Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-05
OTHERWISE MAGINNIS WOULD
BE A MURDERER.
A WAR on PISTOL CARRIERS.
Cheap Sports Who Carry Concealed
Weapons in Civilized Commune
ty-Law After chem.
Billings, Mont, March 5,

affair. AS u result Of the trouble both
men, Arthur Williams said ito be the
asgressor, and one, Maginnis, are now
confined in phe county jail. Up to a
Late hour Saturday night no complaint
had been filed against eithbr man. The
trouble occurred over the constant at
VentonS MaSinNs lis alleged to have
pafd to Williams wife. Williams and
MS vile have not been on THE best OF
terms for over year and have not lived
together for some time. Last fall Mrs.
Williams instituted proceedings in the
district court for a divorce on the
golnds of cruelty, and the action is still!
pending. Despite this fact and also that
they Go mot live together, Mrs. Williams
has not been averse to receiving the at
ten.iors of her husband, to whom she
has made presents and in many other
ways led him to believe that she still
had warm spot in her heart for him.
During all this time it is claimed she
has continued to receive the attentions
of Maginnis, and so rank have become
their actions. ut is said that ut has set
the neis'hborlroad in which Mrs. Will
Trans resides to talking. Mr.. Williams,
lays the breaking up of his home to
Maglnlris, with whom he says Mrs. Will
uiamS became enamored. Williams be-
came almost crazed. and it is said
Threatened to do bodily Injury to Ma
ginnis. Frilay night Williams saw his
wife and Maginnts walking together
along North Twenty seventh street. He
Rccosted them and struck Magnnis a
coupe of blows, which We're resented by
the latter drawing a knife and stabb.gls
Williams twice, once near the heart and
nj. sid 1oet
both injuries being slight. as the blade
struck rib each time. Mrs. Williams,
who attempted to separate the men, re-
ceived a Sight cut on the wrist. The
officers We're notified and both men ar
rested. Mrs. Williams has lately been
working at the Hotel DriscOll
One of the prettiest home weddings
which ever occurred in Billings was
that of Mr. Percy Edwards and Miss
Lena Mae Tooole, which took place at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. w. Toole. on Thursday
evening. Promptly at o'clock the
bridal party entered the parlor to the
strains of a wedding march played by
the brides sister, Miss Nell Toole. Rev.
Mr.. Remington. pastor of the Baptist
church, performed the ceremony. The
rooms We're beautifully decorated with
q profusion of pink and white carna-
tions. Only the relatives and a few in
climate friends witnessed the ceremony,
after which an elegant wedding supper
was served. The happy couple will go
to housekeeping in apartments on the
second floor of the Goss building, which
have been Hastily furnished by the
groom for that purpose. Both of the
young people are well know and very
popular in this community, where they
have resided since childhood. and COM
mence their married life with the good
wishes Of host of friends
A certain young man was arrested by
the police Thursday night on the charge
of carrying a concealed weapon, a re-
vO.ver being found ON his person He
was put in Jail and Friday taken before
Justice Mann, who fined him SIS and
COST, amounting in all to $40. Some
time ago County Attorney Hathhorn in
structed the officials to arrest all per-
sons found carrying concealed weapons,
as 1T had of late come to be a practice
among a number of men, and especially
young men. to go 'loaded.' Mr.. Hath
horn is determined to break up the habit
and thus possible prevent bloodshed, and
the arrest Thursday might is the first to
occur.
Mrs. Mabel McClay Howell was found
dead i'm her room over w. ]. Benefits
sa.oon Saturday morning by Mr.. Ben
melt. who reported to Coroner Chapple,
who held an inquest Saturday night.
The woman was no; known to have been
Ill., and it is supposed THAT death result
ed from the use of morphine and drink,
to both of which she was addicted. Mrs.
Howell had been in Billings about
month, coming here from Forsyth,
where her stepfather, Mr.. Brown, an en-
gineer on the Northern Pacific, resides.
The husband of the deceassl1 was
member of Company X of the First regi-
ment of the North Dakota volunteer in
fantry, which did service in the Philip
pines. He died en- board ship while en-
route home from Manila, and Mrs.
Howell had an application pending for
q pension.
. Albert Hanson, the south side mai
carrier is taking a weeks vacation,
which may ultimately result in his re-
signing his position with Uncle Sam,
as he contemplates engaging in BUSH
ness in Red Lodge. N. S. Gillette, SUBJ
stitute carrier. having resigned. Post
master Babcock appointed Wilbur Nc
Cormick, who was on the eligible list.
to fill the vacancy, and Mr.. Mccormick
Is now supplying the patrons of South
Billings with their mail. Should Mr..
Hanson resign his position, Mr.. Nc
Cormicl will receive the appointment
as regular carrier.
A scrap occurred in Brown & Deck
ert's barber shop last Wednesday night
between Frank Monroe, who runs the
Turkish baths. and Robert Edmons, a
colored porter in the shop. The trouble
arose over a very slight thing, at which
Monroe took offenSe and he seclrad a