The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-09
HOLLIS WAS DRUNK.
TOOK MOSS SMITHS RAGLAN AND
CoNsTABLE's COAT.
FOLLOWED NIGHT OF FEsTIvITy
Arrested as Burglar, But Charge Will
Be Dismissed in All Probability
Affairs Hazy in, His
Mind.

sR D. Hollis, arrested last night.
charged with burglarizing the room oc-
scupied by a, young woman named smith,
at II Montana block. had gay time,
according to the stories of the people IN
the house, but the authorities at the
court house are rapidly reaching the con-
clusion that he committed no crime. and
will probably turn him loose.
A. w. Stevens, friend of Hollis, gave
the latter a letter of introduction to
the Miss Smith. who charged him with
burglary Hollis went to the house at
5 o'clock in the evening, and was there
until o'clock in the morning.
One of the peculiarities displayed by
him was that while there were only
three people in the party formed there
after his arrival, he insisted upon or
dering five drinks in every round.
Wanted His Drink Strong.
He also commanded that the drinks
be made strong. and he mixed them
good deal At l o'clock the house re-
tired to rest. Hollis had rented room
from the iandlady for dollar. but there
was difficulty in persuading him to oc-
cupy it. Finally he retired, and the fes-
tvities seemed to be over. Miss Smith
had disappeared.
ever, and arose in disgruntled state of
mind and took a lady's raglan coat.
silver mounted hairbrush, two of Miss
Smiths wrappers and a mans OvercOat
from a room in the house occupied by
child at the time, but which belonged
to the absent Miss Smith. The over
coat belonged to constable from Ana
conda. it is said.
Hollis was much intoxicated, but he
was full of brilliant ideas. He took up
his load Of personal effects and departed
for his room in the new Montana block
on East Park street.
Part Of the things he put there. Then
he had another bright notion, and he took
part of them to the room in the same
building inhabited by friend named
Billy Tristes.
Said He Was Married.
He told Tristes that he was married.
and that he had had a difficulty with
his wife and had taken some of her
clothes. He desired to leave the clothes
in the room till he could patch up mat
tiers with his wife. Tristes was willing,
and the clothes were left in the room,
raglan and the constable's mantle.
Miss Smith reappeared at her room
after Hollis went away. and got the po-
lice to arrest him right off. The police
also arrested Stevens, the gentleman who
| introduced Hollis to Miss Smith, as an
accessory or an instigator to the bur.
glary, though Hollis had spent five hours
drinking with the woman and was drunk
| when he seized the raglan and the hair.
| brush.
! Deputy County Attorney Yancey ex.
! amined Hollis today, and the latter ad.
| mitted that he had no business going
| with Stevens letter to see Miss Smith
but stated that the circumstances fol.
| lowing his retirement to the room thai
he rented were exceedingly hazy. He
said he was a miner, and that he had
once served in the regular army.
The prosecutor was impressed Will
the opinion that the alleged burglar!
was likely to turn out to be nothing
| more than the drunken freak of a maj
who had no intention of committing bur
glary but was influenced by a feeling o
resentment. Hollis did not seek to miti
gate his offense.