The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-03
FIVE YEARS IN PRISON
That Is the Sentence Imposed
on William Haverstack.
MURRAY GETS ONE YEAR
Other Convicted Criminals Will Be Dealt
With Lateral Peculiar Accident.
Narrow Escape OF Two Ladies.
Gossip OF Livingston.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Specla Correspondence of the Standard
Livingston, Nov. LIN the district
court Saturday William j. Haverstack
was sentenced to five years confine-
ment at hard labor in the state peni-
tehtiary at Deer Lodge Haverstack
was convicted at this term of court of
assault in the second degree. He was
tried a year ago for murder and was
acquitted. the information not being
correctly drawn. At the time he COM
mltted the murder he committed the
assault for which he was sentenced
Saturday. A peculiar combination of
circumstances seemed to favor Haver-
stack and he escaped easily, the pre-
valllng sentiment being that he should
have been hung for the crime of MUIR
der William Murray was given one
year in the penitentiary for perjury.
committed in justice court about three
months ago. In the cases of William
Brown. convicted of backmail: Bob
stevens. convicted of manslaughter:
Thomas Williams. found guilty of
blackmail. and Henry Rockinger, who
was convicted of mans,aughter. SEN
tence was postponed until Friday, the
"a ultimo. In the case of John F. Nc
Cleary, bail was reduced from 81 ,001 to
f41U. several criminal cases were aQ-
Indicated during the week. A divorce
was granted Frances Z. Lewis from
Grant Lewis. the case going by default.
Charles GARNER was awarded Judgment
against the t. e. D. Liquor company
in the sum Of 81. 36760 and costs of suit.
z. r. Sowash secured a Judgment
against the estate of S. S. Taylor for
judgment by default AGAINST Philip Will
in the sum of 1929 90. The Joseph
Schlitz Brewing company was awarded
Judgment against s. S. Taylor's estate
for S7744S.
A curious accident. which nearly re-
suited in fatality. occurred in the car
penter shop of the Northern Pacific a
this point Saturday afternoon. Ire
victim of the accident was Dennis
O'Hearn, workman employed in the
shop, and so severe We're his injuries
that it seemed as if he would not rally
from the shock 1t appears that the
unfortunate man was engaged in rip
ping UP the decking of a fiat car. For
the purpose Of tearing the boards loose
he was using a long lever. one end of
which he would insert under the board
and pry it. UP from the fastenings.
While he was pushing down on the end
of the lever with all his strength the
bar slipped from his grasp and recoil
ing with terrible force. struck O'Hearn
crushing blow under the chin. The
injured man fell from the car where he
was working and the sound of his fall
brought fellow workmen to the spot
He was picked IN and placed on a
stretcher and DR.. Pampel called to at
tend him. The physician pronounced
the case a very serious one and said the
patient was suffering from conclusion
of the brain. O'Hearn was removed to
the Livingston hotel and lay in a pre-
carious condition for two days, but he
is now slowly convalescing and prom
Uses to fully recover from the effects Of
the awful blow he received.
What might have ben serious acct
dent occurred in the canyon west of
this city Monday afternoon. Mrs. j.
Forney and Mrs. Kaufman were driv-
lady on the Upper Yellowstone, and
when they had reached the mouth of
the canyon they collided with a team
going in an opposite direction, upset
ting their vehicle and throwing both
ladies violently to the ground. whee!
of one of the carriages passed over Mrs.
Forneys body, and although that ladv
is 80 years of age she strangely escaped
any serious injury. 1t is said that the
accident occurred through the careless
driving of the occupant of the vehicle
which collided with Mrs. Forney's car
riage and no little feeling has been en-
gendered by the accident. 1t is a
very fortunate incident that neither of
the ladies were seriously injured and
1t SENS almost miraculous that they es-
capped unscratched.
Agitation is going on among the
students of the High school to organize
a football team and indications point |
to the formation of strong eleven. A
trs, sI-4
been found in the High school at this |
place and the boys are being trained |
daily and promise to put up a hard |
game before the end of the season.
Games will be played with Billings,
Bozeman and Missoula and the bows
are working hard to get into form for
the games. Attorney c. w. Robinson
will coach the team and the eleven will
be captained by Frank Evans. Good
is plenty and there is no rea-
son why the team should not prove
formidable one for the other high
schools Of the state. A good deal of In
terest is being manifested by the stud
ents and no doubt a strong aggregation
will be got together.
Judge John Story of Greenfield. Iowa.
was in the city the first of the week
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Leard.
The judge is commissioned by the
dence in the cases of parties who have
claims against the national government
on account of Indian !denredations, and
his trip through the West is for the
purpose of hearing evidence on these
claims. There were no claims filed
here. but notice has been received from
parties at Logan and Kalsnell that
they think the government is bound tt
reimburse them for losses occasioned
by the depredatons of Uncle Sans
wards.
An S-year-old son of Joseph La Due.
residing in the eastern portion of the
city, dropped dead Sunday morning.
An examination by physicians devel-
oped the fact that the child died of
of the heart and an effu-
SION in the pleural cavity. The sudden
1eath of the bow was a terrible shock
% the parents of the child ard in their
affection they have the sympathy of a
1ost of friends. The funeral occurred
Monday from the residence on River