The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-15
WELLS AND SCREAMS
Peaceable Residents in Eist Granite
Street Are Disguised.
A MAN AND WOMAN FIGHTING
Mr.. and Mrs. BENEFITS Indulge In
Midnight Scraps That Are In
teresting g Not Conducted
Under Pie Ring Rules.
A MAN AND WOMAN FIGHTING

A series of unearthly yells and screams
for help out in East Granite street. be-
tween Covert and Jay streets. about 4
o'clock yesterday morning aroused all of
the neighbors within a radius of a couple
of blocks and stirred up a great deal of
excitement. The same kind of yells had
aroused the surrounding populace about
the same hour on Sunday night and when
they were repeated yesterday morning
with increased vehemence the neighbors
thought IL was time to do a little investi-
eating. They ran to the windows and out
into the cold night air in all styles of
dress and undress and witnessed a short
but lively battle between Mr.. and Mrs.
William Benefits, who reside at No. 24s
East Granite street
Mr.. BENEFITS was in his shirt sleeves.
but his wife appeared to be fully dressed.
BY the time the neighbors got in a posi-
ton to see them they were scuffiing imme-
diately in the rear of j. l.. Bonesteels
residence, which closely adjoins that of
Benefits on the west. BENEFITS was in
dustriously slapping and punching his
wife in the face while she was protecting
herself with her arms and hands as well
as she could and screaming, "Murder!'
"Help!" "Policer" Hes killing mel" In a
very few minutes the neighbors grew so
numerous that the fight was called OF
for the time being at least, and with a
parting slap in the face BENEFITS ran into
the house and was quickly followed by his
wife. Whether hostilities were renewed
on the inside is unknown, but there was
no further disturbance of the peace.
BENEFITS was formerly a faro dealer and
gambler, but he is now engaged In leas-
ing in partnership with a man named
Clark.
From outward indications he and his
wife haven't lived happily together for
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very tired of their midnight rows. THE
next time they get to fighting" said a wo-
man who lives near BENEFITS, to a Stand
ard reporter yesterday afternoon, 81 am
going to send up for the police and have
them arrested. 1 have to get up early in
the morning and / am getting tired of
having my rest disturbed. No, 1 don't
know what their troubles are and don't
care"
Yesterday mornings trouble has created
a great deal of talk among East Granite
street people, and other neighbors who
were seen expressed the same sentiments
as the woman quoted above. 1t seemed
to be the general understanding among
the neighbors that BENEFITS is very jeal-
Gus of his wife, but they are in the dark
as to whether or not he has any cause for
jealousy.
A Standard reporter called at the Ben
netts residence yesterday afternoon and
was met at the door by very proposes
sing young lady, who stated that Mrs
BENEFITS was in bed and could not be
seen. With an air which showed that she
was not accustomed to telling untruths,
she said that she knew nothing of any
trouble between Mr.. and Mrs. BENEFITS on
the night previous. When the reporter as
sured her that all of the facts were
known she begged that nothing be put
into the paper" about 1t.