The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04

glance at the abbreviated lower
garment of Miss Pickett, who with
legs crossed artistically seemed
70 be enjoying the show immense
". At one point Blackwell pro-
posed 10 get out his measuring
tape and measure the length and
circumference of Miss Picketts'
limbs but was dissuaded. Nobody
seemed to know exactly what was
the big idea.
Where, Oh Where Was Stan?
While mig" was alleged to be
trying to work his baleful will on
the innocent" little Pickett girl. /
Frank FiShbeck was said to be en-
gagged in a pitched battle with the /
Garneau girl. The question in the /
minds of many people at this
point was: Where was Stanley
Palubick? What part did he take
m this titanic struggle? Did he
Try to save the girls from rape or
did ne sit supinely by while Young
TomanhOod was being assaulted ?"
There does not seem to be a sat
isfactOry answer to this question.
collins took the witness stand
and testified that he did not take
the Pickett girl into his room. that
they were in the kitchen prepar-
ing lunch when the battle between
Miss Ganeau and Frank Fishbeck
broke up the party. Fisnbeck and
Palubich eorroborated this testi-
mony.
Pleas To Jury.
The prosecution placed Jack
Bennett, Sheriff Madsen and Otto
Waddell, the prohibition agent ON
the stand as character witnesses
against Collins but they were not
permitted to testify. The prose-
,ution and defense then rested and ! !
The next scene in the play was the ;
pleas to the jury by counsel for 3,
he prosecution and defense.
Blackwell opened for the people :
ma was followed by Truax Greer
Tor the defense. Paul Babcock
counsel for the defense followed
Both Greer and Babcock made !
DOL, disimpassioned pleas to the !
sense Of the jury and ar
gued that the evidence did not
how that Collins made any at ,
empt to commit an assault on the :
person of Dolores Pickett.
"Halleiujah" Macdonald F
Then the Billy Sunday of the
sgaI professional Assistant States c
Macdonald of Helena cot a
ut his Bible and during the couSse
I MS evangelical exhortation he /
raveled from hell to purgatorv
rom there to heaven, and from
here to the chicken ranch. mobiI-
zing angels, saints, SUFFERING
Ouls and devils in his successful %
tempt to make "Nig" Collins n
lonster of iniquity in the eyes of 81
he jury. at
All the devils in hell must have .,
TODD up and cheered when that al
started on its wav to 10
he house Of ill-fame with those Ok
lree innocent high school girls /" as
pared Macdonald without stc1- 81
ing for breath. at
Helena Keeps Devils BUSY CT
A member of the audience 70 re
iarked that the City of Helena st
lould have the devils on their er
,es constantly if the inns If ri
atan are in the habit of making Y;
hOOpee whenever males tal-a Iib7
ties with females outside the C.
)nds Of nlatFimony. But attorney
-acDonald was merely doing
b and he cannot be blamed for
wing to get a conviction. He
az be running for office some
II and a successfully prosecuted 20,
.ftemDt to rape" case 4 &c oooJ -
any other. When Macdonald frg
# thru with the jury they would !
I'VE convicted a defendant of a.,
ssing his hand to the Statue Of IN
berry. tn,
The case went to the jury. The -
rSt ballot was ten to two e. y.
nviction. The second ballot was -;
even to one. After being ont -,
ven hours, the jury brought in . ~
ardict for conviction. IN 49,
,turday morning Collins was :
ntenced BY Judge Felt to tbrea a..
.ars IN Deer Lodge and a fine nf !
600. His attorneys Immediate "
asked for a new trial which Tar