The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-17
HOTEL SNEAK THIEF.
Two Travelling Men From st, Paul
Lose Their Clothes.
NEWS FROM GREAT FALLS
Broome Is Not the Smuggler of
Phenacetin-AIlan Morrison Kill
ed at the b. 81 NJ Smelter-
Mrs. <. l.. White Dead.

Great Falls, May 16.-A smooth sneak
4 thief entered room at the Park hotel
occupied by A. Forbes and III. d. Spald-
ing, st. aPul travelling men, and gath
cred in two overcoats, two suits and
two 1000 mileage books, one on the
Great Northern and one on the North
ern Pacific. The coats were disposed of
here and one of the mileage books Civ
en- to a saloon keeper. The thief then
vanished and is now believed to be in
Butte. He is we'll dressed and has a
light mustache, black fedora hat, light
overcoat and a dark suit of clothing,
with creased pants. Efforts are being
made to run him down.
A Glasgow special to the Standard
says: The federal officers rounded up
the wrong man in arresting A. X.
Broome for alleged completely in smug-
Cling phenacetin into Montana. The
court room was crowded when the
prisoner was arraigned before Commits
sioner Hall this morning. and after
three witnesses were examined the pris-
oner was dismissed, the evidence not
justifying his being held to the United
States court. District Attorney Leslie,
Collector Browne and the other federal
officers left for the West to-day. There
Is no doubt that the smuggling has
been carried on extensively, but ii is
not believed the leaders are located in
this section.
Last night an accident occurred at
the Boston & Montana smelter, where
by an employee named Allan Morrison
sustained injuries that resulted in his
death. Morrison was descending a lad
der in the clay mill department of the
plant when he lost his grip on a rung
of the ladder and was hurled down on
a mass of moving machinery and, be-
fore Ii could be stopped, he was shock
ingly crushed. mangled and bruised,
and had sustained internal injuries. He
died before he could be removed to the
hospital and his body was taken to an
undertaker's. where il is being prepar-
ed for shipment to the former home of
Morrison at West Bay, Cape Breton,
Nova Scotia.
The unfortunate man leaves a wife and
five children at West Bay, his oldest son,
r. H. Morrison, residing in this city. Mr..
Morrison had intended visiting his family
next week after an absence of several
years, and had written them to that ef-
feet. He had been a resident of this city
for nearly three years and had a wide cir
Gle of friends, who extend sympathy to
the family at this time. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow evening in the
First Presbyterian church, under the au-
spices of the Mill & Smeltermen's union.
Rev. Mr.. Riggin will preach the sermon.
after which the body will be shipped to
West Bay, accompanied by r. II. Morri-
son.
Mrs. Mason, who was deserted by her
husband some months ago, and who has
been a ward of the county for several
weeks. was committed to the asylum at
Warm Springs. Mas
Mrs. f. L. White died this morning, Rf
ter an illness of three months. She had
been a resident of Great Falls for three
years and leaves a husband and four
children.
The remains of the unfortunate Ida
Wallace, who died last evening from the
effects of morphine poisoning. lie in a
plain casket at McBratney's undertaking
rooms on Second street north. The casket
is covered with wreaths of beautiful flow
ers contributed by women of her own sta
ton in life. This afternoon a large num-
Der of former acquaintance visited the
parlor where the body lies, and on more
than one occasion the visitors left the
room sobbing.