The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-18
GUILTY IN THE
SECOND DEGREE.
CHARGED WITH BURGLARY IN
BREAKING INTO ROOM.
WAS SEEKING HIS WIFE HE SAID
A verdict of burglary in the second
,sS
degree has just been returned in the,
case against Frank Warren. 4"
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with burglary IN breaking into the room,
of Martin Bonino, an Italian, in the
Horse house at i2e East Park street, On
the night of November G. 1901, was put
on trial in Judge McClernan's court to-
day. II
Bonino captured Warren in his room
at or 10 O'Clock at night and held him
until Officer Radmiiovitch came and con-
Quoted him to Jail.
Bcnino, Mrs. Donino, Ben Bcnino. Mrs.
Ben Bonino and the officer testified that
Warren was found in Boniro's room,
and that the room had been turned up
SIDE down end appeared to have lust
been rar:sa.kti. Z
Bonino testified that Warren tried to
escape f:C-'. l.s E:.sp az; S'l.x him
III the struggle that followed has CAPTURE
The poiot:ii"n testified that he vas
called to :he Horse hnu.e by an outcry.
and found Scnilo and Mrs Bonino hold
ing Warren in HcniEc's room.
He sale tH<t Ire Crawc.s .. the com
mode had tecn er~c:i@a or tns tioo:,
Boh:nc'3 tr:,nk vas Open Gnt. It's .u..-
tents scattered ahcut a:C the u,,u-- rat
tress on the bed had been :n.-eG back
as II d search ior :uo:;4y u!,S"r !. had
been lna.c. The officer sa';7 ne ccrnd a
knife and cxe!etor key Gil Warren,
Dismissal Motion 'jv-.:.:i,i.
At the co:c!us!cr O.. tt. s...:.c tests,
mony the defendants counsc; ,r,ycG tie
court to instruct the Jury tc dismiss .h.
case Tor fnSuff1cle:,cE of e"zc,cc, t,,t
Judge McClernan promptly cycrrulel the
motion. "
Warren's explanation o. lis presence
in the Horse house was into fectiu.. He
said:
II was looking for my wife, which T
left some few years ago at Anaconda" ~
How long had You been in Butter" his,
counsel asked. l.
Since the early morning train" -
What information did you receive
ABOUT your wife when You got here?" -
well, I got in a restaurant on Park
street to get breakfast, and recognized
waiter there 1 knew at Anaconda. He
also knew I was married and he knew
the wife,"
Living in Park Street.
He said he's seen her lately living on
Park street. l had went to the wrong
place when I was in that house. Ap-
parently there are two Park streets, an
East and a West 1 had gone to the
Butte Manufacturing company in South,
Butte to get work. I didn't get it. T.
had gone to the wrong end of the street.
Il had gone there to find woman by
the name Of Miss Hilma Hansen. My
wife's name was Helma Inquest before
I married her., i was trying to find my
wife to get case for a divorce. 49,.
II had gone to Great Falls on a visit.
She took a lot of my things when she left
the house. I was trying, as say, to find
this woman, Warren said.
did you disturb anything in that
room?" his counsel asked him.
Never in the Room.
II was never in that room," Warren
replied.
Warren said he was in the hall when
although all the states witnesses swore
he was in the room. Warren said as to
his capture:
He came up to me and grabbed hold
of me. I tried to explain. But the man
was so excited he could not listen to rea-
son. He couldn't listen to common sense.
All this time he was hollering for the
police and calling on his brothers and
sisters. Il
Il told him to let go of me- wasn't 4
desperate. l told him If he didn't let go
of my collar and necktie I'd hit h.ln 4
Well, he held on and l hit him then" Y
Warren united blue necktie he Tore'1
round his neck and fiourished before the
jury and said:
THAT was brand new necktie that;
day, and that's the shape he left it in
odd you have any intention to take
his counsel asked.
mo, sir; if I'd found my wife where J.
were I'd have took legal steps to ger
what belongs to me-" he replied.