The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-25
THREE TOUGH BOYS
Montgomery, Cunningham and Hill
Sent to the Reform School.
CRIMINALS IN BEAVERHEAD
Paul Metcalf VIII Be Tried Again
In Dillon-Hismith. the Would
Be Double Murderer - Two
Horse Thieves to the Pen.

Sheriff Hamilton of Beaverhead
county passed through the city yester-
day with William Montgomery, Charles
Cunningham and Frank Hill, three or
Buttes kids whom he was taking to
the reform school at Miles City. The
trio have spent the greater part of the
last year in the Silver Bow county jail
for various offenses, and are probably
the most hardened young criminals IN
the state. Cunningham completed
Jail sentence only a short time ago, ana
Montgomery and Hill were held Tor
several months on a charge of burg
larry. but had to be discharged few
weeks ago because the prosecuting
witness had left town. Almost as soon
as they got out of Jail they stole
horse from one man. set or harness
from another aid a light spring wagon
from a third and drove to Red ROCK,
where they sold the outfit. They then
stole two head of horses and saddles
from a. stable at Red Rock, belonging
to Scott & Decker, and stole another
horse from John Bremen at Horse
Prairie, and robbed the camp or some
cattle. the men of revolvers and other
stuff and started back to Butte.
Sheriff Hamilton got on their trali,
and caught up with them one morning
i'm a dugout where they had passed the
night. One of the youngsters was on
qI1ard on the outside. The young
thieves were taken back to Dillon and
had a hearing on the 18th. Cunning
ham and Montgomery gave their names
as Joe Walker and George White. cum
ningham, who is the eldest or the TRIO
claimed that he was only IL years Ola,
and the Judge sentenced the outnt 10
the reform school until they reached
the age of 81. The thieves planned an
escape, and to thwart ii, Sherln liam
iIton was compelled to chain the three
together on the way. Young cunning
ham boasted of his proficiency an crime
and told the sheriff he had stolen lots
of horses. He also said he was over ~
wears of age, instead of II, and expected
to be out of the reform school In a rev
months.
sheriff Hamilton stated that the sec
ond trial of Paul Metcalf, for the muir
der of Frank Hunter, would take place
at the present term of court in Dllloh.
MetcaIf killed Hunter several years age
aad 10 Missouri. where he was located
and captured by Sheriff Hamilton. Al
the trial he was convicted OF murder IN
the second degree and sentenced 10 81
wears in the penitentiary. An appear
was taken and a new trial ordered on
the ground that the state hao ldliSu
TO summon all the eye witnesses 10 the
murder. Metcalf had an accomphce'
who escaped. and has never been ar
rested. The supreme court heid thae
II was the states duty to issue a SUD-
poena for the witness, which had not
been done because ii was known he
could not be found. The second trial
of the case was called yesterday.
The trial of Jerry Hismith, who
made a failure a few weeks ago of an
attempt to murder his wife and COM
NIT suicide will also be held at the
present term OF the Beaverhead court
| In a fit of jealousy Hlsmith slashed his
wife with big butcher knife, cutting
terrible cash from her right temple
to the back Of her neck. A spectator
who attempted ITO interfere, had several
| fingers cut off his right hand. Hismith
| then cut his own throat, almost COM
| pletely severing his windpipe. Both
| he and his wife have fully recovered
and he will be tried for assault in the
/ first degree.
Mr.. Hamilton also says that the two
| horse thieves who We're released by
| Judge Mediation some months ago on
a habeas corpus issued by the supreme
| court and who were Immediately rear
| rested and rushed back to Idaho, where
| the crime was committed, have been
sentenced to II and IA years i'm the PEN
| itentiary. II was brought out at their
| trial that, besides stealing horses, they
| had held up a Chinese storekeeper and
robbed him of $500 in money and a lot
! of goods