The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-09
BECOMES RICH SUDDENLY
One Explanation for the Depart
ure of William J. Radcliffe.
JUMPED HIS BAIL BOND
Mrs. Baptistes Case Set for Trial Jan
24-SeveraI Other Matters Dis
posed of in the Dis
trict Court.

William James Radcliffe. the young
man who had been bound over to the
district court to answer the charge Of
crimnally assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
Gussie Knute, has jumped his bail bond
and left the state An information was
filed against him in the district court
last Monday and citation was issued
to have him in court yesterday to plead,
but the sheriff reported that William
James had left town. 1t was stated
that the young man had fallen heir to
SIS. 900 somewhere in the East and had
gone to claim his inheritance and would
not come back. The story is regarded
as "fishy," but is probably as good as
any other 10 explain his absence. lie
was only under $3.50 bond. the suretles
On which are Simon HausWirth and
James Boyce. The court allowed his
case to go over until next Saturday and
the county attorney will then proceed
against the bondsmcn, probably III the
usual way.
Maggie Moore. charged with grand
larceny for rolling" one of her visi-
tors, entered a plea of not guilty ana
ner case was set for trial on Feb. !.
The murder case Of Emma J. Baptiste
was set for trial Jan. "a and the new
trial of G. M. Oliver for robbery for
FEB. /. j. T. Lesher charged with as
ON Jan. 81, and w. l.. Memo, charged
with mayhem. on Jan. IS. The Francy
murder case will be the first to come up.
having some time ago been set for Jan.
II. At the conclusion of the trials OF
the criminal cases the suit instituted by
The old board of school trustees to Dust
the new board from office will be tried,
the case having been set for Feb 2.
Charles Perry, charged with reeeiv-
ing stolen goods and with a prior con-
Hiction, yesterday entered plea OF not
guilty.
The attorney for y. n, Dickinson was
granted 80 days additional time to pre-
pare and serve a bill of exceptions on
statement for q new trial. and the time
in the Shafef murder case was also
extended until Jan. y TO give the
stenogra pher time To get Out tram
script. and in the meantime sentence
and all further proceedings were or
dered stayed by the court, A motion
was filed in the Shafer case to correct
the minutes to show that the defend
ants attorneys had made a motion to
set aside and yacate an order grant
ing leave TO file the information IN the
case.
Lee Thong Chinaman who is
charged with assault in the second de-
gree for setting a dog on boy,
was in court to plead, but his attorney
filed demurrer to the information,
which will be heard next Saturday.
A demurrer was also filed to the in
formation against u. @. Cooper and
was set for hearing Jan. -.
Ike Morehouse and Henry Albertson,
gainst whom informatlons We're filed
under the anti-gambling law. were in
court To plead. Their counsel filed a
motion to set aside the information for
the old and often raised reasons that
leave Of court had not first been OBJ
tanned and that the defendants had not
been committed by a magistrate.
Edward Rodgers, a l5-year-old burg
lar, who pleaded guilty a few days ago.
was yesterday ordered committed to the
reform school until he Is of age.