The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-13
ALL OVER A PORKER
The Owners of the Hog and an Officer
Come Together.
THEY ARE BADLY MIXED UP
Ludicrous Scene on the Banks of
the Sun River-The Case of
the Horse Flesh Seller
News of the City.

ANSWo VI N'O Ivy
Great Falls, March 12.-On the 9Th OF
last November Constable Morgan, armed
with the authority of an execution grant
ed by Judge Burleigh against j. X.
Radis, went over to the west side and
proceeded to execute the writ by taking
possession of a 400-pound boar which he
found on the premises. According to the
evidence, which came out in the district
court, Raids made most strenuous OBJ
jections to parting with the porker, in
which he derived most valuable assistance
from his wife. When Morgan tried to get
the hog Raids knocked down the fence
and drove the animal towards Sun river,
where 1t was chased up and down the
bank until Mrs Raids appeared on the
scene with a stick, when IL was driven
into the water Every time the hog swan
to the bank it received poke on the
snout and was driven back, Mrs. RAIDS
exclaimng that she would rather see the
hog drown than get into Morgan's hands.
At last Morgan succeeded in getting the
hog by the tail, when Mrs. Raids struck
him, he said, and then the he got tangled
up with Raids, confessing on self-exami-
nation that he had his hands on the de-
PENDANTS throat. Mrs. Raids then came
into the scramble, and claims that Nor
tried to throw her into the water. Morgan
returned to town with a bleeding nose,
covered with mud, but without the hog.
Mr. Raids and Mrs. Raids were arrested
for resisting an officer.
In the trial they claimed, through their
attorney. Mr.. Liter, that they did not
know Morgan was an officer; that he did
not tell them he was one until the end of
the racket; that he did not serve his writ
properly and that the hog was the prop
erty of Mrs. Raids. After a short retire
ment the jury found the defendants not
guilty.
The next case is that of the state VS..
F. G. wilsey, who is charged with selling
a wagon load of horsefesh to the Great
Falls Meat company and representing 1t
as choice beef. The meat was cut into
roasts, loin pieces and the like and was
disguised in such a manner that II was
several hours before the fraud was dis
covered. Wilsey will be tried for obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
Matt Dunn, T. L. Collins and W. r.
Glasscock returned this morning from
Helena, where they attended the immi-
grafton convention.
The case of the state against Edward
J. O'Brien, who has been granted new
trial, will be up at the present term of
district court.
Miss Minnie p. Keller and A. H. Reeves
were married last night, Rev. Mr.. Will
hanson officiating.
Treasurer Duff of Choteau county has
made a warrant call, announcing his abil
ity to pay the obligations of the county.
All warrants on the general fund regis
tered Jan. !, 1895; warrants on the con-
tingent fund registered previous to June
], 1895; poor fund warrants registered
prior to Sept. II, 1895.
This morning County Treasurer DECKER
man received a telegram announcing the
death ~ his sister Mrs (1ilhprf DiNxar-
man of st. Paul. Gilbert Dickerman is
well known in Montana, having resided
in Great Falls for some time. He will
have the sympathy Of a wide circle of
friends in the loss of his fair young
bride, to whom he had been married but
a few months.
A colored man named Dave Garrison,
inmate of the poorhouse, died this
morning from hemorrhage of the lungs.
Albert Maurer, a well-known business
man of this city, returned this morning
from a visit of nearly two months
through California and the coast states.
While pleased with the climate of por-
lions of California, he declares Montana
is far in advance of the Pacific state from
a business standpoint.
At an early hour this morning Charles
Sorrick. well and popularity known in
Butte. Helena and Great Falls. died at
Columbus hospital from an attack of
pneumonia. His brother. who is city
treasurer of Grand Rapids, Mich, is ex-
pected in the city on the morning train,
when the funeral arrangements will be
completed and announced.
Since the Standard announced that a
gang of crooks from. Denver were en-
route TO Montana, Chief of Police Germ
has ordered that extra vigilance be
shown by the police force and that any
and all suspicious characters be arrested
as early after their arrival in town as is
consistent with good judgment in making
a hasty investigation of the character of
suspects.
Attorney James Donovan appeared for
Mollie Thompson before Judge Race at
the adjourned hearing to-day and upon
his request the case was postponed until
Monday, March 16 The woman was ar
rested for violating the state law in op-
Grating a theater Sunday.