Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-21
TOUCHED BUT
WASN'T SURE
GREAT FALLS MAN WOULD NOT
SWEAR THAT THE WOMAN
ROBBED HIM.
COURTS OPINION OF
COMPLAINING WITNESS.
Woman Is Discharged-Plain Drunks
Sentenced-Patsey Boliver's
Case Goes Over.

Dolly Clay, a tall girl with a picture
hat, sailed into the police court this
morning to answer to the charge of
keeping a hous of ill-fame on Mercury
street, based upon the usual information
that she had touched a man, the victim
being A. E. Wilmington of Great Falls,
who estimated his loss at SIS.
Dolly entered a plea of not guilty and
ordered Wilmington to make his state
ment.
The Great Falls man is a tail, good
looking fellow. and was somewhat en-
barrassed when he took the center of the
stage.
We'll your honor" he began, II don't
know that I can swear to anything in
this case. went into this woman's place
with something like SIS and came out
without a cent"
DO you charge her with taking the
money? That's the point" said the
court.
Il hardly know answered Millington.
II left her place, came up town and went
to supper with a couple Of friends. Then
I discovered my money was gone. I can
only conclude that she took it."
had you been drinkingT"
"Well." remarked his honor with en-
phasis. this is a court Of justice. If the
complainant himself cannot assume the
responsibility of making a positive state
ment that the woman is guilty, he can
AioIuAy SApSSN lhS SoNIN W oSSulAlC y
There is no evidence Of this woman's
guilt. What has the defendant to say?"
Your honor" replied Dolly, this
Great Falls man came to my place. II
never touched his money-if he had it
and he knows it, too
Your honor" said Millington, IT can
not say this woman stole the money, but
it kind of looks that way"
Oh. YOU men are worse than these
women broke in the court impatiently.
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a roar, have a woman arrested and then
come into court and know nothing about
it. This defendant is discharged. Mr..
Clerk, call the next case"
Jimmy Hope" called out the clerk.
your honor" said Jailer Boyle, Jim
come up in his condition, he said, for
fear you'd send him up for life"
Jimmy will be fined IS. Call the next
case. Mr.. Clerk"
Bobby Gaylor,' sang out the clerk.
That's YOU" said Jailer Boyle to q
small man in we'll worn o~veralls and
jumper.
"Me?" said the individual, slapping
himself or the chest"
Yes, don't you know your own name?"
by. Yes. indeed, I'm guilty. Oh, I was
drunk, a: right: yes, indeed! But I'm a
working man. you honor, and if you'll
let me go tn start right out to work.
Yes, indeed"
IAN right, you will be fined IS. Call
the next case"
Jack Pollard admitted that he had
been drunk, but there We're ~extenuating
circumstances. He lived. in a rooming
house. but there was SO much noise
about the place that sleep was banished
and life became a burden to him. In
sheer desperation he went out and got
good and drunk. The court was moved
by his tragic tale and let him off with
a fine of IS.
The case of Patsey Boliver, charged
with making a touchdown On one j. H.
Carney, was continued until this after
noon.
Mamie Smith n Nellie Thornton
charged with disturbing thakeace, plead
ed not guilty and their case vas set fol
next Friday.
William Howard, charged with Great.
ing a disturbance at the Little Terrace
and striking one of the inmates. denied
I the charge and will be tried on Friday.
The same order was followed in tn,
5 case of Martin Smith, charged with ma
} licious mischief.