The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-05
He HAD HIS JAW BROKEN
An Angry Juryman Knocks
Down a Detective.
TWO OF THEM IN TROUBLE
They Have Swarmed Into Butte Since
the Beginning OF the Mining Suit.
One of the Sleuths Locked Up
for Annoying a Woman.

| Two of the several dozen detectives
or alleged detectives. who have swarmed
in Butte since the beginning of the big
mining suit in the United States court,
got into trouble yesterday. One was
knocked down for annoying juror be-
iyond endurance and the other was
locked up in the city Jail for "A short
time for annoying citizen, as it is be-
lieved. under a preteSt of following his
profession of shadower.
Since the case Of L. Rollins Morse
against the Montana Ore Purchasing
company commenced over a week ago,
detectives in the employ of one or the
other of the litigants have followed
every one connected in any way with
the trial even to the newspaper men
reporting 1t, shadowing them like GRIM
inals every time they appeared in the
street and in several instances citizens
entirely outside of the case have been
excessively annoyed. The jury in the
case has been especially closely watched
by the sieuths and. supposedly TO pre-
vent any possible attempt at jury fix
ing by either litigant, without its be-
coming known to the other side. Every
time the iurymen have been taken to
meal by the bailiffs, or to their hotel to
bed. or out for walk to stretch their
legs, they have been followed from one
10 pack of the watch dogs,
1t is the custom to give the members
of the jury walk for exercise at the
noon hour, and it was during this time
yesterday that one of the never
sleeps came TO grief. The jurymen,
attended by Bailiff Meiklejohn and his
assistant, We're walking east on Broad
way. when it was observed that, as
usual, a detective was on the trail. The
party turned up Wyoming street and
walked up the hill, the sleuth keeping
pace on the opposite side of the street.
When the jury turned and came back
the detective wheeled and followed, and
when the jurymen turned east on
Broadway again he was at their heels.
They proceeded east as far as the Hale
house, and when they turned to retrace
their steps TO the court room the detec-
tive was so close UP that, for appear
ance' sake. instead of turning also. he
kept on and met them.
The fellow had logged their steps So
persistently that the jurymen had
grown tired of his action. and one of
their number, Il. l.. Grandy, gave him
a shove off the walk into the street.
Michael Jette, a brawny blacksmith,
was another whose patience had been
tried beyond the point of keeping his
temper, and stepping UP to the detec-
tive, he remarked. See here, young
fellow, you've followed me as long as
I'm going to stand it," and so saying,
let go his right, which fell on the fell
lows jaw as though i, We're his sledge
hammer. The detective bit off large
sized chunk of dust and Bailiff Meikle-
john pushed in and prevented further
hostilities. The sleuther kept at IL re-
spectacle distance on the way back to
the court room. The name of the de-
tectiye was not learned. neither is it
known which side he serves
The other sleuth who got into trouble
gave The name of G. L. Humbaugh
when arrested by Chief Mulholland on
complaint of a citizen who had grown
tired of being Swallowed. It appears
that for several nights, Humbaugh has
hung around the front OF an East Park
street candy store and watched a
young woman employed inside. His
conduct became so obnoxious that the
proprietor complained to Chief Null
holland, who placed Humbaugh under
arrest. He claimed TO be detective
employed by one of the parties to the
big mining suit and when searched ii
was found 10 have card showing that
he was in the employ of certain de-
tectixe agency. He was detained until
IL was ascertained that nothing could
be done with him and then turned
loose.
Chief Muiholland was in a quandarv
10 understand why q detective en-
ployed in a mining case should be shad-
owing young woman in candy store.
II Is his opinion that the detectives are
taking advantage Of their positions to
further private aims and IL is his pur-
pose 10 put step 10 ii If possible.
Louis Marshall. one of the plaintiffs
attorneys, said last night that the
plaintiffs have no detectives to watch
jurors or citizens. The only men they
nave are for the purpose of watching
those on the other side