The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-06-20
Buckley Gets
Term In Pen
Found Guilty On Charge OF Rape
Gets 2Ia to 5 Years

Court was held at the Hlgn Scnooi
auditorium, which, proved an ideal
place, there being more room then
in the place formerly used.
The first case on the calender was
that of State VS.. Otto Buckley, who
was up on charge of rape, the
complaining witness being IDA
Burrow, the sixteen year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Bur-
row of the Weldon country. residing
on MCGUIRE creek.
The alleged crime took place on
the 29th day of March, 1923. Ac-
cording to the girls story she had
known Buckley for about three
years during which time they nad
become intimate friends Later they
had had some trouble, and had
quarrel during dance at the Karl
Birke ranch latter part of January
1923. Said she had not seen Otto
after that until on the day the crime
was said to have been committed.
This happened to be the day of the
Hoffman auction sale, which was
attended by the girls father, Ida be-
ing home alone with her mother
taking care of the cattle. In the af-
ternoon of that day Ida had taken
saddle horse and rode down the
creek about half a mile to look
after some cattle when she met Mr..
Buckley, who was then working for
Sigurd Anderson, neigbor of Bur-
rows. In meeting out there on the
prairie the quarrel was renewed,
ending up, so the girl said, in Mr..
Buckley pulling her off the horse,
tying her hands behind her back,an
also tying a handkerchief over her
mouth, to prevent her screams from
being heard, then dragged her into
a coulee nearby, where the offense
took place. She also testified that
on the 10th of November, 1923, she
became the mother of child.
1t was not until in the month of
August last year however that the
parents learned that the girl was in
trouble, which Immediately lead to
Mr.. Buckley's arrest.
Defendant made an absolute de-
NAL that he was guilty of the charge.
He claimed that on this particular
day he had been at the Anderson
ranch all day,and attempted to prove
1t by VIM. Yackey, who said he had
brought the mail over to Anderson's S
that day, and had remained there
until the next day.
What helped convict Buckley was
his own testimony on the stand as
to what had taken place at Circle
at the time of the preliminary hear
ing in the case. At that time Buck
ley had said to county attorney
Hoover something to the effect that
If he married the girl, he supposed
the case would be dropped, and was
view the girl and her father But
the father said he absolutely refused
to permit them getting married as
long as the girl did not want to.
The case occupied the entire day
Monday, and went to the jury at
$50 P. M. An agreement was
reached at 400 A. M. the next morn
ing, but verdict not given until
court opened Tuesday morning. The
verdict was Guilty, with punishment
left to the Court with recommends
ton OF leniency. Shortly afterwards
Judge Leiper sentenced Buckley to
from 21a to 5 years in the peniten-
tiary at Deer Lodge.
Defendant had engaged former
Judge Hurley to handle his side of
the case, while the States side was
ably handled by County Attorney
Homer A. Hoover.
GribbIe Goes Free
The next Jury trial was that of
State VS.. Oscar Gribble, who was up
on moonshine charge.
This was a case in which Gribble
was arrested here at Circle last fall
while attending term of court
otto King of the sheriff S force had
seen some fellows hanging around
the county coal shed late one night
so he investigated to see what was
the attraction and found couple of
bottles of moonshine hidden in the
coal shed. Mr.. King then decided
after them, so he waited a little
while, when Gribble came along and
picked them up, and ofcourse he ar
rested him.
AT the trial defendant claimed that
when arrestd he had been out look
ing for couple of his roommates and
as they were passing the coal shed
just happened to look inside and see
ing the two bottles picked them up
The jury, that is most of them, be-
lieved Gribble's story, and turned
him loose.
The cases of State VS.. Matt and
John Boysum of Sand creek, held on
moonshine charges, did not come up
as they have agreed to plead guilty.
! Sentence postponed until some lat
ter date.
The Taggart moonshine case did
not come up. 1t seems the search
warrant had been made out wrong,
healng was held before the judge
In the matter June 7th, taken under
adyisement, and Tuesday when case
was to come up, case was dismissed
In the case of Pat Courtney vs.
John Geisen, both of Weldon, Geisen
the defendant was awarded $500
damages. The men had made deal