The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-04
Child Hangs. 70,
Father TIL He
Is Put in Jail
Little Girl Follows Frank
Wunder to Finish; Po-
lice Busy.

Though fights were plentiful and
misdcmcanOrs frequent yesterday. the
day passed without "a single criminal
act Of great importance. .Pickpockets.
burglars, robbers. fighters and plain
DRINKS. however filled both the city
and county jails early in the evening.
The most pathetic case Of the day,
perhaps. was that of Frank Wunder.
plain drunk. Wunder came to town
accompanied by his l0-ycar. old
daughter. and proceeded to get glori-
ously and ranipantly drunk The little
girl. with no other haven in sight. fol-
lowed the declining fortunes of her
drunken sire until ne was picked up
by the police. She was taken to the
Y. w. e. A., after Wunder had been
,, lodged in Jail.
Gang Of Pickpockets.
a gang Of pickpockets which. II Is
alleged. worked through the crowds in
the Frontier Town during the evening,
was broken up through the vigilance
of the sherifrs force George Hollo-
ram of st. Paul was the first member
of the gang picked up. having been
caught with his hand in another mans
pocket. Evan Staff and r. Mccarthy
~~S'i ~ "'o'ta NHiAui SUICtSO aS lnClr
home. were also arrested when a VIC
Inn VINO had been relieved OF his
pocketbook in the crush. identified
them as the men who had pilfered it.
william c. Mcmillan was arrested
while attempting to sell some watches
and chains to a Jap at the Milwaukee
depot. Mcmillan objected to being ar
arrested. end Officer Moore was forced
to land kayo punch before escortinr
his unwilling companion to the county
Jail.
Burglar is Caught.
A man said to be one Of those who
broke into the residence OF r. ]. Farrell
on the south side in the carly hours
yesterday morning, was captured after
Il chase across the flat near the Pol
leys mill He gave his name as Ira
Sundell. The pair had collected booty
consisting of q watch, a gold stick
pin. an opal set with diamonds and
green stones. and other jewelry worth
about $500, as well as two pairs OF
pants.
Ed Hamilton reported yesterday
that he had been drugged in q saloon
and relieved OF an Elgin watch and
$14 In cash. He said that he thought
that the crooked work was done in the
Exchange saloon on West Front
Sold Liquor to Reds.
Orval Houseley and +. 4. Walker
were arrested on the charge of having
furnished liquor to Indians. Houslcy
peddled his booze at the fairgrounds
Walker sold red-eye to James Sewage
in Pig alley. Both will be arruigned
before the United States commissioner
here. aH'-
Fighter Badly Injured.
Among thc fighters Nate Kollnm
was the most seriously injured. Nate
engaged in pitched battle with some
relations. 1t is said. and as a result
sustained a broken nose. and Il num-
Der of knife cuts on his face, one ga sh
nearly severing his cheek from the
face. kellum was taken to st, Pat
rick's hospital for attendance.
The number Of special officers on
the city force was decreased by one
man yesterday. when one of the Of
flcers turned in his star. LAYING his
lob open for applicants. \ disinclina-
ton to invad dark alleys in the tough
district near the railroad caused the
resignation. it was announced.