The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-15
HE RESENTED
The INSULT
Offered His Wife by a Travel
ing Man on the Train
NJ ABE A see N E
Rough and Tumble in the Dining Car.
The Denouement in Kalispell
Police Court.


am going to fill him FULL of holes"
was about the substance of the threat
made in angry tones by G. P. Stewart,
of Chicago, who was passenger on
| Conductor w. H. Campbell's train,
which arrived here at ten o'clock last
night.
There had been a melee and mixup
lasting for an hour or two on this
train and Conductor Campbell had
been called upon to separate the belig-
gerent men.
c. P. Stewart, who is travelling with
his wife, claims to be special agent
of the New York Life Insurance COM
pany, on his way to the coast on a
business and pleasure trip. His
ticket from St. Paul calls for stop
overs wherever he may desire and he
is evidently we'll supplied with money
and collateral. Both himself and wife
are people of apparent refinement, but
Stewart had pebilated little too
much, according to the conductors.
story, and the wine and swift curves
of the Great Northern flyer had not
been without their effect.
Sometime before dinner Mr.. Ste
wart introduced himself to Mr. Van
Wolvern, ticket broker, who was on
his way to Spokane and Seattle where
he has offices, and they conversed
agreeably for a while, finally sat down
to the table in the dining car aud NJ.
VanWoolven and Mr.. Stewart were
joined by Mrs. Stewart.
AS travelling is conducive to good
fellowship the party soon became
most friendly and several bottles of
green LABEL helped the occasion.
Some remark made by Mr.. Van
Woolven disturbed the harmony Of
the occasion, heated words passed,
and the men finally came together
Conductor Campbell was summoned
from another part of the train, and
with the assistance of the Pullman
employees separated the men and Mr..
VanWOOlven went to another car. All
the parties were Pullman passengers
and it was difficult to keep them
apart, but finally Mr.. WoOlven con-
cluded that he had been wrong and
requested an interview with Mr.. Ste
wart An apology waas rendered and
gracefully received and Capt. Camp
bell was pleased that the incident was
closed But before they got toNyack
the old sore had been reopened, help
ed along by the fiZz and another
breach of the peace occurred. This
time Stewart attempted to reach his
baggage and uttered the threats
which ultimately resulted in his ar
rest. His wife implored him to be
quiet and warned the conductor to
keep him from his grip in which it is
9 supposed a weapon was reposing
Conductor Campbell again got the
men separated and at the request OF
!, other passengers locked the commun
icating doors, with party in each
car. He telegraphed for instructions
and his superintendent endorsed his
actions and notified the officers al
Kalispell to be on hand. Stewart
was arrested here by the officers and
put up collateral for his appearance
before Judge Macarthur Tuesday morn
f ing, after which he and his wife Sc
. cured rooms at the West hotel For
tunately, perhaps. VanWoolven was
not detained as a witness but contin
ued his journey to Spokane.
/. Judge Macarthur listened to the ev.
h dence yesterday afternoon which iit
n not differ materially from the above
J. except the evidence of Brake
l. man Burke who stated that Stewar
e had declared he would kill the maj
d VanWalvern if he attempted to sleel
r in that Pullman car that night, ever
: if he had to follow him to Seattle
e Stewart plead his own case, forgettin,
J, that old adage ga lawyer who plead
v his own case has a fool for a client
" and would, perhaps, have escaped an
d punishment had he shown more coul
a tesy to the court. Judge McArthu
e looks not kindly upon man VIII
IS smokes in his court or treats the oat
lightly. When he passed judgment O.
Stewart, $25, which was paid, Their
was about IS for the original offence
Is Stewart and his wife left here las
e night for Spokane on the Great No
n thern flyer and will remain there tn
few days which they had expected t
b. remain in Kalispell. Railroad me
d think Stewart a spotter.