The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-05
BILLS TURN
= TO PAPER
OOUGHERTY WAS ROBBED
~ WHILE HIS EYES WERE
WIDE OPEN
Strange Sleight of Hand Trick Will be
Investigated in Police Court-A
Long List Of DRINKS and Dis
turbers Lined up Before
Judge Boyle This
s. Morning.

~Nelie Brooks, the big colored woman
N.ho resides at No. 451s Galena street.
is in trouble again on charge of reliev-
ing a man of $40. The mans name is J.
c. Dougherty, and he preferred COM
plant against her which went up to the
re4ica judge in the form of charge of
being an inmate of forbidden mousse.
She was before Judge Boyle this morn
ing for arraignment and pleaded not
guilty. Her trial was set for next Fri
day at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. She
had already put up bond of $50, after
her arrest at O'Clock this morning.
The story handed out by the complain
ing witness Dougherty is that while he
was at the woman's place she playfuly
examined his pockets. Evidently he
made no objection to this. He asserts
that there was a ten dollar note in one
pocket, and that after he had departed
from the house he needed this ten-spot
for something or other. possibly to make
a charitable contribution. He reached
for it. 1t seemed to be in the pocket
neatly folded twice, as he had folded it,
but when he drew it out-presto!-it had
turned into piece of vaiueless paper
Then he had an inspiration and con-
Guided that the Brooks woman had sub
stituted the piece of paper for the tenner
while she was making her kittenish in
spection of the pockets. Whereupon he
hurried to the police and made his COM
plant. The judge did not ask the woman
anything about the missing bill. so that
matter remains to be ventilated at the
trial on Friday.
There We're the usual drunk charges to
7e disposed of at Judge Boyle's court
this morning. Their bibulations cost G.
Hall. Coart Halves. Pat Connors. Jim
Brown and Dennis Cronin the usual s..
The $40 bond of S. j. Barnett who did
not appear to plead, was forfeited. Pat
Brannigan also paid so.
Bert Sweeney, Joe Allen and D. Yer
non, charged with vagrancy, were sem
fenced to sixty days in JAIL with the al
ternate Of leaving town bsfore o'clock
VIM. McManus, of SIS East Broadway
was arrested on Saturday by Officer
Moore for wife beating. He put up $50 |
bond for his appearance. Mrs. Nc |
Manus. Mrs. Lafleur, Miss Gooano and |
Jack Badigan We're named as witnesses.
The charge was Withdrawn by Moore |
later and the defendant set at liberty.
Hugh Downey and James O'Neill were
arrested Saturday night on suspicion OF
having committed burglary. The room |
of David Maule, on West Park street |
was robbed at about 11:30 p. m. When |
the men were searched at the Jail every |
thing in their pockets was identified as
either the property of Maule or of Ware |
Ho Loo, Chnaman who lives at 1J2 |
China alley. Maule's property consist |
ed of books and small articles of wear
ing apparel. The arrests We're made by |
Officers Henderson and Downing.
Minnie Grey, a young woman, was ar
rested on Saturday night at the corner
OF Mercury and Montana streets on a
charge of street walking. She pleaded
not guilty before Judge Boyle this morn
Ing and will be tried on Tuesday after.
noon at o'clock.
q Peter Van Odds, whose residence is at
q East Galena street, was fined $40 this
morning for fighting and disturbing the
peace and profanity and loud noises Sat-
urday night. 1t took about ten minutes
to get Van ODDS plea out of him. Judge
Boyle exhibited great patience with the
defendant, who could hardly bring him.
self to say whether .he did or he didn't
Finally he made up his mind that he did,
and he whispered it, The whisper did
not cut the fine down any.
Ed Dougherty, accused Of fighting and
disturbing the peace, failed to appear
and his bond of $40 was ordered for
feited
Joe Morris, arrested on Sunday morn
Ing on charge Of stealing a bicycle, by
Officers McQueeney and Matthew'S plead
ed guilty to having the bicycle in his
possession when arrested. He was in
tcxicated and did not know where the
wheel came from nor where he got it, It
was a very small child's bicycle. He
was fined $40 and costs.
II. j. Agberng was arrested on Sun
day morning on charge of fighting and
disturbance. He appeared in court this
morning, having been permitted to go on