The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-17
Libby Sports All Mixed Up With
Poker Chips and Six-Shooters.
THE LADY AND THE TIGER
Caused a Rough House in One Of the
Back Rooms Of a Thirst ParIor in
the Fisher Creek Metropolis-Some
Dead Game Sports.

day night, with a female participant,
came near causing tragedy in that
usually staid and quiet burg Thurs
day morning, and was the cause of
a sensation in which many of the
prominent citizens of that place were
implicated.
On Wednesday evening number
of the lovers of the fascinating game
of stud" met at the saloon, prepared
to while away the lonesome hours in
a quiet and social manner Being
gentlemen of unquestioned gallantry
they invited one of the members of
the demi-mOnde, Inez st. Claire, to
participate and add to the gaiety of
the occasion, as well as to the pots,
and as she was just a few with the
pasteboards herself she accepted
the invitation and set in At the
table were number Of business men
of Libby.
John Murray, a bartender at a
saloon was in the game, and
before long he and the fair Inez were
exchanging remarks that were any
thing but mplimentary, and when
q question arose over an alleged mis-
deal trouble commenced. The woman
was not sparing in her remarks re-
garding Murray's antecedents and
general make up, and, desiring to
show a hn
took a punch at her, as it is nee-
gantly expressed and landed on the
side of her head and shoulder Being
somewhat of a fighter herself she
grabbed UP a chair and proceeded to
make rough house In the general
broken up and the poker players took
a hand in separating the fighters.
Deputy Sheriff Henry appeared on
the scene about this time and HOSTILE
ties were stopped, and he took the
| fair Amazon to her room and bade
her stay there and be good, or he
would lock her UP in the city bastile
which, at its best is far from being
a lady's b0udoir. and especially in the
cold winter time is anything but q
cheerful retreat. She took him 81
his word and retired to ner couch
there to nurse her wrongs as wei as
| the bruises she had received in the
melee. Apparently all was we'll and
| the dove of peace lowered over the
town.
EARLY Thursday morning Murray
set out to his daily labor of handing
out drinks to the booze fighters, and
when near the saloon where he is en-
ployed he observed his fair antago-
mist of the night before skipping
down the street With a siX-shooter
She caught sight Of him and opened
fire, but being at some distance and
rather excited, the bullets flew harm
lessly by, although some came toe
close for comfort, and greatly accel
Grated his speed to reach a place OF
safety, whore the fair lady and hel
trusty gun could do him no harm
Again the services of the deputy
sheriff were enlisted, and he separ
ated her from her weapon and tool
; her home.
At first an effort was made to husl
the mater up and no arrests were
made, and for few days all Wen
along in the usual quiet manner un
: til Saturday, when warrant wa!
sworn out for the arrest of Inez OF
: charge of assault with intent tt
: kill. Murray is the complainant, bu
the woman claims that he wouldn'
| have caused her arrest if others hat
+ not persuaded him to do so, as h,
was more than satisfied to let mat
ters rest without mourning furthe
: notoriety. She was placed unde
bonds for her appearance for trial be
fore Justice Sheldon Thursday mex
as we'll as under bonds to keep tn
/ peace. She came to Kalispell Sun
/ day night to secure the services O
d an attorney, and returned to Libb
S last night,
9 The participants in the affair mad
/, every effort to keep it quiet an
/ would have succeeded in doing S
g had not the woman been arrested
e When that was done the cat was Il
l. out of the bag and the story sprea
S until hushing it up was out of tn
|. question. Some of the principal
came to Kalispell on the same trai
with her and claimed that she ha
II only come here to publish the name
/ of the card players in order to caus
q them trouble. They hustled aroun
and made efforts m keen the Sto,
from the Kalispoll papers, even g
ing so far as to make misstatement
regarding it and laying the blam
e entirely on the woman. When see
h regarding her side of the case, sh
t, did not have much to say, beyond r
Il marking that she was only defendin
d herself and that Murray and HI
IS friends started the trouble.
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