The Anaconda standard., 1899-12-31
IMPOSED A STIFF FINE
James Dee Fined $40 for Flour
ishing a Gun.
CAUGHT IN THE VERY ACT
Officers Capture a Burglar In ROOM
Said He Was Looking for Bed.
Dan Warren Charged With
VagraDcy.

In Offering his official reproof yester-
day to James Dee for flourishing gun,
or CARRYING concealed weapons, as the
ordinance describes the offense, Judge
Sullivan of the police court pressed
the limit a trifie and made Dee's recon-
noissance in force somewhat expensive
for him.
Dee was the man arrested at the
Great Northern depot night before last
for making a gun play, influenced by
liquid courage. Dee has a sister who
is married to man named CaHery.
it appears that they have not been
getting along very well together and the
day before yesterday the wife declded
TO leave her husband and started Tor
afaconda. Caffery followed his wife
to fine railway station, hoping to in
duce her to change her mind, and there
found Dee, whom he blamed for all MS
trouble with his wife.
Caffery accused Dee of trying to sep
arate him and his wife, and Dee, VINO
had taken aboard a cargo or llquld
nerve, expecting to meet his brother
in-law. prepared for fight. He struck
at Caffery, who retaliated, and then
Dee pulled his gun and made wild
demonstrate with it. An officer VINO
was at hand promptly placed him un-
der arrest.
In the police court yesterday Dee en-
tered a plea of guilty to the charge
against him in the hope of getting OF
lightly, but the facts had come to the
attention of the court, and Judge Sulli-
van, remarking that he thought it was
about time to make an example OF
some one owing to the frequency OF
such exhibitions of late. fined Dee $40
Dee complained rather bitterly at the
severity of the sentence, but produced
and left the court room.
The police caught a burglar at an
early hour yesterday morning in the
act of attempting to rob the room OF
George Quail at 23la East Granite
street. His burglarship is now pris-
oner at the county jail
Quail went home shortly after
o'clock yesterday morning and, as he
opened his door, was surprised TO tlnd
d stranger in the room who appeared
10 be looking about to see what was
worth taking. Quail was equal to the
emergency and, calling friend, stood
guard while he sent the friend for a
policeman officer Gilmore responded
and took the burglar to the city Jail.
He was found to be fully prepared for
the business. He wore pair of soft
soled shoes and in his pockets were
found a lot of skeleton Keys.
The fellow gave the name of George
Cooper and protested that he was not
bent on stealing, but was looking fol
bed. When asked, if that was the
case, why he had climbed through
Quails window without asking any
body's leave, he became confused and
made no reply. Judging from the cir.
cumstances and Cooper's equipment
the officers had no doubt of the fellows
mission in the room and sent him tc
the county jail on a charge of burglary
Cooper said he had arrived but a few
days ago from Seattle.
Dan Warren, who was booked at the
city jail yesterday on a charge of va.
grancy, was arrested by the police fol
making away with an overcoat belong.
ing to Frank Mcdonald, who lives al
345 South Arizona street Mcdonald
complained to Detective Murphy thai
Warren had borrowed his overcoat ano
had then taken it to a pawnshop and
soaked it. Detective Murphy arrest.
ed Warren, but after he was in jai
his friends induced Mcdonald not tc
appear against him, in the hope OF Sc
curing his release. 1t did not work
however, as Detective Murphy declined
to be made tool of in this way anG
held Warren for vagrancy.