The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-14
AN OLD SOLDIER IN LINE IS
LATER DISMISSED.
PEACE DISTURBERS IN PLENTY
Long Roll Of Plain DRINKS Called-One
Thinks He Has Religion But Is
Full of Firewater-Paid
a Fine.


Sunday around police quarters gave
promise of making necessary an extern
sion to the city Jail. A host of petty
breakers Of the law came up for the
consideration of the court. The major
portion of the prisoners were given light
fines; the balance were dismissed or en-
tered plea of not guilty.
Five came before the bench to answer
to the charge of being Migrants, James
Howard, Frank Lewis, Charles Parsons,
John Tighe and Mrs. Joe Harkins.
Frank Lewis, an old soldier with hoary
head and a G. A. r. button in his lapel,
informed the judge that he was drawing
a pension from the government, and
was consequently not in the vagrant
class. He was dismissed. The rest en-
tered a plea Of not guilty and their
cases were set for tomorrow afternoon.
Tom Wenston, Frank Gray, James
Boyle, Matt Alexander and Mrs. Croen-
lex pleaded guilty to disturbing the
peace and quiet in their respective
neighborhoods. Each was assessed the
sum of $40.
A. Mitchell. Daniel Gillett, Chris
Hickey and George Plaster all pleaded
guilty to the charge Of being drunk. A
fine of IS was imposed in each case.
Harry Bean, on the same charge,
posted. when arrested, bond of S. for
his appearance this morning. He did
not show up. however. and his bend was
therefore declared forfeited.
George Howard put up bond of $40
at the time of his incarceration, being
booked on charge of breaking in doors
and windows at 126 Indiana street. He
told Sol Levy, the jaile-, to enter this
morning plea of guilty, as he did not
wish to appear in answer to the indict-
ment. 1t was supposed the fine would
be a nominal one of $40, and that the
bond would be sufficient to cover any
excess. The offense however. it seems
was a particularly aggravating one,
and the court declared it was worth $25.
Howard will be apprehended again to-
day, and be made to pay or serve the
balance of his dues.
Fish" McCarty, who derives his front
appreciation from an extraordinary pro-
pensity for imbibing strong booze, got S..
He was found by an officer at Montana
and Gold streets hilariously hallooing to
nobody in particular.
Alick O'Bannon is alleged to have
thrown rocks through the windows of
Mollie Murray's place of business in Ar
lZOHd dlley. " men me SOOu Dame re-
monstrated, her words of depreciation
were followed by another flight of rocks.
Alick pleaded not guilty to the charge.
and the case was set for tomorrow a.
p. m. Miss Murray also had the charge
of disturbance against her, but as she
did not know what to say, the court gave
her "a hours in which to plead.
When the name of Harry Smith was
called, a smart young man of soldierly
bearing appeared at the bar. He was
clothed in the garb of a bugler in the
regular army. and stood at attention dur
ing the reading of the charge against
him, that of obstructing the sidewalk at
Park and Wyoming streets with a
weighing machine. To this he pleaded
guilty. He makes his living by guessing
within three pounds of the avordupois
of any individual who will put up a NOM
inal sum as gamble that Smith is not
a good guesser. The judge fined him S..
Frank Gray wandered out OF a saloon
on Galena ana Joined a street corner con-
versation of the Salvation Army. He
unsteadily pushed his way into the
midst of the throng and started to give
his testimony to the effect that he was
Jus chuck full of religion" The judge
made him contribute S..