she was afraid of being arrested. |
She then asked Mrs. Adams for a cane |
which she put on her head and went away. |
She bad been wearing mans soft hat, |
Mrs. Adams refused to take the money |
because she did not want 10 be implicated |
in the matter.
Ada Cunningham testified that she was |
with Mrs. Adams when Belle Clark said |
she had touched a man and wanted |
Mrs. Adams to hide the money. She then |
borrowed cape so as to conceal her /
identity and left for her home.
Tho trial of the case was not completed
when court adjourned for the day.