The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-27
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Several Informations Filed in
Criminal Matters.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Kaufman Used a Knife on Ambers and
Cut Him Over the Eye-Lost His
sight Berlage and
His Wife.

The county attorney yesterday after
defendants in criminal cases. One was
against william Kaufman. who is
charged with crimina assault in the
second degree, committed on one
Charles Ambers. on the End Of last Ju-
lv. Kaufman was out on bail and Mr..
Connolly asked that a bench warrant
be issued for him, which was done.
He stated that Kaufman had used a
knife on Ambers and cut him over the
eve and inflicted an injury from which
Ambers has since lost his sight. When
he was bound over to the district court
bond at $500. but in view Of later de-
velopments. Mr.. Connolly asked that
his bond be increased and Judge Lind
say placed II at $1,000.
An information was filed against Dick
Rowland, charging him with burglar
izing the room of George Girson. at 400
South Main street. on the 18th of last
July. Rowland was arraigned and was
granted until next saturday to plead.
Attorney Forestelle was appointed to
defend him.
Edward Corrigan was also informed
against for burglary. He is charged
with unlawfully entering the room OF
one George G.. Marshall at the Merri-
mac house oil August 3. The arraign-
ment of the defendant was set for next
Saturday.
Edwin John Rerlage threatened 70
vyhip his wife. Myrtle Beatrice Berlage,
and she wouldn't stand for II and be-
cause of his threats she yesterday com
menced suit for divorce in the district
court. In her complaint she relates
that they were married at Spokane on
October 81. 1897, and lived together less
than a month when he began TO threat
en- that he would use a rod to her and
otherwise abused her. He threatened
to whip her on the 18th OF November
Of last year. using n directing IN
sulting and o%pprobious language to-
wards her" on March 10, 1898, the de
PENDANT was guilty Of "the same acts
hereinbefore alleged" and On March g
he was again guilty OF the same acts
of cruelty and threats of bodily injury
upon the plaintiff" Mrs. Berlage says
the repeated threats were OF such 9
degree and nature as TO cause her 9
| feeling of constant danger TO life. limt
} and health, and reasonable apprehen
sion of future danger" She wants Il
&, be restored to her maiden name, Mrytl'
Beatrice Claybourn.
: Holy Altar and Sitting Horse, tw
, representatives OF a race whose priv
! leges are fast fading. called at the coun
~ attorneys office yesterday and mad
|, a plea that must have been humiliatin
TO the liborty-loVinE Indians. The
wanted a permit to hunt and fish on IN
Big Hole river. They made their want
: known through an interpreter, n sal
n that IL they went to hunt and fish witt
A out some written document from som'
. one in authority the ranchers woul
: drive them off, as they had done betor
= They said they had attempted II ono
- and not only tho ]ranChers but the she
; ifs OF n~eighborinE counties got aft
them. Holy Altar and Sitting Hori
are full-blooded Crees and recently d
7 clared their intention Of becoming cit
A zens of the United States. and tn
a carry and display their first papers wit
" "A great show of pride. They are goo
A. Indians and are working a leased rant
a not far from Butte. They got the hun
J. ing and fishing permit they s>nGht.
y Thomas p. Hall yesterday commence
n suit for damages against George
!. Cobban and Lnu- Cohn. The defen
- ants were sureties on a claim and d
"A livery bond in a suit Of ]. w. Hoffmi
against George Gleason. which W
), brought in a justice court. The bol
y, was for s4OO. and the value OF the pro
~ erty involved and sucd for is S2O2.5o.
u The Injunction suit OF william
Thompson against the Combinati
Mining mpa had been set for hea
ing on an order to show cause befo
Judge Lindsay yesterday. but II "
crowded over by other matters. and
nv an agreement of the attorneys II "
continued until tomorrow morning.
90 Amounted superintendent.