The Anaconda standard., 1899-02-01
SIX MONTHS FOR OLSON
He Was Charged With Receiv-
ing Stolen Property.
THE OWNER OF THE CABIN
His Partners in Crime Got Year in the
Penitentiary-Papers in the Fair
field Divorce From Deer
Lodge County.

SndTleS OlSOn, uNe ldSI OIL the tTlO TO
be tried under the same information
for receiving stolen property, was con-
victed in Judge Clancy's court yestar-
day and the jury fixed his punishment
at six months in the county Jail. His
partners and co-defendants, Sillary and
Searle, got year in the penitentiary.
The testimony at Olson's trial showed
that he was the owner of the cabin
where the stolen goods had been secret
ed. 1t also showed that Olson earned a
living by saving wood, and when Judge
Clancy passed sentence on Olson he ob-
served:
"One of your partners served in the
navy and the other sang in choir,
and they got one year each. You saw-
ed wood and the jury let you off with
six months in the county Jail. Such
are the ways of juries.
Colonel Emmett Callahan defended
Olson.
The papers on a change of venue
from Deer Lodge county, in a divorce
suit of Frank Fairfield against May
Fairfield, were received and filed yes-
terday. Mrs. Fairfield also filed an an
swer and cross ss-complaint in the case,
admitting their marriage in Butte on
August 81 1896, but denying that she
ever bit, beat or abused her husband,
or that she associated with persons who
drink, or that she abused and neglected
her children. In her cross complaint she
alleges that after their marriage they
lived in Anaconda until May u, 1897,
at which date he left her without
money and without making any provis-
ion for the support of herself and child.
On the Goth of June, 1897, she came to
Butte and lived with her husband until
some time inOctober, when they return
ed to Anaconda, but came back to Butte
in August of last year, living together
as husband and wife until the 29th of
December, when the plaintiff again left
her and the children and neglected to
provide for them. She alleges that at
various time since May q, 1897, the
plaintiff struck and beat her without
provocatior and has failed to provide
for her. On December 80, as well as at
various other times, he struck her and
choked her and threatened to kill her.
Mrs. Fairfield says she has always con-
Quoted herself as faithful, chase" and
obedient wife. She further alleges
that the plaintiff is an able bodied man
and capable of earning a good living
and supporting his family, but that he
has disregarded his duties in that re-
spect and lost his money at gambling.
| He failed to pay bills contracted "for
| the scanty living which he has provid-
| ed for his family" and when he left
| them no provision had been made fer
| their maintenance and they received
notice to vacate the house in which
| they were living. Mrs. Fairfield says
! she is proper person to have the care
| and custody of the children, while her
| husband has failed to provide for them
| and loses his money at gambling and
| uses profane language. She asks for a
| divorce, the custody of the children and
| $50 month as almony.
Judge Clancy yesterday heard the
| plaintiffs proofs in the divorce case Of
| Adolph Fisher against Lena F. Fisher,
and granted her decree on the ground
| of desertion.
Rosaline Keppler, widow of Antoine
Keppler, deceased, yesterday petition
| ed the court to set aside the property
of the estate for the use of the fam
lily.