The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1911-12-22
Court House Fight
Couple of Occupants of County Building
at War With Each Other--Carle-
ton Out on Good Behaviour.

AS the result OF fistic encounter
which occurred at the court house
Monday and another one on Tuesday
between the Clerk of the District
Court and Frank Carleton, deputy in
the office OF Clerk and Recorder
Dralle. the latter, who it is alleged,
was the asressor in the trouble, is
out under the surveillance of the
court OF Justice of the Peace Ollie,
and matters at the county building are
in state other than that of ordiM-
AIRY tranquility.
The first trouble between the two
transpiredMondoy sho. tly before noon
when Jarrett had occasion to visit the
office of til clerk and record
er to secure his marrige license re-
cord which was in the vault. Some
words passed between the two during
the heat of which Carleton made sew
eral passes at Jarrett. The following
day while Jarrett was going to the
sheriff's office to secure information
regarding the cost in district court
case, he was again accostcd by Carle-
ton and this time was landed upon
when he wasn't looking. Jarrett then
swore out complaint for the arrest
of Carelton, the arrest being made by
Police Officer Mat Clegg Tuesday af
ternoon. AS they were going down
town Carleton preceding the officer
some distance met Jarrett and Coun-
ty Surveyor Parkinson, and Carleton
proceeded to call Jarrett few names
that he had stored in his vocabulary
for such an occasion, ana also, ac-
cording to the testimony given by Jar
rett, threatened to 80 down, pay his
fine and come back and lick h.
out Of him. This statement was de-
MED by Carleton al,ho ne admitted
that he might have said that he'd like
TO. After short Nearing III Justice
was released on his own recognizance
pending change Of venue proceedings,
Later another complaint was sworn
to by Jarrett to have Carelton placed
under peace bond. The hearing in
this case was held before Judge Ollie
this afternoon (Friday), the ruling Of
the court being that Carleton be re.
leased on his own recognizance, but
that for a period Of one year shall be
under surveillance Of the court, and
that in the event of his failure to keep
the peace he becomes liable to arrest
without a warrant and in such case
shall pay a penalty of $500.
The trouble between Jarrett and
. Carleton is said to be of long stand
ing, dating back to the time the of
nell & Thompson building on lower
Main street. Jarrett has been charg
ed various times with having stolen
a letter purpoiting to have been writ
ten by Carleton while he was in Lew
istown to Clerk and Recorder Drallt
prior TO the letting of tie contract foi
the transcrbing of the records from
the old counties. This liter is sale
to contain statement by Carleton tt
the effect that he (Carlcton) woule
make it right with the recipient
| fDralleJ if he would swing the trans
cribing job for him. jarrett asserts
that he did not steal lie letter, bn'
found it n the waste basket while
looking for some paper that had beer
swept from his desk. 1t is said tha
the letter IS still in existence beins
in possession of local business man
1t is understood that Carleton viii
resign his position as deputy, and tina
the business of abstracting in which
he and Clerk and Recorder Dralle ant
others are interested will be discon
tinued