, 1880-12-09
Charles H. Perkins Convicted of
Perjury in the Match~
Bond Cases.
An Indignant Stakeholder Wants
d Receiver for Billings
Gas Works.
Complicated Condition of a Coal Min.
inp and Construction Com
pany.
The farIl Case Given 10 tlle lnry, isho Ifad Failed
10 asrtt nj l1idnight.

fore Judge Iutk!uctt. Atu,t MI l,n,,r ,yn. cnu.
sntlc,l In hearing evidence III rclnlttal bcroro @
Tho .Inlr' snld siat, IN consideration. ho MUS.
nau ,o ". 'o ~ testimony otus1 rssny a. "a
",,,.,i,, ,r.' A..', ''."1.u ~ t'' "'''" III
question. Tue crime o perjury was ns '"m.
rs II they hnIi Furnished $.sl1 900 worth.
Mr. l'crklns. tho tirfen,innt. was recntlcJ, mn,
testified thnt hc lnr NJ, Ennv1ri,,,o ~ ",, s,.
, ] t''t "o 'is'" ~" ""u" 'cnHo '" my w
property. He bought 1t withon. seeing my as,.
,ior ,,us,, ,s ,.l,unt "s''"'' tAe'' ''''oo"ce''
Chnrles +. Lindsey recalled o., tho mart OF tho
WI lots we're wurth ony slS n,,iccc. Thoy wcrc
near thu rnwn Of sandoyuI Il vl,lou,, 1r nnly
''1;.'t w y W. :'i.a ::''inauI'aiita. ,s ,,,a ,,,
mukI or th" ris n i"nis ~ X. .n9
prsr;s II. nut ~ tho III. r, u fs X P, t'',,.
~ is;s In c',tns9i 49,, ~ in.a i.k +, u ., y o Sprung
i,,,r t,vcr IN lin, tln "iuntr a, si' ..s! - ."a
aininai,on b" @ sns,l r % tn.s.t % iho n'l hi b'ou
e"n,i, tut i w@s mi rncnr'c1 ,,t ~ p rnsu ten
ing srg is el,sc.i tis tcstIoonv % unH i1c F"r to
ccyfrsT;sst 9ni. Man an,t r, !" ,,t; ihs fso IN
Cotlri tint tho t,nvnr,,n',t ~" ri1 ~, ,a.n ~ t'o q
6"9i 4, sxss!i ;s;!i ro % i, ts
atcgio. lint Hvcr VIZ n Inn'r. G1E
CT, II, tou. ts ,iovcrt,,,"t @ 9,I!Inas hnd tnt,,
hn,sd l!cEal!y. nn indictment for perjury
would not tlc. No matter If II ,nnn t:r' s,vnrn
wis ii ,ti,ty or tic rnc;s sworn 10 wcru ',,.. in.
i,,AternI Nor e'uil be ho eot,vle.e,I il itc hHd
rs luz rs WA ~ n.nly III sxicient to S stisiv tiyr t
hpnl. with costs. :
un!,. l.eMke tl,sn made the opening aruu ,nent
nsaris ali liz I@'ds schealc ID it tbs E @,'d wer ,
nhor a wnrthets Y t,tary ". and tho Titles wcre
s Ga,l; Ihnttlo .!eic,,sant must i,nvc knnwn of
big ncts;
ut,a,II, @ Mn 'a rfsa yL tiat a, aoT9 yrs va strong
e bS rhe sy fn nst IT e s's ,sas Rns he sSs swrs
@ ta,svIS !sMnli1iIiiy ~ u iralicisy before they
tier. i.eni!u followed IL . short closing argn-
nent, a,l1 tho JlHlEe tton chnrsc!l tho Inry. liz
@ e Of s ~ M e tess e eSs
~ secure tfle t'nvrrnnumt franl loss III Issuing
,s.tnl's 70 tsn S,leh credit for stnns
law tho commissioner af ntcrflHl Revenue I'M!
prescribed tho iurth OF the bon1. which WIS II,
nn, b. for IN y 'n",,tt exG'eo1g ~ = rer cent tho
ectltet s,.cl, iiotli. % justiiy BY statiHgy Ito
toxpeesrniiy ,lesrrte such property. iii, it, H..
itMlet;nsnt chnrvc tint Perkins nlernt
himself rs surety On II bDu,l Ut
1o .lnutclI- manufacturer, n,ld 1t brul,no
y ina!erini question whnt''or THO defendant WIS
slilIGlEnk 6MEEiy III iNllkC tH9 nUfl T nlu IN Its
execution. For tint purpose tD took IL certnu
o:tfE irt:scrGtl MS FurIn H. ami swDre he wins
worth Sa0.UJl. thAt h1 wis Possessed Of certain
reHl cs,nte Situated In ChcnR0 worth $u,uM. hut
lncctnberctl for s.,tkU; n!so OF eight lots III
tlunttN. nil clenr Hnd vAunl ut $f,sUJ; nlsu nf
land ftt Hurry. Mnrs!,n1l Cbunty, worth $1cM);
uf pruncrty IN fcrrIen County. Michigan, worth
S3UU0: III Cnr County worth $lt6D: ntiI II, Stb,lo
County. Mssn.rI. worth $i,OJN. The int!iutsul,i
uhnr9Ial TINT Perkins WIS not worth $10.Uj, nl
thAt, knowing that himself, llo wtllfltlly
HwOrG to Il fNlschUou. Tile law ou ttlO
Sh I'M ~ ~ ~, H., XIII H. T,s ,1 nJ peFso
nnt.ot1zou II u t.o adnstcrc slld WIN viii.
triiI, MD With H., Kill nh in1"vn ~ H. ,r,, ~
SHOULD bc .icGl1,o to bu xutity Of l,er,i,ry. Il
n,Htlc no Difference whrthcr Aver. WIS or WIS
i!nt "a thgt match t1lIil,linet1rar Tor tho de-
tnt,",t ~ tnsn s i, III t'Iars ~ eoln
surety ror Nyur o., Il i,und whet, ml,snortn,l ~ -
he II bond given hy Aver rs manufacturer 1t
matches: Tho fusesnotl nf Aver G,1ikt not 10
III s.t,o, uo scFecn 1no aele'lslt III c"nlint-
i'fto cssnntiul oucst,or wos I'M fin d,.
fcillilnt Knowingly and Intentionally nuke
y false affidavit touching tho amount nf
nf nt,sI,. ,3 St an!, Wn!em ~ Mtts thon s.
rnnariv vhIcl, n, IN i,ci H. itss ~ II sell ,,,,
uri1i,n tbut hp Ind largely Oyrrcstimntui thH
NJ ft,R t,rfhnar ~ &vua u,,f,,thI,f