The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-10
NEWS OF The FALLS
School Trustees Considering a Plan
to Issue Building Bonds.
DISTRICT COURT MATTERS
The Case Of the Townsite Com
pany vs. Roberts Decided Favor
able to the Defendant-The Va
riety Theater AffaIr-Notes.

Great Falls. April Sin police court
this morning Judge Hawkins let of
little Johnny Kirkendall, who made a
desperate fight for his dog Keno last
night. The judge gave him a lecture.
which the little fellow seemed to appre-
ciate.
The trustees OF school district No. /
are considering the advisability of is
suing new building bonds, and in this
connection the report of Clerk CaufieId
Is Of interest. Since Sept 1, 1895. there
has been paid into the general fund
$22, 1856. the expenditures from that
fund being s13,7S2.51. The receipts paid
into the special fund, from which the
interet on the bonds are paid, were
S27,552.4l, and the expenditures 500 957 :
90. Sept. l the building fund was s45,-
iszSo, OF which only balance of s23.0
Is left. The total expenditures from
Sept. i, 1895. to March 81. 1896. has been
$74,993.24. of which sac, 36S 73 were for
new buildings; s20.16450 for salaries
and the rest for miscellaneous ex-
penses. Mr. Caufield also makes a
statement relative to the cost of the
Central building. There has been paid
on the building to date sS0,s15.13. I'm
der the present contracts. the total cost
OF building, upon completion, will be
very near 100000.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs Elizabeth
F. Brown, wife of j. Frank Brown, died
after short illness.
In the district court this morning the
case Of the townsite company VS.. ]. w.
ROBERTS, was continued. George H.
stanton finished his plea for the de-
Tense, and Attorney Shores made the
CLOSING remarks for the plaintiff. The
case went to the jury at IL o'clock. At
l:55 the jury came in with verdict for
the defendant, ]. w. Roberts. Upon
being polled the vote stood to g. The
case Is such that the finding of the
jury is simply advisory and Judge
Benton can reverse it If he sees fit
Should he not do so a motion will be
made for new trial and the case ap-
pealed.
The next case TO be taken up was
that of the state VS. Mollie Thomson.
1t is an appeal case and the charge is
that of running and maintaining a va
riety theater, play house and dance
hall on Sunday. County Attorney
Freeman, assisted by Sam Stevenson,
prosecutes and Leslie & Downing APP
pear for the defendant. The first wit
ness for the state was Stage Manager
M. l.. DeForest, who testified that the
performance in question on the Sth of
March was a rehearsal. and not a reg
ular performance. There were no pro-
grammes that evening. Upon further
questioning he gave Mr.. Freeman some
points in theatrical technical terms and
nomenclature. He did not remember
to what he testified i'm Judge Races
court Upon cross-examination by Mr..
Downing he said the curtain was not
lowered during the rehearsal Upon a
regular performance ii always is.
Officer Voel said he was at the thea
ter from i to O'Clock Sunday morning
and saw dancing going On in the audi
couples dancing. after which they went
TO the bar and drank. That evening he
saw performance going on He could I
not tell whether IL was rehearsal or /
not, as he had never seen one.
III. Nj. Gibbs testified that in company |
with Assistant County Attorney Ste /
venson he went to the theater on the !
night In question and went into box. |
he saw play on the stage. but could /
not say whether IL was a rehearsal or /
not. Stevenson had a cor versation
with Mollie Thompson, and 81 g wanted /
him to buy her a drink,
Deputy Sheriff c. G. Proctor testified
that he saw dancing in the hall on the
night in question and saw people being
invited to dance by the girls
Assistant County Attorney Stevenson
SAID ne visited the theater March s.
and saw play upon the stage and the
people in stage costume. He said that
the play was public Upon cross-ex-
he said he knew Il was not
rehearsal He had never seen a re-
1earsal at a variety theater. He did
not known anyone there except Gibbs
The state rested at this point and the
iefense put Mollie Thompson on the
stand. She said that a call was given
or rehearsal Sunday night for the
performers and orchestra. Curtains
we're not used as at the regular per-
ormances. The court adjourned until
o-morrow at $3.50 o'clock, when the
;ase will be continued
Conley a. McTague. state prison CON
FACTORS at Deer Lodge. have been
wired TO send +. ]. O'Brien back TO
treat Falls for immediate retrial The
rider was issued by Judge Benton this
Lfternoon. O'Brien is serving a 10 |
ear sentence for killing Frank Bixby.
ma the new trial is granted upon an
-ppeal by his attorneys, Leslie a
Downing.
Josie Neuman. a little girl of 10 years.
vas arraigned in police court to-day
pon the charge of stealing a hod OF
oal from the railroad company He, |
tory Is a pitiful one and is substan-
lated by the subsequent investigation.
Ter parents live on the west side and
ard times and sickness have eaten up
he little that they had and made coun-
y support a necessity. They had run |
ut of coal and IL was needed for both
cooking and warmth. Josie took a
ucket OF coal from the depot.
not realizing the nature of
he act. She was fined IS. and the fine
Tas suspended during good behavior
p. F. Doherty. drunk and disorder
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