The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-01
NEWTON GOES SOUTH
The Young Attorney Is Arrested and
Taken to Cheyenne.
SOME OF HIS TRANSACTIONS
He Has Issued Checks That
Brought trouble and Ne Is
Called Upon to Explain-Syrn-
pathy for His Wife.

pdtny TOT MS wire.
Lawyer William Newton left yester-
day afternoon for Cheyenne, Wyo.,
and expects to remain In that part OF
the country indefinitely. He made up
his mind to go rather suddenly in fact,
he did not know he was going until a
few minutes before train time. when
Sheriff Ira L. FreidendaIl of Chey-
enne invited him to go. the invitation
being in the form of a requisition in
which he was charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses ait Chey-
enne some months ago by means of a
bogus check. Sheriff Freidendall came
to Butte three or four days ago with
a warrant for Newton's arrest and pro-
coed ID on to Helena to obtain his reQui-
sd-ion papers, but he had some trouble
in getting them as the amount of
which Newton was charged with OBJ
tanning, did not, under the laws. con-
sititute a felony, though II was a felony
under the Wyoming laws, the amount
he obtained on the particular charge
against him having been bat s25. II
there had been any opposition to the
granting of 1.-THE requisition IL is Doubt
full If Governor Richards would have
issued ii, but as Newton was not aware
of the proceedings there was naturally
no opposition and the governor decided
to recognize the Wyoming governors
requisition.
Sheriff -Freidendall returned to Butte
on Monday evening and had some diff
Guilty in locating Newton, as the lawyer
has kept close in his house for several
days on the plea of sickness, and the
sherin had no idea that his mission
was suspected and he did not want to
arrest Newton before train time for
fear.he would again be released on ha-
A..r. H.. l..
former arrest for a similar offense
Sheriff Reynolds came TO Sheriff
Freidendalrs assistance with a scheme
and they arranged that the Wyoming
sheriff, who was accompanied by his
wife, would leave on the afternoon
train and go as far as Dillon and
Sheriff Reynolds would then give out
the story that Freidendall had been in
Butte in conenction with the case of
Ben Covington, who was recently ar
rested in this city for cattle stealing
and taken back ito Cheyenne, where he
afterwards jumped his bail This
scheme, the officers believed, would
throw Newton off his guard and Sher-
if Reynolds would then arrest him and
take him to Dillon and turn him over
Ito Freidendall. The scheme was we'll
laid. but it was not found necessary to
carry it out. Sheriff Reynolds happen
ed to be in the police court with lot
of county prisoners just little before
train time when Lawyer Newton came
rushing in. The sheriff went into the
clerks Office and telephoned for the
warrant and Newton overheard IT and
started out. The sheriff stopped him
and told him he was wanted and ex-
planned what he was wanted for.
That's funny" said the lawyer, as
If puzzled to recollect the offense with
which he was charged.
Yes, it's rather funny" assented
Sheriff Reynolds, but we have got to
hurry to catch that train"
Mr.. Newton asked permission to go
to his home after some clothing and
the sheriff consented to take him there
in hack and in a few minutes later
the lawyer had give his wife and child
goodbye and was taken to the train
where he was turned over to Sheriff
Freidenhall and a few minutes after
wards he was on his way south.
Newton came to Butte from Chey-
enne about four months ago, and was
admitted to practice in the district
court. He had not been in Butte more
than a week when he was arrested on
an order from Pocatello charging him
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. Newton had the appearance of
nice young fellow, and a handsome
wife and a bright little child added
greatly to the sympathy felt for him.
He explained that he had tarried too
long at Pocatello and had spent more
money than he had accounted on. He
had. or thought he had some money in
Cheyenne bank and drew a check on
ii for a small amount which a Poca-
tello man cashed, but il was dishon-
ored. Newton had some friends in
Butte who believed his story and sever
al members of the bar interested them
selves in his behalf because they
thought the man had been in hard
luck and wanted to give him a chance
to straighten out. and habeas corpus
proceedings were instituted, and on
Newton's promise that he would relay
the Pocatello man and also pay all
costs, the writ was not resisted and he
was discharged. Soon II turned out
that there were more of his dishonest
checks in existence and members Of
the bar asked him to pay them which
he promised to do. as the trouble could
have been settled that way, but he did
not keep his word and his arrest yes
terday was the result. Since his resi-
dence in Butte his actions have not
been such as to increase the respect
or sympathy for him among other at
torneys. On his way to the train yes
terday he expressed the opinion that
he would never be able to show up in
Butte again. A great deal of sympathy
is expressed for Newtons wife and
child. and but very little for him.