The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-24
BUT II DIDN'T KILL HIM
Demented George Dahl Cuts His
Throat From Ear to Ear.
TWAS A BUNGLING JOB
Business Brisk in L.vingston's Police
Court-The Union at Aldridge Will
Celebrate Miners Union Day.
Mining Property Bonded

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the street in front of the Park restau-
rant. He had been drinking and was
laboring under serious mental disor-
der, which prompted the fear that his
life would be attempted by some one
who, he said, was following him. He
used pocket knife in his frenzied at
tempt to cheat his imaginary pursuers,
and in his desperate attempt to end his
existence, cut his throat from ear to
ear. Had the knife been sharper, or
the blade been used on the side of the
neck, Dahl would doubtless have gone
to the happy hunting grounds, but the
lncision In his neck was made across
the Windpipe. cutting the cartilage of
the air passage and releasing a torrent
OF blood, which ran down the neck of
the demented man and soaked his
clothes with its sanguinary stain, The
bystanders rushed upon Dahl as soon
as they recovered from the surprise oc-
casioned by his reckless act, and, after
struggle, he was disarned and taken
to the office of DR.. Pampe, who sue
ceeded in stopping the flow of blood.
Dahl refused to have the cash in his
neck sewed up and said he would tear
1t open If threads were put in the cut.
Monday morning he asked the officers
of the Jail to give him poison that he
might end his life and exhibited other
symptoms of insanity, which will prob
ably land him in the Warm Springs
hospital for the insane. Dahl is about
40 years of age and is carpenter by
trade. He lived in Horr until recently,
where he has been employed at Newon's
mine as mechanic
The last few days have brought
great grist of business to the police
court and the sanctum of the justice
of the peace. 1t appears that an cpl
demic of misdemeanors has taken place
and the heavy hand of the law has
been placed with firmness upon many
an erring mortal within the last week
Thursday George Matson was ar
raigned in Judge Bender's police court,
and under the charge of getting drunk
and violating ordinance No. s, he was
fined IS and sentenced to work out the
fine under the espionage Of Marshal Mel
son. He was taken out to work by the
marshal Friday, and while the officers
attention was distracted he flew the
coop and made hasty hot foot out of
town. On the same day L. r. Backman
was brought down from Bear Gulch by
Sheriff Young. He was in the clutches
of the law on the charge of blowing up
the shack of Pat Dougherty the Sun
day morning before his arrest. He and
another man, Jack Lang, were ar
raigned and their hearing set for Tues
day before Judge Bender. before whom
the complaint was made by Dougherty
The last sad scene in the court room of
the newly elected judge was the trial
and sentence of a brakeman named
Dayton. who was accused of robbing
a laborer. who passed under the eupho
NOUS sobriquet Of "Black Hills" of $40.
Dayton stood trial and made strong
effort to escape the tolls of the law but
the court was obdurate and sentenced
the culprit to pay fine of $3.50 and SO
costs and spend 30 days in the county
Jail. The sentence of the court will
compel Dayton to languish in Jail for
a period of 1859 days. The alleged theft
was done in the Bozeman Brewery sa-
loon Saturday evening, and the evil
dence against the culprit was particu-
larly clear.
Saturday was a cold day for the sec
retaries of the Red Light district, and
Judge Bender's court made a cleanup
of number of these characters and
put them through course of sprouts
which lmbered several of the gentry
sufficiently to enable them to get out
of town. Frank Dunn faced the court
on the charge of violating ordinance
No. % and was assessed a fine of $50
and given two hours to leave town He
left. Johnny Barry was arraigned on
similar charge. found guilty and COM
PEELED to take the same medicine. He
also made his escape within the two
hour limit set by the court. Thomas
Bagley said "Howd'y do to the judge
for the second time within month and
got his walking papers along with the
rest Marshal Nelson and Judge Ben
der declare they will keep after the
secretaries until they rid the town of
those who live lazy life on the earn
ings of unfortunate women. B. L.
Lloyd was arraigned on the, same
charge preferred against the rest, but
pleaded guilty, paid $25 fine and was
allowed to go.
The Miners union at Aldridge will
celebrate Union day with the usual
festivities, Tuesday. June 10. A picnic
is the diversion advertised for the day
and purses aggregating $3.50 will be
given to the competitors in the sports
and games. Foot races, horse races
jumping, pitching quoits and a tug of
war will be in evidence and the days
amusement will be ended by a grand
ball in the evening at Welcomes hall
Mentioned on the programme are Alex
Stuart and William Ralph, who have
charge of the entertainment part of the
affair: Mike Obrion. Charles Dixon
and Thomas Somervile, who will look
after the dance: Joseph Bailey. William
Williams, Elmer Hancock. Joseph
Guelde, William Thomas and Timothy
Obrion, who will see to the refresh
ments. 1t will be a great day for Aid
ridge and for union labor and the fra
ternity of the toiler will be cemented
more closely by the anniversary enter
tainment
John F. McClung, who lives in the
Shields River valley, about 25 miles
north of this city, was reported seri-
ously i'll the latter part of last week.
A consultation of doctors was called
Sunday, and Drs. Campbell and Cogs-
well drove out to the residence of the
patient They found Mr.. McClung suf-
fering from malarial cachexia linger-
ing malady induced by a malarial at
tack. Two daughters and son of Mr..
McClung arrived from Missoula Sun
day In response to telegram announc-
ing their fathers serious illness and
drove out to the Shields River ranch.
Thomas Lenighan of Bear Gulch was
in the city the first of the week and
reported that deal was put through
on the 18th inst, by which T. B. Sulli-
van of Butte, representing Butte capi-
tai, bonded the New York New York
Fraction, Westside Sunshine snow