The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-19
SINNERS AT THE BAR
A Long File of HcbOes Up Before the
Police Magistrate.
FROM VAGRANCY TO THEFT
The Cases of Nelson and Delaney.
Charged With Negotiating Pa
pers of of Mr.. : ultan. set for
TriaI-Other offenders.

There was a very choice array of old
crooks and new crooks before Judge
Turner yesterday. The policy OF the
police force is to keep them on tine run
and the moment one of them stops run
ming he is pulled on general suspicion
and charged with vagrancy. In this
way the Jail is kept pretty full and
there are not so many crooks on the
street as there were a few months ago.
First of all yesterday morning there
was John A. Donnelly. Donnelly Is the
man who is accused of holding up the
Meaderville street car a few months
ago. He is fresh from a term in a Hell
ena Jail and now has another term
staring him In the face. 1t Is said that
Donnelly is positively identliieo py
the street car conductor and 1t is also
said that he went to Anaconda the
next day and spent a great many nick
els and dimes over the bar. In Ana
conda he had on the same SLOUGH hat
which he wore when the street car was
held up. Donnelly was arraigned yes
terday pleaded not guilty and his trial
was set for May %.
John Delaney and c. l.. Nelson, uhe
men accused of robbing Sultan of two
valises and $4,000 worth of securities
| eft the Butte hotel, also deigned to show
| their faces to the Judge. Nelson was
/ only arrested on Saturday. He pleaded
! not guilty and his trial was set Tor
/ May 25 Dehney's trial was set for yes
! terday. but II was decided to postpone
the trial to the same time as Nelson's
/ and let them go it together.
| Then there was r. IL. Hoffman, &C
cused of burglarizing the G.. q @.
block early Sunday morning. Norman
pleaded not guilty and his trial was
set for May 20.
| Charles Mcguire, alias Shad, was up
] .,l,. Of VA He Is Old
crook who has been guilty of many
! misdeeds in Butte. He recently turned
| nm in town once more and was arrest
| ed as a precautionary measure. Inc
only charge against him as yet is va
gr'ancy. TIE pleaded not guilty TO that
charge and will be tried May 70
J. Yarwood, for having stolen sad
die and bride in his possession and
trying to sell them, pleaded not guilty
and will be tried May 21.
A Bretherton, accused OF highway
robbery on a Chinaman. pleaded not
guilty and will be tried May 20.
John Paige pleaded guilty to charge
of assault in the third degree and paid
$25 and costs.
Fred Harris and Robert Clark. charg-
ed with sleeping on private property
i'm South Butte, pleaded guilty and VIII
serve out fines of $40 each.
. p. ID. Sprague charged with usine
vulgar language, pleaded guilty ahe
was fined $40.
William White, for disturbance IL
the California brewery by lighting, pale
: a fine of $40.
Charles ORourke. for disturbance IN
the Arcade lodging house, was fines
$40.
Ed Dolan for drunkenness in from
of Jerry Mullan's place. was fined 80.
p S. Stephens, arrested for Throwing
rocks in the California brewery, for
feited his bond inasmuch as he failes
: TO show up.
Tom Hanlon. for disturbance of tn
peace in front of the California brew
cry, paid a fine of $40.
| John Dodd was fined $40 for fighting
Ralph Moore and William Tracy
5 charged with vagrancy, were fioated.
George Wilson pleaded guilty TO dis
turhance in the Silver Bow brewer
4 and was fined $40.
D Jim Carroll and James Wallace wer
s fined $40 each for fighting.
lanes Corhett, for fighting on IN
: show grounds. was fined So
n Edward Wells pleaded guilty to va
I grancv and was sent up for five days
e Henry Johnson, Charles Edwards
a lanes Harris and Charles Wrigh
I charged with vagrancy. pleaded nc
$ guilty and will be tried May 20.
i Eugene Gastiger, charged with va
: grancy. was discharged.
n Jerry the Washer. charged with va
: grancy. was taken 10 the poor Farm o
Il instructions of DR.. Alvord.
Dolly Lee. the only female In or
whole kaboodle, was charged win Va
grancy and took As hours to plead.