The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-16
BROOME IS ARRESTED
This Time II Is on a Charge of
Smuggling.
PHENACETIN FROM CANADA
Collector d. O. Browne Has Been
Working on the = ase. With the
Result Stated = The Pris-
oner Is Well Known

Great Falls, May ia Glasgow spe-
cial to the Standard says: A. C.
Broome, well-known cowboy OF Val
ley county, was arrested last night and
lodged in jail on a charge of smuggling
dutiable goods to Montana from the
Canadian territory. Collector of Gus
toms David G. Browne, United States
Attorney Leslie and a deputy marshal
arrived this noon and Broome's exami-
nation will be held tomorrow morn
Ing before United States Commissioner
Hall. 1t is rumored that the evidence
against Broome is of a serious nature,
ana a full investigation into the case
VIII, 1t is thought, implicate several
other well-known men in different
parts OF the state, who have been en-
gagged in running large quantities of
phenacetin across the boundary line in
TO Montana Phenacetin is drug ex-
tensively used by physicians as a nerve
tonic. w. II. Scheiffin OF New York
city, has letters patent of the drug and
enjoys the exclusive right of its sale in
the United States. 1t is white crys-
tai like powder that cost Is cents an
ounce to manufacture and Ii is sold TO
retail druggists by Scheiffin who inn
complete monopoly-at 81 an ounce
The phenacetin smuggled into Mon
tana is manufactured at Montreal and
shipped to the Northwest territory i'm
great quantities. From there Ii is got
across the line and distributed where
ever ii can be disposed of. An effort
was made to sell large quantities to
different druggists of Northern Mon
tana last year, but for obvious reasons
they refused to enter into the deal.
The international line extending for
hundreds of miles through an uninhab-
ited region offers more than ordinary
inducements for smugglers to engage
In the traffice, and they have taken
advantage of the opportunity to make
big money in handling the drug. 1t is
believed that Collector Browne has been
on the track of the gang for several
months, and after securing all the evil
dence necessary has commenced the
work of rounding up the leaders
Broome's arrest caused something of
a sensation at Glasgow. He is a popu-
lar young man with the cowboys and
citizens in general, and for two years
past has been foreman of the Nm. or
Home Land Cattle company, under
Manager Harris. He is known to be a
daring and courageous man and was
last fall and placed under
-. 900 bonds for completely in a bold at
tempt to rob Lewis Bros bank in
Glasgow. His friends maintain that he
Is innocent of that charge and will be
acquitted at the next term of the dis
trict court in Valley county
The attempt to rob the bank was
made during the evening. Three mask
ed men who had left their horses tied
IN front Of the bank, which is in the
rear of Lewis Bros store, entered the
latter and ordered the clerks to throw
lpd their hands. While one stood guard
he other one rushed back to the bank
ina demanded the contents of the safe.
foung Lewis convinced the bandits
hat the money was locked in a safe
With a time lock and he could not get
I. After few oaths and threats the
men backed out of the store. Jumped /
m their horses and disappeared. A
,osse was promptly organized by Sher- |
n Willis and an effort made to. catch
he men, but the trail was lost a few I
niles from town and the chase was
Ibandoned and the whole matter an |
dropped, until the investiga- I
ion started by the arrest of young
3roome, who was charged with being
he leader of the gang. His examina- /
ion followed and he was bound over. as
published in the Standard, which con-
aimed full details of the incident at
he time.