The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-03
IN THE POLICE COURT
An Example for Men Who Abuse
Their Families.
THE CASE OF JOHN KELLY
When He Gets Drunk Life Is a Burden
for His Wife and Fsm,iy-He Was
Sent to Jail Judge Fer
relrs Docket.

Suube refrell maue an example yes
terday of John Kelly for the benefit OF
men who get drunk and abuse their
families. Ordinarily Kelly Is not a bad
fellow. but when he gets drunk life Is
a burden to his wife and children. A
few days ago he went on one Of his
tears and. as usual. started in to abuse
his family. An officer was called i'm
and he was arrested. but begged so
hard to be left of and made so many
fair promises that il was decided not
to prosecute him, and Thursday. after
he a sobered up, ne was released
from jail. He no sooner regained his
liberty than he started tanking up
again, and that evening went home and
threw his wife n children out in the
street. For this he was rearrested and
yesterday was called to account for his
conduct before Judge Terrell in the po-
lice court. Judge Terrell read the
charge against Kelly and inquired what
he had to say. Kelly made no direct
plea OF guilty or not guilty, but started
in to explain. He acknowledged his Of
Tense, but excused himself on the plea
that he was drunk. and then he reit-
Grated very solemnly all the good prom
Uses he had previously made. He said
tffot IL tIiS ifI1t lit Noulu
never raise a han to a emb of his
family again. Judge Terrell listened at
tentively till Kelly had finished. and
quietly remarked that il was about
time to make an example. Kelly was
told he would be required to pay a fine
Of $50 or go to Jail for 25 days. Kelly
went to jail n his family will have a
respite from his ill-treatment for a
while.
Josie Olson's coauettishness was the
cause OF her being required by Judge
Terrell yesterday to pay a fine of SO
Tor figuring i'm a disgraceful affair
night before last, which eliminated in
the arrest of herself and N OF her
lovers for disturbing the peace. Josie
was once a woman of responsibility and
occupied an honored position in So
ciety as the wife of an honest man. but
she went the way of the bad. and is
now one of the mmone denizens of
the dark district. Her present diff
Guilty came about through having too
many strings to her bow Mike Nc
Donough, supposing himself the accept
ed lover. presented Josie with a new
coat and hat. Thursday night the veil
was lifted from his eyes n he discoy-
cred he was being worked for the plain
est kind Of a sucker. Then he made a
rough house" Both were landed in
Jail and yesterday contributed $40 each
to the city treasury by decree Of Judge
Terrell.
Judge Ferrell's grist comprised quite
a number of other offenders. Among
them were two caseS set for trial i'm
which the complaining witnesses failed
To appear n the cases had to be con-
tinued. They were the cases of Mamie
Kelly. or Suprenault. who is charged
with petit larceny for taking a watch
from Mike Shultz. a miner. and old
Mrs. Tracey. whose arrest for disturb
ance was procured by j. II. Farrand,
who made so much fuss about having
the woman prosecuted that when he
failed To appear against her, a bench
warrant was issued and he was ar
rested for contempt. Both cases went
over to next Tuesday.
Sophie James, the notorious keeper
OF an designation house in West Per-
phyry street. was once more before the
court for trial for maintaining a house
of prostitution. After the city's case
was in, a motion to dismiss was over
ruled and the cas- continued to Tues
day to allow the defense time to pro-
cure the attendance Of witnesses.
Other police court cases were those
of Simon Bartel. charged with vagran-
cy. which vas continued; Miss Addie,
disturbance. fine SO: John Smith and
Lew Frary. disturbance. fined so each:
job Dwan. ned so for indecent ex-
posure; Mrs. Leehy. fined s. for trunk
enness: James O'Donnell. charged with
assault. case dismissed.