The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-01
ANACONDA NEWS.
ROASTED THE OFFICERS
Mrs. Margaret Baunon Turned
Loose in the Court Room.
TOLD WHAT SHE THOUGHT
Abused the Court the Sheriff, the
Deputy Sheriffs, the Police and
the Fire Department-Re-
fused to Be quiet.

There isn't Bruckner furnace at the
works that can roast so thoroughly and
artistically as the tongue of Mrs Mar
garet 7. Bannon when she is feeling fit.
Yesterday she was feeling that way
Mrs. Bannon is woman of educa-
tion but in recent years has acquired a
thirst which has proved her undoing
she has been under arrest a number of
times. A few days ago she was arrest
ed charged with petit larceny. Yester-
day morning, at the instance of the
prosecuting attorney, the case was dis
missed for lack of evidence, and the
new charge of disorderly conduct placed
against her. To this she pleaded not
guilty before Police Judge j. NJ Ken
nedy.
Immediately upon entering her plea
Mrs. Bannon launched forth into an
eloquent and sea thing Grafton, directing
her remarks against the peace officers
and magistrates of the city. Night
Chief of Police Frank O'Brien was her
particular target. He dragged me in
my shawl like papooSe,' she de-
clared with dramatic fervor. He don't
know how to treat a real lady when he
meets one" and all this because when
O'Brien was arresting her she had re-
sisted until OBrien slung her in the
shawl and lugged her to the station on
his back
Many were the attempts the court
and court officers made to stem the tor
rent of her wrath, but their efforts were
fruitless.
Under Sheriff Morgan she dwelt upon
with fervor when she reached his case
in her long indictment. His ancestors
swung by their tails from trees" she
announced.
And you, judge, had no right to talk
to me as you did on the stand. said
h
Judge Kennedy. In well chosen and
vigorous English she assailed him for
lecturing her as he has done for her
souls good.
On and on she went until the court
threw up his hands in despair and or
dered her led below to cool off.
Last evening she was brought up
once more. Again she began to enumer-
ate the offenses of various officials
against her peace and dignity. For some
reason she asSailed Chief Mentrum of
the fire department in the course of her
remarks. He stole my chickens when
| lived in MiSsoula," she asserted and
her wrath was increased when the audi
ence laughed. Frank O'Brien, she said,
had pulled her stockings off in Jail and
taken her money therefrom. Deputy
Sheriff Joe Stevens and Sheriff Conley,
according to her, had been guilty of
most reprehensible conduct.
When she stopped to take breath
Judge Kennedy began TO question her.
Were you ever arrested in Butter?
he asked.
Il was" said she, but for nothing
serious
UNI" said the judge. Were you
ever arrested in Helena
Yes, but for nothing like this
Were you ever arrested in Great
Falls?"
Yes" Indignantly.
Were you ever arrested in Boze-
man."
oh! ho," said Mrs. Bannon. snort
ing. You have three policemen here as
witnesses against me. and now you
have a third-the Judge" and once
more she proceeded to say things.
You have been found guilty of dis
orderly conduct" said the judge. I'm
der the law you are entitled to "a hours
before sentence shall be passed upon
you. Will you be sentenced now or
will you waltz
IN take the time" said Mrs. Ban
non, and downstairs she went.
1t is thought by some that Mrs. Ban
mons mind is becoming unbalanced.
She has acquired a habit of visiting the
sheriff's office and other places and us
ing the rough edge of her tongue on
whomsoever may he there. Recently
she visited store in the city and, TAX
ing a stand before an innocent young
clerk, began to blaCkguard him.
Il know your wife, poor thing, sad
She She hasn't a decent rag to her
back and you around here in your hne
clothes" It so happened the poor clerk
was a single man, but that did not mat
ter in Mrs Bannons mind.
She will come up for sentence at I
o'clock this evening.