The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-27
BUTTE News.
HE PLEADS NOT GUILTY
q. r. Shadwell Arraigned for
Killing Martin OConnor.
RILEY GIVEN MORE TIME
He Will Make His Final Plea Next Tues
day-O'Donnell Startles the Court
by Asking That Shadwell Be
Admitted to Bail.

Thomas j. Riley. the assassin of Pat
rick Largey. and @. r. Shadwell, who
shot and killed Martin O'Connor, were
in court again yesterday and Shadwell
entered his plea of not guilty and his
trial was set for March Is, but Riley
was again given further time until
next Tuesday to make his final plea. at
which time his attorney MIR. Naughten.
will also file an affidavit in support of
a motion to have his trial postponed
beyond the usual period.
In Shadwelrs case a motion TO quash
the information was presented and
overruled before he entered his plea Of
not guilty, and Lawyer O'Donnell start
led the court by making a request that
the defendant be admitted to bail. Mr.
Connolly said he was surprised at
O'Donnell's request, and Judge Clancy
said the case was not a bailable one.
ODonnell then asked for at least 60
days in which TO prepare for trial. but
the court thought there was sufficient
time before March 1S
In Riley,s case a motion to set aside
the order granting leave to file the in
formation was presented without argu-
ment and was overruled. A motion to
Quash the information and a demurrer
were disposed of In the same way. 1t
then became time for the defendant to
enter his plea of guilty or not guilty
but Mr. Naughton asked that the mat
ter go over until Tuesday, and his re-
quest was granted.
Fred c. Reiss. the Butte Hardware
company bookkeeper. who had been in
formed against on the charge of may
hem for. as alleged. biting off one of
the fingers of w. c. Pitts. another en-
ploye of the company, was discharged
been DISMISSED on motion of Mr.. Con-
molly, who informed the court that the
evidence was insufficient 10 warrant a
conviction and insufficient in law to
prove the crime of mayhem. He said
that at the preliminary trial the finger
of the prosecuting witness was ban
daged and the evidence Was that Reiss
had some difficulty with Pitts. after
which Pitts went away. bur later
returned and invited another attack
During the scuffie that followed. Pitts
claimed. the end Of one 81 his fingers
was bitten off by ReiSs Al present
there is no evidence Of The alleged may
hem. the finger having h@aled up COM
pletely and no part OF il being missing
Judge Clancy made an order eXonerat-
ing Reiss' bondsmen.
Chief Deputy County Attorney Con-
molly yesterday filed an information
q II II, q,
charging him with assault i'm the first
degree. On the 9th of last November
Wilson attempted to beat his wife and
John >. Jones. also co1ored, interfered
10 protect the woman. Wilson procured
a shotgun and fired at Jones, shooting
his left arm off. Wilson was arraigned
and the court appointed f. O. Jackson
TO defend him. He was given until
Monday TO plead.
An information was also filed against
James Williams and John Paul, charg-
ing them with making a burglarious
entry into warehouse belonging 10 the
Anaconda company The defendants
morning to plead. NJ. L. Wines was ap-
pointed to defend them.
Judge Clancy yesterday formally
sentenced John w. Coughlin TO the pen
itentiary for one year, in accordance
with the verdict of the jury. for en-
bezzling money from tine Anaconda
company. In answer To the usual ques-
ton from the court. Coughlin said he
had nothing 10 say why the sentence of
the court should not be passed on him.
After sentence had been pronounced he
made request that he be taken to the
pen at once. A commitment wps issued
and the sheriff took him TO DEER Lodge
last evening.
demurrer to the information
against w. G. Cooper. charged with
assault in the second degree. was ar
gued yesterday morning and the mat
Ter was taken under advisement by the
court. The information was filed In The
name Of the chief deputy county attor-
ney, and the defendants counsel argued
that deputy could only act in the
name of his chief, and that the inform
alton should therefore have been drawn
in the name of the county attorney.
FRANK Moody was in court once more
yesterday for arraignment on the in
formation charging him with having
been implicated with the notorious
Clancy gang in the robbery of the Great
Northern bridge crew at Meaderville
about year ago. lie stated that he
had employed Thresher and Naughten