The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-12
1T ONTO A WOMAN
Adam Of the Garden Of Eden Outdone by
ncC0mbe Of Butte.
a Queer Story OF How He Came into
Possession of Stolen Jewelry
A Sad Scene In a
Sick Room.

DNTIt. Alhrcn Il.-sOL1n Mca Df1llHs was
arrested by Dcputy Sheriff Jack
aid last Saturday On suspicion of being
the party had entered Fred Ritchic's
residence PA Mercury street some time
ago and dcspoilcd il Of much valuable
jewc.ry. Monday afternoon he was ar
rai9ncd bcfor, Judge Eddy, and after
mature dcliberasion decided tn plead not
guilty. While being taken hack to- Iail he
volunteered the information that hc could
ing that he had conccalcti them himself.
and asked IL he did not think
that by so doing the court would hc i'm
Jack sii,in't give the fellow any
encouragement, hut McCombc decided to-
make restitution any. way and trust to
the water closet of the Crystal gambling
HOUSE. McCoinbe raised the seat and cN-
tractsd a pair OF opera glasses. His next
act was tn lead Mcdonald into the alley
W broadway and Park street, and
when IN the rear of Pinkham's store he
TURNED oyer a dry goods box and dis,
with gold bangles of considerable value.
A. gold watch, another portion Of the
plumber. was recovered at Prycr's jewelry
shop on West Park street. The watch had
been badly battered and broken and the
eases had been bought Fryer foro old gold.
had also sold the works at the same place
on n second visit and received - for them.
A;,sI %ia nors" shoe pin also taken from
This afternoon NLcCornbc was arraigncI
for cxamination.. Mr.. and Alrs. Eiichic
of the gold and as Mrs. Richie Iook..d at
the wreck of her beautiful time piece. her
feminine regard for such things almost
jewclcr. was also on hand and gave tcsti-
mony To the fact of the purchase of the
articles sold tn him by the defendant.
and M'' " mas n ;Sid T., took relate ins s'r hia
story. Councillor Dom APP
pcarcd in his behalf and intinnatc,l that
Inta 6.ltsr, x-,c N x.nt.x. ~, a,.1
prosecuted individual and the victim Of
circumstances decidedly unfortunate i'm
, thsir ASPECT: IN. srs,n"d to cheer The
himself for the struggle. His counsel adj
iuresi him To tell the truth regardless of
iscd to- do, and after Giling his pipe he he
gan his story. Ii was to the effect that
last Thursday he was quietly proceeding
up the alley bctwccn Mercury street ON
the south, t'aiena Oh the north, and Main
ON the west. Whc about half way up the
alley a woman named Dolly Lee, residing
i'm u small frame shaDty accosted him and
after asking him To enter handed him
a broken watch ease with tho request that
hc sell il. as she wanted tai raise money tn
enable her to- leave town. He took the
cases and sold them to Pryor and went
back and gave the woman the money, -.
So well was she pleased with his success
as N salesman that she gave him 81 for
his commission. and then asked him to
dispose OF the works. These he also sold
to Prycr and got So for them. The money
was promptly turned over to the woman
and she went out for "a pint of whisky
with which to drink NfcConbc's continued
success as II dealer in old jcwclry.
Tho wonan's next move, he said, was
to give him the opera glasses, bracelet and
said he started out to fulGll his coniinis-
sion, but learning that the goods had been
stolen, the woman having told him So. he
became frightened and fearing arrest.
concealed the things i'm the places already
mentioned.
When asked If Inc knew who had given
al. x..-I. - ill., H. ~.
she had told him cher mani "a Teller they
call doc. ! don't know his other name.
| know him though, because he and the
woman lived at my cafin about "A month
landlord
Were you ever arrested before in this
state for larceny? asked Counsellor
"No, your honor, I never was. I was
arrested once Tor carrying n revolver and
was lined s25 and costs, and once ! was
arrested for vagrancy but I proved that I
was working and they released me. I
have always borne "a good reputation and
But what more was coming will never
he known. McCombe was gifted much
He can cry. whenever he wants tn and
evidently thinking IL - good time To get i'm
a li.tl. lachryunal effect, he allowed the
checks like "A cataract of Dutci,
dough nuts. His manly form hcavcd and
hrobbed with emotion while his sol,s
sounded like the chugging noise OF IN air
pump. A fresh pipe Of tobacco, however,
acted Spon him like "A tonic and lac sooi,
rcpaincd his accustomed coinpu-urr. IL
was now suggested that the Lee woman
hs sribiuucd, hut the statement being
mad" that she was sick and unable Ia
leave her room tho court agreed to- adjourn
to- the sick and take her tcsti.
mony there. Accompanied by ia.
prisoner. his counsel. deputy Mcdonald
and - STANDARD reporter. Judge Eddy,
wendell his way tn the house os,cu.
pied blythe sick witness. The place, WAS
soon reached and such "a picture
unuttcrable woe. poverty and DISTRESS as
was found would bc hard to imagine.
I After being sworn the woman denied
positively that she had ever given Nc
Combe any article, even as small "a pin
and stated Furthermore, that size had no,
seen him for over a week that she HAD
been sick for two weeks and had occupies
the hack room in which she then WA.
since the fore part OF the week, having
been removed there 10y her Landlord. VIII,
McCombe should try tn get her into trou
bile. she said. she could at understand
He was a man with whom she never
had anything to do and Instead Of asking
him to- befricnd her. she had always re-
PEELED him because she dislikcd him.
McComb was told To face the Witness as
she was dropped mp in bed and this h,
did. but il did not affect the witness anC
she repeated her statement over and over
The defendant i'm an injured tone askct
her il she had not given him the goods Z.
sell.
mo, I did not" fairly shrieked tn.