Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-29
H JUDGES BUSY DAY.
A Large Grist of Business in the Police
Court Today.

Irene Davis, who resides at ITO Pleas
ant alley, was arraigned in the police
court this morning on a charge OF ROB-
hing Joe Sholtz of $40. She entered
a plea of guilty, and the judge said that
he would pass sentence Monday morn
ing. In explaining the matter Irene ana
shat Sholtz had handed her his pocket
book while he went out to purchase
some liquor, and she had failed to re-
turn it to him. Shotz said nat he
would drop the prosecution if the Wo-
man would return the money. Irene
looked at him co.1iy and answered:
t"Do you take me for a fool?"
George Akers was arraigned on a
charge of disturbing the peace for tear
ing the clothing from the person of An
ME Hess in a saloon ON Main and Silver
streets. He entered a plea of guilty
and was fined in the sum of $40. Annie
Hess was then arraigned on a charge of
trequenting saloons, and entered a plea
Of not guilty. Her case was set for
trial on Tuesday. George paid his line,
but Annie did not have the money for
her bail and was locked Up.
Paul Ehlers was arraigned on a
charge of fast and reckless driving at
the corner of Broadway and Main
streets, and entered a plea of not
guilty. His case was set for Tuesday.
T.. c.. Brown, who was arrested on
Christmas day for disturbing the peace
on East Park street, and who put up a
BOND for his appearance, entered the
courtroom this morning and entered a
plea of not guilty. Owing to the fact
that the judge did not know the extent
of the disturbance the defendant got off
With a fine of $40. On inquiring into the
matter later Judge Sullivan learned that
Brown had been very abusive TO Off
GERS Mcdonald and Ferns, who placed
him under arrest. Brown fought with
them on the way to jail and the officers
found it necessary to use their clubs.
In the police court yesterday afternoon
Joe Creech, the saloonkeeper, was tried
on a charge of assaulting a messenger
boy. He was found guilty and fined in
the sum of $40, but gave notice of APP
| peal.
Theodore Werlen and Sam Carlyan
{; were tried on a charge of ~assaulting
and beating j. D. Perry some days ago.
| Werlen, who is the proprietor of the
| saloon. was acquitted, but Carlyan, who
Is the bartender, was found guilty n
| sentenced to pay a fine of $50. The
| judge took occasion to score the bar
keeper. saying that the assault on Perry
was a most brutal one. Carlyan gave
notice Of appeal to the district court.
RED" McNear was arrested last night
and booked on a charge of petty lar
ceny. He Is accused of stealing a strip
Of carpet from Mrs. Dodge at the Ben
net block and pawning it for 10 cents.
McNear is a hop tiend and has been
\ arrested a number of times for petty
larceny. II appears that he will do
anything to get morphine. This morn
ing when he was told to get ready to
go to the county Jail he kept the patrol
wagon waiting while he took several
shots of the drug. When he got
through he stepped lightly into the
wagon and looked as happy as though
he were going to attend a wedding. The
county Jail has no ~terrors to Red il he
is allowed the company of his hypo-
dermic syringe and 4. few grains of NOR
phine.
Tom Seal was arrested last night on a
charge for which he is now serving a
term in the county Jail. 1t appears that
he stole an overcoat from William
Goetlieb on December 6, and was sent
to the county jail. He was made q
trasty, and While on the streets yester-
day was again arrested at the request
of Goetlieb. He protested that he was
serving a sentenced for the theft of the
coat and could not be arrested again
for the same offense, as it would be
placing him twice in jeopardy. His
statement did not have much effect upor
the officers, for he was placed in thu
natrol wagon and taken to the county
Jail. In the stolen overcoat is a dis.
charge from the army and relics from
the Philippines, which are highly prizet
by Goetlieb.