Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-10
He DREW A PRIZE
An Allegation of Robbery That
Would Not Hold.
PEOPLES. RODE in A HACK
And Was All Smiles When He Enter
ed the Court R0Om--They
Shook Hands,
PEOPLES. RODE in A HACK

ing '%touched' Jimmie Peoples for $lo IN
an East Park street saloon a few nights
ago, was released from custody in justice
Nichols court this morning. The release
was the result of a request from Deputy
County Attorney Alleys, who felt the
pulse of Peoples before the time for the
preliminary hearing arrived n found
that it was not beating in complete har-
mony with what he had been told in con-
nection with the alleged theft when the
arrest of the accused first took place.
Drew was represented by Attorney
Cason and Lawyer Marsh, who arrived
at the court room several minutes in ad-
vance of the prosecuting witness. the
latter was whirled up to the front of the
building in a swell hack. On entering the
room he took a seat at the east side. His
face bore a pleasant expression. Deputy
| Alleys at once engaged him in converse
ton regarding the testimony to be given.
but he rebuffed any intimation that he
hand that he could have anything I nad,"
said he with a smile. 81 will ask for a
non-suit in this CASE said the deputy.
addressing the court. Il have found that
what / thought I had 1 have not"
The court complied with the request
dllu DTcW anu IcOplCS SIOOh IldlluS. Iou
know l would not rob vol Jimmie" said
the former, as the two men stood hand
in hand.
A few minutes later Drew posed
against the outer door at the county Jail
and conversed with the prisoners.
How did you mae it, Joe?" asked one
Of the inmates.
II got turned up" was the answer.
Drew was the barkeeper in the saloon
where the robbery is said to have occur
red and Peoples was one of his customers.
On the night of the alleged offense Peo-
Piles entered the BARRON and fell asleep.
While dreaming Of the days when some
thing more pala:able than the hard top Of
a chair afforded him a haven of rest,
Drew is alleged to have inserted
a hand in one of his pockets and
took out a ten dollar bill. A. po-
liceman on the outside saw the act and
arrested Drew on a charge of robbery.
He thought Peoples was being made the
victim of a desire for gain on the part of
Drew.
in the district court today against Will
liam Walsh to quiet title to lot % Of block
2 Hope addition. In her complaint she all
leges that she owns the lot, but the de-
PENDANT claims an interest in it adverse
to her. Plaintiff asks the court to require
the QeIolQanL TO SET IOIll IIe udGuIG VI
his alleged claim and that she be declared
the lawful owner of the property.
Campbell & Parr are her attorneys.
Mrs. Huntington is a resident Of Con-
necticut, but owns a lot of property in this
city.
Judge Lindsay has issued an order re-
curing interested parties to appear in
his court on February II n show cause
if any they nave why the administrators
of the Largey estate should not deed to
the Home Investment & Realty company
and w, F. Sloan a fourth interest IN the
Bob Ingersoll lode claim in compliance
with an agreement into which Largey en-
tered with the company and Sloan prior
to his death.
A similar order has been made by the
Judge in the matter of the Larkln estate,
a quarter interest in the same claim beng
involved.
The commissioners finished the selec-
ton of names for the new juries in the
district court today. On Saturday each
Judge will call for a, given number of
men to serve on their coming trial panel
and the names will be taken from the list.
Amos Turkish Baths 81. Bdwy & Main