Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-29
", NJ, NAGLE|
IN THE TOLLS
CHARGED WITH ABETTINo LILLE
GAL REGISTRATION IN
THIS COUNTY,
WAS A MEMBER OF
THE FUSION DRUM CORPS.
A. L. Stone Had a Preliminary Hear.
ing Today-Unable to Secure
Bonds.

Anu Jul tuty COl1e EUu IL Is Sdlu
there are others who will be nabbed just
/ as soon as they can be located.
About 3 o'clock Saturday night. just
| as the registration books closed with a
{ snap, w. NJ. Maggie was placed under ar
I rest on a warrant sworn out of Justice
| Nichols court, charging him with abet-
| ting illegal registration. He was lodged
in the county jail.
Nagle was a membe of The fusion par
ty drum corps, n rs alleged to have
been sehooled by the manipulators of tie
Wooley ranch and precinct "a depreda-
tors. He is also said to ave been the
man hat wrote a lette, introducing A.
l.. Stone to the fusion bosses. This let
ter was, it is said, found on Stone when
that worthy was arrested. Among other
things. the ertstle states that Stone was
all rig.lt. and would like to be put to
work. He was nut.
The arrest Of oth of these men was
brought about by the republican central
committee, which Intends to see to IT that
the laws governing registration and vot-
ing are nc. f~agrantly violated by the
democratic bosses.
On Saturday a warrant was Issued for
a third member Of The fusion repeating
gang, Jul he was not captured, and the
SuapCSlllOA IS tldt IA IdS ~ AhS
woods. Other warrants are to be issued,
for the Republican committee has a long
list Of persons Of the Stone ami Maggie
brand.
During an election in Butte.a few years
ago a man calling himself Otto Flotow
registered twice in the interest of the
democratic party and was yanked higher
than a kite. AT one phase ne gave his
right name, or. rather, the rame by
which he was commonly known, and at
the other he registered under an assumed
name. Justice was on his tral, however,
and he was taken into custody before
election Gay. The democratic friends ~
the perjurer and lawtbreaker hoWled
outrage" because Of the arrest, and IN
ducsd a couple Of decent democrats TO
give a thousand dollar bond for FlotoW's
appearance in court. But FlotcfN never
appeared. Before the time for his near
ing arrived he skipped the town ana was
next heard OF in Denver, to which city
II he had been traced. An effort was made
to bring him back, but the oflcer tnat
VI went after him encountered the same
II kind of a gang that Teddy Roosevelt met
II there while making "a tour of the country
Y III the interest OF his candidacy, ana the
result was Flotow remained in Colorado.
II uSltSC IL S"A S~S
case of the. state against A. L.. Stone,
charged with illegal registration, was
called for preliminary adjustment, but
the defendant waived the hearing and
the Justice fixed his bond at $1,000. At
torney b.. S. Thresher appeared fol
Stone and the county attorney Tor the
prosecution. When the justice pressed
the button Mr.. Thresher said:
I'VE will waive the preliminary and
ask your honor to fix bail at as small
amount as possible l think $1,000 Is toe
much. The defendant is without means
and 1 believe $500 would be about
right"
"A The justice read the clause of the
; statute covering The ofTense n INT
!. punishment for it, and said he woule
sEnot be justified in making the amour,
less.
In answer to this Mr.. Thresher saie
the defendant had only one friend II
the state who would be likely to assis'
him. He did not know whether this
man would be ever willing to give E
bono of $500 for Stone, but in case he
refused Stone had relatives in the cas-
who might do something for him.
The court, however, was
land refused to make the amount les:
Ethan 81 900.
The prisoner was taken back to Jail
and w. M. Maggie, who was arrested or
Saturday night on a charge of having
advised Stone to register, was takea
out and arraigned before the san't
justice.
Your nam is w: M. Nagle?' asked
the court.
Yes, sir"
TIL judge read the complaint to thu
defendant and told him the charge wa:
a simple m~isdemeanor.
, You can either plead guilty or no
guilty. added the court.
No guilty, your HONOR prompts
replied the defendant. And l Mouit
like to get out of there (meaning thu
l jail) as soon as possible"
Very we'll I will set the matter TO
hearing at / o'clock tomorrow and fl
your bond at $500. Have you n wit
nesses?"
Yes, sir. I nave W. H. Justison
Dave Hackett, Fred T. Taylor, Charlie
C~ottrell, James P. Green, Elijal
Oglesby, w. P. Camp and Thoma
|Boyce, all members of the drum corps
They can prove to you that I am no
guilty."
II. This settled the proceeding and Nagl
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