The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-21
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Charles Perry Will Enter a Plea
of Guilty.
MEMO WILL GO TO JAIL
Herrison and Nelson Are Unable to
Furnish Bonds-The Franey Murder
Case Will Come Up To-Day.
A. Sample Released.

Charles Perry. the young man held in
jail on the charge of receiving stolen
property. and also accused of being an
eX-conviot, sent word TO the county at
torney yesterday that he had decided
TO plead guilty provided he would be
let off with sentence of one year in
the penitentiary. The attorney agreed
TO accept the offer, and amend the in
formation by striking out the allegation
of prior conviction, so that a one-year
sentence might be imposed. He made
the recommendation Ia Judge Clancy
and stated that Perry desired to plead
guilty at once. The judge. however.
did not care To receive the plea yestei-
day, and after the Riley and Shadwell
arraignments We're disposed of he adj
journed court until this morning.
A few minutes later Attorney George
b. Dygert informed the judge that he,
too. had a client who wanted TO plead
guilty. and court was opened again,
and William l.. Memo. charged with
mayhem. was brought in. He stated
through his attorney that he wished to
plead guilty and be sentenced NJ once.
and the judge said that by agreement
between himself the defendants at
torney and the county attorney, he
would give Memo Is months III the
penitentiary. and sentence was formal
~ pronounced Memo is a cook. About
three months ago he got into a fight in
a West Park street saioon with one
Thomas Coberly and bit off one Of Co
berlys ears.
The attorney for Martin Herrison.
one of the men held to the district court
to answer to the charge cf assault in
the first degree on Gus Johnson, APP
pealed to the county attorney yeSter-
day to have him agree To release the
defendant on "A $3.50 cash bond, but Mr..
Stapleton declined to do so. The at
torney said Herrison couldn't raise a
dollar more. and that $3.50 in cash
would be as good a bond in his case as
one of $40. 900. He also said that the
other defendant. Gus Nelson. could
furnish $500 in cash. Mr.. Stapleton,
however. said he could not agree TO ac-
cept bond for less than 81 900 in such
serious case. but said he would file
informations against the two men to-
morrow morning. and the attorney. Mr..
Meclernan, could make his application
to Judge Clancy for reduction of bail,
and the court could do as 1t saw fit in
the matter Mr.. McClernan said he
wanted the case tried as soon as posi-
bic. and the county attorney said he
was equally anxious to have il disposed
Of. and would bring it to trial as soon
as he could.
The murder case Of Thomas Franey
will be taken up again in Judge Clan
cy's court this morning. and il is prob
able that jury will De secured to-day.
and that the trial will he commenced
The sheriff has made service on Il men
drawn ON the special venire of $50 is
sued on Wednesday.
Jacob a. sample the prospector and
sheepherder. who claims to have been
robbed by Maggie Moore in a Galena
street den, was released from the coun-
ty Jail yesterday. where he has been
held as a witness by the state. His
deposition has been taken. and il was
read over to him yesterday and signed
by him as CORRECT