Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-10
Was CAUGHT
%RED-HANDED
E. P. Carson Finds Himself in
a PrediCament.
ROBBED HIS CUSTOMER
Was in the Act of Going Through the
Pockets of W. 7. McGOnigal
When Arrested.
ROBBED HIS

e. P. Carson, who conducts a saloon at
the corner of Mercury and Wyoming
streets, was caught in the act of going
through the pockets of w. T. McGonigal,
in his saloon last night, and was arrest
ed. Nc Gonigal was in a state Of stupor
at the time, and was evidently suffering
from the effects of some supplying drug,
when the officers stepped into the place
and caught the robber, red-handed. Car
son was taken before Justice Nichols this
afternoon, charged with grand larceny.
He pleaded not guilty and his bonds were
fixed at 81 900. He secured bondsmen and
was released.
Carson's place of business has long
had an reputation. Several
robberies have been committed there, and
in every instance the proprietor has en-
deavored to fix the guilt on some unfOr-
tunate woman of the neighborhood.
About $50 last night a telephone message
was sent to police headquarters, an
nOuncing thai a man named McGonigal
had been robbed of a large amount in
Carson's saloon by Nancy Hanks, a
habitue of Pleasant Alley. Sergeant Nc
Grath left for the place and Officers
! Barry and Lowney. They had arrested
lllc woman anu NtIt tdNiIS lCl w oih'
They told the sergeant that Carson had
informed them that the Hanks woman
, had rolled McGOnigal. The woman pro-
tested her innocence and on arriving at
the Jail told her side of the story, and
the story had such g true ring TO 1t that
the officers were convinced that the Wo-
man had been arrested for anothers
crime. and the case was turned over to
! City Detective Murphy. The detective
went to Carson's saloon, and as they
| passed along Wyoming street, saw
through the door of the wine room, Which,
unfortunately for Carson's future peace
of mind was aiar, that McGonisal was
seated in a chan. apparently sounu
asleep. while Carson was industriously
going through the pockets of the sleeping
| man. The detective in the meantime had
been joined by another officer. and the
two watched the proceedings with IN
| tereSt. Carson took two p~ocketbooks ana
! a gold watch from the sleeping man, ana
the officers stepped in and arrested nm.
He was dumbfounded at their appear
ance. but managed to say that he was
simply taking the money in order to pro-
! tect the man, who was a good customer
of his place.
The officers aroused McGonieal and
took him and their prisoner along TO jail.
! At the Jail, when McGoniSal had some
what recovered from the effects OF the
OluS which ldt RNittlliS pSNh "N'f'ifi
! tered to him he said when he went into
! the saloon he had a roll amounting to
about $50. This was in an old tobacco
sack. He bought a drink in the saloon,
and in doing so, exhibited his roll or
! money. After the drink he remembered
nothing. In his pocket was found a to-
! bacco sack. filled With newspaper cut
tings of the size of paper money. He was
satisfied that the woman Nancy Hanks,
was not the one who had robbed HIM.
and this morning the officers released
her.
John Durocher was drugged and robbed
of $50 in the same saloon in February
and the crime was fixed on Frisco Nell,
, and the place has been the scene of nu-
mCrous other lOhberies.
Lille Edwards, a Galena street woman,
was arrested this afternoon for com pill
cacy in the affair. The police are also
looking for a man named LomaX. who
knows too much about the robbery to
! prevent his arrest. but it is believed that
he has left the city.