The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-24
HARRISON WAS C|NCHEO
Judge Clancy's New Jury Makes
a Good Start.
A CHARGE OF ROBBERY
Nothing Will Prevent Harrison From
Going to the Pen Where He Be-
1ongs-He Was Accused of
Robbing a Woman.

/ The new jury in Judge Clancys court
and the new administration in dealing
out justice to criminals. Martin Har-
! rison, a worthless character who has
| been for some time trying to break into
| the penitentiary, was tried yesterday
afternoon on the charge of robbery. The
| case was called at o'clock and by
o'clock he had been convicted and if
he gets mrs 3ust dues in the way Of a
| sentence, he will spend some years in
the penitentfary. The jurors who tried
Harrison We're:
| Charles Tomas, Thomas w. Williams,
Charles H. James, w. D. Fenner.
| Thomas J. Knucky, w. A. Parker,
William T. Tonkin, Pat Sullivan, John
Mitchell John Oswald. John +. Foley
and Edward Huddleston.
| County Attorney Connolly, assisted
| by Captain Stivers, prosecuted the case
and Attorneys Gilchrist and Shrop~
| shire defended Harrison. Not sin
gle exception was taken throughout
| the trial, and not one instruction was
given, except the statutory instruc-
| tions, so that it is not possible that
| there is single error in the case, and
/
| going to the penitentiary where he be-
| longs. He was tried for robbing Mrs.
Elizabeth Ray, of Walkerville, of a gold
| watch and chain which ne snatched
from her person in the alley back of the
Mountain Home saloon, at the cor
ner of Park and Wyoming streets, on
the 18th of last November. Mrs Ray
went into the Wine room of the saloon
and had several drinks. When she
started to sc away, Harrison followed
her and by force took the watch away
from her, and then ran to the Little
Chief saloon where he hid it under a
stairway. After his arrest, he made up
| story about another man, the usual
unknown and mysterious culprit tell
ing him that he stole the watch and hid
1t where it was found
Harrison is one of two men who were
tried about year ago for waylaying
and attempting to murder man named
johnson, the former husband of Harri-
sons wife. The evidence seemed con-
elusive against him, but the jury dis
agreed, and he was out on bail await
ing new trial when he committed the
robbery. Harrison's wife has been a
box worker in a Galena street dive, and
he had been living on her earnings. She
put up the money for his trial and bail
bond in the former case, but she did
not put in an appearance at the trial
yesterday.
Mrs. Ray. who was the first witness
examined, testified that on the evening
of Nov. 10 she was in a Park street store,
and after transacting her business there
she started for her home and asked a
boy where she could get a pint of
brandy. The boy directed her to the
back door of some saloon. She went in
and got her brandy and was followed
by two men. When she came out one
of them, whom she identified as Harri-
son, followed her out into the alley and
grabbed hold of her and snatched her
watch and ran away. Mrs. Ray went
back into the saloon and gave an alarm
and the police were summoned. She
said that when Harrison took hold of
her she was very badly frightened and
thought he was going to kill her. While
IN the saloon, she said, the two men
who had followed her in, one of whom
was Harrison, invited her to have a
drink and she accepted their invitation
Police Officer Barry said he was going
by the Mountain Home saloon and
some one told him that there was some
trouble in there, and he went in and
found Mrs. Ray complaining about
having been robbed of her watch He
took her to the city Jail for the purpose
OF having her leave the number of the
watch He then returned to the saloon
and Meyer, the proprietor, pointed out
Harrison and two other men who had
been in the wine room with Mrs Ray,
and they were placed under arrest.
Sol Levy, city jailer, testified that
some time after Harrison had been
locked up he called him to the cell door
and told him that if an officer were sent
out with him he could locate the watch.
sergeant Leyden came in soon after
ward and accompanied Harrison to the
Little Chief saloon on East Park street.
Ihey went down a stairway and Harri- |
son pointed out the place under the
steps where the watch was hidden The |
ofncer found 1t wrapped UP in some pa
per. Mr.. Leyden said it was about II
O'CLOCK, or about three hours after Har-
rison's arrest
A man named Meyers, who was pro-
prletor of the Mountain Home saloon at |
the time of the robbery, was the first |
witness for the defense. Meyers said !
ne saw the woman sitting on the laps of |
several men in the wine room, and he |
began to think there would be trouble. |
He did not see her on Martin Harri
sons lap. however. When she missed
hef watch she ran out into the saloon
and raised a row and said she would
hoid the witness responsible. Meyers
SAID Harrison was not with the woman |
IN the box. The witness had previously
told Harrison that Mrs. Ray was a mar
rled woman and he wanted to get her
out of the place.
Max Sanford, lunch-counter pro-
prletor at Meyers saloon, testified that |
ne saw Mrs. Ray come into the wine |
room OF the saloon with a man who |
was not Harrison
What was Mrs. Rays condition."
the witness was asked
she was feeling pretty good"
What do you mean by feeling
good?' ="
Being drunk" was the explanation.
Arnold Weeger, a cigar packer, said
ne was in the saloon and heard Mrs
Ray say she had been robbed, and that
she would hold Meyer responsible She
also told him that she would lick him.
and Meyer looked scared
Harrison, the defendant was next
put on the stand, and testified that he
was in the saloon and saw Mrs. Raw
and man come into the wine room |