The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-07
MONTANA BRIEFLETS
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM ALI
OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana During
the Past Few Days.

HELENA, Feb. Through his
counsel, Edward Horsky and Nc
Cornell & Mcconnell, Joseph Vein
stein has filed suit for S75, 600 against
Samuel Veins tein, Isidor Weiustein,
William Weinstein and the Weinstein
company, alleging conspiracy to de-
fraud the plaintiff of his business,
that they beat him and attempted to
gain access to his place of business
and were only prevented from accom-.
plishing this because of q gun held by
the watchman.
LEWIsTOWN, Feb. 1.-The defense
in the ase Of the state vs.. James
Sherman, was outlined at length BY
]. c. Huntoon, counsel for Sherman,
this morning. The defense undertakes
to prove that Sherman was in q state
of temporary insanity at the time OF
the many confessions made by him in
the matter of the Studzinski murder
and also states that q complete alibi
will be proved for the defend ant.
GREAT FALLS, Feb. 1.-Geo. w.
Hall Of Havre. John b. Lea OF
Shelby, r. M. Major of Culbertson
and T. B. McShane of this city, all
stock inspectors, are engaged with the
claim agent OF the Great Northern in
examining the hides Of the animals
killed recently by Great Northern
trains, to ascertain the brands and
thus identity the wne When the
owners are known, the railway com
pany will pay to them the value of the
animals, In accord ance with q law oil
the state.
BUTTE, Feb. l.-Charles Thompson,
. pumpman, employed at Silver Bow,
by the Northern Pacific railroad,
deliberately shot and killed himself
in his cabin at the junction, some time
between 10 and IL o'clock this morn
ing, firing a bullet from q .3S caliber
revolver through his right temple.
The lead slug passed through the
head, came out at the left temple, and
was found lodged in the pillow of his
rude couch. Poor health and des.
pondency are given as the reasons
for the act. AS Thompson had plenty
of money, there is no suspicion that
financial difficulties had anything to do
with his rash act.
MILES CITY, Feb. 1.-The frs,
grand jury to be called in Custe,
county in eight years was impanelleG
last evening. The primary Use fol
the calling of the jury are two, tn,
first arising out of the alleged bount,
frauds perpetrated by L. j. Newman
1t was found that Undersheriff West
ern had been purchasing scrip. bu
when prosecution vas talked of, it wa,
talked about that other state an,
county officers had been either doinI
the same thing or selling stuff to tn,
state or county.
BOHEMIAN, Feb. 2.--1he trial of 10
land Sloan on a horse stealing chars,
is proving to be the most ationa
horse stealing ase ever tried in Nor
tana. The evidence goes to show tina
Roland Sloan and Ross Maxwell hav,
been stealing horses in this an.
adjoining counties for three or fou
years, changing the brands on tn
stock, turning them out on the rang
until. the brands have healed and the,
gathering the animals and either sell
ing or shipping them.
KALISPELL, Feb. 2.-Charles \
Quinn, conductor on the ill.fated east
bound train, died last night of his in
iuries. The direct cause of his dealt
suan a anaaahad ahdonon ILL., u;&