The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-29
ON HIS FATHERS CAYUSE
Young William Verley of Ana
conda Arrested in Helena.
THE ANTI-GAMBLlNG LAW
If Enforced, 1t Can Be Made to Apply to
Card Parties in Private Houses.
Says Nolan The Cases of
Serres and Gattan.


Special Dispatch TO the STANDARD.
Helena, June S.--Sheriff Davidson to-
day arrested william Ncrley on tele-
gram from Sheriff Fitzpatrick of Ana
eonda. The Deer Lodge sheriff stated
that he was wanted for stealing a
black horse the day before from his
Werley's) father in the city Of Ana
conda. The dispatch stated that when
he left Anaconda with the horse he
had no saddle upon the latter. using
instead red quilt. Yesterday after
noon the sheriff obtained information
that a man bearing a resemblance to
the description of Verley had been seen
i'm the eastern part of town riding a
horse OF the color and size named in
the notice sent out by Sheriff Fitzpat-
rick. He found II To be Verley. who
had acquired saddle In the mean
time. The prisoner. after some ques-
tions, admitted that he had not ac-
quired the saddle by purchase or trade.
but by helping himself. After leaving
Anaconda he rode long distance with
nothing but the red quilt between him
self and the animal. He stood this as
long as he could and In the vicinity of
Woodville Verley made a trade with a
man by the name Of Rand. Rand was
not present during the swap. At
Boulder Nerley says he concluded that
Rand's saddle was triiie too heavy,
so he made another change Veriey,
who Is a young man about %, claims
that the horse belonged to his father
and he as a son took il without the
intention of committing crime. He
says that in another day or so he
would have been safe on the Canadian
side.
Attorney General Nolan said to-day
that he would reply to the many in
quiries recently sent him as to the
scope of the anti-gambling law: that
the law included shaking dice for
drinks. playing freezeout and slough In
clubs for any consideration Of value,
or for cigars for the crowd. and that
II there were disposition TO enforce II
II could be made to apply to card par
ties in private houses where a prize is
put up.
J. j. Murray. a Marysville miner who
had many alterations as the result OF
a fall in the mine 10 years ago. was
ordered sent To Warm Springs to-day.
He clair.ed to have found the coat of
st. Patrick. which he pronounced a
daisy" and to have formed a partner
ship with God In the wool business.
In the district court to-day Judge
Smith handed down his decision in the
case of DR.. j. T.. Serres, who had APP
piled 10 the state medical board for a
certificate to practice medicine and had
been refused because he failed TO pass
the examination. Last week DIR. Serrcs
took another examination under the d.
rection Of the district court and this
he also failed to pass. To-day Judge
Smith handed down a decision affirm
ing the action of the state medical
board. The final finding of the Judge
is rs follows: That said j. r.. Serres
did not qualify, by reason of lack OF
learning, 10 practice medicine In the
state of Montana" DIR. Ferdinand
Gattan's case also came up and he was
given another chance. Col. w. +. San
ders. his attorney. presented a demand
for trial by jury and the demand was
granted. His case will not be heard
unit 1.-The September term.