The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-16

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a.sWhat have you got to say to the
officers testimony asked the court.
| Hes right, 1 guess" said Mehan in
"a bored manner. He wanted to get
| away where he could lie down.
| Whats the matter with you? the
court asked him.
| L dunno
rs what the officer said true?"
Il don't know anything about It, L
| guess it is all right
/ Fifty dollars fine was the sentence,
the limit in cases of that character IN
| default Mehan went down the chute
and seemed glad to get away.
Pat Swift came into court without
hat. coat, collar or shoes. He had been
picked up in this condition late at nlSit
| wandering about drunk and disofdetlE.
His pockets had yielded $3.50 whsn
| searched at the station.
I'm ashamed of myself, really am
Judge said he. Il came up from Butte
| Yesterday and / guess | drank 100
much. in fact, / feel positive of it. just
be easy with me this time, judge, and
you'll never catch me III TINS pickle
again. ~
The old mans lips quivered as he
| smoke and his eyes. with the traces Of
bad whiskey in them still. glared wildly.
He was man of evident responsibility
and appeared to feel his position.
|
I know it. but I'll never do it again. l
don't know how 1 came here or any
| thing about il"
| 'I guess you haven't done anything
very bad said the judge.
We'll, I've done myself a wrong, any
| how was Swift's reply.
| The judge allowed him to go. Chief
White piloted the old man to the lodg-
ing house where he had taken a room
the night before, although Swift had
| no recollection of SO doing. On the way
| Swift's coat and one of his shoes were
found.
| Tom Smith, otherwise known as
| Shorty" wearing a. scraggly beard ana
| a bad attack of nerves, took the place
| in front Of the judge.
| Il was drunk but I wasn't disorder
| W." he said in a weak voice when told
| the charge against him and was inform
| ed Of the further fact that he had been
| on a protracted spree and had begged
| drinks from saloon to saloon.
| Its 10 months since / was drunk be
fore" he pleaded. as he pluclzed with
trembling hands at his beard.
And how long was 1t petofe that
you We're drunk?"
IA whole year, your honor"
That's only twice you nave peen
drunk in two years."
No" with painful effort to be ex-
act; only twice in year and 10
| months. -
Hum" said the Judge, meditating:
that's a pretty good average. But
what are you going to plead?
"Well, I was drunk, but wasn't dis
orderly. The officer didn't have to lay
hand on me- He just says, Come on
Tom; I'll take you down. and l went
along.
Il guess we'll wipe out the disorderly
part, then said Judge Kennedy, an
accept your plea of guilty Of being
drunk. I'll suspend sentence and le
you 60 You don't want to come back
though. If YOU do there will be trouble
in this court
"All right, sir; thank you, sir; I Won
come back, SIR said Smith jerkily a.
he sided to the door and got away.
Dan A. Mcdonald. forithe third tim
in the last five months, took his plac
on the mourners' bench, to be tried 10
, disturbing the peace in Mulligan {
} Dooley's saloon Tuesday night;
Il guess I was drunk said he. blu
I wasn't disturbing the peace. l WASH
: outside at all"
well, can't you disturb the peace il
, a saloon as well as out of it?
80 long as the proprietor don
a | make a kick l guess it's all right.
: isn't it true that you We're drum
and offering to fight a whole saloon flu
of men?" .
, Lots more of 'em ought to be arrest
: ed beside me.
You think they ought to have bee
! arrested and you go free?'
well, didn't say that, but WASH
the only one"
, Then Mcdonald pleaded guilty an
a the court took whrl at him again.
You seem to have more than you
/, share of trouble said the judge.
: mo, sir; but I've got to defend my
!, self when man hits me. A fello'
there last night hit me a welt on tn
: side of the head"
5 But you seem to get into more fight
n | than your share
Il don't think l have any more ina
t my share"
n And you get arrested every now an
=, then l had to arrest you myself once
= didn't I?'
r Yes, sir
4 What did this man hit you for?'
4 I'VE were talking there at the ba
G and he said something and called MI
a liar and he hit me. He was grea
a big fellow"
o "And you were going to lick him fc
. it," 49,.
4 II wasn't going to stand for bein
% beaten up that way
- "And it took about six men to ho
: you from licking him?"
Some of my friends were holding m
I guess. L wanted TO scrap with III
Still you say you are peacefr
! harmless man.
II amt always harmless
IT think you are a mean, ugly ma
Z and that you have a. notion you ca
:, lick anything on earth
4 mo, sir" with humility don
think l can lick anything.
.sWhiskey seems to be the chief tro'
BILE with you You used to be decel
= man."
why don't you quit t?''
;. ".Tm going to. If I get out OF this l
4 never take another drink.
And then Mcdonald was given h
Z freedom on his promises to avoid tro
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