The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-29
de Made . Strong Plea Before
Judge Clancy.
HE WAS FIRST REJECTED
Had Been in the Country Eight Years
but Had No witnesses to
Prove It-Incidents OF
the Day.

conda and several who went through
the examination before Judge Clancy
the day before and failed to pass were
on hand again and managed to get
through after denying fatty that they
had ever applied for naturalization be-
fore. Among he applicants in Judge
Lindsay's court was Thomas Kelly. an
unusually intelligent man. and after the
judge once decided that his evidence
was not sufficient he made such a strong
argument tina the Judge became on
WINGED that he was entitled to his papers
n he got them. Kelly made his decla-
ration to become a citizen in Chicago in
1893 ana had a copy of his first papers
to show for II. He said he had been I'm
the United states eight years and In
Montana four years. He had w wit
nesses. N who had known him for
four years and the other for two years.
The judge told Kelly that he feared he
could not admit him unless he could
produce a witness who had known him
in this country for at least five years.
Then Kelly began TO plead. He was
very anxious to become a citizen. He
said IL he was required to have a wit
ness who had known him for five years
he might never be apIe TO prove his
residence. He said h knew OF no one
with whom he had been acquainted for
five years. although he had been in the
country eight years. His first papers,
he said. showed hat he had resided in
the United States for at leas. five years
and they ought to go for something in
the way OF evidence. Two years he
applied for final papers in Anaconda,
but the judge there told him his first
papers did not show hat he had been
in the country v years, but said the
papers would be competent evidence
after h expiration Of five years. The
judge listened to Kelly's argument and
then observed:
II believe that you have mistaken
your profession. 1 viii grant our pa
pers."
Manuel Correa, a native of Portugal.
applied TO Judge Clancy for citizenship
papers.
Did you ever AXE out your first
papers?" asked the court.
Yes; l took out both my first and
second papers. but 1 lost them"
And now you want to start all owe
again." asked the court.
Yes, sir" ,r
Correa aid he look out his final pa
pers in Utah, and had tried to get a
copy of them. but could not. He had
lived in Butte Is years. Judge Clancy
ordered new papers issued to him.
John Spelich. one OF the men from
Anaconda. said he had been in America
a good many years, but he could talk
and understand very few words in En-
glish. He said he had lived Is years in
Omaha.
You must have been herding by
yourself. or you could talk a little more
English said he judge. How long
& did you come to this stateg"
six month"
The Judge told him he could not get
his papers until he had been in the
state at least one year, and one of
Spelich's witnesses said the man had
been here two years.
He swears he has been here only
six months" said Judge Clancy. IF
he is a liar he will not make a good
citizen"
Spelich did not get his voting papers.
Mike Tevich. a young Austrian who
failed to pass the examination on
Thursday, presented himself with two
witnesses.
You were up here yesterday. were
you not?" asked the judge.
NO" said Tevich.
II think you were"
NO." insisted the Austrian. and the
judge was evidently convinced that he
was wrong.
Where were you born?"
Anaconda"
Where is Anaconda-in Canada.
South America or the United States?"
Tevich looked abou him for help and
finally he looked appealingly at one of
his witnesses. who helped him out. and
Tevich murmured: United States"
"When did you make UP your MINI to
become a Citizen"
Tevich was again prompted by the
witness. and he replied: The first day"
He got his papers.
Where did you land when you ar
rived i'm this country" another Aus
trial applicant was asked.
Anaconda" was the reply.
Your ship sailed right into Ana
conda. did it,"
Yes"
when did you first get it into your
mind to become a c~itizen?"
'Oh. -four years ago l chop wood"
He got his papers.
Several of the applicants had forgot
ten their own names. or at least the
names they had given the clerk, and
the judge finally got tired. and although
there were but two more applicants ia
be heard he refused to hear any more
and adjourned court FOR the day. He
htid StSSioh AAbih = uutii v
the purpose OF naturalization and ad'
mitted the following:
Joseph Walsh. Frank Seplich. Charlie:
Carlson, Pat Peoples. Joseph Secho, w
T.. Hennessy. Sam Hagidin. Pa'
Hughes. Manuel Correa. Roster Zambe'
Itch. Mat Starchi. George Held. william
Gum, James Dawson. Olof Farvor
Frank B~rogovich. MAJ Greducich. Ste
Stokan, John Cruich. George katkic
George RinOvich, Mike Tevich
Judge Lindsay admitted the follow
ing: Andrew Dingnan. Ed Dougherty
Charles Colbertbatson. Samuel Youlton
Thomas Kelly. Jean II. Narcotic. Pat
rick Normandeau. Francis Joseph DUFF
fy, Quinlan McCarty. Michael McNich
oias. William Berg. II. Telious. Andrew
Tanderson. Richard Spettigan. JONI
Lucas, Charles Newman. ID. ID. MELON
aid, Carl w. Adeen. Anton Dobseynski
Albert Keva. Martin Burns. Carl'
Barco. Charles Heden. Herman Rund
blad, Osmond Nereson. Frederick Sturt
ridge, James F. Smitheram. John Os
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