Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-26
FRIDAY, NOV. 10
in the Death Warrant
as the Date
FOR THE EXECUTION OF
Daniel Lucey, the Convicted Murderer
of Patrick L. Reagan--Pris-
Oner Sentenced.

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shows that Friday. November 10, between
the hours of 10 and 2 o'clock (daytime)
the prisoner shall be taken into the Jail
yard by the sheriff and hanged by the
neck until he is dead. Thu sheriff has
been served With a copy of the warrant.
During the proceedings in court the
prisoner stood near the railing and mani
tested no apparent indication of that I'M
easiness which usually crops from the
average man over whose head hangs a
yawning moose. 1t might be said he was
a trifle pale, but the shade of color was
the same as it has been since the expira-
ton Of the first two weeks of his contine-
ment in the county Jail. While sitting in
the room waiting for his case to be taken
up Lucey glanced furtively about, shifting
his eyes from one person to another. Dur
ing the proceedings there was no visible
| change in his former attitude. His con-
duct was not of the ~braggadocio brand-it
was natural and characteristic of the
| man that has seen much of the world and
its people.
While the judge was talking he stood
! and divided his attention between the jul
| dicial throne and individual members of
the audience. Not one word was spoken
by nh attorneys did the talking.
During the time Lucey was in the room
five officers We're also there, the sheriff
! and four of his deputies, Messrs. Shay,
Evans, O'Neill and Sidley. Messrs. Shay
and Evans remained hear the door.
With the expectation that a day for
Lucey's execution would be decided upon
and announced a large number of per-
sons We're present, Michael Reagan, a
! brother of the man whom t he prisoner is
accused of having enticed into Silver
Bow canyon on the 3rd of last September
and numbering. being among them.
The judge informed Lucey that the
time for ~pronouncing sentence on him
had arrived, following the remarks with
| a statement of the various phases of the
! trial and it's result. The prisoner was
then asked if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be pronounced.
/! At this point z. T. Cason, the attorney
who defended him. stated that before the
court proceeded further he would say
that the prisoner had employed other
I counsel, but Notwithstanding this fact
he would like to have the ~pronouncing of
the sentence postponed until such time
as the stenographers could transcribe the
j testimony taken at the trial and a motion
for a new trial and bill of exceptions
could be prepared and properly presented
to the court. He considered this one of
the privileges to which the prisoner was
entitled.
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Thresher asked to have his name and
that of L. j. Hamilton entered as counsel
for the prisoner. He said he had received
a letter from Lucey's sister only last Sat
urday and called the attention of the
court to the fact that the prisoner had
ten days from the date of sentence in
which to take the preliminary steps to-
wards the presentation of a motion for a
new trial. He did not believe the steno-
graphers could get out a transcript of the
testimony within that time and he would
therefore ask the court to give a reason
able time in addition to this ten days.
The judge granted the request, giving
20 days. Thresher asked that the lssu-
ance of the death warrant be stayed until
the statement and bill of exceptions could
be prepared, but the judge replied that
he would not do it. Sentence was then
pronounced and the prisoner remanded
to jail.
1t is understood that Lucey has rela-
tivee in Providence. r. l., who have de-
cided to aid him in his defense.
Nat Simons. a vender of milk. resid-
ing in Brown's gulch, has had a warrant
issued for the arrest of John Murray and
George Roach. whom he accuses of nav
ing assaulted him at Centerville yester-
day morning. Simons was not injured
by the two men. but considered the at
tack of sufficient magnitude to warrant
him in making complaint against them.
Alex Mcdonald. A. ]. Mcdonald and
C. j. McRae, as appraisers of the estate
of Margery Williams, have filed their
report in court. They give the property
a value of s., 100. In the matter of the
estate of Alfred Davis Edwards a report
of the appraisement made by John Hosk-
ing. James Bennett and J. Richards has
also been filed. The property is valued
at 81, LOO.
f. r. Geddes is being sued for divorce
by his wife. Amanda J. The complaint
alleges infidelity and cruelty. 1t also
states that the marriage. of the couple
took place in Helena on February Is,
1896. and two children are the result;
that the defendant and a woman un-
known to the plaintiff have been in the
habit of frequenting a rear room of the
saloon kept by r. Sandal: that on the
10Th of this month the defendant threat
ened to blow out plaintiffs brains, and
at other times used abusive language to-
wards her. Mrs. Geddes further claims
that her husband earns 800 per month,
but has not lately been so liberal in sup
plying her with necessaries. Besides a
decree of divorce she asks for 500 with
which to pay her attorney, the custody
of the children, alimOny pending the set
Element of the action and the restora-
ton of her maiden name, Amanda J.
Monroe.
A complaint charging Mrs. Charles
StrOWbridge Of 636 South Montana street
with assault in the third degree on Mrs,
D.. A. Sullivan was issued from the
county attorneys office late last even
ing and filed in Justice Nichols court.
In making the complaint Mrs. Sullivan