The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-17
CRIME And CASUALTY
Phil Chamber; Convicted Of Stealing
Two Tons Of Hay.
CONDUCTOR JEWELS SAND
After His Arm Had Been Crushed
Between Bumpers He Walked
to the Engine and Gave
the Boys Orders.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

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GREAT FALLS, March 16-Phil Cham
bers and Ar hur Day, who live in n shack
along the river bank south of town, were
tried by jury in Justice Races court to-
day on a charge of petit larceny. John
Bigbee, colored, who lives about Is miles
east of town, made the complaint upon
which they we're arrested. He claimed
that they took in all two tons of his choice
hay. Evidence was produced to show
that they hauled more or less hay to town
lately, but Chambers claimed he bought
the Same of ranchmen. Tho state pre-
sented in evidence a piece of hay rack
round, which Bigbee claimed to have
picked up near a stack from which the hay
was stolen. Investigation showed that
this particular piece of wood fitted per-
fectly into the broken end of a round
which was found on Chambers hay rack.
1t was a little thing but played quito an
important part in the trial. The jury
found Chambers guilty and acquitted
Day. The former was sentenced to pay a
fine of SD and costs. His attorney inn
mediately gave notice of an appeal.
Frank Bosley, miner. working for the
Sand Coulee company, was arrested on a
warrant sworn out by Andrew Katch, who
came in here and made complaint before
Justice Burleigh. charging assault. Both
men were working in adjoining rooms in
the mine and got into a fight. Katch was
badly cut on both cheeks with an instru-
ment which ne says felt like knife. The
accused will be examined on Monday.
Gustavus Anderson and George Means,
two Sand Coulee men who pleaded guilty
to grand larceny at their preliminary
hearing yesterday when charged with rob-
bInR George Hill of Sand Coulee and who
were brought TO town yesterday, were ar
raigned in the di strict court to-day. The
information charging them with grand
larceny was read. Both waived statutory
time in which to plead and entered plea
of guilty. They were remanded to await
sentence. They will probably be sem
fenced Monday.
Joseph Z. Devine and William Davis,
the now notorious shoe thieves, were taken
into the district court to-day TO plead to
the charge of burglary in the day time.
Davis pleaded guilty. The other asked to
have counsel assigned him and will plead
Monday. Tho police have received word
from Helena that Davis and Devine were
not unknown there as they worked their
box with false bottom game success
fully in Last Chance.
Railroad men here were shocked to
learn of a misfortune which befell A. L.
Jewell, the Montana Central freight con-
ductor, while making n coupling near Sill
yer. a small station a few miles this side
of Helena about o'clock last evening.
His left arm was caught between the
bumpers and badly lacerated just below
the elbow. The latter was dislocated.
The wounded man was hurried to Helena
and taken TO St. Peters hospital. The
doctors fear that amputation may be
necessary. Jewell is very well-known
here, having lived in Great Falls for sew
eral years. He owns some property on
the south side and is a hard working in
dustrious man. Physically he has few
equals, being six feet tall, well proper
toned and athletic in every sense of the
term. 1t is said that as an example of
his wonderful nerve after last nights ac-
cident, he walked to tho engine climbed
up into the cab unaided and asked the en-
glneer to tie up his arm, meanwhile Civ
ing orders to the crew and attending to
his duties as we'll as his wounds would per-
nit until tho train reached Helena, where
he deliberately walked to the hospital.