The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-04
It WILL Be A TEST CASE
Arrested Idaho Deputies Brough
to Missoula.
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE
Alleged That Robinson Was Intoxicated
and misunderstanding Towards
Women-Barbers Wouldn't
Shave Them.

MlSSOula, sept. 3.-Deputy United
States Marshal Robinson and Deputy
Sheriff Rose of Shoshone county, Idaho,
who were arrested Thursday at
Thompson, were brought to Missoula
last night by Sheriff Curran. The men
were arrested upon a warrant sworn
to by John Murphy, a mining man,
charging them with performing the
duties and functions of officers without
the proper authority.
At the preliminary hearing yesterday
the men waived examination and JUS
tice Adams fixed their bail bonds at
$500 each. Upon their arrival at Mis-
soula these bonds We're furnished, and
the two men were released from Gus
tody. They went down town to bar
Der shop and were followed into the
shop by three or four men, who asked
the BARRIERS not to shave them, as they
were scabs. Mr.. Rose was the man who
wanted to be shaved, and he said he
had the money to pay for his shave.
The proprietor told the barber to shave
Rose, and he had finished one side of
Roses face when three men entered
the shop again and whispered to the
proprietor The latter told the barber
to stop shaving, and he did so. Rose
was compelled to go out with one-half
of his face shaved and the other with
good start for beard upon it, He
returned to the Jail and there borrowed
a razor, which he used to complete the
work that the barber had begun.
A Standard reporter called upon the
men at the Jail after this incident and
Mr.. Robinson said that they would
probably remain at the jail over night,
as they did not wish to provoke any
disturbance. He said, in speaking OF
their arrest at Thompson:
I'VE came over the old Burke trail
Monday and Tuesday with detail OF
troops, following one of the men who
escaped from the pen last week we
| had tracks of him and thought that he
might be at Murphy's mine, on Pros
| pect creek. We stopped there and Muir
| ply told us that we might search the
| mine if we wished to, but he would not
| help us. He said that the men We're
| not there nor had they been. we post
| ed a guard on the trail so that nobody
| should pass without our knowledge and
| then searched the mine. We did not
| find the man and went on to Thomp-
| son. We reached there "Wednesday
| night and were arrested THURSDAY
| morning We waived examination to-
| day and our bonds were furnished
when we got here. l want you to say
| that Sheriff Curran and the local Off
| GERS at Thompson have been uniformly
| courteous in the discharge OF their
| duty. and we have no complaint 10
| make about our treatment In Montana
| 1t was this arrest that caused US 10
lose our man, however. as ne gov Nv
| of Thompson on a freight train. we
will remain here until the matter is set
tied, of course"
Attorney Folsom represents the ar
rested officers, and their case Will prob
ably come up soon. While the stand
| ard reporter was talking with Mr.. ROD
| inson he was again arrested by CON
stable Logan upon a warrant issued by
| Justice Hayes, upon the complaint OF
| l. G. Denny the charge being that OF
exhibiting a deadly weapon. Attorneys
| regard the case with interest, as 1t IN
wolves some important points as to red
eral authority Mr.. Robinson's BOND
was fixed at $500 on the latter charge.
The arrest of Deputy Marshal Rob-
! inson and Deputy Sheriff Rose has
| been the theme of much discussion to-
day The facts that will be brought
| out by the prosecution are not easy
to get at, but as nearly as can be
learned the charge is that Robinson
was abusive and threatening when he
had his talk with John Murphy on
Prospect creek and that he several
times since he came into Western Mon
tana has been intoxicated and insulting
to women. 1t is also claimed that he
| threatened to shoot a man who pro-
tested against his language and con-
! duct while ladies were present The
story that comes from Thompson is
that Robinson and Rose kept Murphy
| a prisoner all night and ransacked his
house and premises. This the deputies
deny. AS to the motive of the arrest
and prosecution Of the two men, 6
prominent union man here said to 6
reporter to-day:
I'VE do not desire to interfere will
any process of law nor do we wish t
be understood as upholding the wan
ton and unwarranted destruction o
property under any plea. but what W.
want to determine is whether or no
| it is possible for these men to come
over into Montana and i'll treat limo
cent people. If this sort of thing i!
to be allowed to go on, nobody will bt
safe here. These men have acted II
an outrageous manner and the test nov
| is to see if this is possible, even undel
the cloak of alleged legal authority"
AS far as can be learned Murphy
made no attempt to oppose the search
of his mine by the posse, but on the
! contrary. told them TO go ahead. HI
declined to pilot them through thu
mine, as he considered Ii a possibilit,
that the fugitives had concealed them
selves somewhere underground ant
that he did not want to be in the figh
that would ensue in case they were cor
nered. His treatment, if 1t was as tn,
compliments allege, was unwarrant
ed, even if the officer had the right L
search his premises. The alleged con
duct of Robinson at Thompson anC
Plains was vile and should be punish
ed If it was half as bad as is reported
John NJ. Evans of this city has beer
retained to assist in the defense of the
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