The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-05-11
Local News.
From TUESDAYS Daily.
ANOTHER ~RoRBERY.
Man Named DOlan Arrested for
stealing Asnalgam.

stealing Amalgam. -
Iudee Barrett, yesterday, received a dis
HI from Sheriff Hathaway, of Lewis and
hrke county, stating that a man named
N Dolan, suspected OF stealing amalgam
I'M the Clipper mill and who several days
1 left Butte for Helena, las been arrested
lodged in jail. II was deemed mwise
|ore Dolan could be made prisoner to dis
80 any facts relative to the supposed theft,
now that he is safely in custody on a
rae Which there is little doubt it can be
" substantiated in the courts, we are
fmitted to make public the particulars of
affair. Mr.. McDermott had strongly sus-
lied for several months that one one ofhis
rlOyees in the mill was carefully and sys-
b%alically enriching himself at the expense
the company by appropriating daily a
IN quantity of amlagam. The bullion
duct of the ores always fell 2 few dollars
ton short of what the assays indicated,
though every precaution was used to de-
the supposed thief, no satisfactory clue
Id be obtained. A few days ago, how
II, near the express office, Mr.. McDermott
Mr.. Salisbury were discussing the late
bress robbery when the latter gentleman
Edentally remarkedtha a mar named Dolan
left that morning for Helena with a sus-
ously heavy trunk. Mr.. McDermott
bwing that Dolan had lately been working
he Clipper mill at once began to investi-
the circumstances attending his depart
1t was soon ascertalned that it requir-
The united strength of two men to lift Do
Is trunk into the wagon which took it to
express office and that the owner of the
b in attempting to move the trunk to the
b. end.of the wagon was unable to bulge
10 also TRANSFERRED that some weeks ago
Ian went to the Centennial mill and en-
yored to buy ONE Stag from which fact
McDermott adduced that the alleged
was preparing a defense in the possible
mt of his detection, as he could quite
lsibly claim That the bullion, if any should
discovered in his possession, was melted
m the Stag. Other suspicious conduct on
part of the mar thoroughly convinced Mr..
Dermott that he was on the track of the
ltv party, and on Friday last a complaint
sworn out before Judge Barrel, and
riff hathaway at Helena was telegraphed
make the arrest. Yesterday mornin e
answering dispatch was received from the
Ter officer stating that Dolan was under ar
and thai his trunk containing a large
Entity of retort had been secured. On yes
Hays coach officer Raines left for Helena
bring the prisoner &c this city for examina-
is not unlikely that Dolan was concerned
lreclly in the robbery at the express office
the night of the 2Sth ult., though at the
e the theft was committed he was some
les from the city with a livery team which
Did not return to the stable until about tel
@k. The bullion was stolen at nine
Ock. A few minutes after ten, however,
an exactly answering Dolan's description
by a policeman seen in the rear of Bon.
S store walking rapidly nolthward, ant
fying what seemed to he u valise. The
fer followed him some distance, but owing
he darkness lost track Ut him in the yicin
Of the Methodist church. 1t is surmlset
instead of a valise the man was carryin!
lllion bag, which might easily be mistaken
one. A number of these bags lie on The
Ich Of the express office, and the ropbel
int easily have taken one for carrying the
lion. Dolan's connection with the express
berry, is of course, only a matter OF CON
ule, but as there seems to be little doubt
bis guilt in the Clipper mill affair, color il
en 10 the supposillon that he was implica
III both rebberies, and especially SO whel
{Sfhe circumstances are taken into cohsld
lion.
~. McEermo!t estimates that the aln"uil
Pmalgam stolen from the Clipper mill, i
th in the neiyhborhood of $1,000.