Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-25
And Several People Get Into
Justices Clutch.
A WATCH WAS GRABBED
From a Swede and the Man That
Took it Received the Limit
Drunken Boys Arrested.

Willie johnson was sentenced to siX
months IN Jail and fined $500 late yester-
day afternoon for taking a watch away
from Andrew Hill at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning. Hill is a Swede, Johnson is a
mulatto. They met on the street leading
to Mainville. When they parted Hills
watch had changed hands but he did not
know it until after Johnson was gone. He
notified the police who went on a still
search which resulted in Officer McMas-
tiers locating Johnson in the East end. He
admitted having the watch and gave it
to the officer who brought him before Po-
lice Magistrate Judge Kennedy who gave
him the limit. During the time of John
sons trial Hill grew reckless toward the
court. The officers tried to make him be-
have. This he would not do, whereupon
he was fined $40 and sent below until paid.
The terrible effect of rushing the grow
Ter is becoming more apparent in Ana
cOnda every day. Arrests among boys
from 8 years and upwards charged with
all kinds of crime are not infrequent and
it is all due to rushing the can. Children
who can scarcely walk are permitted to
carry GROWERS of beer for their parents
anu OtHGIS WIG EEL tuSII an t\dIlple
which IS productive of no good. Last
night two youths We're arrested for
drunkenness. One was Mike Bracken,
aged about 5 years. the other, Albert La
beau, aged 10. Both Were so beastly
drunk that they had to be carried to the
Jail in a wagon. Similar occurrences hap
pen very often in Anaconda: until a cru
sade against allowing any minor to get
beer in a nail, can or vessel has been
~ rood NV nm Of tho CONSERVATIVE nCn-
pie.
Tommy Tracy, a lad about IA years Of
age, who halls from one of the Rushing
Can Districts is in jail again. being ar
rested last night charged with knowing
something about the theft Of divers sets
or parts of harness. For several days
the residents of South Oak street who
own horses have lost brides, whips, small
parts of harness, etc. The police nave
been on the watch for two or three days.
and young Tracy is one Of the parties sus-
pected. The grounds of sus Dicion were
so we'll founded that he was arrested and
will be tried for his wrong dolngs.
Another man, Joe Smith, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Chief White, on
the charge of petit larceny. 1t is alleged
that Yesterday afternoon Smith entered
William Slaughter's stable, on Oak street,
and stole a bride and a pair of reins.
Smith is an old offender. TIL theft of all
the harness stolen on Oak street IS charg-
ed against he and young Tracy. Smith
will have his hearing today.
Additional numbers to the parties who
have already suffered the loss of stolen
brides are coming to the front every
hour. This morning j. j. Grant of Car
roll appeared at the police station and
made known to the authorities that he
had lost two brides. He was told there
were others in the same position. The
authorities are doing all they can to APP
prehend the thief, and feel confident
Smith, who was arrested last night, stole
some if not all Of them. Smith asked to
see Chief White this morning and ad-
mitted taking some of the brides. He
wanted to plead to a charge which would
secure a sentence in the p~enitentiary in
stead of the county Jail. He has served
IA out of the last is months in the county
Jail and was of the opinion the pen was
preferable, for the reason the Deer Lodge
county Jail is dark and a prisoner does
not get as much exercise as in the pen.
Judge J. M. Kennedy, before whom he
will be tried this afternoon, does not be-
lieve in prisoners selecting their sentence
Or place of confinement and will no doubt
sentence him to a good long term in the
county Jail.
Among the men who have reported the
loss Of brides are DR.. Oliver Lesser, w.
B.. Webb, A. Slaughter, A. Christensen,
who resides near the brickyard, and Geo.
II. Lindsey.