The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09
IN COURT
They Seek to Recover $4,000
From Rod Williams.
THE DEFENDANTS STORY
Mr.. Williams Says That the Money
Was Borrowed and That He
Held 1t Out to Cover
His Claim.

An action was commenced yesterday
in the district court by Attorneys
Walsh and James, on behalf of C. E.
Emerson, ]. Hampton, B. Fitzpatrick,
Joseph Dezell, B. Story, James
O'Meara, James Crowley, B. Oliver
NJ Sullivan, A. Arlett, H. G.. Smith, P.
Sullivan, ]. Rentz, J. La Fontise, W.
Bernier, A. Thierkauf, G. Thierkauf and
B. Starlight, against r. T. Williams to
recover the sum of $15O.5o. In the COM
plant the plaintiffs allege that during
the years 1898 and 1899 they were and
are now associated together and en-
gagged in athletic sports and particu-
larly in playing football for pleasure,
amusement and athletic training and
not for profit, under the general name
of the Anaconda football team. That
for the purposes of conducting the said
business, the plaintiffs elected one of
their members, A. Arlett, to be captain
and manager of the said association
with authority to receive, handle and
expend all moneys belonging to the
said association, which Office the said
Ar1ett accepted and administered. The
plaintiffs further allege that on Nov.
"a, $685. while acting in the capacity of
captain and manager of the said asso-
consent of the association, delivered to
the defendant, in the city of Butte,
Mont, and the defendant received the
sum of $150.50, to and for the use of
the plaintiffs and the defendant then
and there promised and agreed with
the said Arlett and his associates to
turn over and repay the said sum
aforesaid on the said Nov. "a, 1898, in
the city of Anaconda to the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs further allege that after
wards, and before the commencement
of this action, they by themselves and
their representatives, demanded pay
ment and return and that the defend
ant has not paid the same nor any
part thereof, wherefore the plaintiffs
demand Judgment for $150.50. together
with interest at the rate of 10 per cent
per annum from Nov "a, 1898. and the
costs of and disbursements of this ac-
ton.
Rod williams was seen yesterday
after the filing of the suit. He said:
THE whole thing is just this way:
Pete Smith came here under a guar
anteed salary of $125 a month He
worked one month and then got fired.
We kept him here two months and
paid him out of the club funds. The
last $3.50 we paid him included his sal
airy and $25 travelling expenses. This
$3.50 was borrowed by Phil Daniels, the
manager, from the Smith Drug COM
pany. 1t was loaned without inter-
est.
well, when Arthur Arlett became
manager of the club, he acknowledged
this claim and told me in the presence
of two witnesses that it would be one
of the first bills to be paid. All of the
other bills were ordered paid at meet
ing of the club. and when it came to
this bill, the players got into a wrangle
among themselves and tried to repudi-
ate it.
AT the Thanksgiving day game in
Butte our share of the gate receipts
was $1505O. In order to save costs of
an attachment suit, I just held out the
$3.50. Phil Daniels was ready to attach
the money and would have done so,
but it appeared to be saving of
money to hold out the money without
bringing a suit.
This whole matter has been stirred
up by one or two kickers, who believe
they can get a few dollars out of it.,
and these men have roped the other
boys into signing this complaint. The
case is simple-there is nothing more
to it."