The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-05-27

-, Terua-One Resumed to Reform School from
DIV VIII He Had Been Paroled-eo Butler Got Away
s,n, Sheriff Martin Jake Weissnan Found Guilty Of
c...;ne Saddle.
.,,ucT DOES GOOD WORK
NIQooi IN CATCHING CULPRTTS
m Caoe That Has Been Stealing Farmers Horses fo
as u ne-Prisoner Gives Evidence Invoking Others
caahou Sentinell

,n.on Scobey Sentlnel)
{ffolh 4he three young men who
sy alleged to have pdpsdis stolen hIu last win.
4 horses orsssod i'v,!t s!ess Of guilty before
tr entefeIF : Conner, Tuesday, April
Judge u " were W immediately sentenc-
ah ana m ',,l'om the authorities have
Cd. Chad, W. VIA far some time and who,
bsss q pats patIer' appeared to be the 2 prln.
sin oarresser, was sentenced 20
ipal see f,om three to six years at
term o. Q, In IN the state prison. Ralph
bard iaooi ,,n',nu "a fellow who has lived
Scobey for several years u, an anu raforso mnoso
nIs 1Jv cost him a term IN Ine i .e.ofnl "a
plans' ann previously, o was commlteed .
senoG, asPF;tntion Piti again until he becomes
. Of age. h cornoc+-
LEO ;+h Da several shady deals in the
ed WIN n the past, and who is slleg-
celss h.ve - bean one Of the leaders
ea " " n,stling n game, lodged the sher-
y n ine AZ tating to the hills on his sad
u u, y Iorse, the sheriff's car being un-
ais s,o A1e|, W ,,ayipate as successfully as
sple .+eed However, little trouble. is
the e:;a.tsd s,s.n, in finally bringing Butler
before the court. ID,
/ with the branding iron, has a farm
ssrnss s.nl the Missouri, where the horses
a..so a..v'J token and are now running with
sav+ Ss,v 's 15o others he rides herd on.
uytI putlsr the sheriff states, also has
sSont J IS a 80, and an effort IS now
s0;nc s0a made to single out Paradls'
be borses as we'll as few others that
m;cht u.j have "strayed" among them.
ma fake Weis.nan, another young fel-
,ou T who has been working fer Chad
Was wa placed under arrest April 25th
and his hearing held April 29th
Weissman was held fer stealing .
saddle from Mr.. Kerstein. Hearing
WAS called before F. G. Johnson, JUS,
tice Of the peace, but change q
venue was taken to Justice Amund'
sens court. !,
The bows have been quite frank
With the authorities since their ar.
rest and have been giving irforn1a'
ton that will greatly assist in clean
ING up the bunch of rustlers who have
been getting away with the farmers
horses.
County Attorney Ngquist spent sev
eral days down across the liver Will
the sheriff gathering information, ant
before coming back had Chad ant
Carter placed under arrest.
wEIssMAN FOUND GUILTY
County Attorney Nyquist, tn
sheriff, Ralph Carter. Chad Weiss
man and his attorney, Thos. NJ: keo
gan, drove over to Whitehall Friday
April 29th, to try the case before Jus
tice Elmer Dodd., The case was trie'
by jury and the defendant foun'
guilty. Leniency was asked for b,
the county attorney and Weissma'
was fined SIS and sentenced to st.rv
80 days in the coaRsy jail. -
Attorney keogan has Appealed til
case, Which will In all proDaDllI
come up at the next term Of the dis
trlct court. The county attorney wa
Wiling that Weissman should have
new trial in justice coa1t if he wished
out heltates at causing the expend
ture Of the coMty's money in dis
trlet court case.
The defendant was found guilty Q
The testimony Of Chad and Carter wh
confessed their part in the affair an
implicated Weissman. 1T would b
necessary to bring these witnesse
saek from Deer Lodge and Miles Cit
% testify at the next trial.