The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-19
ARRESTED IN M|SSOULA
Druggist Galloway Will Be
Brought Back to Butte.
HE MUST STAND TRIAL
A Serious Charge of Forgery Made
Against Him-He Left the City I'm
mediately--The Case Was Dis
missed by Justice Trapp.

Sheriff Regain left this morning on
the Northern Pacific west-bound train
for Missoula to bring back James S.
Galloway, the West Park street drug
gist, against whom a charge of forgery
was dismissed in Justice Traps court
day before yesterday.
In June. 1896. Galloway gave note
for 800 to Mrs. Amanda Minger. some
time later the note, with other personal
property, was stolen from Mrs. Munger.
She was unable to collect the note after
that, and about two weeks ago began
suit in Justice Burns court to recover.
Galloway's defense was that he had
paid the note and he came into court
with note which he swore was the
original and which was Endorsed as
paid by Mrs. Minger. Upon the margin
of the note was the imprint of the print
err who got out the blanks upon one OF
which the note was made for the First
National bank, aLI George stevenson OF
the First National bank testified that
this imprint indicated that the blanks
had been printed for the bank in July,
1897. AS Galloway gave the note a year
prior to the printing of the blanks, II
was evident the note was forgery, ana
a warrant for Galloway's arrest for for
gerry was promptly sworn out. Gallo
way was arrested and arraigned before
Justice Trap, and being unable to fur
nish the bond imposed. he was commit
ted to the county jail. His preliminary
hearing was set for the 18th. but was
continued to the 18th by agreement of
counsel. When the case was called
Thursday no one showed up to prose-
cute the case, and Stenographer john
son Of the county attorneys office asked
for another continuance. Justice Trap
refused to grant the continuance, and
dismissed the case.
Galloway was so overjoyed at his es-
cape that he lost no time in trying TO
put himself beyond the jurisdiction of
| the Montana courts, and left yesterday
| morning at o'clock for the West.
| County Attorney Stapleton did not hear
of the dismissal of the case until yes
| terday morning, and he was much eX-
| ercised, and notified Sheriff Regan TO
| telegraph in every direction to have the
| fugitive stopped. as he vas satisfied the
| druggist had left town. In the mean
| time another complaint was made out
| and filed in Justice Laurandeaus court.
! A warrant was issued on the complaint,
/ and an officer sent out to iiild Galloway.
/ The result OF the search confirmed Mr..
| Stapleton's fears, as it was found Gal
| loway had taken his departure without
| enlightening any one as to his destina-
! ton. The authorities at Missoula were
| among those telegraphed to by Sheriff
| 49,
| fugitive had been stopped, and would be
detained pending the sheriff's arrival.
Because of certain remarks passed
| censuring Deputy County Attorney
! Stivers, whose duty it is to prosecute a
portion of the cases in justice courts, for
falling to appear against Galloway, that
official made the following statement
| last evening:
Il appeared for the state last Tues
| day at Justice Traps court, and g
continuance was had at defendants re-
quest. Judge Trap set the hearing
as l thought, for Saturday. lnsteau
il appears it was for the nth ! re-
manned at the county attorneys office
on the 18th until 2 o'clock, and there
| being no cases for hearing, for the rea
son, I suppose that ii was st. Patricki
day, / went to the police station.
was not advised of the hearing a
Trapp's court w. w. Johnson, oul
stenographer, appeared at Traps ant
asked for a continuance, but 1t was re
fused by the court, and the defendan
discharged. Neither Mr.. Stapleton no
Mr.. Connolly knew of the hearing unit
the morning OF the 18th, nor did |. wher
we Immediately took steps to have hin
rearrested.'