The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-12
GOT HER MONEY BACK
A Sensational Scene in Judge
Ferrell's Court.
MURDER WAS THREATENED
Mrs. Shannon Raved and Raged-shs
Said She Would FIJI Gambler More
house Ful OF Holes II She Didn't
Get Her Husbands Money.

yesterday afternoon in connection with
the ~arraignment of Ike Morehouse and
Henry Albertson. who were arrested a
week ago to-day charged with running
a gambling house. Mr.. Morehouse was
arraigned before Judge Terrell first.
You ave heard the charge. Are you
guilty or not guilty?"
Il am guilty. said Mr.. Morehouse.
Il will fine you 500 and costs"
Mr.. Morehouse laid a roll of bills
down on the judges desk and walked
out.
How about you. Mr.. Albertson:"
moi guilty"
Il will set your trial for Friday at 2
o'clock and Mr.. Albertson also walked
out.
At this point a tall woman in black,
with three small children behind her,
stepped forward and said to Judge Fer
rell. very excitedly:
Where do I come in?"
What is that?"
When am ] to be tried?"
who are you?"
Il am Mrs. Shannon. / made the
complaint against these gamblers. 1
want to be examined against them"
MI. Morehouse has been fined and is
released"
But where is my money? I want my
money; where do / get my money!
\ And Mrs. Shannon burst into tears and
raved up and down the court room.
You all stand i'm with him." she
cried. You are all trying to rob a poor
woman whose money this gambler has.
You have let him go free and he hasn't
7 given back NV $751;"
He has paid a fine of 800 and here
is the money" said Judge Terrell, hold
| ing up the roll of bills.
Give it to mel" screamed the wo-
man.
Il can't give it to you, my good
woman. The money belongs to the
county: have no authority to give it
to you!'
Then am ] to lose my $73 after all?
/ tell you my children are starving and
there isn't a cent in the house. This
S13 my husband gambled away was all
we had, and l am going to have that
money back before night or / will shoot
X Morehouse full of holes.'
b calm. Mrs. Shannon; you mustn't
talk like that" said D'Gay Stivers of
the county attorneys Office.
You lied to me-" screamed Mrs.
Shannon. You told me last night that
there would be no trial to-day and now
Ike Morehouse has been allowed to co.
II didn't lie to you" said Mr.. Stivers.
l told you they would be arraigned to-
day and that they would be tried later
OF course I couldn't tell that Mr.. More
house was going to plead guilty"
'There1l be one less gambler in Butte
before l ever sleep again." cried Mrs.
Morehouse as l would a dog. ] am GO
ing to shoe him right now" and Mrs.
Shannon started for the door.
Stop herr" said Mr.. Stivers. ."Ofi-
Ger, take that woman into custody.
She shan't leave here while she Is in
hat frame of mind"
'Oh, let her GOT said Captain
O'Leary. She'll do no HARM
Il will not" said Stivers. I'VE will
have another Baptiste murder case on
hand and everybody in this court room
will swear the woman was crazy"
Il am not crazy" raved the woman.
But I am a murderer. 1 am going to
be a murderess. l am going to
shoot Ike Morehouse-shoot him X a
dog. 1 would like to have my neck
stretched for killing Ike Morehouse. 1
would like to have 1s necks and let
them all be stretched for killing Ike
Morehouse."
Just quiet down. Mrs. shannon. and
1 will see what can be done. i will try
to get Mr.. Morehouse to give you the
money back"
He offered me a few sinking dollars
this morning, but / wouldn't take 1t. /
want all my money back"
f1OW MUCH ulu ne OfIeT you
Il am going to shoot him. / tell you:
there will be a dead gambler in town
tonight"
You keep quiet. and I will try to get
your money back"
I'll shoot you, too" screamed the
woman, n she pulled her hand out
from under her shawl, and leveled her
arm at Stivers. Mr.. Stivers jumped
aside, thinking he vas going to get it
sure. But the woman a no revolt
ver.
Assistant City Attorney Little then
went and found Mr.. Morehouse and ad-
vised him to give the woman the s7S.
Mr.. Morehouse claimed that Mr.. Shan
non lost no money in his house and
did not gamble there. He regarded it
as attempted blackmail. but finally gave
up the $73 to avoid further trouble.
The money was taken over to the police
court room and given to the woman,
who was still raving. Mrs. Shannon
took the money, whirled around and
marched out without saying thank
you" to anybody.
1t is not thought that there is much
chance of convicting Henry Albertson,
whose trial on a charge Of gambling is
set for Friday. Mr.. Albertson il known
to be Mr.. Warehouses; partner in the
saloon, but there is no evidence as yet
to connect him with the gambling bust
ness. Mr.. Albertson was not in the
gambling house when the raid was
made. while MIR. Morehouse was.
The faro layouts. paraphernalia.
chips, ETC., are still i'm the possession OF
the police and will be destroyed. The
money seized from the faro tables will
be returned to Mr.. Morehouse. The
gambling law authorizes the police to
confiscate the tools. implements, de-
vices. ETC., Of gambling. but says moth
ing about confiscating the money. So
the money. which amounts to about
SIPS. will be returned to Mr.. More
house.
The other parties arrested in the gam
bling house when the aid was made
were arraigned yesterday on a charge
of vagrancy. There are v OF them.
All pleaded not guilty and their trials