The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-11

quarters, is minus a gold watch
which was extracted from his vest
pocket yesterday during the parade
of the Wild West show. Partridge
was in the crowd in Montana avenue
when he was relieved Of his time
piece. The theft was reported to the
officers, but no clue has been obtain
ed.
Joe LaMotte played his fourth en-
gagement within a month before JUS
tice Mann this morning. Heretofore
the judges offers to allow Joe to get
out of town have been spurned by
that worthy and as a consequence he
has spent more than half of his time
in the city Jail and under the care
Of the street commissioner. The
charge this morning was drunkenness
and vagrancy and after the court had
assessed the punishment at 80 days
hard labor the prisoner expressed a
desire to leave the city at Sen
tence was therefore suspended for 30
minutes and Joe was given police es-
cort as far west as the Northern Pa
| ciic round house. .
Perry B. Hollis, a late arrival from
the east, attended the Wild West
show yesterday after having previous
ly taken on an overload Of high balls.
| He became impressed with the wild
and woolv western atmosphere that
%pervaded the show grounds and came
to the conclusion that everything went
in this neck Of the country. This err
roneous idea caused him to use loud
and profane language in the presence
of several ladies and he was promptly
taken in charge by Chief Jackson.
After giving him a little lecture on
the necessity of acclimation before
taking too many risks, this morning,
Judge Mann assessed a fine Of SO
which Hollis promptly l%iquidated.
Robert T. Allen, Jr., and Miss Lii
lie Marsh, both of Billings. were unit
ed in marriage by Justice Mann at
his Office at an early hour yesterday
morning. Late Tuesday evening Mr..
Allen accepted a position in the band
of the Wild West show and he desir-
the show arrived. District Clerk Will
ed to have the wedding over before
liams and Judge Mann were both
aroused from their slumbers to ac-
commodate the couple, but the ac-
~commodating spirit of each of these
gentlemen is proverbial. The bride
is a daughter of Jesse Marsh, the
well-known Canyon creek ranchman,
and has made her home in town for
some time, having previously been
employed as night operator at the
telephone km office. x
~ young man named Blocker, who
lNlas resided in the country near Bill
1Tngs for several years and is noted for
his skillful Craftsmanship, was employ
ed by the Wild West aggregation yes
terday to accompany the show as a
'broncho buster" Blocker gave his
first professional exhibition last night
in the circus arena and the horse had
made but a few plunges when the
saddle turned and Blocker was thrown
to the ground. The horse then made a
vicious strike at him and cut a long
cash in the mans head just above
the right ear. A doctor was sent for
but before. he arrived Blocker was
able to mount a horse and ride down
town where he applied internal rem
town with the show a few hours later.
Carl johnson, the section laborer
who was shot by Tom Murray the
pumpman at Conway on last Saturday,
is getting along in fine shape and will
likely be able to go to work in a few
days. His attending physician, DR..
Armstrong, ordered him to come to
Billings today to have his wound
dressed again but he sent word to the
doctor last night that he didn't want
to take the time to come here as he
was about ready to go to work.
Morgan, the man who shot johnson, is
still in the county Jail awaiting ar
raignment. He was quite badly beat
en- by his captors and the officers
are waiting to give his wounds time
to heal before they bring him out.
Johnsen's escape from serious injury
is regarded as almost a miracle by
the doctors.
HAS NO MERIT.