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aonaruz. Press
Dave Csirus. Dr.. for whom q va
rant has been Ia the hands of SAerif
Galloway Tor over a Weex. and W'lse H.
the city immediately upon recesvvnG
IBksng thai he as to be- ARRESTED fnr
boosieGgsng was placed VA cus&otay b.
the sheriff Friday evening at bis hon
W Montrose. to which place he returneu
eenessisy. He was arrai9ned 0u o.
charge of boetisggIng and placed unoer
bond until the cate OF the trial coetu b.
set.
Cairns has been at his fathers ssloou
at SapInero since the information was
flied against HIM.
Monsro-e Western Empire
Supposedly incident 10 the public tria
and references N the Daily Press 10 the
proceedings IN the prosecutions Of Dsv d
Cairns Jr., for alleged bootieGRlnR
James Cairns. the brother Of the defeH-
daHt. yesterday committed mort virI-
Gus assault upon MIR. O. T.. Meyer, M
city editor of the Press.
The affair occurred in front Of tho
People stsrecery, just south Of the Pos
Office, and according to all the wItnes
SEES. who have thus far expressed then
selves, Mr.. Meyer was walking from
the postofhce TO the office of the Pres
having bundle of mail in his arm
Someone called him and asked if his
name was Meyer. Mr. Meyer repiad
that II was, and at the same ipstalt
without any words being spoken, h.
was knocked to the sidewalk Even III
this position he was pammeled in the
face and body, and il is stated that he
was alse kicked in the head and ribs
At any rate he was covered with blood
and dazed to uneoascioasness, being IN
able to arise, much less defend himself
IN any way.
Montrose Press
There was no provocation whatever
tor the dastardly assault. 1t has been
reported that Cairns gave as his excuse
for the assault was that The Press, a
couple of days previous, had mentioned
in reporting the David Cairns. Jr., case
of bootlegging before the county court
that we said Dave did not appear when
his case was called and Sheriff Callaw ay
was sent after him, bringing him finally
into court in a drunken condition, and
court had to be adjourned in order to
give Dave chance to sober up. There
was no comment upon this disgrace ful
episode and insult to the dignity of the
county court, but it was passed up sim
ply as matter of news. Mr.. nerer
was no more responsible for the app ar
ance of the news item in these columns
than Jim Cairns himself. OF course
Jim was enraged at about everybody
who had anything to do with the BRING
ing of the good name of his little brother,
Dave, into question and he evidently
decided to wreak out his vengence upon
the first member of The Press force
that he saw, for the reason perhaps,
that he considers this paper Danger
Gus menace to bootlegging and bootleg
gers and law-defiers in Montrose.
Montrose Enterprise.
James Cairns was arrested SATURDAY.
by Marshal Prosser on a warrant sworn
out by Mayor KYLE on the charge of
disturbing the peace, thus adding an
other chapter to the disgraceful affair
in which Cairns figured last Thursday
when he made an uncalled for and brutal
attack on o. T.. Meyer, city editor of
the Press.
1t will be remembered that immedi-
ately after the attack on Never Cairns
went to Police Judge ID. X. Galloway
and pleaded guilty to fighting and the
judge accepted a fine Of SO, evidently
before he had realized the enormity of
the offense.
short time afterward an informa-
ton was sworn out against Cairns by
Mr.. Kyle before Deputy District At
torney John Gray on the charge of as
sault and battery, thus making it
state case. Not satisfied with the man.
ner in which the matter was disposed
of, from the standpoint of the city. the
mayor decided to take il up on another
charge, hence the second arrest Satur-
day.
This case has thoroughly aroused the
officials as well as all law abiding citi-
zens of the community, and Mayor Kyle
has announced in no uncertain language
that this character of lawlessness must
come To an end. He is backed up by
the other peace officers of both city and
county, as well as the entire good eiti-
zenship of the community.
Moutrose Press. June "A.
The first of the cases against lanes
Cairns, charged with disturbing the
F.xs. 81 . l.. r n a
time he assaulted o. f. Meyer in such
brutal manner on the street on Thurs-
day, June 18th, came up before Police
Magistrate ID. r. Galloway FRIDAY morn
ing at nine O'Clock. Cairns was found
guilty and fine of S75 90 and costs as
sessed against him. His attorney. c. j.
MoNnihan filed nnfi0e of annual u the