Jury finds Frank Brown guilty in statutory offense against Laurinda Wilson
In Dillon a district court trial found Frank Brown of the King and Brown contracting firm guilty of a statutory crime against Laurinda Wilson, 14, after witnesses testified to Brown’s trip with the girl to Armstead Bedrock Dillon and Butte. The defense argued extenuating factors while county attorney Melton, assisted by C. W. Robison, pressed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brown
King & Brown
Gilmore & Pittsburg
Laurinda Wilson
George Wilson
Messrs
A. W. Childs
R.S. Quackenbush
Milton E. Hays
James L. Willard
Isaac Edinger
Paul Brown
Gustaf Swanson
Henry Loughlin
Jas Mackay
John B. Smith
J. D. Berry
Nels P. Nelson
W. S. Barbour
Joseph C. Smith
Melton
C. W. Robison
George W. Wilson
Brown
Bedrock
Armstead
Dillon
Butte
Samuel King
Fred Kohl
Attorney Barbour
Barbour
Wilson
Idaho
King
Hamilton
Missoula
Voshage
Bedrock Hotel
Carhartt
Pat Desmond
George Harland
Horse Prairie
Hamilton and Missoula
Governor Norris Proclaims Thanksgiving Day 1909 Montana
Helena November 15 Governor Edwin L Norris designates Thursday November 25 1909 as Thanksgiving Day joining with the U S president in observing the holiday The proclamation notes gratitude for progress and blessings and calls for appropriate observance by the people of Montana with the state seal affixed and Secretary A N Yoorr signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Morris
Montana
Edwin L. Norris
United States
United States of America
A. N. Yoorr
Cundiff Brothers Sentences in Wisdom Murder Case
Louis Cundiff received a life term after a jury convicted him of murder in the Wisdom slaying of Frank McLain. Schuyler Cundiff was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced by Judge Callaway to 25 years in the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cundiff
Louis
Schuyler
Frank McLain
Wisdom
Louis Cundiff
Schuyler Cundiff
Callaway
Schuyler Cundiff Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Trial of Schuyler Cundiff for the murder of Frank McLain ended Saturday afternoon with the jury returning a verdict of second degree murder after four and a half hours of deliberation. Evidence showed Cundiff intoxicated with Louis Cundiff and McLain, and he was described as the aggressor in the altercations surrounding the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler Cundiff
Frank McLain
Schuyler
Louis Cundiff
Witnesses Back Schuyler Cundiff in Saloon Shooting Case
Testimony from multiple witnesses details the night of the Ajax saloon shooting, with Schuyler Cundiff accused by Louis Cundiff and others. Witnesses describe who urged violence, the sequence of events, the knockdown, and the pursuit out of town, while noting Schuyler's role in the quarrel and subsequent flight to Wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler Cundiff
Sam Davis
Cundiffs
Old Glory
Ajax
Louis Cundiff
McLain
Thomas O'Connell
Joshua Hill
Mint
W. F. Waldemar
Thomas Sullivan
Anaconda
Wisdom
Dr. Cash
Victor Knudsen
Swanson
Knudsen
Man Forged James Mansfield Name Pleads Guilty
Alex McGregor admitted guilt for forging the name of James Mansfield on several checks and cashing one at a saloon. He received a two year penitentiary sentence as the judge condemned drunken cashing of bogus checks and urged stricter laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex McGregor
James Mansfield
Fred Kohl
McGregor
W. S. Barbour
Callaway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pram Brow
Gov. Norris
Scuyler
Ale McRecor
H Pei
Southland
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