The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-13
THEY KICKED THE TRAY
Scanlon the Only One the Police
Captured.
CUTTING SCRAPE IN JAIL
King Drew a Razor ON Casey and Just
Missed Drawing Blood-A Live
ly Row at the
Casino,

Tim Scanlon, a young fellow about
town, was arrested yesterday morn
ing and booked at the city Jail on the
charge of malicious mischief. Scan
Ion, with a crowd of other young fell
lows, was doing the bad lands and
were touring Pleasant alley. when a
Chinaman came along carrying a tray
containing the humming birds break
fast of one of the women of the row.
After Butte messenger boy fashion.
John was prancing along with the
tray on his head. The temptation
was too much for the gang, and one
of their number gave the tray kick
Tray, dishes and food flew all over the
ground and John set up a yell for
policeman. One responded, and was
just in time to catch Scanlon, who was
less fortunate than the rest of the gang
in getting out of sight.
There came near being a serious cut
ting scrape at the city jail at an early
hour yesterday morning. Two men,
named King and Casey, who had been
arrested for petty offenses, were TO
gether in the general corridor. They
got into a dispute, which became heat
ed, and they resorted to a fight to set
tie it. King who had been taken in
for being drunk and had not been very
carefully searched, and had in his pos
session razor. which he drew and
slashed at Casey. The blade cut
through the clothes Of Casey and just
reached the skin sufficiently to make a
M yns- m
worse he was knocked down. and by
the time he was on his feet again Of
ficer Conlon, who was temporarily act
ing as jailer, rushed in and separated
the men.
Old man Lafontise, father of the
prizefighters by that name. was the
central figure in a lively row at the
Casino theater at an early hour yes
terday morning. He had been drink
ing and got the idea that he had been
robbed. He accused one of the women
make rough house. 1t took four men
to handle him. and after he was sue
cessfully elected he went to the police
station and told the story of his al
legged robbery. AS he was pretty well
intoxicated, it was decided to lock him
UP till he got sober. and while being
searched his money, of which he
z
in an inside pocket. He was allowed to
depart after he had sobered up. ..-
w. S. FELTON,, travelling photogra-
&her who journeys from place to place
by team, and with his family lives in
a camping wagon. complained to the
police last evening that he had had
his horses stolen some time during the
night before. He said he was camped
In the rear of 631 North Main street
and during the night he heard some
thing going on which aroused his sus-
picions, but concluding friend was
playing a trick on him, he went back
to sleep. Yesterday morning when he
got up he found that it was no joke
and that his team was missing He
said that during the day he had heard
that one Of the horses was seen at
Park canyon in the hands of a party
who had been seen about the place
where he was camped on the evening
before.
Tom O'Brien, miner was arrested
last night for creating a big row in
Dublin gulch. With a couple of friends
he went into a little store at 291a Ana
conda road. kept by a Mrs. Boyle
O'Brien started in to use vulgar lam
guage and was ordered out of doors.
This he resented by tearing the clothes
off Mrs. Boyle and striking her sister,
Mrs. Mooney, in the eye. A cry for
the police brought Officer Con Murphy
to the scene, who placed him under ar
rest and started for the city Jail. On
the way O'Brien fought like tiger
and let out such unearthly yells that
the people along the street thought a
murder was being done. He was at
length landed in jail and two charges
booked against him, assault and ma
licious mischief. The latter charge was