The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-12-25

the body when Stephens fell over q
penny scale in front Of the Cafe,
dropping a gallon can from under
his coat. Rromberg and Morey
helped him up and went away with
him.
When VIM. Faske and Jerry Rein
ertson found Stephens they set out
to take him to the City Cafe to
wash him up. When they come I'M
der the light on Main street they
noticed the cash in his lip under the
nose, allowing the lip 10 drop so as
TO expose his teeth. The boys said
he had two mouths" exposing
teeth. They then took Stephens to
, the doctor, when Officer Rookie was
notified and started Investigations.
Two immigration officers got busy
at the same time.
Two immigration officers found
ten gallons of moon in Stephens car
and seized the car. going to Steph-
ems and taking his car KEYS so as
to take away the car.
Rookie heard that Bromberg had
remarked to his father in front of
someone, Il just tamped a man
and did a good job of it," This in
view of the report that Bromberg
ana Morey had left with stephens
aIter the fracaS OH Main street, was
the basis of the arrest of Bromberg
ana Morey. Ketterman. who had
been with Stephens earlier, was also
arrested. Stephens is known to
carry at times considerable money.
and robbery was thought TO be the
motive for assault and Ketterman
nad been mixed up in an affair of
that Kind and done time at Still
water MINI. Ketterman was drunk.
! Upon further investigation, the caps
{ or stephens, Bromberg and Morey
We're found at the cottage occupied
! oy Morey in south side of town, and
the gallon can containing alcohol,
which had fallen from under Steph-
ems coat on Main street found out
/ SIDE the door. This Substantiated
suspicious against Bromberg and
Morey. Bromberg's hand was also
SAID to be injured as from a hard
= blow
! Officers decided there was no evil
dence against Ketterman and pre-
1erred charge of drunkenness
against him, and after paying a fine
ne was released. Bromberg and
Monday, charged with assault in
second degree.
1t is said, Stephens claims he had
5000 when he came to town: that
! ne made purchase at Penney's
store and paid for same with a five
SciidI Dlil' putting the change in a
big pants pocket, and the $4,000 IN
bills in a watch pocket, Something
over two dollars in change was
found in his pocket, but the bills
were gone.
Sunday. after the immigration
hoppers had seized Stephens car
they went out to stephens farm.
broke open his house by kicking IN
the door, and found a still there
which they seized and brought to
town. They then filed information
against Stephens before u 8. Court
Commissioner. charging him with
manufacturing and transporting al
coholic liquors. Stephens has not
yet made appearance nor given bail
which he will probably do as soon
| as he is able to get about.
Stephens refused TO sign a COM
plant against Bromberg and Morey
and is very reticent about giving
any information to the Officers one
way or another.
Stephens seems to be the goat in
the adventure. He got beat up. lost
his whlskey, his car and his still.
and is now entirely without money.
His farm is near Brush lake in the
Daemar country. Tt is alleged he
has been peddling whiskey at
dances for some time. He is a
single man.