The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-10-30
RAIDED AN
OPIUM JOINT
Officers Arrest the Inmates of a
Shack on the West Side.
WERE SMOKING DOPE
A Complete Outfit Confiseated-Thc Two
Offender; IRE Tried and
Found Guilty.
WERE SMOKING DOPE

Two flends of the opium pipe were
on trial before Justice Macarthur
Monday afternoon and We're sentenc
ed to pay a fine of $40 each, and in
default 1T the -scecaary they were
lodged in Jail to serve out their fine.
They gave their names as Katie and
Bud Snyder and We're arrested Satur-
day evening in a shack near the alley
between First and Second evenues
west in the block bounded by Third
and Fourth Streets. Officer James
Paul was making his rounds and
while passing through the alley saw
that the door leading into the shack
was partly open. He went to the
open door and looking in saw Sny der
reclining on a quilt that had been
spread on the floor. with an opium
pipe in his hands, apparently enjoy
ing the fantastic dreams wrought by
Tho drug
The officer pushed open the door,
III, il was Immediately shut by the
i'll, who tried to bar his entrance
until the door leading to the other
room, where Snyder was enjoying
his smoke. was closed The officer
vas too quicn, however, ana forcing
open the door he entered. Snyder
had jumped to his feet, but put up no
resistance and quietly submitted to
arrest.
A complete opium outfit was found,
including quantity Of the stuff used
in mixing the drug The two offend
ars tried in vain to secure their re-
ease, but the officer was obdurate
and they were placed behind the bars
and the dope outfit confiscated. Their
rial came off Monday afternoon and
was made interesting by the ability
the prisoners showed in telling false
hoods. The girl was the most skill
full in the art and 1t was hard to
ca ch her mapping, but hsr pardn I
put up a poor bluff at the game. Sny-
der when first giving his testimony
referred to the girl as me friend"
but later on he said she was his wife
and that they were married in Ana
cnda three years ago. The para
Dherna|ia used was placed on the
stand and was the center around
which the case revoived. The two de.
'endants claimed that Snyder was
iio1 smoking, but ,ha@ We was lying
n he floor reading by the 'ighr Of
he lamp used to COOK ne opium be.
fore being placed in tn, t7w! Of Ire
oipe. There We're number of curious
articles in the collection and to the
unini lated it looked very much like
complete opium outfit.
The genial justice did not claim to
be an expert ON opium and after tax.
ing sniff or two at the contents Of
various boxes and cans which were
in the display he asked the assistance
If OTcer Tom Hannah. who profess.
al to know the dope when he saw It
AT err an examination the officer pick
ed up can and said that it's contents
was opium. The defendants were dis
concerned at this direct testimony is
hev had testified none of the drug
" s il the collection. 1t did not wor
~ them much as they simply spit On
their hands. got firm hold and
stret the truth trif1e more.
| When the judge pronounced sen
fence the girl asked that she be al
owed 10 pay S. and deposit enough
iewelry as security for the other 81
until she could secure enough money
o effect their release. This was
'ranred and she was allowed to &c
White the man was again placed II
iail. It was not very long, however
IN Il she met the jus ice and told him
she wan ed to be ,ocked up as sh,
couldn't raise the money. She was
taken at her word and the two wi.
serve out their sentences together.