The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-24
HE is AFTER DAMAGES
Altman Brings Suit Against
Hammer of Dillon.
FOR MALICIOUS ARREST
Hammer Had Altman Arrested for Sell
ing Goods Without License, but
the Case Was Dismissed by
the County Attorney

About six months ago Sam Altman,
proprietor of the Peoples store in
Butte, went to Dillon and opened a
store at that place, but his competition
was not desired by N. T.. Hammer.
clothing dealer of that town, who made
a complaint against Mr.. Altman and
had him arrested on the charge of be-
ing a fakir, or, in other words, a tray-
cling merchant, doing business in Dill
Ion without license for that kind of
business. Mr.. Altman was released on
bail, and when the case came up in the
district court of Beaverhead county
week ago the case was dismissed by
the county attorney. Yesterday Mr..
Altman, through his attorney, II. J.
Burleigh of Dillon, commenced an ac-
ton in Beaverhead county against
Hammer for $21, $50 damages for false
and malicious prosecution. The COM
plant in the case alleges that on the
18th of last September, at Dillon, the
defendant falsely and maliciously and
without reasonable or probable cause.
charged the plaintiff. before Phil ID.
McGaugh, a justice of the peace, with
having committed the offense of will
fully and unlawfully vending goods,
wares and merchandise at Dillon, at
temporary quarters, in the capacity or
occupation of merchant who travels
from place to place, without having
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Beaverhead county to vend such goods,
wares and merchandise, and procured
the justice of the peace to issue
warrant for the arrest of the plaintiff
on such charge, and thereupon he was
arrested and imprisoned ana restrained
of his liberty, and was compelled to de-
post 500 in lieu of bail to obtain his
release. On the 21st of the present
month, without the procurement or re-
quest of Altman, the charge, and the
prosecution based thereon, was dis
missed by the county attorney of Beav-
erhead county and the prosecution is
wholly ended and determined BY
reason .of all these facts the plaintiff
has teen greatly injured in his credit
and reputation, and was brought into
public scandal, infamy and DISGRACE,
and has suffered great anxiety and
pain of body and mind to his damage
in the sum of $4,000. By reason of the
acts of the defendant, as alleged, the
plaintiff, for the purpose of defending
himself against the charge preferred
against him, was compelled to expend
$3.50 to his counsel for his services in
procuring the plaintiffs discharge from
Imprisonment and defending him
against the charge. For period of
four days he was also prevented from
transacting his ordinary and customary
business to his further damage of
81. 600. Judgment is therefore asked
Tor S2U,oUU Tor the injuries SUSTAINED "
his credit and reputation and the anx-
iety and pain of body and mind suf-
fered by reason Of the public scandal,
infamy and disgrace to his good name,
reputation and standing in the COM
munty; for the sum of $3.50 for ex-
penses and moneys laid out for counsel
fees. and for 81 900 damages sustained
by reason of being prevented from at
tending to and transacting his ordinary
and customary business.