The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-17
SEIFRED In THE BOX
he and Hattie Shaw Celebrated in
Regulation Dive Style.
TELLING 1T TO THE COURT
Witnesses Testify and the Head
ings We're Made Late Last
Night-Mollie thompson
and Her Crowd.

Great FallS, March 16.-JameS Sci
fred, a young rancher was the prose-
cutting witness in the case of the state
against Hattie Shaw, on the charge of
rolling" for sos at the variety theater
last December. Seifred was the first
witness called after County Attorney
Freeman had opened the case for the
prosecution. He stated that on Dec. IS
he came in from Belt and on the even
ing of that day went to the Park thea
ter. Upon his entry he was accosted
by Hattie, who asked him to come up
stairs, as she had something to say to
him. Seifred had seen the defendant
several times before, and said he did
not want to go up just then but by her
urgent solicitations he was tempted,
and fell into the trap, along with $l11.45
of his good money. They went to box
10 where, he testified, they INDUCED in
beer and conversation. While in the
box they had six bottles of beer, but
upon the appearance of bottle of wine
Seifred kicked, saying he had never or
dered it. and refused to pay for 1t.
However, he was induced to settle, and
when he pulled out his money, consist
ing he says, of two $50 and a s. bill. he
claims that she grabbed them from him
and his efforts to regain them were fu-
tile, although he pleaded with her and
with the proprietors During the rest
of the evening he followed her around
and had the satisfaction of seeing her
blow in his money, after which he left
and lodged a complaint with the po-
lice.
Upon cross-examination, witness said
he had never tasted wine before, and
upon close questioning, contradicted
himself in some details. officers Voell
and Germ testified that they did not
think Seifred was very drunk when he
made the complaint.
Joe Reilly was the first witness for
the defense He testified that he was,
at that time, a waiter at the Park and
delivered Seifred and Hattie Shaw Il
bottles of wine and beer. He also tes-
titled that Seifred gave him $50 bill
to change, and that he blew the other
$50 in over the bar
Charles Sager, who was a performer
at the theater, said he saw Seifred hold
ing Hattie Shaw on his lap in the stage
box drinking wine and treating the or
chestra to champagne.
The deposition of F. w. Baker was
to the effect that Seifred was partly
loaded up that evening and that ne
asked Baker If Hattie Shaw was good
for a loan as he had loaned her some
money, as it was her birthday and she
wanted to celebrate. Henry {. Priest
made deposition to the same effect.
Hattie Shaw then took the stand.
She testified that she was 32, married,
had two children to support, one
13-year-old girl who she had in con-
vent, and the other a boy of years.
She said she took Seifred up to box 10
where he confided to her, between bot
ties of beer, his trouble with another
woman. In about an hour ne eVlnceu
a strong desire that she should go out
somewhere with him. She replied that
she would be fined if she left before
a. M, and he CALAMITY volunteered to
nav her fine and pulling her down on
his Ian whispered tenderly to her that
she could have anything she wanted.
He followed up this epulhtlon OF az
lection by asking if she would be Will
ing to give UP the theater and go away
and live on a ranch with him. She
said she would. a declaration which
was followed by several bottles or
''fizz."
Irpon cross-examination Hattie ac-
knowledged that at the stage box, pant
Of the time, she was setting up the
drinks, but asserted that he was FEEL
ing pretty gosd himself. She also con-
fessed she was 'joshing" about her
birthday and going out with Seifred.
IT was a way they had at the theater,
she said The pleadings will be made
tonight.
Judge Benton has postponed sentence
of Steve Leyden until next Saturday.
heard in the meantime. Wilsey, the
horse meat man, will be sentenced
March "a.
Minnie Roll has filed complaint for
absolute divorce from her husband,
Fritz. They were married in Berlin,
Germany, in 1850, and owing 10 ABUSE
and general i'll treatment, she left him
in 1892 and has not lived with him
since. Mrs Roll also asks for her
minor children.
Deficiency judgments have been rem
dered in the following district court
cases: /. G. Phelps VS.. Vic L. and Will
Hanks-S605. 80; James @. Anthony
Cash VS.. I'D ]. Canary-S2,7SS.75
The postponed trial of Mollie Thonp-
son. the proprietor of the variety thea
ter, for running a dance hall on sun
day, came up to-day before Judge
Race Eva Flibott testified that she
was employed by Mollie Thompson and
was at the dance Sunday morning and
that she took part in the stage per-
Torrance, which was termed rehear-
sal L. L. DeForSt. stage manager, in
sisted that the performance Sunday
morning was simply a rehearsal, but
confessed that there was no difference
between il and those given other
nights.
Attorney Largent for the defense
moved that the case be dismissed as
the state had not made out its case.
He asked every one of the states wit
nesses in crOss-eNaminatiOn If they
could swear that all those dancing
were not interested in the theater, the
defense being thai il was "a private
dance Of the thest5r attaches. Judge
Race took the motion under advise
nent and will decide tomorrow. The
female employees of Mollie Thompson
vino We're arrested yesterday morning
were arraigned this afternoon on the
charge of exhibiting themselves in a
i3nce hall where liquor was being sold.
They all pleaded not guilty. gave bonds
and viii be tried Friday. In spite of
Molie's encounter with the law she is
suH running and will be pulled in
again tonight.
4 Glasgow special a. tn Great Falls
lflice of the Standard says. At the eX-