The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-30
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Gill Is Charged With the Crime
of Murder.
WELSH GOES TO THE PEN
He Was Found Guilty of Burglary-The
Fisher Brothers on Trial FOR
Changing the Brand on
Thomas Mare.

The first case called in the district
court yesterday was that of the state
against Edward Walsh, charged with
the crime OF burglary in entering the
dwelling house of j.. c. Mccarthy.
The facts as developed in the trial
showed that on the 25th of last June
the defendant, Edward Walsh, and one
VIM. Kidd, colored, were run in as vags
with a number of other hoboes and
upon their hearing before the police
magistrate were ordered to leave the
city. When ordered to leave Chief
White escorted them to the south end
Of the city and saw Walsh and Kid
take the b. A. & p. track in an easterly
direction.
The residence of ]. c. Mccarthy is
situated about two and a half miles
east or Anaconda, at the mouth OF a
gulch, and just south of the b., A.. & p.
track. Mccarthy was away at work
during the forenoon, and Mrs. MeCar-
thy and her son were in Anaconda on
business. As Mrs. Mccarthy was re-
turning home and when about a fourth
or a mile from the house she saw a man
around the buildings. Upon arriving
at the house she saw Walsh leaving
1t. A window was broken and a door
forced open. The contents of bureau
drawers and trunks were scattered
around, and the house had the appear
ance of being thoroughly
She accused the negro. whom she
caught coming out of the window. of
the burglary, but he said the White
man did ii. Mr.. Mccarthy came up at
this time and placed the negro under
arrest, and also succeeded in arresting
Walsh, following him for about a quar-
for nf a Fafln nnI h-S,-sa. I-.I = -
men to Anaconda.
The defense made by Walsh was that
the two men had no connection with
each other, but the circumstantial evil
dence against Walsh was so strong
that the jury was out only a few min
utes before returning a verdict of gull
ty. leaving the punishment to the
court.
Kidd had previously pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to the pen, and il
was very evident at the present trial
that he was trying to protect his part
ner, but the state put up so strong a
circumstantial case that his efforts
were of no avail.
In the afternoon the case of the
state VS.. Harry c. and Walter Fisher
was brought to trial. They are charged
with altering and defacing the brand
on a certain mare with the intent to
steal The mare in question belongs to
IhomaS Thomas, who resides near
Avon. The Fishers live in the same
The brand used by
Thoma is what is known as a crows
foot. and il was placed on the right
The mare was turned out
IN the accustomed range about the
of last March. Some time in
June he discovered that the mare had
been branded with the words -. F."
over the old brand, and to a consider
BILE extent obliterating il. On investi-
he discovered that the brand
was placed there by the Fisher boys.
About the first of July the Fisher
were arrested and given a pre-
Iiminary hearing before J. c. Barnden
Of Avon, who bound them over to tn
district court with bail at 81, 900.
Yesterday the state put on a large
of witnesses TO prove that the
was obliterated by the defen-
SAINTS. and that Thomas brand was
distinctly marked on the mare and
be easily seen by any person.
One witness for the defense had been
when court adjourned.
The defense TO be put up by the
is evidently, as indicated. thai
owned a horse similar to the one
owned by Thomas and which they had
ost. When they found the mare in
question they thought it their own,
aking the brand on her for a scar left