Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-09
CREWE GIVEN
FOUR YEARS
Man Who Robbed Mr.. Wakefield, Of
Kendall, will Serve Long Term
In State Prison.
WARD BROTHERS SENTENCED
Alex. 10 Fined Two Hundred Dollars
and Neil Fifty DolIars-The
Civil Cases.

The trial of Clayton Crewe, a man
we'll known about town, on the charge
Of robbing a Kendall man named
Wakefield of $3.50, was concluded in
he district court Tuesday evening, the
jury returning a verdict of guilty. The
penalty Of four years was fixed by the
jury in it's verdict. County Attorney
Ayers conducted the prosecution, and
the defendant, being without counsel.
the court appointed ]. G. Huntoon to
defend him. The latter did what he
could for his client, but was unable
to overcome the strong case of the
state. Under clever cross examina-
tion by Mr.. Ayers, the defense put in
by Mr.. Crewe looked as though it had
been hit by Russian revolutionist's
bomb. It appears that on Nov. ~ last,
Wakefield came to town, and was
engaged in what some Of the witness
es called celebrating" In this condi.
ton he left a saloon, where it was
shown he had made flash in the de-
fendant's presence Of roll. He then
went into barber shop and fell into
= OVACs Vu010 AuOAO, dCCVIU4u6 u u10
testimony, the defendant came in and
proceeded to "frisk" the Kendall man.
When the operation was over, the
roll was gone. Crewe insisted that he
was merely looking through the sleep.
er's pockets for a quarter in order to
hand it to the barber, who said he
had shaved Wakefield, and that the
latter failed to pay him. The jury evi-
IDENTIFY did not consider this seriously,
and some damaging testimony was
ELECTED in regard to Crewe's financial
condition right after the "frisking"
process. Crewe is not really a bad
man. according to the statements Of
those who know him we'll. He has
many excellent traits and but for the
fact that he practically lived in sa-
looms and kept evil associations.
would have made very different use
Of his abilities than he has.
Given a Severe Lecture.
The defendant appeared for SEN
tence yesterday morning, the matter
being taken up in advance of the
Sherman case, and the large crowd lis
tened to the courts stinging remarks
with interest.
"The jury gave you," said his honor,
"a comparatively severe sentence.
You seem to belong to that class of
men who infest Lewistown in con.
siderable numbers and who do not
earn living by honest labor, but exc
out an existence from the earnings
of fallen women and in similar ways.
The jury committed a most righteous
act, and 1t may serve as an example
to others. Several of the witnesses
Wkn focf{Aod Il, thu v,oinht fo1y
warning by your fate. When you
have completed the term of your i'm
prisonment. it is hoped you will de-
prive Lewistown of your presence"
The Ward Brothers Sentenced.
Alex. Ward, charged with burglary
in breaking into a room occupied by
Harry Phillips and A. G. Weiden-
bacher C"Skibe'O on Dec. l, entered
a plea of guilty to a charge of petit
larceny in the district court Wednes.
day morning and Judge Cheadle i'm.
posed fine of 5000, which will be
served out in the county Jail. Neil
Ward. Alex. Wards brother, pleaded
guilty to the charge of receiving stol-
en- property. and was fined $50.
AS Alex. Ward has already been in
jail ever since Dec. 20, he will have
served a pretty long term by the
time he is released.
A Civil Case.
The case Of Annie Forchier against
the Lewistown Telephone company
was tried Wednesday, and occupied
the entire day. The plaintiff sued to
recover $483.74 alleged to be due
him under a contract for hauling sup
plies from Moore to Great Falls, un-
loading part of the supplies at various
stations along the route. He claimed
that he agreed to do the work at 81
per 100 pounds. while the defense
claimed that the contract was at the
rate Of 40 cents per hundred pounds.
The sum of $17O was rendered the
plaintiff in court. Blackford & Black
ford represented the plaintiff. while
Worden & Scott appeared for the de-
fendant. The jury found for the plain
UT for the amount claimed.