Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-26
CHRISTMAS !
REvELERS
JAMES IRVINE ACCUSED OF
ROLLING AN IRo1I TANK
DOWN MAIN STREET,
CRASHED INTO A
PLATE GLASS WINDOW.
Jew Jess Is In the Tolls Again and
Police Say She Must Leave
the City.


the City.
The case of James Ervine. charged
With malicious mischief. was called in
the police court this morning, and
through his attorney. John ~ Kirk. the
defendant entered plea of not guilty.
His case was set for Friday afternoon.
About ) o'clock yesterday morning
some person on Upper Main street set
large sheet iron oil tank rolling down
the street. 1t was about four feet long
and three feet in diameter, and as it
ratified over the paving it made a loud
noise, and belated pedestrians wildly
sought places of safety. After passing
| Granite street it took a sudden turn to
the east and crashed into the side plate
glass window in Cans & kleins store.
Officer Mccormick saw the man who
pushed rhe tank down the grade and
Wen, after him. The culprit dodged into
saloon and the officer followed and
placed Ervine under arrest. Ervine pro-
tested his innocence and resisted arrest
but the officer took him to Jail.
At the Jail Ervine was searched and
his pockets yielded up nearly $1,000 in
money and certificates of deposit. His
the amount, stating that he would fight
the charge to the end. The damage
caused by the rolling tank was about
500.
Frank Probst was arraigned on the
charge of carrying concealed weapons
put the case was dism Ssed, Judge Sulli-
van stating that he had received a letter
lfom the person accusing him of maxi
ing the gun play. and asking that the
charge be dismissed
Judge Sullivan stated that the arrest
OF Probst was unauthorized, because a
policeman should not make an arrest
upon the bare statement of another ex-
cept in extreme cases. and then he
should arrest the complaining Witness
10 make sure of his appearance in court
when the defendant was arraigned.
lne charge was that ProbSt had
drawn gun and pointed it through the
window of Days saloon at the bar
tender on duty.
jew Jess was arrested last night or
the charge of being an inmate of house
OF ill-fame, and in the police court this
morning She took "A hours in which to
enter her plea. There is no we'll defined
complaint against the woman this time
put the chief of police has determined to
get her out of town. as she is accredited
VITA rGbolng every man she comes in
contact with. The police say that the
woman is bad one" and that her
thleVlng proclivities are so pronounced
that she would steal the star off po-
llceman's breast if she got the chance,
Ed Grant and Thomas Frazier, who
conducted a high jinks in the Torpes
house few days ago, We're pronounced;
guilty of both disturbance and malicious
mischief by Judge Sullivan this morn
ing. TfA judge had not got over the
erect of yesterdays turkey dinner anc
1eit We'll disposed towards all men and
let the offenders off with fines of SO
each.
John T. Shea and Jim Larkin were
arrested last night on charge of ma
hcious mischief for the alleged break
ing of a window in O'Brien's saloon on
North Main street. They entered pleas
OF not guilty in the police court this
morning and their cases will be heard
next Tuesday afternoon. They We're al
lowed to go on their own recognizances.
Burt JobeS was arraigned on a charge
of disturbing the peace at the p. A. &
+. depot and took "a hours in which to
enter his plea.
Jim Sullivan who was arrested for
failing to comply with the compulsory
Vaccinati tion law was released as he had
submitted to the operation.
Peter st. George who was arrested at
the instance of the health officer and
charged with maintaining a nuisance at
GOA East Galena street took a hours
in which to enter his plea
Leo Williams entered plea of guilty
to a charge of disturbing the peace at
Park and Main streets and was sentenced
to pay fine of So
f. G. Brown who was charged with
creating a disturbance on East Park
street was granted "A hours in which to
enter his plea.
Complete stock of the celebrated Stew
art Banjos from 5000 to $4,000. Mon
tana Music Co.
FISHER, c. F. Tailoring-'yes' we
alter, press, sponge,
repair, steam and dry cleaning prices
easy 40 South Main street
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