The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-11
William Verify Will Have to
Face the District Court.
HIS HEARING YESTERDAY
Mrs. Floria Cowan Relates How He As
saulted Her in the Arlington House.
Threatened to Choke Her-Duffy
Calls Verify Beast.

| tuesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Joe DAILY, took place yesterday before
Justice Devine and the accused was
| pound over to the district court for
trial. His bail was fixed at $500, which
he was unable to furnish, and he was
remanded to the custody of the sher-
| if.
Before beginning the hearing, County
Attorney Duffy asked the court that all
| persons except the officers, the wit
nesses and the reporters be excluded
| from the room. The so or more men
| who had taken seats in the court room
in the hope of hearing spicy testimony
were greatly disappointed when told
that they could not remain.
William Verify was brought into court
by Deputy Sheriff Joe Stevens. and he
wore defiant smile He looked every
body straight in the eyes and seemed
| proud of the fact that he was accused
| or such crime. He took a seat in a
corner at Justice Devine's left, and
when Mrs. Floria Cowan, his alleged
| victim, entered, he looked at her sml-
ing. Very was represented by Attor-
| ney Walsh.
| mrs. florla CoWan, who was Miss
! Majors before her marriage, was the
first witness called. She had to be help
| ed to chair as she is a cripple and
| has to use clutches. She is also very
weak and in the last stages of con-
| sumption. She told her story in part
as follows:
Il am related to the defendant He
is my first cousin and also my brother
| in-law. / went with him on the Bird
of August at 3 o'clock, to the Arlington
house. He had promised to give me
pass to Butte, so that / could go and
o to "a
Arlington, and he left me there saying
that he would go and see what time
the train would leave. He returned
and said the train would leave at 8
o'clock. He took me to a room and
brutality ssaulted me- | am a very
weak girl and have to carry crutches.
l tried to resist him but was unable
to do so. He bought beer and wanted
me to drink some, but I refused. !
tried to leave the room several times
but he wouldn't let me go. He went out
a second time and returned saying
that the train would not leave until 8
o'clock the next morning. At about
midnight he went to sleep and | left
the room. I found the Waterman and
told him that Verify hadn't treated me
right and had stolen my ring from me.
/ left the house and went to my moth
er's, to whom told everything"
During Mr.. Walsh's cross examina-
ton, Mrs. Cowan began sobbing. Her
answers were as follows:
During the evening man came to
the door of the room and told us not
TO make so much noise. l didn't dare
to cry for help as / was afraid that he
would choke me. He threatened sew
him when he assaulted me, but l was
too weak to do so. The next morning
he called at my mothers house about
money that had been stolen from him
in his trouser pockets in the room. ]
had found so cents on the floor and my
mother gave it to him. The train was
supposed to go at TAO. He had supper
brought to me in the house. l didn't
want to go into the room, but he forced
me in. did not live with him for
two years"
When Mrs Louisa Majors, mother of
the girl. was called to testify, Verify
smiled at her.
Don't look at me with that face, you
brute. I'll fix you for this" said Mrs
Majors.
You needn't look at that beast" said
Mr. Duffy.
May it please the court" said Mr.
Walsh, rising, this man is not here to
be joshed at. He is here for his pre-
liminary hearing"
"A look at his face is enough to see
what he is" said Mr.. Duffy, turning
to the witness.
Mrs. Majors testified that Verify had
gone to her house, at 11S Ash street
on the afternoon of Aug. 3, and had
asked her daughter to go to Butte with
him, saying that he had secured posi-
ton on the B., A. & P. and could get
a pass for her. Verify had said that he
would buy Floria dress and some
clothes. Mrs. Majors had told her
daughter that she was afraid to let her
go with Verify. as he was drunkard
Floria went with Verify and returned
at o'clock the next morning, and said
she hadn't gone to Butte, because
Verify had told her that there had been
a washout. Floria also told her mother
that Verify had assaulted her. When
Verify came to the house the next morn
ing Mrs. Majors told him about IL, anu
he denied it.
County Attorney Duffy asked the
court to issue a subpoena for the clerk
of the B.. A. & P, as the prosecution
wanted to prove that there had neen
no washout on the road, and also that
Verify had not secured position with
the company, but the defense admit
ted this, and the subpoena was not
issued
John Watkins, night Waterman at
the Arlington house, testified that very
and the girl had gone to the house and
he had procured room. During the
evening the girl had told him that he
had stolen her ring and had pawned
it and purchased beer. Watkins said
he had gone to the room and had told
them not to make so much noise, and
everything was quiet after that.
County Attorney Duffy announced
that the prosecution had no more testi'
mony to offer.
Attorney Walsh announced that the
defense rested, and Mr.. Duffy asked
that Verify be bound over. saying that
the testimony of the girl was sufficient
to convict
Justice Devine said that he did not
think that he could turn him loose, and
Verify was bound over to the district
court for trial.
Cordwood, $3.50 cord. Ed Devine.