The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-01
BOTH SIDES
YIELD SOME
EVEN BREAK FOLLOWS AGREE
MENT IN GAMBLING CASES.
PREPARING FOR REAL WORK
Trial Jury Drawn, With venire Re-
TurnabIe September IA, When
Hearing Of Cases Begins.

This morning when Judge Loud con-
vened the district court it, was for
the purpose of hearing the pleas OF de-
PENDANTS arraigned yesterday, and
some who were arraigned at the last
term, the men who were arrested for
violating the gambling laws of the
state. The latter were all out on
bond
Pleas Entered.
The defendants who pleaded were as
follows:
Stephen A. Thompson, assault in
the first degree; not guilty.
Gets Down, grand larceny; not
guilty.
Fred N. Morris, burglary in the first
degree; not guilty.
c. F. Arleigh, grand larceny; demur-
red to complaint and asked further
time in which to plead.
Will Morris, assault in the first de-
gre; not guilty.
J. l.. Fogg and George Watkins, per-
miting gambling on their premises.
Fogg pleaded not guilty and Watkins
guilty.
Tony Minder and Jack Balm, same
offense; Balm pleaded guilty and Min
der not guilty.
VIM. Conway, same offense; plead
ed guilty.
]. z. Brewer and Walter o. Lee,
same offense; Brewer pleaded not
guilty and Lee guilty.
M. W.. Martin and Adolph Schneider,
same offense; Schenider entered a
plea of guilty and Martin not guilty.
Henry C. Kerr, conducting GAM
bling game; guilty.
Result Of Agreement.
The difference in the pleas OF the
men informed against for permitting
gambling games to be conducted on
premises owned by them was the re-
suit of an understanding or agree
ment arrived at between the defend
ants and the attorney general and the
county attorney. Since the arrests
were made ample time has passed to
permit the different parties to get
over their first feelings and each was
willing, apparently, to make conces-
sions. In consequence of the concilia-
tory mood in which they now find
themselves, the prosecution consented
to accept plea of guilty from one of
the parties and plea of not guilty
from the other, with the understanding
that upon final arraignment the one
pleading guilty should be fined and
the proceedings against the other
dropped.
Set for Trial.
After the pleas or the defendants
had been received Judge Loud called
the criminal calendar and set the fol.
lowing cases for trial, informing the
county attorney that only one day
would be given for the hearing of each
case
State VS.. Fred Shaw, assault in the
first degree; Monday, Sept 1, at a.
State VS.. H. P. Rennie, assault in the
first degree; Tuesday, September 15,
at a. m.
State VS.. Stephen A. Thompson, as
sault in the first degree; Wednesday,
Sept 16, at a. m.
State VS.. Will Morris, assault in the
first degree; Thursday, Sept. II, at 9
a. m.
State VS.. Fred N. Morris, burglary
in the first degree; Friday, Sept: Is,
at 8 a. m.
State VS.. Gets Down, grand larceny;
Saturday, Sept. 10, at 9 a. m.
State VS.. John Heide, removing
shep from quarantined territory; Mon
day, Sept 81, at 9 a. m.
J. M. Darroch, removing sheep from
auarantined territory; Tuesday, Sept.
%, at a. m.
At this juncture Judge Loud an
I nounced that he was prepared to hear
! arguments on the. demurrer to the
! complaint in the case Of State VS.. r.
| G. Arleigh.
|. Arleigh Is Guilty.
ATTORNEY Deniston, who appeared