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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-25
MUST A TRIAL.
Mrs. circuit Is Held to the District
~. Court.

Mrs. circuit Is Held to the District
Court.
From Sundays Daily Gazette.
After several days of waiting, made
necessary by the inability of the at
torneys to- be present and hear his de-
cision, Judge Fraser last evening
passed on the case of Mrs. Loretta
circuit, examined before him on the
charge of murder in the first degree.
He said that after carefully reading
the testimony he had arrived at the
conclusion that the case was one mer-
iting further and more complete inves-
tigation before a court of higher jur-
isdictipn and he would therefore hold
the defendant to the district court to
be tried for the offense charged
against her.
The complaint alleging murder in
the first degree, Mrs. circuit was Or
dered held without bail.
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GoRED BY BUFFALO BULL.
Richard Rock Killed While Feeding
His Pet,

His Pet.
Richard, better known as "Dick''
Rock, a pioneer of the northwest, ia.
nous as a former government scout
and a marksman of well known repute,
was gored to death by a buffalo bull
at his ranch at Henry's Lake, Idaho,
at an early hour on Saturday morn.
ing. Information to that effect was
received in Butte by Sherman, the III
dertaker, who was telegraphed to for
a coffin.
According to report the animal
which killed Rock was more than
1000 pounds in weight, and was 9
years old. Rock raised it form a calf
and was prouder of it than of the
other b%uffaloes, the elk, moose or deer
which roamed over his ranch. He
was in the buffalo corral about Z
o'clock on Saturday morning feeding
his pet, when the huge animal became
enraged and charged his master, pin
ned him against a side of the corral
and horribly gored him.-Standard.
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MRS CIRCUIT GRANTED WRIT OF
HABEAs CORPUS.
Will Be HEARD SATURDAY
Alleges Unlawful Restraint
and Insufficient Eidence to War.
rant Further Detention.
rom Tuesdays Daily Gazette.

From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
Both Mrs. Circuit and her attorney,
w. M. Johnston, seemingly are of the
opinion that her detention as a pris-
e on the charge of murder is
wrong and not warranted by the testi-
mony brought out at the preliminary
hearing.
Yesterday Mr.. Johnston filed a pc
tition with the district court for a
writ CT habeas corpus. Judge Loud
granted the writ and fixed next Sat
urday, March 20, as the day when the
defendant is to be produced in court
and when the state, if it desires, may
the release prayed for shall not be
made permanent.
The petition sets forth that the test
imony adduced at the preliminary
hearing was not sufficient to warrant
the defendant to be longer held on
the charge against her and that the
sheriff is holding her a prisoner on no
other than the order of the ex-
aiming magistrate and that her de-
tention is unlawful and unjust, the or
der of the examining magistrate hav-
ing been issued without sufficient evil
dence to justify it.
Accompanying the petition was an
affidavit by the petitioner alleging her
inability to pay the necessary costs
and praying the court to order the
proceedings without cost to her.
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PAID IN FULL.
Capitol Commission Settles With
Builders Of State House.

Builders Of State House.
When Montana's state house is dedi-
Gated, which event has been set for
July 4, next, it will be devoid of the
usual o~rnamentation in the shape of
any claims or liens upon it, something
that cannot always be truthfully said
Of other like institutions. Not only
will the state have one of the finest
capitols in the northwest, but it will
he absolutely free of any incumbrance
whatsoever.
Last Saturday the capitol commits
sion made final settlement with the
Montana Building company the con-
Germ that erected the building, and re-
ceived a receipt in full Of all demands
The commission authorized the draw
ing of a warrant for the sum of $751;
625.5 so, which was the amount of the
balance due the company. The orig
inal price for construction of the cap
itol was $289, 891, and on this there
had been paid the sum of $2~49,994.50,
leaving a balance due of $39,896.50.
From this amount was deducted the
sum of $8,272 for omissions, or por-
tions of the work not done by the
company. The greatest item under
this head was for the boilers and dyna-
mos, which under the original con-
tract were to be put in by the COM
pany,, but which subsequently were
eliminated from the contract and
made the subject of a separate con
tract w%ithanother
Two other accounts were partially
settled by the commission, when $780,
200 vas ordered paid to Pedretti &
Sons, the decorators, and $2,989.50 to
the same firm on the contract for
the art glass used in the building.
In addition to these two allowances
the w. S. Edwards Manufacturing
company was paid $3,196.80 on its
contract for the electric fixtures.
Next Saturday bids are to be open
Gu LII uOAA6 IAC uA0yo6C ACSSoooAy IL
the removal Of the records from the
old into the new capitol, and it is e x
pected that in a short time the diff
ferent state officers will be occupying
their new quarters. It has been de-
cided not to remove all Of the old
furniture, as a portion Of it has been
replaced with new The part which
is not to be used will be stored for
the present and later will be sold at
public auction.
Sometime ago the state furnishing
board advertised for proposals to sup
ply the capitol with electricity for
lighting and power, at the same time
inviting bids to supply the building
with water. No responses were re-
ceived and the board has decided to
re-advertise. The Helena Light and
Power company, the only concern in
a position to furnish the required
light and motive power was prevented
from bidding, being in the hands of
a receiver. The receiver, however,
now notifies the board that he will
obtain permission from, the judge of
the court to submit bids and close
the contract.
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BREAK EVEN FOR LEE.
He Wins One Lawsuit and Loses An
other. n

other. n
zee Sam Lee, who combines the
business of feeding the hungry with
supplying the bibulously inclined with
liquid joy, down on the south side,
had two innings in the district court
yesterday. In case he was the
defendant on an appeal from the JUS
tees court and in the other he occup-
led the same position the only differ
ence being that the second suit was
instituted in the court in which it
was decided.
The first action involved a contract
and Austin North was the plaintiff
and appellant. The case was original
ly tried in Justice Fraser's court,
plaintiff suing to recover the amount
of a premium on an insurance policy.
1t seems that MI. North holds a mort
gage on the premises owned and oc-
cupied by Lee and that a part of the
obligation the latter assumed when
he gave the mortgage was to keep the
premises insured for the benefit of
the MORTGAGE. This apparently was
done but the plaintiff, who is an in
surance agent, wrote the policy him
self. Defendant claimed that it was
not stipulated in the contract that
he should insure in any company rep
resented by plaintiff and when the lat
ter sought to collect the amount of
the premium he demurred and refus-
ed pay. North then entered suit and
in the lower court and the judgment
was rendered against him. He ap-
pealed and the district court sustained
the action of the lower court.
Sued for Wages.
The second action was brought by
A. B. Reed and was for an amount
claimed to be due for wages. This
went against him thus keeping the
average straight.
Reed claimed that Lee owned him
$50 for 120 days work at the rate of
w SOAIo q udy. ACO COuC0SLGU lie d.
ton while admitting the amount ask
ed, but as a defense set up a counter
claim against Reed. In his answer he
alleged that when he employed the
whiteman to do his mental labor,
cleaning cuspidors and performing
such other duties as usually are ex
pected of a "swamper." he agreed to
pay Reed SO cents a day and provide
him with lodging; that Reed had
slept in a room furnished him by
plaintiff and that in addition he had
also eaten three meals a day at plain
tif's restaurant. AS nothing had
been said in the agreement about
meals he held Reed to be indebted to
him in the sum of $50 for board. He
therefore asked that judgment be rem
dered in his favor for this amount.
Like the first this case was tried
without a jury and the testimony prov
ed short. Reed swore that Lee had
agreed to pay him SO cents a day and
give him his meals and lodging. In
this he was borne out by a woman
who worked for Lee at the time and
who said she had heard the contract,
a verbal one, entered into.
The defendant swore that he. had
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agreed to pay Reed SO cents a day and
give him a bed, but denied that he
had agreed to board him also.
The court ruled that a contract had
been proved and rendered judgment in
favor of plaintiff.
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From Sundays Daily Gazette.

From Sundays Daily Gazette.
F. L. Grandy, a Butte business man,
was among yesterdays visitors in the
city.
The funeral of the late Joshua
Spencer took place yesterday after.
loon.
DR.. Sudduth, who spent a few days
in the city, returned to his Lavina
ranch yesterday.
Sheriff Potter was in the city yes
terday on his return home from a
visit to Helena.
William Wallace, Jr., the Helena
attorney, was in the city yesterday
attending the district court.
H. Yaeger, business manager of the
Montana Record, was among the Wis.
itors, from the capital city who were
in town yesterday.
The body of the late J.. T. Brown,
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discharged from further attendance
this term as a Juror and his name
was OFFERED erased from the list.

this term as a juror and his name
was ordered erased from the list.
TN Bouton removed yesterday
frcm his old quarters in the second
Htory in the Belknap block to the
room on the ground floor recently va
Gated by the water company. Ilis
new Office is not only more easy Of ac-
cess to his customers, but is also
larger and more conveniently arrang-
ed.
NJ. McGregor came within uhe
ttojf Of breaking the state ten pin
record, Sunday evening. He scored
2S9, while the top notch is 290 The
fact that the pins used were consider
ably smaller than the regulation size
initiated against him, otherwise he
is confident he would have tied or
even beaten the record.
Articles Of incorporation of the Bos-
ton Store company were filed with
the county clerk and recorder yester-
day. B. R. Albin of Billings F. F.
Humeston Of Chicago and r. M. Hart
Of st. Louis are the incorporators and
directors. The capital stock of the
company is 100000, divided into 100
shares Of a par value of 500, each.
All the stock has been subscribed and
paid for.
q. Tho i1Iru in Tho cocc ~ IJ,1rfor q =.
rested in this city last fall for MUIR
der committed in Granite county, re-
turned a verdict Of murder in the Sec
ond degree and fixed the punishment
at SO years in the penitentiary. The
prisoner was accused Of having MUIR
dered his son-in-law and led the sher-
iffs Of two states a long chase before
he was finally captured in this city.
His daughter was the principal wit
ness against him and without her
testimony conviction would have been
impossible.
Jim Traux to whom a ''foater" was
given by the police court last week,
declined to avail himself of the courts
clemency and not only remained in
the city, but got into trouble beside.
Saturday night he made several earn
est, but Intellectual efforts to decrease
the population and property holdings
of the south side. For this he was ar
rested and when arraigned yesterday
morning pleaded guilty to the charge
against him, disturbing the peace. The
court fined him $50, an impossible
sum for Jim, and in default he will
help Street Commissioner Keene for
the next Is days.
The latest Information concerning
the restoration of the Northern Pa
ciic's North Coast Limited" train
is that it will be put into service short
ly after May 1. The new equipment
| will consist of 20 sleeping cars, 10
for tourist service of the most mod
| ern design, 20 f~irstclass coaches, four
new dining cars and six new 7O-foot
baggage cars. Mahogany finish is to
be used throughout in all of the cars,
and the sleepers are to be among the
finest on any line in America. One of
the conveniences of the new sleeping
cars will be increased dressing room
space. Beside the rolling stock,
a considerable increase is also to be
made in the motive power of the COM
pany, large locomotives for the fast
runs now being in course of construc-
ton and will be ready for delivery be-
fore May /.
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From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
L. E. Montgomery of Bozeman was a
guest at the Grand yesterday.
]. H. Peake of the Cody Enterprise
was among yesterdays visitors in the
city
VMrs. Louis G. Babcock left last
night for Chicago on a visit to her
parents. ~
License to marry was granted yes
terday to James O. Holt of Columbus
and Flora e. Shepard of Absarokee.
The North Town Land company has
sold to Alphonse H. Price lots 81 and
% block "a, Fosters addition to Bill
ings TOWNSHIP; consideration 81.
G. w. Clark, convicted last Saturday
of statutory rape and by the jury sen
fenced to five years Imprisonment in
the p~enitentiary, will be a%rraigned
this morning before Judge Loud for
sentence.
e. p. Boshart satisfied the court
yesterday that he had a valii excuse
to offer in support of a request to be
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Letter Presses for Sale.
Two good letter presses for sale at a
bargain.
d-sw-tf Gazette Office.
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
Electric Motor Trains.
ASKS RESTRAINING ORDER.
Services of William Lewis Subject of
Litigation.

Whether William Lewis, window and
house cleaner and sign polishcr, can
work for whom he pleases is the sub
ject of litigation before the Supreme
Court Of the District. The matter was
called to the attention of the court by
Mr.. Robert Lee Thomas, manager of the
National Window Cleaning Company,
who asked that Lewis. who was formerly
employed by that corporation, be re-
strained from entering into the employ
ment OF any other organization conduct
ing similar business. The suit is
brought in the name Of Walter A. Kern
and Robert l.. Thomas, trading as the
National Window Cleaning Company.
1t is explained that the business Of
window cleaning and sign polishing is
not easily learned, and because of this
the National Window Cleaning Company
requires its employees to enter into a
contract for years service 1t is fur
ther explained that the National Win
dow Cleaning Company entered into a
written contract with its employees that
for consideration OF 50 a week they. in
the event OF their leaving their employ
Inent, would not enter upon the business
of window or house cleaning or sign poll
ishing on their own account, nor for
anyone else ia the business.
Mr. Clayton Z. Emig is named az coun-
sci for the petitioner
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
Marriage Licenses Issued.

William H. Policy and Magdalena A
Boetsch
C. Leland Jackson and Annie C. Gain
er.
Charles Maxwell and Emma e Power.
Daniel Coles and Eta Williams.
T II. Millsaps and Margaret v Nor
gan.
Frank E. Skinner and Marie Sipe.
c. S. Coffee and Althea Brady, both of
Lynchburg, Va.
Charles F. Morrison, Livingston, Mon.
and Jenny NJ. Davis, District of COlum-
bla
Albert F. Fisher and Gertrude Davis.
Reginald d. Drister and Magdalne
Jones.
Edward Jackson and Emma Jenkins.
John T. Hackstadt and Elizabeth
Works.
john II. Newton and Lizzie Richard
son.
Charles B. Carroll. Norfolk. Va. and
Margaret A Nolan, District OF Columbia.
George j. Smith and Theresa Casey.
August f. Hanson and Flora A. Rays,
both o. Evanston, H.
William II. Carter and Hattie Newton.
John H. Minor and Mary VI. Coleman.
Henry Ford and Woodie e. Jones, both
CT Glen Allen. Va.
Charles II. Haas and Charlotte l.
-ller.
Charles L. Hudgins and Clevie C.
Keeling. both OF Richmond, Va.
Ccrrie l.. Lawrence and Annie Mary
Duke. both of Richmond. Va.
Daniel Doody and Bridget Ward.
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
Cases of Bribery.

THE Commissioners have had intima-
tons that in one or two eases an indi-
vidual outside OF the District govern
ment entirely had secured money from
men applying for appointment or pro-
motion to minor places, but they have
no evidence that any such persons were
appointed or promoted.
NO officer Of the government OF the
District Of Columbia was implicated in
any way. The Commis sioners we're not
able to secure satisfactory evidence that
any wrong had been committed, but II
they had secured 1t they could not. in
the present state of the Law. have prose-
cuted the persons concerned"
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
HEALTH OFFICE REPORT.
Deaths.

The following deaths for forty -eish
hours were reported to the Health Offic
up to noon yesterday:
William R. Johnson. 70 years.
Harriet Kent Schriver, 73 years.
Samuel S. McDivftt, 10 years.
Catherine Ware, So years.
Sylvanus s. Robinson, 81 years.
John Mangun, so years
John W. Dudley. So years.
Charles H. Litchman, 53 years.
Edward j. Wood, 81 years.
George Dolph, so years.
Makola Brooks. As years.
Eliza Carter. A years.
Martin Benson, 3S years.
Mrs. Rosa Javins, "a years.
Mary A. Sutherland. 3s years.
Robert F. Simril. 81 years.
Eliza Biddle. 30 years.
Paul W. Stevens. 29 years.
Dora Terrell. "a years.
Clorie A. Addison. % years.
William NJ. Noske. 10 years.
Hattie Sullivan. 1S years.
Ethel sayles. II yei-rs.
Francis L. Ellis. II years.
John T Cole. years.
Bernard H. Woodbridge, / year.
Bernard Mel. Butler. IL months.
Ernest A. Griffin. 9 months.
Alice f. Hebborn. months.
Viola Johnson, months.
Aubrey A. Wormley. s months.
william Galloway, months.
John E. L. Terry, months.
Clarence c. Jackson. G months.
Philys Barnes, months.
Lester James. months.
John G. Glotzbuck. months.
Lillian B. Shaner. months.
Infant of Lola and Charles Johnson,
month";
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
ALLEGED POLICY RUNNER.
Mamie jackson, Colored, Arrested by
Detective Watson.

Mamie Jackson, negress, who lives
in "Cowtown. north of the Boundary
and west OF Brightwood Avenue, spent
last night in the House of Detention.
charged with promoting policy. She has
been under the surveillance Of Detective
Watson. who is in charge of the policy
business OF the police, for several weeks
past, and yesterday morning she was
followed from the Long Bridge, after
coming from Jackson City.
1t is alleged that she carried papers
with her which had been drawn on one
OF the companies at the south end of the
Long Bridge. She will be given a hear
ing in Police Court this morning
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
Injured at New Public Library.

While working on a scaffold at the
new public library which is being erect
ed on the square near the corner of
Ninth and New York Avenue. yester-
day, Daniels Wells. colored, living at
1923 Eighth Street northwest, fell from
the framework to the ground. He
was painfully injured about the head and
body. He was removed 20 the Emergen-
cy Hospital In the ambulance.
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
PNEUMATIC TUBES
FOR LOCAL MAIL
LARCENY BY TRICK.'
Charge Placed Against Daniel Lewis CT
Police Blotter.

Police Blotter.
Larceny by trick" is the charge reg
istered against the name of Daniel
Lewis, alias Red Martini" who slept
behind the bars at the Sixth police pre-
cinct last night. Lewis is the first
person caught IN the net spread some
days ago for the benefit OF those hang
ers-on at the depots who, the police say,
prey on the rural visitors to the National
Capital.
II has been regular business for GER
tain persons about the depcts TO ma e
money OFF the periodical visitors VINO
had come here on excursions by selling
them tickets to go back home.
Yesterday William c. Foultz wanted
to purchase a ticket to Lynchburg, Va
He requested Lewis 10 secure one for
him. He claims to have given Lewis q
fvc-dollar bill. and the latter returned
with fifty cents in change. Fcultz says
he instructed Lewis not to pay more
than $3.50 fer the ticket, but the latter
on returning the ticket said that he had
paid $3.50 for ii and wanted one dollar
for himself. 1t was finally compromised
by Foultz paying him seventy-fve cents.
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
]. A. BLUNDON SUED.
Petitioners Ask That He Be Declared
Bankrupt.

George W. Cissel. George C. Anleam.
and others, all Of this city. claiming to
be creditors OF Joseph A. Blundon.
fled petition yesterday in the District
court asking that he be declared bank
rupt within the meaning of the law.
Il is stated that Mr.. Blundon is in
debted to the petitioners for amounts
sggregating mere than $500.
Mr. II. w. Sohn Is named as counsel
for the creditors.
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
Suit for Divorce Filed.

Andrew L. Hawkins yesterday filed suit
for divorce against May II. Hawkins or
the ground of infdelity. They were
married IN September 1895 and lived to-
gether until February, 1888, when Mr..
Hawkins states that his wife deserted
him. He states that she is now in the
District Jail serving term of imprison-
ment. Mr.. Richard P. Evans is named
as counsel for the petitioner.
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
Report of Captain New
conner Oh Measure
Before House.
BILL CARELEsSLY DRAWN
Commissioners Not Having Received In
tImation of Desires Of Capital Author
tiles in Regard to Service Feel Loath
to Make Suggestions.

Capt H. c. Newcomer. Acting Engi-
neer Commissioner, has forwarded to his
associates a statement upon House bill
1890. TO authorize The laying and
maintaining of pneumatic tube system
between the Capitol and the Govern
ment Printing Office, in the city of
Washington"
Captain Newcomer states that the
Commissioners have not received any
intimation of the desires OF the authori-
ties of the Capitol building or of the
Printing Office with regard TO the pro-
posed pneumatic tube service, and that
they would On that account not feel it
TO be within their province to make
any suggestions relative to that phase
OF the project.
Designation of Streets.
Special attention is called to a por-
ton of the bill which authorizes the
commission named Ito designate the
streets, avenues. or public grounds
through which the pneumatic tubes
shall be laid and to prescribe the loca-
tions of the same and the manner in
which the said streets, avenues, or public
grounds shall be resurfaced, and to pre-
scribe such other conditions and re-
quirements as may seem reasonable to
them to impose
Routes Should Be Named.
Attention is also called to similar
language in section of the bill, which
contains similar provisions, and Cap
tain Newcomer adds that in his opinion,
specific routes should be named in the
bill. Worded as it is. he thinks that it
makes the commission responsible for
many duties now exercised by the Dis
trict Commissioners. and which should
remain under their jurisdiction.
For instance continues Captain
Newcomer, "it is believed that the Com
missioners should retain the right TO
prescribe the location of any construc-
tion in the public streets, the manner
in which the work shall be carried on,
and the restoration OF the streets to
proper condition after the work is COM
pleted, leaving to the officials in charge
of public buildings and grounds the
same rights within their boundaries"
Bill CareIessly Drawn.
Captain Newcomer adds that the bill
seems to be carelessly drawn, and he
thinks that if it is to receive favor
able action it should be essentially
modified and rewritten, but, rs its main
features relate TO matters not under the
Jurisdiction of the Commissioners. he
does not think 1t devolvcs on the board
TO indicate the changes which should
be made, further than he has done.
The Washington times., 1902-06-24
WILL OF MARY S. GUDGlN.
Bequeaths One Dollar to Husband and
Estate to Children.

The will of Mrs. Mary s. Gudgin. dated
November 30, 1898, was filed yesterday
for probate. She leaves 81 to her hus-
der OF her estate to her children.
Mrs. Davis Grupe, by her will. dated
December s. 1899, leaves her estate, real
and personal, to her. granddaughter.
Virginia Grupe, for her sole benefit and