The Anaconda standard., 1899-12-30
POOR OAY FOR OFFENDERS.
Police Magistrate Sullivan in a
Corrective Mood.
MAHONEY GETS THE LINT I
A Degenerate Who Acts Improperly To-
ward Little Girls, Feel the Smart of
the Judicial Lash-Other Sem
tences Imposed.

yesterday WAS d pOOE udN iOT O1IeEutIS
against tho city statutes who We're re-
qured to answer for their offenses in
the police court. Judge Sullivan was in
a corrective humor and he meted out
quality of justice which. while it was
strictly in accordance with the merits
of the cases, made about a dozen evil
doers wish they had struck him in a little
more placable mood.
The principal case on the docket was
that of Tim Mahoney. who was arrested
for improper behavior toward little girls.
Mahoney had been ARRESTED several
times before for the same offense and
had as many times escaped with light
punishment. When he stood up before
Judge Sullivan yesterday and. as usual,
pleaded guilty to the charge Judge Sulli-
van peered over the rims Of his glasses
at him with an expression on his face
which told very plainly what was coming,
and Mahoney WINGED.
81 cannot find language to express my
contempt for men like YOU said the
court. "You have come before this
court several times in the past on the
same charge, and, ! am sorry to say.
have not been punished as you deserved
This time J. propose to punish YOU to the
full extent of my power. and can assure
you | am sorry my power is SO limited. I
shall sentence you to serve six months
in the county jail
Mahoney hung his head as though he
were really capable of feeling shame. and
dropped into a seat without word
When Mahoney was last up, on this
charge he was fined $l00 which meant
for him 81 days in Jail, if the sentence
had been enforced. but, after a fashion
they have at the city Jail of letting Of
tenders down easy If they get heavy
sentence, he was let out after he had
served few days This time Judge Sui
livan concluded to put him where the
same leniency would not be practiced to-
ward him.
Mahoney hangs around South Butte
and practices his fiendsh tricks and the
parents Of that section have become
greatly ineensed at his conduct. The feel
ing had become so intense that word was
sent to the police that If Mahoney was
turned loose this time he would be shot.
Another old offender who was made to
feel the wrath of the court was Pat Har-
rington, who had been before the court
great many times of late for being
drunk. "I am getting tired of seeing you
here every day or two for drunkenness :
said Judgh Sullivan when Harrington
pleaded guilty land I am going TO teacn
you lesson. ] shall fine you $50" Pat
went down stairs to serve ii out.
Next came a couple of young fellows
who We're charged with interfering with
an officer in the discharge of his duty
They We're "Billy'' Hughes and Bert Nc
Fry. Last Monday morning Officer Nc
Donald went into the Montana concert
hall, in Sbuth Main streat. to arrest q
couple of men who were fighting Hughes
! and McF>rE interfered to prevent the Off
GER from making the arrest and in the
squabble which ensued took his club
away from him. During tho fumpus some
one fired a shot and there were 80 or
more people engaged in the scrimmage be-
| fore it was over. Officer Mcdonald
would probably have been roughly hand
| led if other officers had not come to his
assistance The young men We're con-
| Victed and the court, after reading them
| a severe lecture, fined each $25
| Then it came the turn of the vags The
| police had rounded up az big bunch OF
| them and as it was made clear to this
| court that they We're an element that 1t is
| unsafe to have at large in the commll-
| nifty doing nothing, the Judge found them
! all guilty, red Neuril. Chester Doan
Charles Garty, Henry Merburn. John
| Shea, James Stanley and William Ander-
son We're all given 80 days lin the county
| jail. w. J. James was the only one to es-
! cape. He promised to get out of town and
| was given the opportunity
| The petit larceny cases of Pat Reardor
| and James Doyle, both of whom are ac.
| cused of stealing overcoats. We're set fol
! trial at the next trial day