The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-16
JUDGE as WITNESS.
Police Magistrate Arrests a Man and Ap.
pears Against Him in Court.

Police Magistrate Arrests a Man and APP
pears Against Him in Court.
A magistrate appearing as a witness
in his own court room was the unique
sight presented in the police court yes
terday afternoon. Dan Mcdonald,
charged with disturbing the peace and
disorderly conduct, was on trial. Thurs
day evening, while driving on the
Gregson Springs road, Mcdonald had
insulted and annoyed Police Judge
Kennedy. The judge had followed the
man to town, arrested him and yester-
day made complaint against him before
Justice Devine, who heard the case at
4 p. m. yesterday, Mcdonald having
pleaded not guilty.
Mcdonald is a low browed laboring
man who was arrested Aug. rs for be-
ing drunk and fighting. He was let
off then with fine of $40. Judge Ken
needy, on the stand, told the story of
Fridays episode as follows:
I'm the early evening l was driving
in from beyond Gregson Springs with
my wife. About three miles this side
of Gregson this man and another man
in a buggy drove up behind us on the
run. My wife exclaimed, Look out;
there's runaway behind u.s. and l
turned out into the ditch. They and
their buggy flew by us, but in a short
distance came to stop in the road.
Driving on, l turned out and passed
them, but in a moment they came be-
hind us once more on the run, and /
had to turn out into the ditch. This
time, when a little ahead of us, they
stopped and, producing a bottle of
beer, each drank.
Il stopped behind them, not desiring
to repeat the experience I had just
had Presently they started up, walk
ing their horse, and must have proceed
ed mile that way. 1t was cold and
wet and had an engagement in town,
so turned out at length to drive by
them. They Immediately struck
faster gait and ran me into the ditch.
They did this repeatedly. Once at
William Edwards ranch they nearly
crowded me off the edge of a bridge.
Further along man who witnessed
their proceedings, offered me a gun.
Near Mill creek. as it was growing
dark, / tried again to pass them. They
whipped up and this man, waving his
hat, yelled at me: Turn her loose, you
- -; turn her loosei" He
repeated this several times, varying the
vile names he applied to me-
Il followed the men into the city I'M
til they stopped. at the Resort saloon.
Then, turning the reins over to my
wife, I jumped out and placed this
man and his partner under arrest His
partner said You can't do anything
to us; we were out of the city. This
man, when told him / placed him I'M
der arrest, said: Well, ! guess you
don't I told him I was police judge
and a peace officer and that / did.
He went inside for a moment. AS he
did not emerge, / went in and dragged
him out. Coming out he chung to the
door. With the assistance of a citizer
I finally got him to Jail"
Mcdonald said he had nothing to
say for himself save that he had no req
objection of the occurrence.
Judge Kennedy then made plea for
light sentence, saying he had no de-
sire to do anything but teach Mcdonald
and men of his class that such actions
on public roads would nor be tolerated
A fine of s25 was imposed by Justice
Devine.
John Leyden, who was with McDon-
aid in the buggy Thursday night was
arrested last night for disorderly con-
duct.