Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-29
HE SP0UTED HER TTCKER.
The Base Return Gentleman Made for a
Lady's Kindness.

Jessie Mansfield is one OF the gay and
festive young ladies who form a brilliant
galaxy at popular downtown resort.
| Some time ago she met a young man named
1. Mendelson, to whose society she took
fancy and whom, according to her own
story, she met only twice ere she tempo-
rarily loaned him her gold watch and chain
to flash about town." as she slangily ex- |
pressed it in testifying to the circumstance
in Judge Dingevon's temple of justice yes.
terday. The gentleman with the musical
name dld not return her timepiece, how
ever, when she requested him to do so. |
having, as she averred, 'sspouted" it with.
out her knowledge or consent He left town
without giving the watch back to her. and L
she had nothing to show for it than a pawn.
ticket which, she stated in her evidence. he
had sent her by third party the night be.
lore he LETT. Her finer feelings being thus
outraged by the base return he made for
her kindness, to say nothing of his ungal- Q
iant desertion, Jessie sought the assistance 6
OF the legal authorities, and through her .
counsel, Mr.. W. O. Speer, got out warrant '
for Mr. Mendelson's arrest on a charge of | a
larceny as bailee. The Sheriff waited on
MIR. Mendelson in Helena, where he had ac.
eepted position of mixologist in one of the
fashionable bars OF the capital, and he ac. =
companied that functionary back here and Y
has since been one OF his boarders. a
at the preliminary examination yester. st
lay the defendant was represented by Mr.. di
George Haldcrn, of Mcbride & Haldorn. :.
and at the conclusion OF the compIaining VI
witness testimony that gentleman moved &c
% dismiss the complaint on the ground Ul
hat the witness own testimony showed til
hat the defendant was not baiee in the be
echnical meaning OF that word.
Both counsel made logical and convincing 1C
'rguments which Judge Dingevon endured ch
nth that stoical composure which he he g pr
cqulred through long listening to forensic tn
ratory OF the most brilliant lights OF the
ocal bar. He pla'i ily overruled the mo.
lon and the case proceeded by Mr.. Haldorn
lacing the defendant on the stand to give we
is version of the matter. inc
Mr.. Mendelson testified that he is techni. i
ally at present resident of Helena tend.
lg bar there. He had known the Mans Ial
ED some six weeks. About the I'd of go
ugust he had enjoyed the pleasure of Miss 20 20:
ansheid,s acquaintance to the extent OF m Iri
'nslderable intimacy. In fact she and go'
had enjoyed mutual spree OF ''4 =
lev had exhanstad +ba oantant -: dir
parate and several pocketbooks. He eKa
1d been wearing her watch and in order Wll
raise the wind she authorized him to yer
AK the ticker. He said to her: Pm Che
ing to soak this watch" IAN right, pre-
q said, s'po ahead.n With tb;s oss,,sar,o dur
her free will and consent he interviewed anG
r. Albiez and got SIS for the watch and 10 10
am. he gave her $11 of this and only 'ne p
tained 81 for himself. After this be saws
saw her freouentIv- All she said IN in 80, mes
ce to returning n was. stTba frs+ 49, ion
u get ahead l wish you would get me this cult III
Itch." He mentioned to her his inten- II
IA of leaving for Helena Sbo +oI5 -, reql
onpht to oo and oot q +;oI~at g.. - riva
wnbroker for the watch and fetch it up olai
,rning for He1ena anu i0i0 n0A' Ora
by Mr. Speer failed to
Ike any material variance from this RI,
. MendelsoH asserted he did not keep -.
idy from Miss Mansefild after the watch OF u
but on the contrary was fre- ton
entity In her society at the resort of appt
asure which she adorns. There he con- inc ,
sed with local noted politician and ont
el La.a vi .ne piace apouU IL. Inc vote
. D9ioIe hs went away ne TOLD GENTLE cisio
= .l,2 o1ao ne Couio geG money TO redeem was
,,0 ,ouy CiMeEhece WIN ne Wo1id DO SO BY
~, ouo as ue cou,on ne woulont. lie cord
promised the lady as much but human eYba
misses were always contingent upon a ednc
iety OF circumstances in which ability snae,
MS potent factor. He was two weeks and
Butte after he soaked the watch and Ru
seen of the police and all men, having rise :
ie0ite vr ~ eholoh 10 conceal MS iden- Houi
. "a anu nucn more 70 the same erect the c
one concluston OF MS evidence Mr. the c
dorm addressed the court for his Client certa
Mr.. Speer followed in remarks in which ont !
HaldoEp's client was depicted as a and I
lsteroA ratitude, at the end of which
4 coN.sa agreed that the case had
er go Rger to o'clock next Friday,
Mr.. er agreed to draw new COM
anv and t5e ,at.a. InH ununne a nl VIII peery The
i OF 800.