Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-08

SO because "Col. Lloyd" told him by doin,
SO ne would get the original check which IN
iost as well as the certificate back.
mere the witness produced letter from
wells, Fargo 20, stating that they hat
reused TO pay the certificate which hat
them transferred TO Murphy q Cannon. ,'s
Christesen, after making this direct state
ment, was submitted to an exceedingly
close cross-examination by Aldermen
| Lynch, Pettes, Pinkham, Mullville au6
others, but his testimony was unbroken.
Mayor Hamilton next took him in hand
| and ELECTED the further facts that Christie
sen had signed the certificate because sCoJ
Lloyd" had told him that by SO doing and
saying nothing about it he would get his
money back, and also that pending the
bime between the first and second signing o
| the certificate it had remained in the
possession OF Raushmann. He also
stated that a further reason for signing The
certificate was that the parties had told
him that his refusing to do SO would iniure
Murphy q Cannon, who had in some way
endorsed or vouched for it. 1t was after
this that he sent q second telegram to
Wells, Fargo & Co. to pay the certificate
Here Alderman Sargeant asked the wit.
ness il he had wen anything at the game
the night he played. The witness an.
swered IN most emphatic manper, "Oh,
hell, mol"
Under more ques tioning by the Mayor,
he said that Mr.. Cannon was present and
saw him sign the certificate the second
time and that that gentleman had written
something across the back of it to the
effect that the firm was not indebted to
him. Mr.. Cannon, he stated, had said
nothing to him about the certificate, nor
about the people with whom he was
dealing.
This and great deal more testimony
was given by the witness but all of about
the same tenor and purport. He said that
finally he visited Justice Lippincott who
blamed him for waiting so long before he
made complaint and went with him be-
fore the Grand Jury then in session and
endeavored to bring the matter before
that body. He waited two and q
half days for the Grand Jury
to do something and while so
plished nothing here. Afterwards he met
"Col. Lloyd" who told him that he was
not "Col. Lloyd but that his name was
Murrill and then offered bim $500 to settle,
and the witnf ss refusing this he laughed at
him and told him to 60 to hell, saying that
he had plenty of friends while the witness
had none and could do nothing about it.
Raushmann then examined the witness
but could establish nothing save that he
himself was liar OF the gaudiest hue, that
is il Christesen's sworn statement is to be
taken into consideration.
A gentleman named Bowman was next
sworn, and testified that he had gone with
Christesen to the Grand Jury and waited
there two and a hall days in the vain hope
of having the matter looked into, but the
jury adjourned without doing anything
about it. He then aske County Attorney
De Witt il Christesen wasn't going to
have hearing, and that official,
he said, replied, mo, the case is
put off until the next term
Of court" "Christesen and he," he said,
then left the court house and went to
Fishers saloon where they drank glass
OF beer. Boston Charley" was in the sa
loon, and told Christesen, You've done a
nice thing, haven't you? You haven't leg
to stand upon. knew that you took the
matter before the Grand Jury five minutes
after it happened
Mr.. Cannon now appeared before the
Council, and Christesen identified him as
the man in whose presence he had signed
the certificate the second time, and who
had heard every word spoken in reference
to the transaction. Cannon told the wit
ness that he was mistaken, that it was his
partner, Murphy, who was there. Christ
esen, however, ayerred positively that it
was Cannon who was in the office
at the time, and then asked him
a number OF questions with
view OF refreshing his memory, but Cannon
could remember nothing and repeated that
the man was mistaken. Christesen, as a
final question, asked him: Didn't you
hear me say. well, III sign the certificate,
but Pm signing away all my meney?'"
Mr.. Cannon replied that he could pot.
Christesen then shook his head and
said, "Mr. Cannon and Mr.. Murphy must
be twins" and walked away.
Mr.. Cannon then informed the Council
that the first time the certificate was PIE
sented to them the signature was blurred
and that it was returned to Marion for
that reason. The certificate was for.S 81, 200.
The second time that Marion presented it
he was accompanied by Christesen.
Alderman Mullvile asked Mr.. Cannon il
he had said anything to Christesen abont
the certificate. To this he replied that he
had not. The gentleman then asked him
if he did not know the reputation OF Dos
ton Charley" and what his business was.
Mr.. Cannon replied that he was not sup
posed to know anything about people with
whom be was transacting business ana
wound up by saying that the matter had
been a purely business proposition; that
tbe certificate had been turned over in
regular manner to his firm for collection.
This concluded the investigation and Al
derman Lynch Immediately submitted a
resolution revoking Raushmann's license
and instructing the Mayor to order the
CITY Clerk to notify Raushmann, the reso-
lution to 90 into effect Immediately 16er
such notification.
Alderman Lewis spoke in favor OF the
resolution and said that it was high time
that these ropbing games were stopped ana
the public protected against the robpers
running them. He said that for some rea-
son the victims, although they had trled,
could not secure justice IN the
sonrt... and that if there was no other law
yovcrning such cases that it might be
GOOD thing to try q little Livingston law or
restore the law of 1866, which was
swift sure and efficacious in such cases.
Alderman Lynch's resolution was then
mt to the vote, and all the Aldermen
present voted in the affirmative, without
exception.
Alderman Lynch now introduced reso'
lption that the license money paid by
be refunded to him for the un-
expired term OF the license.
Alderman Sergeant opposed the resol1-
tion. and said that hausnnanh ho. n
enough out OF the 81, 300 out OF wnlch
had been robbed: 100 mucn
carelessness had been manifested IN re-
pard to the matter, the gentleman
continued, and it was time tna1
II were ended. The courts seemed lncilned
to slight the cases, and grand iuries refused
to take cognizance of them. The lngest-
,o t;on. he thought, could 60 even fureher
than Il had, and with good results, as
mo tt.rs would be brought to light tnat
= orld be of benefit to the city and every
Alderman Pinkham spoke in the same
vein, after which Mr.. Lynch Withdrew ms
Alderman Pettes said that he understood,
one Harry Gilbert, was running wneei "
fartnns in Main street saloon under II
conse r M for a faro game, ,and Thought the fna'
ter needed investigation. o;,,,out
On motion of Alderman Lyncn, Gilpers
vas cited to appear at the next session n:a o.
the Council and show cause Wny ms ii'on''
sbonld not be revoked. AZ, vt
The Council then adjourned un1i' neA'
Wednesday evening at 1880 O'CLOCK.
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JAMESTOWN, OAK, December o.-Inere .,
are $50 delegates in attendance upon .;na s
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