The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-15
Anaconaa Meas.
M IN POLICE COURT.
They Make Things Lively for n Lit q
Whiie.

While.
There was a great old time in police
court yesterday morning when Mrs.
Peterson was brought in to be tried
on a charge of disturbing the peace in
the eastern part of the city, and Tor
threatening Mrs. Taylor.
The testimony went to show that
Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Taylor are
~neighbors, that yesterday morning Mrs.
Peterson threw at Mrs. Taylor various
small articles, such as rocks, tin cans.
chunks of coal and other missiles. Ac-
cording to the testimony of Mrs. Tay-
lor, Mrs. Peterson threw so many of
these things into her house that the
floor was literally covered with them,
and that one of her children was struck
in the side with one of the thrown ar
ticles. Furthermore. Mrs. Taylor stat
ed hat Mrs. Peterson had sworn at
her and threatened her with great bod
lily injury.
Mrs. Peterson. in her own defense,
attempted to lay the blame for the dis
turbance on her daughter Lily. She
said that she had not thrown anything
at Mrs. Taylor or at Mrs. Taylor's
| children. but that whatever had been
thrown was fired by Lily.
After the conclusion of the testimony
the court fined Mrs. Peterson $40 m
| costs. and suspended sentence during
her good behavior. 1t developed, how
ever. mat MIS-. peterson = BoCu De-
| havior was short lived. In the lobby
just outside the court room Mrs. Peter
son again encountered Mrs. Taylor,
and began pouring in volley after vol
ley of the choicest English. She kept
up her tongue lashing for some time.
but Chief of Police White finally got
tired of it and took the belligerent Mrs.
Peterson to Jail. where she was held
until the fin of so was paid.
A complain was sworn to in Judge
FitZgerald's court yesterday morning
by Mike Corners, charging James Mel
len with disturbing the peace, and with
breaking Corners bicycle. The case
was set for hearing in the morning, but
Corners, it seems, came around n
told Chief of Police White and others
that he did not want to prosecute the
case. and he did not show UP when the
case came up.
He appeared in the afternoon, how
ever. and the court demanded that he
explain he meant by not show
ing up when he was wanted. He said
that he had understood that the court
would turn Mellen loose. n that there
was no necessity for his presence. The
court said that he had no business to
understand any such thing. and Con-
ners was fined $40 for contempt of
court.
He was then asked IL he wanted to
prosecute Mellen. He said that he
did. The city was represented by At
torney Walls, and Mellen by Attorney
Oles. In giving his side of the case,
Corners said that about 10 o'clock on
Wednesday night he heard a racket in
the back yard of the boarding house
where he and Mellen boarded, and
looking out of the windoy he saw Mel
len throw his, Corners. bicycle over a
10-foot fence. He also testified that
Mellen had said. when asked what he
was doing there. that he would get
even with the - Corners said
his bicycle was badly broken up.
Mellen. testifying in his own behalf
said that he was very drunk on Wed
nesday night, and that in passing
through the yard he had probably
stumbled against the bicycle and haC
thrown it out of his way. He had nj
recollection of such an occurrence how
ever. inc said that if he ran agains-
anything he couldn't tell whether i
was a bicycle or a log. He offered t.
pay for the repairs to Corners bicycle
If permitted to go, and this offer wa:
accepted. He was then dismissed.
Conner and Mellen have had trouble
before. and a few days ago the TIVE
engaged in a sort Of a prize fight, il
which Mellen came out best man. Mel
len said yesterday that he had no i'll
feeling toward inner any more, anC
If he had lone him an injury ii wa;
entirely unintentional.