The Butte daily bulletin. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1918-1921, 1920-11-16
SINN FE|NERS k|DNAP BRITISH OFFICER
Will Mr.. Kilroy Explain? :?

When hailed into court for violations of the law, it
ea practice among criminals plead guilty and throw
themselves the mercy the court where the
prisoner is particularly hardened criminal to enter plea of
not guilty and brazen the thing out
1t is not very often that the prisoner at the bar has daily
newspaper backed by unlimited millions of corporate wealth.
Of accomplished Witnesses and staff Of clever law
yers who long since have cast aside chaf the ethics Of the
legal profession, to defend him.
However, Richard klroy of the Anaconda Stand
ard, and bosom companion, Rose, alleged perure
legged Degenerate the declaration Of his wife, individual
against whom charges ranging from grand larceny to
moonshinng and bootegging Illicit whskey on record
whether proved guilty not have all these things in their
defense on charges Of criminal libel. <.5 ID
The charges Of criminal libel filed against both kroy
and Rose yesterday Warrants served and kroy and his
friend and companion Of notorious fame experienced the
sensations that other branded criminals experience
when arrested However, in the Of Rose he has been
rested onany times that the novelty of the experience probably
departed kroy however, presumably has succeeded in
getting far along in his life yesterday before meeting with
arrest. .-...-
mornings Standard the first Of series Of smoke
barages printers ink that will undoubtedly
pear time during the pendency Of
the criminal libel suit appeared. In this puerie attempt at
juscation Editor kroy seeks to the fact that the
charges made IN the Rose affidavit published in the Standard
the day previous to the election merely for the
purpose OF nune the candidacy Of Larry puggan, democratic
seriffeect. The general public, we'll Kroy himse
that the so-caed "expose due to any desire
part either of KIroy his masters the sixth floor Of
Hennesy building promote greater regard for the law
Butte; every column of the Standard from tc
doomsday used in the publication Of such bunk as the
Hose affidavts it would be insufficient to convince anyone
the whole scurvy Of the Anaconda companys
and stool-pgeon department, political manipulation de-
partent and publicity department anything but what the
public them be-he consistent and brazen gang
Of law breakers in the entire state.
kroy pates hypocrcay Of his desire bring to justice
ex-chef of the Dry Squad Meia He seeks to impress his
with the that he is verabe tin divinity derous
cnly forcing officers obey the laws they
uphold He speaks of County Attorney Roterng Sin whose
zeal and efficiency" he says 'te Standard has the
confidence" really oversight Mr. klroy
part he overlooked his FRIEND Sheriff John oourkes
"zeal ecency behalf of the mutual masters Of
himself and Mr. kIroy s anyhng greater than that Of
County Attorney Rotering to the same interests.
plead guilty desire to force public
their duty to obey the terms of the oat they
took when they office We also feel strongly that
every official his oath Of office bYbreakng the
very laws uphold be punished And in this
ecton wonder the face Of the Jealous declarations OF
se-apponted guardian Of morals, Mr. klroy Why's
his so-caed "expose" Meas aeoed acts due to
his regard laws and his masters newspaper have
far sqnay failed call the pubc's attention the derec
on OF duty Sheriff John K 0Rourke and his fellow
A. c. M. hireling, County Attorney Roterng.
this mornings Miner, page column six for instance
appears item under Livingston date. elnn of the
ranqeent Archie Lyman before United States
Continued on Page Two.)
State Hendnunrfers OfWOrLd War