Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-03
PIGGING BY PROXY

Minot Piggers Tell Of the System BY.
Which the Capitalist Reaps Where
Others Sow. M 4
The following from the Minot Optic
exposes system which is said to be
common in other places, where
respectful BILE" people carry on the.
business similar to the way it was
done in Minof. The Optic says: The.
blind piggers who entered pleas of
not guilty of the charge OF Keeping
and maintaining a common nuisance
Thursday after considering the mat
ter thoroughly, evidently came to the
conclusion that it would be better to
plead guilty to the offense and so
yesterday they we're brought before
Judge Goss, where they changed their.
pleas to guilty. The judge, in his
usual shrewd way, began to question,
them in regard to their offense, stat
ing that they might as we'll tell the
truth, for their sentences would not
be changed by what they might say.
CYRIL Mott, Tony Ennis and Jno. Will
son testified that they were conduct
ing blind pigs on Jane { Rowan's
premises and that they paid her a
commission of five dollars a barrel on
every one that they sold of beer. They
further stated that their sales aver
aged from one to three barrels apiece.
every day, so that Jane was evidently
making a very good thing out of 1t.
H. ]. Barlow testified that he was
running a pig on property belonging
to Henry Auslander, the proprietor of
the Minot bakery and restaurant. He
said that man was paying him five
dollars day for the running of 1t,
but Barlow would not tell who his;
employer was, for he said that when.
he hired out to this man he had
promised that he would never, tell
anyone who HE was working for. s.s y
The Judge. who always administers
the law without fear or favor,
sentenced each one to ninety days in
the county jail and $1,000 fine and the
costs which amounted to about s25
in each case, and tadjudged a lien
against the. property where the pigs
were conducted. ]: ,;s Z. - sisE$
A lien of SCOTS was placed against
the property of Jane Rowan and the
judge directed the states attorney to
mence an action for foreclosure
On the lein. He also ordered the
states attorney to file complaints and
lis pendens against the property, 50
that there will be no escape for Jane
Rowan. Judge Goss has always
taken q firm stand against the law
breakers and he has decided that the
party who permits blind pigs on their
premises knowingly should suffer the
cons equences. @ss rs I. sssSs& 3 s
Jane Rowan is am old time char
acter in the pig business and at pres
emit she is under bond of g2s$l 500 on a
charge of plugging. She was.tried last
July IN the district court, but the
jury disagreed. Today three injunc-
tons g were served on her, enjoining
her from selling liquor in any part Of
1.-THE county of Ward The chances
Eare that, before man rents out his
property for the purpose of blind pig
ging he will think twice. ss
syrin Mott, one Of the piggers SEN
fenced testified: that he was from New.
York City and that he was vaude-
Vile artist and that his specially was
song and dance. He will probably
have an opportunity to entertain the,
inmates mn Of the county bastile the next
few months. Il s s- !. ..S 81 . q