The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26
FIVE YEARS IN THE Pen
Seduction Deservedly Punished
in a Dillon Court.
CASE OF JACK REYNOLDS
Ran Away With Young Girl and Tried
to Throw ALI the Responsibility
Upon Her Shoulders-A Re-
form School Graduate
speclal Correspondence of the STANDARD,

Epecial Correspondence of the Standard
Dillon, Nov. 25.-C. e. Arnolds, alias
Jack Reynolds, was on trial Tuesday
morning. charged with seduction. His
victim was 15-year-old girl with whom
he eloped last summer and skipped into
Idaho, where he was captured. Her
name is Alice Estelle and she lives lust
over the line in Madison county. With
little difficulty jury was secured and
the first witnesses called were the pa
rents of the little girl who testified as
to her tender years. The sheriff told
the story of the chase into Idaho and
the capture of the fugitives. Miss Es-
telle was put ON the stand and she told
OF going off with Jack and admitted
that they had been criminally init
mate.
The defendant took the stand in his
own behalf, and in doing so he acted
If he was being tried for something for
which he should be proud. He admit
ted the taking of the girl from home,
and, like Adam, he laid all the blanc
on the woman and said she forced her
self on him. He admitted occupy ing
the same bed with her, but denied
criminal intimacy. His testimony was
given with staggering, hragga6ocio
air and his manner Disguised everybody
within hearing. The judge cut his foul
mouthed TRADE short in the cross-ex-
animation and the case was submitted
to the jury without argument After
being out half an hour the Jury re-
turned with verdict Of guilty ana as
sessed the punishment at five years in
the penitentiary. Reynolds collapsed
threatened suicide. Fearing that he
might carry out his threats close
watch has been kept on him to frus-
trate any designs in that direction
Last night he gave it up as a bad job
and turned over to the sheriff knife
blade over two inches long, sharpened
to keen point, and promised that he
would be good and take his medicine
like man.
Wednesday afternoon divorce was
granted to Lena Pickett a Salvat ton
army lasse. whose husband George
Pickett deserted her over two years
ago. The parties We're married in Dill
Ion in June, 1894. She was given the
custody of boy, who is the only issue
of the marriage.
Oscar Stafford, 17-year- FOLD boy. who
4 is candidate for the reform school at
Miles City, will have a hearing before
Judge Parker this afternoon. A few
days ago he stole $100 from party at
Lima. Wednesday afternoon he was
arrested, and while being marched
across the street managed to drop what
was left of the stolen roll-$75 A passer
| by found the money short time after
wards and turned it over to the con-
stable. The boy does not deny stealing
! the money nor trying to get rid of it,
He is rather bright looking chap and
has none of the look of the embryo
criminal about him
When w. H. Gordon, the Jail breaker,
is turned over to the officers at the
penitentiary to serve his six-year sem
tence. the sheriff's officers of this coun-
ty Will breathe easier. Three different
times did he break jail in the last eight
months and the following collection Of
tools has been taken from him at one
time and another since his incarcera-
ton: Two saws, made out Of a clock
spring, finely sharpened and as keen as
possible; two stumps of knives, a case
knife, notched on both sides so as to be
used as saw. a scratch awl, two
whetstones, piece Of a crosscut saw,
spoke saw and large piece of clock
spring. He evidently has good friends
on the outside who We're willing to help
him.
George Roth, who had a preliminary
examina ton before Judge James for
the theft of some ore belonging to the
Hecla Consolidated Mining company
last Saturday, and who put UP a $500
cash bond for his appearance before
the district court when wanted, for
feited his bond and skipped for parts
unknown Tuesday night. A fresh cache
of ore had been discovered the day be-
fore, and he feared to face a second
charge of grand larceny. When ar
rested by the deputy sheriff on Friday
night he made bold attempt to escape
and gave the sheriff six-mle chase
before he was overhauled and recap
tured.
The trial of r. II, Mcneil and Frank