The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-15
GONE TO DEER LODGE
Judge Benton Sentenced a Number Of
Criminals to the Pen.
THE SIEFRED-SHAW AFFAIR
An Old Beer Bill VIII Come Up
Later and IL Promises to be
Interesting - An indian
instantly Killed.

Great Falls, March 14.-In the district
court to-day Lew Henry was sentenced
by Judge Benton to two years in the
penitentiary and William Terry receiv-
ed one year. John Breen pleaded guilty
to the charge of stealing a bicycle on
March IL from Arthur Jardine. He re-
fused the aid OF counsel, asked that
sentence be passed Immediately, and,
when Judge Benton said one year, left
the court room with a broad grin on
his face. Besides this, the mornings
session was spent in comparative I'M
important motions.
The Hattie Shaw case will come up
Monday and probably occupy the en-
tire day. She is charged with grand
larceny, and her alleged crime led to
the crusade which resulted in the clos
ing up of the beer halls and the present
action against the variety theater now
run by Mollie Thompson. 1t is charged
that Hattie Shaw, at that time, Dec. 5,
1895, employed at the theater, stole
from James Seifred more than 500
while he was in one of the boxes at the
theater. The defense is a complete de-
NAL of the charge, the defendant claim
ing that Seifred spent the money for
wine. The case is attracting consider
able interest and quite a number of
witnesses have been summoned. 1t is
alleged that the complaining witness,
Seifred, has written a letter to the
shaw woman, in which he expresses
sorrow at her arrest and lays the blame
for the occurrence on the police Sell
fred is member of a family that re-
sides at Belt. His brother and sister
were arrested some months ago for in
cest, and the former only escaped the
penitentiary through a technical error.
His sister gave premature birth to a
child some months since and stoutly
maintained that its father was her own
brother.
The case of Robert f,rim VS. Joseph
Horn, which follows the Hattie Shaw
case on the calendar, will probably fur
nish more amusement than any case
which will lbe tried this term, and in
which will be established, as incidental
evidence, mans capacity for beer. The
suit is brought by Robert Prim against
Joseph Fl. Horn, recently proprietor of
the Lacrosse saloon, for $297.50, claim
ing that the amount is due for services
rendered The answer to the complaint
is a most original document and indica-
tive in itself of what the trial will be,
as the following abstract will show:
THE defendant, Joseph Horn, AYERS
that he never at any time since the
creation of Mother Eve to the compile
tiOl VI lHt StHlTdl avenue DdNlnR con-
tract did employ the plaintiff or his rela-
tives in the capacity of bartender. clerk.
servant, cook or spiritual adviser; that
he never in his natural life time agreed
to pay plaintiff any sum of money for
work Z. natural love or affection or any
other cause; that never, at defendants
instance. did the plaintiff perform any
work for him.
THE defendant, however, stoutly as
serts that the plaintiff by his own Volt
ton and prompted by his best judg-
ment, selected defendants place of
business as loafing headquarters to
the annoyance Of the defendant and
the disgust of his customers. The de-
PENDANT further states that the plain
tiff was never an ornament to the La
Crosse, and that during the time he
was there was an enormous consumer
of beverages and spirits and that be-
tween May and December, 1895, defend
ant sold and delivered TO plaintiff beer,
whiskey and cigars to the amount of
$4S615, which were received, drunk and
carried away and no part has ever been
paid for or returned to defendant"
In the lower court judgment was
given defendant for $3.50 and costs.
Largent e. Huntoon appear for the
plaintiffs and Stanton & stanton for
the defendant.
An Indian, known as Tobacco Eater
was shot and instantly killed at Gull
bertson, Valley county, by Frank Gus
ker, in the employ at the Fort Peck
agency. The Record of Glasgow says
the Indian had a son attending school
at the agency against his will. He
wanted the boy at home and sent for
him. The boy ran away from school,
and the agency authorities sent Frank
Cusker and r. REM to the old mans
place near Culbertson with orders to
bring the boy back to the agency. on
applying at the old Indians cabin for
the truant, the old man drew a gun and
threatened to kill the officers IL they
attempted to take the boy away. He
was finally disarmed, but Immediately
afterwards secured a large butcher |
knife and made a desperate attack |
upon REM. Cusker feared the Indian |
would kill REM, and drawing his re-
volver, fired. The bullet entered just |
behind the left shoulder blade coming |
out on the right breast. and the Indian |
died almost instantly.
Cusker was given a hearing before |
Justice Bauere of Culbertson, at which |
County Attorney Evans and Sheriff |
Willis were present. The justice |
deemed the killing justiiable, and Gus |
ker was dismissed. The boy was taken |
back to school at the reservation.