The new North-west., 1888-04-27

Convicted in Two and Acquitted in the
This paper has heretofore given an ac-
coun, Of the robbery of the safe of E. II.
Stanton & Co. at Anaconda on the 18th of
July, 1887, but in view of the recent trials
growing out of the robbery we will state the
facts again.
E. H. Stanton & Co., firm composed of
Edgar FL. Stanton and George Parrott, began
business in Anaconda late in the year 1886
They ran grocery store and butcher shop.
Their trade was large and business seemed
to prosper accordingly.
On the night of the 18th of July, 1887, the
safe belonging to the firm was robbed of all
the money that it contained, supposed to be
about s6, 900. Efforts were at once made to
ferret out who committed the crime. Mr..
Parrott sent to St. Paul and Obtained the
services Of one of Pinkerton's detectives
Work then began in earnest, but it was not
until the 25th of August that the man who
took the money was definitely ascertained.
On the night of that day Edgar H. Stanton
made confession to John w. Barker, Geo.
Parrott, the partner, and F. G. Cleary, the
detective, that he and one - Sawtelle had
taken the money. Immediately before this
confession was made, Stanton had gone to
a we'll with j. W. Barker, where he said the
money was deposited. The money was at
the bottom of a we'll tied up in rubber boot.
The boot was taken out of the well by Bar
ker and Stanton and by Stanton was carried
to the Office of E. H. Stanton & Co., where
the confession already mentioned was made.
There Stanton emptied upon table the con-
tents of the boot, which was 81 ,2G5 i'll gold
coin with few pieces of silver. Stanton
claimed that this was all the money taken
from the safe. As most of the money be-
longed to the partnership $1,000 was then
turned over to Stanton until an accounting
could be had.
But it happened that s110 in gold coin be-
longing to Jno. W. Barker had been depos-
tied in the safe the evening before the rob.
berry. This money had been handed to STAN
ton by Barker to be kept during the night.
and it was taken along with the other money.
On the night of the confession Barker's
money was returned to him.
On the 24th ofDecember, 1887, in prose-
cution instituted by Mr.. Parrot, Stanton was
held to answer in the District Court to the
charge of converting to his own use with in
tent to steal the same the $40 belonging to
Barker. In default of bail he was committed
to Jail. On the Sd of January, 1888, he es-
caped from the Jail, but was recaptnred few
days afterward at Silver Bow Junction.
On the preliminary hearing before Judge
Emerson, Stanton swore, on his own behalf,
that while he had knowledge that the money
wa, being taken from the safe on the night
of the robbery, in fact he did not actually
handle the money-that it had previously
been arranged between him and John w.
Baker that he (Stanton) was to collect and
get the money into the safe and that Barker
was to get it out, and that Barker did In
pe7son take the money out of the safe, and
that together they were to invest it in
horse race Out of the history here recited
have grown three prosecutions against Stan
ton, which have been tried at the present
term of Court.
First, an Indictment was returned against
him for larceny as bailee of the money OF
Barker The trial on this indictment began
on Friday morning Of last week and ended
on Saturday evening, the jury bringing in
verdict of guilty and fixing the punishment
at i1nprisonme MT in the Territorial prison for
one year.
Second, the Grand Jury indicted Stanton
for escaping from the Jail. The trial on this
charge lasted all of Monday and resulted in
a conviction, the jury fixing the punishment
for period Of one year in the penitentiary'
Third Stanton was also indicted for per-
Jury IN swearing on the preliminary exam
ina.ion that he did not in person take the
money from the safe and that Barker did.
The trial began on Tuesday morning, and
lasted until Wednesday evening. On Thurs
day morning the jury brought in a verdict of
not guilty
1t is probable that the two cases in which
there were convictions will be taken to the
Supreme Court.
1t is but Just to say that from all the testi-
mony given in these cases it nowhere ap-
pears that either Barker, Sawtelle or any
other person besides Stanton had anything
to do with the robbery. AS to the partner
ship money taken by Stanton, amounting to
over $1,000, he could not be prosecuted.
Under the law a partner may embezzle the
partnership money and yet the legal hooks
will not reach him, except in civil ction,
hence the reason for Mr.. Parrott instituting
the proceedings against Stanton for the lar
cery of Barker's money.
The prosecution was represented by Coun-
tv Attorney Durfee and Robinson & Staple
ton and the defence by Campbell & Duffy,
Of Butte.
Thus, for time, at least, ends the career
of young man whose future looked bright.
The facts point their own moral. E. II.
Stanton & Co., it is said, were doing good
business, and Mr.. Stanton's opportunities
were splendid. With such packing as he had
he might have been to-day comparatively
wealthy and influential citizen.
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.