The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-01
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DAILY is STILL " JAIL
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Peter o. Myro was yesterday SEN
fenced to II months In the p~enitentiary
1t hard labor. 4
AT the opening Of the afternoon ses-
sdon Of h district cour J. H. Dufy,
attorney for Myro. made application to
withdraw the plea Of the prisoner of not
guilty OF assault In the first degree and
enter Of guilty Of assault in the
second degree.
The court asked the prisoner IL IL
were his desire to have the plea
nange Ayro answered that 1t was.
T~hereupon Judge Brantiy sentenced
him to 10 months In the penitentisry at
hard labor.
The o6ense for which Peter Myro was
sentenced ID that OF taking four or 1--WE
shots At Gus Olson. In the early part
OF November OF this year. Myro, who
had been working In h mountains as
. w~oodchopper. came to Anaconda. In
his pockets he carried his earnings of
ave or six months. with the money
he decided to ave q good time. He
went to several saloons and got beast
ly drunk. While In tina state Myro
wa q very noisy and troublesome in
divtdual. He created quite q lot of ex-
element In many places. He wanted
to fight. but there were few who had
the same desire and they are not to be
blamed. for Myro In a man Of powerful
build. being more than six feet in
height.
While out on his spree. Myro hap
pened into the saloon kept by Naglar,
at h corner OF Front and Main
streets. While there Myro spent some
money. n he spent 1t quicker than he
afterwards thought he had. When he
found that bis money was nearly all
gone he got to Quarreling with the bar
tender. named Gus Olson. They ex-
changed some words and Myro pulled
a revolver out Of bis pockets and fired
four shots at Olson, one Of which
struck Olson In the arm. The others
imbedded themselves in the mirror be-
hind the bar.
Myro was arrested and was charged
with assault in the first degree, to
which accusation he pleaded not guilty.
but yesterday changed his plea to n
of guilty Of assault in the second de-
gree a. stated above.
Judge Brantly yesterday set the time
for the hearing Of the proof I'm the suit
from her husband, William Presleigh.
The time was fixed at $3.50 o'clock this
morning. In her complaint Mrs. Pres
leigh claims that her husband has de-
serted her; that he is now in Gem.
Idaho. and that he contributes nothing
toward her support.
Patrick J.. DAILY. who made an appli-
cation on Tuesday for q writ of habeas
corpus. was taken before Judge Brant-
ly yesterday afternoon. Attorney ]. T.
Casey. on behalf OF DAILY. asked that
his client be given his liberty, as the
commitment in the case did not hold
the defendant for n offense to the
laws Of the state of Montana. The court
held that the commitment was, in fact.
insufficient. but gave the state "a hours
to amend IL. and II not amended by
hat time. the petitioner will be liber-
ated.
At the conclusion of the base of David
Evans VS.. the Anaconda Copper Mining
company Judge Brantly announced
that the members OF this jury panel
were excused from further duty. The
Judge complimented the Jurors, saying
hat they had been attentive to their
duties.