The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1889-10-26
Big Timber Letter.

From \. G. Hatch, who has just re-
turned from a trip up the Boulder,
learn that the ranchers up there are en-
gagged in taking out very large ditch.
The promoters of the enterprise are w.
F. Mcleod, G. w. Baker, E. o. Clark, E.
=. Fuller and one or two others, whose
names had escaped my nformant's men,
ory. The ditch will irrigate more than
LOGO acres of land, and is an enterprise
worthy of the character of those who
have its construction in charge.
J. 3. Hooper. who has been quite sick
at his ranch for several days, is now able
to be around.
Harry Lavaux, who has spent the last
few months on the Isle Of Cuba, has re-
turned to Montana.
The merchants in Big Timber are
having very large fall trade.
The general sentiment among repub-
licans in this vicinity is that Montana
had better stay out of the union than 80
in with Offices filled through fraud, or
appearance of fraud.
j. L. Goughnour's new residence will
be credit to the town. and it would
loom up in town ten times the size of
Big Timber.
W. r. Bramble is furnishing his new
hotel very neatly. RAsTUs.
Big Timber, Oct. 16, 1889.
KumOred Plot to Aid in the Es cape. Of
Cronin Suspects.
A Chicago special Of the 10Th says: A
discovery has been made of plot to
rescue Martin Burke and Dan Coughlin
from Judge McConnell's court room
some day next week, presumably on
Monday afternoon, just before the ad-
journment of court. Judge Longenecker
has been suspicious since ex-Sheriff
James Healy of Hancock, Mich, APP
pearad last Wednesday and asked per-
mission tosee Dan Coughlin before court
opened. Longeneoker, however. gave
Healy an order on the jailor, and ar
ranged to have the visitors and prisoner
shadowed during the interview The
couple, however, We're circumspect in
their talk, and the shadow learned moth
ing.
Yesterday morning when court opened
Longenecker, who had been warned
again by an Irishman who had spent
both time and money in assisting the
state, took a sly squint around the court
room and, it is said, caught sight of ex-
Sheriff Healy, with companion,
seated in the rear of the court room
where old time hangers on generally
find seats. Quickly diverting his gaze,
he took glance down the row of seats
and recognized the faces Of several men
who had been pointed out to him dur
ing the week as strangers who would
bear watching. He became uneasy, and
for the first hour of jury getting had lit
tie attention for the proof work ON hand.
The states attorney took position
where he could watch without being
seen. and soon caught one Of the stran-
gers making signs, which from Cough
Inns appearance were understood by
him. Soon after the signaller and
companion went out and were followed.
by two other strangers. They were
shadowed to ticket Office, where they
made inquiries about ticket to Van
couver. Mysterious signaling was also
noticed between the stranger and Mar
tin Burke.
The News says from these and other
developments Judge Longenecker is
greatly agitated, and is taking elaborate
precautions to prevent any attempt at
rescue. From the points learned the
News draws the inference that this is a
Clan Ma Gael plot, gotten up in the in
terest of Coughlin and Burke only, for
the reason that they are the two men
who must be saved at all hazards in or
der to prevent their confessing and i'm
rlicating men whose necks are thought
to be worth much more to the clans.