The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-11-04
James Kelly Beaten by Frank
Mcdonald In Rumpus Near
Cash Lodging House.
KELLY ATTEMPTS TO
ENTER CABIN BY FORCE
Mcdonald Is Arrested on Charge Of As
sauIt and His Bond Fixed at 5000
Claims Kelly Had No Right to Enter
the Cabin-Released and Immediately
Arrested on Charge OF Assault in the
First Degree for a Gun Play.

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There were several minor disturbances
at the voting places during the day and
the special deputies had their hands full
keeping belligerent visitors away from the
booths. AS might be expected there was
the usual compliment of r;din drunks who
did no more harm than to fall around
helplessy only to be taken off to the
cooler by the officers.
Many, however, had come with the evil
dent intention of creating a disturbance
and with these deputies dealt summariiy
Down at precinct 81, near the Cash
lodging house, occurred the most serious
fight Of the forenoon. Special Deputy
Sheriff James Kelly received beat
ing at the hands Of number OF men
who had congregated in a small cabin
in the alley directly opposite the polling
booth below Galena street.
1t was really a fight among deputies
from the opposing parties. Kelly got into
it by alleging that there was some crooked
work going on in the alley and he decided
he was going to put stop to it.
His sincerity and courage may have
been all right but his discretion was ex-
ceedingly questionable. He attempted to
make forciblc entry into the cabin with
the result that two men jumped out
and gave him a sound thrashing.
Wound Under Right Eye.
Several hundred who had congregatc.. [
in front OF the booth rushed at once to
the scene, many shouting that the man
was badly stabbed. Special Deputy d. G.
Conners was among the first to reach
Kelly, who was bleeding profuscly from
wound under the right eye. Conners and
others took the man to room in
the Cash lodging house, where a physi-
clan was summoned and his wounds
dressed. An examination proved that the
wound under the eye was not caused by
knife, but by some blunt instrument or
possibly by kick from one of his as
saiants.
Meanwhile crowd had gathered around
the cabin and threats we're made. A man
came to the window and raising the cur
tain made demonstration with a very
formidable gun. The crowd stampeded
for Galena street, with the special depu-
ties doing most of the running.
Special Deputies Arrive.
A telephone message was sent in to
the shcriff's office, which Deputy Sheriff
John c. Wyman, with force OF special
deputies, answered in a short time
With Wyman at their head the posse
marched on the shack. Wyman started
to open the door, but was met with a
man behind the same formidable gun.
He retreated and after holding a council
of war with the other deputies, decided
to go back to the sheriff's office to find
out so he said, whether he had the power
to arrest special deputy.
At ia:3o o'clock Deputy Wyman re
turned with warrant for the arrest of
Special Deputy Frank Mcdonald. Nc
Donald who was special policeman sta
toned at the Columbia Gardens during the
summer months, was one of the many
deputies named by the sheriff for special
work today, and was standing in front OF
the Cash lodging house when arrested.
He was taken to the county jail where
County Attorney Brcen filed two informa-
tions against him--onc of assault in the
first degree for pulling gun on Deputy
Sheriff Wyman and the other of assault
and battery for being one of the men who
beat Kelly.
Mcdonald stated that while he and an
other special deputy, Tom Kennedy, were
sitting in the cabin in the alley, Deputy
trance, alleging that there was money
being distributed. The house is not IN
the immediate proximity of the polling
booth, and Mcdonald and Connors told
Kelly that they had no business interfer-
ing with them. From McDonald's story
it appears that Kelly then went away and
returned with mob, who threatened to
break into the house.
Mcdonald opened the door, when Kelly
rushed at him with club, and in order
to defend himself he says he pulled the
gun. In the mix-up Kelly received pretty
rough treatment.
Tried a Forcible Entry
When Wyman arrived later he had no
warrant, and as the case was one for the
city police, Mcdonald alleges that Wyman
had no Jurisdiction. He read, according
to McDonald's statement, bogus warrant
and tried to make forcible entry into
the cabin.
When he saw the gun, however, he beat
hasty retreat Later he returned with
the warrant and arrested Mcdonald.
While Mcdonald was waiting in the
jailcrs office, Charles w. Clark and ].
Bruce Kremer arrived and offered to go
on McDonalds bond for the first degree
assault charge. The bond was fixed at
$4,000
Mcdonald had hearing before Justice
of the Peace Nelson and admitted out on
the $4,000 bond, but was Immediately re-
arrested on the charge of assault and
battery on the person of Special Deputy
James Kelly
Ready With Bond.
At a late hour this charge had not been
disposed of, but preparations were being
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