The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-14
ANACONDA news.
Rellct DRAG NET
Half a Score of Secretaries Hauled
Up in Police Court.
FINES IMPOSED ON ALL
Pay and Some Conclude to Stand
Trial-Two of Them Talk OF TAX
ing an Appeal-Dan Donnelly
Fined 900.

Judge Fitzgerald in police court yes
terday had more business than he nas
bad for two months. The police yester-
day morning rounded up all the sec
retaries" they could find. and when
court convened there WIS present a
large collection of about the toughest
looking human v%ultures'' that ever
was brought together in one Place.
Many of the secretaries whose wom-
en- had saved up against just such a
rainy day. came proudly forward,
pleaded guilty and put their money
down on the desk with a loud cIank.
Severa of the arrested men, however,
decided to stand trial and entered pleas
OF not guilty. None of them had coun-
sci. They conducted their own defense
and cross-examined the witnesses with
as much ceremony as though they were
the greatest legal lights that ever
shone forth.
George Simoneau, WHO has been ar
rested several times before. was one of
those who pleaded not guilty. He for
merly lived with a woman named Mag
gle Marshall, but about three weeks
ago he and Maggie had a vigorous
quarrel and since then Georges and
Maggie's hearts have not beat as one.
Simoneau's defense consisted principal
ly in that he had lived alone for the
past three weeks. He declared that ne
was not being tried for what he had
done last year or two years ago, but
FOR the offense. IL any. he was commit
ting at the time Of his arrest. He adj
United that he had lived with the Mar
shall woman and in order TO make his
nQfanEa still Cfrnn0nn he AaNlI -.
ed that he had lived with many other
women.
The court fined him 500. When sent
ence was pronounced he demanded a
jury trial. and when old that he was
Just n BIT too late i'm the game for that.
he demanded to know II he was allowed
10 take an appeal. He was informed
that such was his privilege. His bond
was fixed at 500.
Frank Merritt was another gentleman
OF leisure who decided to stand trial.
He explained that. although he consort-
ed with a woman of ill-repute. he was
married to her: that he was powerless
10 keep her from leading the life she
did that he always behaved himself.
and kept aloof from the class of people
TO which he himself belonged. He was
fined S25. and also offered a few re-
marks about an appeal.
William Smith. alias Cherokee Bill"
was sentenced to 90 days I'm the coun-
ty Jail.
Dan Donnelly had been arrested a
good many times before. and a short
time ago he was given a nclter under
suspension of sentence. He went away
for a snort time. but recently returned,
and he was i'm the police drag net when
ii was hauled in. He said that since
his return he had been working" He
was fined 800. In default of payment
he was sent below. where he will serve
80 days. As he followed the officer out
of the court he remarked "thatll come
in handy"
julie Maiden paid $40. as DID also Fred
sherman and Al Sproll.
Fay Templeton. a fairy from beyond
the milky way. was arrested for steal
ing $50 from n visitor to her resort
Gus Olson. The prosecution
deemed that not sufficient evidence was
procurable to secure q conviction, and
the charge against her was reduced TO
one of running a house Of prostitution.
To this charge she took until his
morning to plead.
Joseph Gilbo. a 17-year-old boy. was
for stealing a watch. On the
promise of his father to restore the
watch. the court let the young fellow
with a fine OF so. The watch hau
been taken from a woman.