Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
SuLLlNAN'S
MORNING Matinee

| The mother of a 9-year-old boy had an
| audience with Judge Sullivan before the
morning session of police court. The
lad had been a~pprehended in stealing
coal from the railroad cars. and the
mother was on n to plead for his re-
lease. /
She told her story in a manner that did
not impress the judge favorably. 1t was |
not void Of indignation over the arrest
Of the lad for 'rustling for his mother
| She described her own method Of get |
| ting a living by renting a few rooms, and
how she strove to pay the debt on the
furniture. h must have a fire In the
house. she said. and she would have 1t II
| she had to beg or steal it. She scorned
| to ask aid Of the county.
ut would be better for you and for
that boy" interrupted the judge, that
| you should ask ala OF the county rather |
| than send him out to steal coal"
But I did not e him out to steal
| coal. 1 expected that he picked 1t up
along the tracks. just as he always did.
| other boys persuaded him to steal 1t
from the cars. but my little fellow was
| the only one arrested"
i That's the way 1t turns out" said the
judge. children are sent out to rus
tie by their parents. First their opera
tons are confined to picking up things
| of no value. Next they meet and assoc
| ciate with older and vicious boys. Then
they are easily empted into kin
things of value. and these petty thefts
lead them into graver crimes. and they
reach manhood
The judge warned the lad that If ever
he came before I'm again he would be
punished. The boy had his back turned
meanwhile. describing some figures with
his fingers on the desk. The mother as
sumed an injured look and departed with
Ificy civility.
Pat Harrington. whose nickname is
I an u ~ Ns S> %A> "n1tSo nnnrvn
wmeans a boy. or the broth of a boy" is
q frequent customer at the police court.
Pat was arraigned this morning on the
old charge. and the speech he made In
order to call the charge off made every
one in the court room laugh.
II YVES afther putin in eleven shifts
in the Never Sweat" said Pat. land 1
drank a couple of glasses of beer. When
| was passin' the Auditorium. or what
ever you call 1t, and talkin' to meself. the
cop comes along and brings me here"
But you were very noisy when yoG
We're arrested" said the judge.
But I'm hard o hearin'. your honor.
and I've got to spake loud even if want
TO hear neself."
tot You ought to get an ear trumpet, Pat,
and it would save you from being ar
Fssted a good many times" said the
judge.
1.-THE cops think I'm drunk every time
spalle loud. and they would throw me IN
with the ear trumpet"
You are fined So"
""But l haven't the money on me, yer
honor
Then you win stand committed until
the fine is paid"
~r.shure a man who has in eleven shifts
ought to be good for five dollars. Let me
OF. Yer honor
wen see about those eleven shifts.
Meantime. Jailer' Boyle will look after
your comfort
One other drunk was assessed IS. and
went down stairs to keep company with
the ''BouGha,.'
Pat .Touhey, charged with lnalioious.y
breaking q window on East Park street,
pleaded guilty to the damage done the
window. but said he was drunk and fell
against it. lie YVES fined SO, but will re-
main in the bastise.
Blake Norman is a good-Ioolsing lad
CT il. a little inclined to be gay. He was
arrested Yesterday fer creating g dis
turhance in q Chinese restaurant. to-wit,
firing potatoes from his plate at the Chi
nese waiter. Blake's mother and an
other relative were in the court room
when the case was called.
II threw one potato at the Chinaman
but did not hit him" said the-lad. Two
young men also threw potatoes, but l
Cd not see the potatoes hit the China
man."
you plead guilty or not guilty? %
asked the judge.
The boy appeared disconnected and
turned about to his mother. She ex-
n!ained from. her seat the nature of the
judges question. The lad then turned
to the judge and pleaded not guilty, sup
plsrHenting it with the denial that the
potato lit the mark.
Hearing in the case was set for Tues
! day afternoon. and the boy directed to
!. bring up his witnesses.
\ This concluded the morning session.