The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-01
SEARCHING FOR O'BR|EN
Scar Face" Burke Looking for
the Big Officer.
HE FINALLY LOCATED HIM
Burke Declares That He Came All the
Way From st. Paul in Order to
Get Glimpse of Franks
Ugly Mug.

John Burke, or "Scar-Faced Burke"
as he is commonly called, has been on
the inside of the Deer Lodge county
jail time II two. and it Is only a
month or TWO ago that he complete
60-day sentence in that institution.
After that he went away. He said he
went to st. Paul, and perhaps he did.
Last Tuesday when Officer Frank
0Brien was in Butte after the robbers
of the Yukon restaurant he saw Burke
on the streets of that city, and told De-
tective Jerry Murphy that it was a
good thing and willing to be pushed
along. Jerry promised to push 1t along
and told Frank that Scar Face" would
be in Anaconda before the officer, but
that didn't happen. and O'Brien got
here few days ahead of him. Early
yesterday morning, however, Burke
bobbed up, and proceeded To work the
saloons for drinks. He was fairly sue
cessful, and in a short time had accum-
ulated sufficient bug-juice To loosen his
tongue.
He announced that he hated Frank
O Brien like hog does a snake. He
even said that O'Brien had been mean
enough TO have him sent to the county
jail. He had come all the way from
st. Paul to find the big duffer and if
he crossed his path there would be the
hottest time that anybody cared to
see He said lot of things. too. that
made them emphatic by liberal
sprinkling of a choice cole, t
swear words not contained in the hymn
books Somebody who was afraid that
O Brien wouldn't hear about Burke's
anxiety to see him quick enough went
out and told The officer that Burke was
looking for him, and that he was on
the verge of Mysteries over his inability
to find him.
O'Brien is a big-hearted man, and he
didn't like to see Burke worry himself
to much. so he went with the messen-
ger to the saloon where Burke was
making his little speech. Just as
o'Brien came into the place Burke was
piling it on thick. The bouquets that
he threw at the officer We're even more
numerous than those that We're thrown
on the stage during the latter mart If
the late minstrel show. Burke was
just getting warmed up to let go AN
extra choice lot of compliments when
O'Brien grabbed him by the collar.
O'Brien doesn't know just how strong
he is When he laid hold of Burke
something seemed to float before
Scar Faces" eyes. He seemed to be
in q dream. He was whisked out Of
that place so quickly that he didn't
know whether he had come from St.
Paul or from Hong Kong to see
O'Brien. He didn't seem to realize at
once lIlal the man he ndu sought so
long and earnestly was before him. In
fact he was dazed. and by way of an
awakener O'Brien let go of his collar
and then took another hold and shook
him a little.
please, Mr. OBrien, don't shake me
so; I'm an Irishman like yourself
Please don't"
"Ah, come along here limited
O'Brien with another child-like shake
Burke finally realized that he had
found O'Brien, but. alas. it was too
late-the Jail doors closed with clang
and he was left to bemoan the passing
of the opportunity that he had failed
to take advantage Of
Burke was up before judge Donoghue
yesterday and was very indignant that
he should have been arrested. The
court told him that his remarks would
be in order on next Monday night. and
until that time Scar Face" will re-
main in jail to ruminate over the wick
edness of the world in general and po-
lice officers in particular.