The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-30
AN ABATED CYCLONE
The Vicious Jail Bird Will Be Pre-
served as an Example.
HE DID NOT KILL BRENNAN
But Then He Could Not Prove that
He Didn't Intend to-. A. Glib
con Secures a Decree of
Divorce From His Wife.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Deer Lodge Jan. 29.-Bob Caruthers. or
-"Cyclone Bob" as he is Familiarity known
in several Montana towns, will pay the
penalty for his murderous assault upon
Officer Brennan In the county jail on the
morning of the 9TH of December last The
jury, at least, so says by its verdict, hav-
ing reached that conclusion at an early
hour this afternoon, and leaving his pun
sishment to be determined by the court.
He has been given a fair trial and was
defended throughout in as able manner
as IL his counsel, Attorney w. w. Good
man, was fighting for some great prin-
: ciple or his own future reputation de-
pended on his clearing the defendant.
With all the odds against his client, back
ed up by strong public sentiment. his
clever defense resulted in raising doubt
In the minds of some of the Jurors, and
instead of finding a verdict against him
for an assault with intent to commit
murder, as was charged In the informa-
ton. they found only for assault in the
second degree. which carries with a pen
: atty of from one to five years. The de-
Tense was also handicapped by having to
draw on the inmates of the county jail
for their material witnesses. and, not
: withstanding the fact that all of them
chad had considerable experience with
their own kangaroo courts, yet they
could not convince the jury that they were
telling the truth. They all too willingly
testified that the officer was the agrees
sor and that Cyclone Bob" only used the
scissors to protect himself from the blows
rained on his head by the officer with
his billy. They also set up the plea of
temporary insanity and tried to prove
+ that Bob had been suffereing from delir-
ium tremsns. brought on by excessive in
diligence before his confinement in the
county jail. and should therefore not be
held responsible for his action on that
occasion.
<rDr. Sheerin OF Warm Springs testified
as an expert on insanity and laid down
the startling proposition that the drink
ing of 10 glasses OF whskey a day for a
certain period would have a tendency to
produce insanity. DR.. J. H. Owings tes-
tilted that he visited the defendant in the
county jail on the same day that the as
sault was committed and in his opinion
the defendant was perfectly rational at
the time he assaulted the officer, and was
not suffering from deirium tremens. The
verdict gives general satisfaction. as IT
sustains the officer. who, in the perfor-
nance of his duty, was cut down by a
worthless criminal.
The court to-day granted a decree of
divorce to ]. Anderson Gibson from his
wife. Lille Gibson.
The suit of Mary O'Neln against the
Copper City Commercial company for the
recovery of s2SS alleged to be due the
plaintiff from the defendant. was tried
before a jury yesterday afternoon and a
unanimous verdict was returned for the
defendant.
The case OF Julia Vaughn against John
f. Vaughn was. on motion of Attorney
Goodman. continued to Friday, Feb Z
upon the payment by the defendant Of
one-half Of plaintiffs costs accrued to
date.