The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-31
WOMAN PROTESTS
SOME LIFE INJECTED INTO 70
LICE COURT SESSION.
JUDGE BOYLE APPEALED TO
Vigorous Speech Results in Discharge
of Several Women-Suspects Ar
raigned and Enter Fleas Of
Not Guilty.

There was a lively second edition OF
police court this morning after Judge
Boyle had disposed of the few cases on
hand. For time the air was really warm
about the judges bench and il LOOKED
as if the state secrets of the police force,
as applying to the red-light district, were
going to be fully aired.
The nit of life was injected into the
proceedings after three co,ored women
Annie LaRue, Mary Green and Annie
DeScott-were arraigned and pleaded
not guilty to the usual charges. When
the last case was disposed of. Annie
LaRue asked the judge for permission
to speak, which was granted.
Made Vigorous Protest.
"see here, jedge' dis ting am gwine
fur 'nough." said Annie. IBIS hyar man
doan 'denterfy us an we done hab no
truck wild him. Now, I done tell yo',
jedge. dis amt right fur to bring US up
an fine us ag'in. We done gone pay our
fine furm lection fur de police, an you
got no right to pull us up ag'in an fine
us fur what some one done gone fur to
do. Yves titled to lection, jedge, an
we want it. Jew Jess an Swede Lii an
dem whites done gone chase de streets
cherry night an dey rob, an den Mr..
Barney come down an fetch us. Wy
doan you git dem white women on de
streets? De cops go to Jew Jess de odder
night an say somefin' to her, and she
quit an hustled away, but she doan lea b
town. Glib it to some of dem what dOan
pay no fines fur lection, jedge."
The women got excited and all began
talking at once. Judge Boyle listened for
a time, but the united vocal efforts OF
the three were too much for him and he
hastily adjourned court and left the
women to Chief Reynolds.
Women Are Discharged.
When the talk began to get interesting
the chief ordered the court room cleared
and then let the trio talk until they We're
exhausted.
Judge Boyle was persuaded to return
to the bench, and on the recommended
ton of the chief the three women were
discharged from custody.
"Whoopla!" shouted Annie LaRue as
she gained the corridor. II done talk
de jedge an de chief outen dat fine.
Bye-bye, honey. Doan yo' let Mistah
Barney cotch you agin."
Suspects Arraigned.
Pat O'Malley, who was arrested under
suspicion of having been with James Sui
Co.'s grocery wagon, was arraigned this
morning and pleaded not guilty. Later
] in the day he was released from custody
it being shown that another man had
accompanied Sullivan.
John O'Brien was arrested last night
on charge of having stolen $40 from
John Walsh. This morning in police
court Walsh refused to answer to a COM
plant and the case was dismissed by
Judge Boyle.
Burt Lair, arrested for fighting and
disturbance at No. IA Little Terrace last
night, forfeited his bonds this morning
by failing to appear.
Frank Kirkhammer, who was suspect
ed of being the thug who held up Mrs.
Thomas Sullivan, was arraigned this
morning on a charge of vagrancy. He
wanted to plead guilty If allowed to leave
town, but the court wouldn't bargain
with the prisoner and his trial was set
for next Friday.
Jack Egan was up for the second time
within a week on a charge Of being
drunk and was fined IS.