The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-11
ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY,
BLACK Is Accused of Rolling an Intoxi-
Gated Man,

-.eSosV" VI itO1lIng an lntOxI-
Gated Man.
Great Falls, June 1O-Frank G.
Black, who was arrested last night
on charge of robbery. is hoy of
~ years. 1t is charged that he went
through the pockets of Herbert Shutz,
VINO was sitting in a saloon the worse
Tor multitudinous drinks, and took
therefrom 55 cents in silver, silver
watch and pocket knife. Gsorge
Shafer saw the performance and inn
med1ate'y nabbed the man and turn
ed him over to Officer Marcus A1der-
son, who took him to the station and
searched him. Shafer had taken the
change from his hand but the watch
and the knife were found on him. This
afternoon he was confronted by Shutz,
who gave the number of the watch,
both the number of the case and that
of the movement. He also identified
the knife. Black is likely to take a
trip over the divide in consequence of
his act. He said in the sweating pro-
cess this afternoon that he had never
been arrested, and that he did not re-
member having taken the knife or the
watch, but he showed no great shock
when Chief Guerrin informed him that
he was In fair way to go to Deer
Lodge for his nights adventure. He
said that he had worked for three or
four days for the Great Falls Meat
company, and prior to that had work
ed for Harry Nelson at his sheep ranch
near Cascade.
Charles Higgins, an 11-year-old boy,
was arrested to-day for stealing some
fishing tackle from the store of Strain
Brothers. He was given severe lee
ture by the court and this, with a
nights sojourn in the jail, was con-
sdered sufficient, and he was allow
ed to go.
Tot ~,
pair arrested yesterday for the alleged
rolling of man on the river bank,
were taken before Judge Race this
morning for trial. The county attor-
ney considered the evidence against
them not sufficient to warrant a trial,
and they were allowed to go.
1t seems that three citizens who were
down on the river bank, near the boat
house, saw Watkins rolling Casey, who
was drunk and dead to the world, over
the ground and evidently going
through his pockets. He had evidently
finished his work when Jinkins APP
peared on the scene with several bot
ties of beer with him. The two men
had conversation and Jinkins evil
IDENTIFY thought the search had not been
thorough enough and commenced to
roll Casey over and over again. going
through his pockets at the same
time.
Ihe witness notified the police who
soon appeared on the scene and toook
in all three of the men. Charges of
robbery were placed against Watkins
and Jinkins, and charge of drunken
ness was placed against Casey. in order
to hold him. All three men were
strangers to the witnesses
This morning Casey was examined
and said he arrived in town Wednes-
day evening He had 81 when he
came in, and the same night spent $50
for clothes. What he did after that
he don't know, neither does he know
how much money he spent or where he
ate All he remembers is that Thurs
day morning he had three $40 bills left.
From that time on the world was a
blank to him. How long Casey had
been travelling around with Watkins
and Jinkins is not known but the two
latter We're observed yesterday after
noon going towards the river bank,
them. OF course, both prisoners pro-
with the former supported between
tested their innocence and claim to be
sheep shearers, waiting for work to be-
gin.
Later in the day man appeared to
whom Casey had entrusted $25 of his
money, and it was therefore doubtful
if the alleged highwaymen had OBJ
tanned anything of his roll
The city now has growing rock pile
in the yard of the city Jail, and as the
number of vags and FOUNDERS appears
to be increasing with the advent of
warm weather. it is likely that some of
the number will have an opportunity
to test their strength against the hard
ness of the country rock hereabouts.