Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-24
A BUSY SESSION
Judge Sullivan Had Much to
do This Morning.
THE PLUMBERS ROW
Members of Rival Unions ClaShed
Saturday Night-Cowboy
Versus Alderman.

The troubles between the two rival
plumbers unions, which almost precipi-
tated a riot Saturday night, but which,
through vigorous police work was con-
fined to a couple of assault cases, will be
aired before Judge Sullivan tomorrow af-
%ternoon, as the result of a number of ar
rests made Saturday night and yester-
day.
Saturday night Harry Reed, who is a
| member of the plumbers union which
was organized since the lockout of the
old j~ourneymen plumbers union, was
passing along East Broadway. Reed is
an employe of the Silver Bow Plumbing
company. In front of the postoffice he
met John Burns, Harmon Locker, Peter
Erickson and William Ward, all men,
bers of the locked-out organization.
Without preliminary discussion of their
grievance. they at once ven after Reeds
scalp. Reed took to his heels and the
men followed him. He was captured in
a Park street alley, where he had taken
refuge in a high dry goods box, and his
assailants We're about to administer a
severe chastisement when Officers Mat
thews and Conlon appeared and took the
four beligerent plumbers in custody. In
police court this morning they entered
pleas of not guilty and their cases will
be heard tomorrow afternoon. Reeds
version Of the episode is that there We're
fully 40 plumbers after him., but others
say hat there are not that many strik-
ing plumbers left in the city, and that
Reeds imagination, under the circum-
stances. would naturally become quite
expansive.
Earlier in the evening an assault was
committed ON Jack Lynch, a journeyman
employed by the Eschele Plumbing COM
pany. He was assaulted on Main street
by unknown men, and as Lynch belongs
to the new union it is thought by the po-
lice that his assailants and Reeds are
not unknown to each other. Lynch was
walking down the street, accompanied by
a lady, when he was struck from ehind
knocked down, and while down, was
kicked in the face several times. Some
arrests, in connection with this assault,
will be made today.
Lewis Gasselin, who is charged with
disturbing the peace by trying to lasso
an alderman by the name of Archam-
bault was in police court this morning
and entered a plea of not guilty. He will
be tried tomorrow afternoon. 1t seems
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Fifth ward had a disagreement Saturday
evening, and Gasselin claims that Arch
ambault struck him, Gasselin then
mOunted his horse, and adroitly 'roped'
the alderman. Before anything serious
could result the rope was cut by a by
stander, n the cowboy made a quick
"~get-away,' but was captured yester-
day morning.
Bert Snyder, boss-secretary of the bad
lands, who struck Officer Conlon in the
eye yesterday morning while the latter
was trying to arrest him, was made the
victim of an expensive practical joke in
police court this morning. Two charges
had been preferred against him, one of
disturbance and one for resisting an OFF,
Ger. The charge of disturbance was taken
up first. Snyder thinking he was getting
out Of a bad scraDe with ease, and not
knowing of the other charge against him.,
pleaded guilty n vas fined $40. He
turned to go away n was called back.
1--WE have another charge against you,
that of resisting an officer said Clerk
Shefrel. Snyder, somewhat nonplussed,
came back. made a mild protest. but en-
tered a plea Of not guilty and will be
tried tomorrow afternoon.
Among the fighting men who faced
Judge Sullivan this morning We're Andy
Tyler, who raised a disturbance on Main
street yesterday afternoon, and who
pleaded not guilty; Pat Duffy, who put
up a good fight on Mahoney street and
who was fined $40; Tom Pierce and G. An
derson, two jockeys. who entered pleas
of not guilty; J. Osman and Herman
Johnson, who admitted their guilt and
We're fined $40 each; Joh Bush, who
fought on Galena street, was tined $40;
Pat Rooney, a hero of the Spanish war,
who gave a practical demonstration of
how the DOnS We're beaten at San Juan
hill, and was fined $40: John Gleason.
Simon Beehan and Tom Pierce. entered
pleas of not guilty, and John Buliish,
pleaded guilty and was fined $40. Those
who pleaded not guilty will be tried to-
morrow afternoon.
The plain DRINKS of yesterday were in
a respectable minority. Jim George and
fined SIS each, while F. c. Gland took "a
hours to plead.
Jennie Johnson. charge dwith vagran-
cy, pleaded guilty and her case was taken
under advisement. Nellie Vilante,
charged with ~frequenting saloons, plead
ed not guilty, and will be tried tomorrow
afternoon.
Headache and cured with
proper glasses. Cassidy, optician. over
Hight & Fairfield.
PERFORMED A GOOD JOB.
Great Falls, July 24.-Percy Decker was