The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-11

and asked II she had not stated at the
city Jail that Corrigan had on clothes
with a little red dot in them. She de-
MED she had said so, but said the
clothes he then had on did not look like
those he wore at the time of the rob
berry.
George G. Marshall. a roomer at the
Merrimac house. Identified C%orrigan as a
man he saw at the Merrimac house at
the lime of the robbery. He saw Cor
rigan run for the stairs and fall o
half way down He was certain the
defendant was the same person. The
witness identified the Corri-
gan threw at Mrs. Brooks.
Cross-examined by MIR. Booth, the
witness was asked how tall the man
was whom he saw and he said he
thought about five and a half feet.
Emma Brooks, the 13-year-old daugh-
ter of the landlady of the Merimac
house. saw Corrigan at the time of the
robbery. She sat on the steps when
he came tumbling downstairs. She was
very certain he was the "A Cross
examined. the witness said she had
gone to the city Jail To identify CorTi-
gan. She did not nave TO have MIN
pointed out to her. She was not certain
the clothes he wore i'm court were the
ones he wore at the time of the rob
berry. Mr.. Booth asked: did you know
the ildH ny MS tlblitSs VI INV Inv
child replied, by his face"
The state rested and. as there was no
evidence against the defendants Brown
and the woman, Mr.. Connolly asked
that the complaint against them in this
ease be dismissed. but that they be held
for another charge he wished to file
against them. Mr.. Booth protested
against holding them and asked that
the complaint be filed at this time. JUS
tian anranHaan mn1n an order dis
charging the two defendants, and on
order of MI. Connolly Constable Har-
rington rearrested them.
Mr.. Booth asked for the discharge Of
Corrigan, contending that the evidence
did not warrant binding him over. The
motion to dismiss was overruled and
Mr.. Booth put his client on the stand
in his own defense.
Corrigan simply entered a denial Of
all the allegations of the states wit
nesses. Cross-examined by Mr.. Con-
molly, Corrigan was asked: rs Corri-
gan your right manner"
1T is"
Have you any other name?"
No, sir"
Did you give that name to the po-
lice when you were arrested?'
mo, sir"
What name did you give?"
Wilson"
What were you arrested for?"
II don't know"
WHY did you give the name of Will
son?"
Il didn't want to give my right name"
"Was there any one with you the night
you were arrested?'
Yes, sir; a man and a woman
who were they?'
Il didn' know the man. The wo-
mans name was Minnie something"
Where did you meet them?"
They were coming out of a Chinese
noodle joint"
And you say you went up and spoke
to them without knowing them
Il had met he woman the night be-
fore at the hobby horses"
But you didn't know the MANI
"She introduced him as Billy
The case was submitted without argu-
ment and Judge Laurandeau bound the
defendant over, r%emarking he believed
there was sufficient reason to believe
him guilty and he had nothing to do
with what a jury might do. Mr.. Con-
molly observed s"ententiously that If ne
could not he convicted they could get a
hung jury.
Corrigan's bonds were fixed at $500,
and, being Unable to furnish bondsmcn,
he was committed.