Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-14
IN JUDGESULLNAN'S COURT.
A scrape Over Woman at the Casino
Aired Today.

The police court did a rushing bust
ness this morning and as a result the
city treasury is ahead of the game.
j. e. Nichols, alias Ryan. was ar
raigned on charge of assault and bat
terry, and the evidence Went to show
that he had used D. r. Connors rough
ly He told his story to the judge, and
said that he supposed he was guilty
Of the charge. Judge Sullivan imposed
fine of S25. The story told by Nichols
was to the effect that Connors had
placed a girl in the Casino theater to
serve drinks. and Nichols told her that
he would take care of her and she
would not have to work at all Con-
nors. on hearing OF the offer, approach
ed Nichols and attempted to beat him,
but as Nichols was something of a
fighter Connors got the worst of it. T.
The story told by the friends of Con-
nors is to the effect that Connors is of
good family, and his brother was at
one time judge Of the police court In
Salt Lake and was also judge in Poca-
tello. About eighteen months ago he
married a girl at Great Falls, but she
got beyond his control and left him,
and, among other things, took a posi-
ton in the Casino theater Singing
beer" Connors so it is claimed, tried
on several occasions to get his wife
to abandon the life she was leading,
but without success. At about 2 o'clock
this morning he went into the Casino
saloon, and had only been there few
minutes Wnen he was attacked by
Nichols and badly beaten. The doctor
attending Connors said that the wounds
made on his head We're the effect Of
brass knuckles.
John Shaughnessy Tom Mcclure and
Charles Corbett We're arraigned in the
police court this morning on II charge
of fighting, and all pleading guilty.
they We're fined in the sum Of SO each.
In explaining to the judge how it
happened, the trio said that they were
quietly drinking in Park street place
when crowd of men entered the place.
and. after picking on them. pitched into
them. They claimed that the other
crowd were the aggressors, but were
willing to put up $40 apiece for the
benefit Of the city. One of the young
men was badly bruised about the face
Jack Heney was arraigned on
charge OF breaking window in sa-
loon at 545 East Park street He took
"a hours In which to enter his plea. The
value Of the window was SIS.
Charles johnson was arraigned on
charge of disturbing the peace on East
Park street and John Mckinley was ar
rafgned for similar offense committed
on East Broadway. Both pleaded guilty
and were fined in the sum of $40 each.
Thomas Gainor admitted that he used
obscene and abusive language in the
presence OF ladies on the street, and
was fined in the sum of SIS.
Ole Olson pleaded guilty to commit
ting nuisance and was fined SIS.
Mike Mahoney and Mike Murphy
were arraigned on charge of disturb
Ing the peace at the corner of Main and
Mercury streets, and entered pleas Of
not guilty. Their cases were set for
tomorrow.
John Davis. a cOlored man. answered
to two charges of committing a nuis-
ance. He pleaded guilty to one charge
and was fined $40. He entered a plea
OF not guilty to the other charge, and
the case was set for tomorrow after
noon.