The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-05
CHARGED WITH LARCENY
4 known Resident Of Butte Ar.
rested for Stealing Silver Orc.
Special tu the standard.

BUTTE. Nov. 4.-About three weeks Y
George Town, proprietor of the Gold
smith mine, told City Marshal Macarthur
confidcntially that some one vas making
"A practice OF stealing ore from his ore
house nightly. Ore i'm greater ar less
amounts was missed every morning, and
the assistance of the police was solicited
to find out the thieves aud bring them to-
Justice. MIR. Macarthur engaged special
officer Tom Doyle to go tn tile mine as "a
private detcctive, work there right
along, ana entieavor to- catch tho ore
thieves iu the act. He was INSTRUCTED to-
Doyle worked i'm the mine 10 days, hut i'm
that time had aroused the suspicious of
the other miners, who came to- the con-
tive. They found him sleeping in and
lounging about the ore house IN the night
time, and once he was found by tho min
crs asleep there with his gun laying within
easy grasp. his discovery stopped the
detective work for the time. Doyle re-
he was on guard there. One night, how
ever, hc heard two men come there and
discuss about taking away some ore. One
OF them said:
mo, let us see IL we can work off the ore
we have already ,akenb In fore We take any
more"
large dog with them. Doyle made no at
tempt To arrest them. as il. had been I'M
structsd tn arrest only in the actual at
tempt tai TAX ore.
After the discovery by the miners that
Doyle was - w~atclmman, the mine WAS left
unguarslcd for five nights. Then Mr..
again being taken. Inasmuch as
il was understood that there were two of
man was put OH tn assist Doyle. They
watched several nights without result.
But at u o'clock this morning they cap
tured One man. who ii charged with grand
larceny in stealing a. ton of ore. Ii is not
known whether the amount is ole ton or
"a great deal more than that, but since the
ShfsA n IA llsaS Mt XII N tan ~ - llA sarnas
ton in order Is constitute the charge of
grand larceny.
When IL becanie rumored about that MIR.
Burton was arrested. great surprise was
manifested about TOWN.. He is w~eil-known
and has tornc "a splendid reputation. IL
is claimed that the proof against him on
tine para OF tine office RS is conclusive, and
that his partner made his escape. Burton
when commanded to do SO.
Whom .arraigiicd, Burton plead not
guilty, and was soon released on bonds.
tie is u fine looking man, tall and well
built. He was formerly n birthstone brok-
err in California and Nevada, and was re-
putcd to bc worth SlU0,UOU. His fortunes
have fallen since then. Recently he has
worked at the Lexington mine. He has
done much specializing i'm buying and sell
He SAYS he is now owner of the Righ,
Bower niinc,which he has bonded for So
UoO. MIR. Burton said to u STANDARD re-
porter this afternoon:
"lf guilty of this crime. ! would
be willing to- serve in the pcniten-
tiary the rest of my days. But |
am completely innocent. About : O'Clock
this morning 1 started from my cabin over
to- see my friend Cook At the Lexington.
As 1 passed along 10y the spot where 4 was
arrested, ! was commanded to- halt. 4
pistol WAS pointed in my face by one man
and another man grabbed hold of me. l
WAS searched and my pockets examined.
IL was the most complete case of stand
and deliver L ever saw. They found moth
ing and let me go. But had only gone on
"a few PAGES when they again seized
reputation is good enough To show people
that l deserve tn he considered innoccn
until l am proved guilty. 1 want the pub
lie tn withhold its opinion until the case l.
tried; l feel very BADLY about the affair
but 4 am thoroughly Innocent.
The Goldsmith mine is situated IA little
north of the city and northwest of TIA.
Moulton.