The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-04
A STORY ABOUT TIN CUP.
Romance of the Union Park
Mine Rehearsed in Court.
a MASKING MAN.
How q Superintendent Improved His
Time-Colouel z, 3. Pickstt's
Suit for Services.

st. LOUIS, october 3l.-Ihe suit Ol COl-
| onel Ed. Burke Pickett against the Union
morning before Judge Horner and q jury in
Court No. 4. The mine is located at Tin
Cup, Gunnison County, Colorado, and the
principal shareholders are St. Louis busi-
ness men, including R. NJ. Scruggs, Samuel
Kennard, John w. Harrison and others.
Colonel Pickett ia man well advanced in
life, and he was engaged by the company as
superintendent Of the mining operations
in 1882 at salary Of 5000 per month for
the first two months and $3.50 per month
for the three months following.
He brought suit against the company to
recover 9618.56, the balance alleged to
be due him ON account of his services.
The company entered an answer denying
that Colonel Pickett rendered efficient SER
vice in the capacity of Superintendent Of
the mine, and alleging that he did not faith
fully perform his duties. The company al
lege that the Superintendent slept and lott
cred around during working hours, failed to
get good work out OF the hands, and ne
elected the operations of the mine. The
company also allege that he disposed of the
Quoted affairs at the mine SO unskillfu)ly
that the company suffered to the extent OF
$4,O65.O7, for which amount they pre-
sented their counter claim.
DoRA's DEPOSITION.
Dispositions taken in Colorado were
filed in the case in behalf of the company.
Several miners gave testimony OF the serv
ices performed by Colonel Pickett, and
some expressed the opinion that he did not
exert himself to any great extent, and that
he was not calculated to develop the re-
sources OF the property to any remarkable
degree. The deposition of Dora Gonder,
nee Beckley, residing at Leadville, Colo
RADIO, was taken and fled with the papers
to present to the jury. The young lady
testified that she formerly resided at Tin
Cup, and that her father was employed by
Colonel Pickett as a carpenter. Colonel
Pickett kept the boarding-house at the
mine. and spent half his time loooking after
her sister and herself. He did not dress like
miner, but wore nice clothes, and sat
around during the day in a nice dressing
gown and slippers, reading to her sister
and herself. Proceeding with her testimony,
and in reply to questions from counsel.
Dora went on to say: He ate with the
men at noon and at supper, but in the
morning he nearly al~ avs got up after the
men had gone to wor k and had breakfast
specially prepared for him. He said he was
from the South and had to have his coffee
before he got up in the morning. He used
W Ic4ulIC Iuy bI5Uc1 vi IAC W ee1hS a NuP VI
coffee to him at his bedside before he got
up in the morning. He always talked nice
ly to me but did not like it. On one
occasion
he KISSED ME-.
and slapped him. He used to call me by
a pet name OF his own, D'Orealis, and he
said it was pretty Spanish name. Upon
several occasions, while the men were away
or yNrly hn toll bod <n oh 1oH
and said that he was nicer than the Dung
men, and that if l would become his girl
that he would dress me in silks and satins
and have set Of jewelry made out of gold
that he had in his trunk, and would not
write any more to st. Louis. where his fam
lily lived. asked him where he got the
gold, and he said out OF the mine for his
own special benefit. l repelled his advances
snd made him keep his place. He wrote
leo. destroyed them. He said that if
would marry him he would
GET 4 DIVORCE.
He also asked if my father and mother
were willing. wrote him once in reply and
said that if they were willing was not, and
that was the last of him. He kept whisky
in his trunk, and he drank it in my pres
ence. He became silly under the influence
o1 1quor ana lncapacltated 20 60 his usual
rounds. He purchased milk from Tom
Rhodes. When Tom first came around he
used to be very sociable with him, and in
sisted upon his stopping to dinner, but
afterwards, when he got soft ON me, he be-
came jealous of Tom and neglected his
business to sit around and wait until Tom
went away. never had any difficulty with
Colonel Pickett, except in making him keep
his place.
Before the case had proceeded far the
counsel for plaintiff asked leave to amend
the petition, and the other side insisted
upon continuance, which was granted.