The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-19
IN GREAT FALLS, TOO
Nelson, Under Arrest in Butte, Is
Wanted on Another Charge.
TOO MANY IDLE MEN HERE
They Are Sent Out By a ST Paul
Employment Agency-An Al
legged Holdup Two
Funerals-Notes.

Great Falls. May 1S.-The police of
this city are fully satisfied that c. l..
Nelson, arrested in Butte Saturday for
completely in the Sultan Delany mile
age book incident. the particulars of
which were published on Butte page
OF sundays Standard, is the man who
robbed two travelling men at the Park
hotel in this city last Wednesday
night. Chief Guerin has an accurate
description of Nelson which covers the
man who did the work here. 1t Is men
toned that Nelson left Butte after De-
lany's arrest and came to this city,
where he turned a profitable trick
and then slipped back to Butte. Chief
Guerin has requested Chief Tebo to
have Nelson's photograph taken and
sent here for making conclusive identi-
fication, and if he proves to be the right
man. he will be brought back here for
trial, after he is turned loose at Butte.
A man named Smith, employed as
foreman on the Montana Central.
claims to have been knocked down and
robbed at an early hour this morning.
The alleged holdup is reported to have
occurred on the west end of the large
wagon bridge over the Missouri.
Smith reported the incident to Officer
Trevillyan, who, in connection with
Officer Voel arrested Louis Sythe, John
Dorsey, and William Craig These
men were committed this morning for
vagrancy, in order to allow the police
time to more fully investigate the rob-
berry incident, which, ii is believed to-
night, only occurred in the mind of
Smith, who is believed to have spent
all the money he had before he had left
for his home in West Great Falls
1t is announced that Superintendent
jerks of the Montana Central, has
taken measures to stop the procession
of buns and crooks headed for North
ern Montana and sent out on trans
portation furnished by a Minneapolis
employment agency for SO. These men
are sent here with the understanding
that they are to enter the employment
of the company, on the sections, or
wherever they are needed. Perhaps one
in ten go to work and the others are
turned loose to beg, steal or prey on
the community in some way. There
are plenty of idle men in this city and
Northern Montana who will eagerly
accept any work offered them, and 1t
is learned that Mr.. jerks has so in
formed the officials in st. Paul.
In district court this morning Mrs.
Roll was granted a divorce from her
husband, Fritz Roll, and was awarded
the custody of her three children. Mrs.
Roll is janitoress of the West Side
school house and Fritz deserted the
family nearly four years ago.
The funeral of the late Mrs. z. l..
White occurred from the family resi-
dence on Fifth avenue north this after
noon, and was largely attended, Rev.
F. A. Riggin officiating.
Rev. j. ID. Reid conducted funeral
services this afternoon over the re-
mains of Martha, the little daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Spreck of 1120
Seventh avenue north.
Mrs. Mason has been taken to the
Warm Springs asylum for treatment
and her five children have been sent to
the orphans asylum at Twin Bridges.
The whereabouts of George Mason, the
husband and father, is unknown.