The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-05-29
CHARGE AGAINST THE ALLEGED
POLITICIAN is THAT OF RUNNING
A GAMBLING GAME.
BOAST OF DRAG" HOWEVER,
IS BACK OF THE CHARGE
Murphy Wants 5000 From Harvey
Holmes for "Work," Alleging That He
Has "PulP' With the County Attor-
ney, and the Latter Resents the Re-
mark-Murphy Is Now Missing.

Fame again threatens "Swede' Murphy,
the iliustrious patriot who shone so irrides-
Gently IN politics not so long in the past as
10 need an archaeologist to discover the
era.
Swede' was today charged in the dis
trict court with running gS.nbling game,
and an information was filed against him
by Assistant County Attorney Yancey.
The instrument was placed among the
archives of Judge Harney's court.
"Swede" had not been arrested when the
information was fled but his arrest was
ordered to take place at once. The inform
alton alleges that Murphy conducted a
game OF chance commonly called faro"
lie is accused under the name of John p.
Murphy, alias "Swede" Murphy, and the
information says that on May IL he did
"wilfully, Intentionally and unlawfully
carry on. open, conduct and cause to be
conducted a certain game of chance known
as and called faro"
Then the instrument sets forth that the
act was committed in the building on the
southeast corner of main and Park streets,
in this city, and that the game was played
for money and for checks representing
and won and lost
"Swede's" Idle Jest.
There may be difficulty encount.r red in
arresting the whilom politician, whose
presence was once so much desired at a
Washington senatorial investigation that
the newspapers Of the country were full Of
surmiscs as to his whereabouts. There is
also quite fancy history attached to the
events which led TO the charge Of gambling
being placed against MN.
"Swede' seems to be one Of the many
people who have at various times and for
variegated purposes professed to have a
drag" with the county attorneys Office
and to their grief discovered that they were
mistaken.
Mr.. Brccn stated this morning that Muir
ply boasted that his game was running
while nobody elsc's was" and that for that
reason, it was obvious he had pulling"
power"
This boast, according to information re-
ceived by Mr.. Breen, was made for a prac-
tical purpose and not simply to exploit
"Swede's" greatness. The story goes that
Murphy proposed to Harvey Holmes to
Square" the charge of receiving stolen
goods now hanging over Holmes, for the
compact sum of 5000.
Mr.. Breen Busy.
Swede' very confidently asserted that
he had the influence to accomplish that, to
Holmse' very desirable end and Holmes
consulted with his friends. "Swedc" has
two hypnotic eyes that look inward. and
they seem to have brought the black man
under the curious spell that enabled
"Swede" to rise and become famous in
politics in the late, lamented past.
King of Darktown's friends evidently
were from Missouri and harder to convince
They interviewed Murphy, and demanded
that he show them. 1t is said that Murphy
responded:
"Well, there is no good to argue this.
I'll square the case for 5000. I'm running
amt | T? And nobody else is. Well, that's
all there is to it,
Mr. Brcen was not so sure this morning
that "Swede' would not be running him
self as soon as he heard there was a war
rant out for him. The public prosecutor
thinks he has some good evidence against
Murphy aside from the latters confession
to the colored man and his friends.