The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
A TOY PISTOL HOLO-UP
A Man Tried to Make a Woman
Accompany Him.
OFFICERS CAUGHT HIM
Patrick Griffin Made a Gun Play in an
Attempt to Make Boon D g Up
Money-He Was I'M
successful.

Some new fashions in hold-ups were
brought out in a couple of cases which
came to the attention of the police yes
terday. Men have been known to hold
people up for almost everything, but
a case which came to the attention of
Acting Captain McGrath and Acting
Sergeant Walsh of the police at an
early hour yesterday morning is the
first in which a woman has been known
to have been held up for her society.
The two officers named were making
their rounds yesterday morning and
were proceeding up Main street, when
they heard angry voices on the oppo-
site side of the street. Stopping to
listen, they heard the voice of a man
demanding of a woman that she ac-
company him under penalty of being
shot The officers hurried across the
street and found a man presenting
gun at a little woman, who, however
did not appear to be especially afraid
of his putting his threat into execu-
ton. as she was addressing some very
strong language to the man, which was
of a character one would not hear in
polite society.
The officers placed both parties under
arrest and on taking the weapon away
from the man, found it to be nothing
more than a boys cap pistol, though
of a huge make. On the way to the
city Jail the man made a break for
liberty and gave Officer McGrath a
good chase before he was captured.
After that he went peaceably enough
till the Jail alley was reached, when
he again made break and ran down
Park street. Both officers followed and
overlook the fugitive, at which he
a,,1 had To 1hn n1
down several times before he would
submit to arrest.
At the Jail the captives gave the
names of James Williams and Sadie
Pearce. Both We're booked for disturb
ance of the peace, and in the police
court yesterday were fined $40 each.
The second hold-up of the day occur
red last evening at the B. & B. house,
in Front street, South Butte. Barney
Boon, the proprietor of the place,
stood talking to a customer, when
Patrick Griffin, switchman in the
employ Of the Northern Pacific, walked
in with gun in his hand and asked
Boon if he had any money. Boon re-
piled that he hod none and Griffin lev
eled his gun at Boon's head and told
him he had better have some money or
| he would get killed. The other peo-
pie in the place made themselves
| front door, Griffin following and re-
peating his threats. At length another
| person came in and Griffin, turning
| to see who it was, Boon lodged out the
door and ran to- his room and got his
| gun. He then went back after Grif-
| fin, who, on seeing Boon was armed,
ran out. An officer was called and
| Griffin was arrested in nearby sa-
| loon and taken to the city jail When
searched fine 45-caliber revolver and
iair of steel knuckles were found on
him. He was only booked for carry
ing concealed weapons. Griffin appears
to have some influential friends who
| express the belief that the fact that
| he was somewhat intoxicated and that
he had had some difficulty account for
his action and that his intention was
not that of robbery.
Griffin has quite a reputation for
making gun plays. Not long ago he
took shot at Jack Mclaughlin and
at the Clark picnic at Basin last sum-
mer he took three shots at person
| with whom he had trouble. Several
other affairs of the same kind are re-
called in which he is said to have fig
ured with his gun.