The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-02
Chas. P. Groves Dupss In Jefferson
County Will Be in Helena
Next Week.
The Authorities at Washington
Trying TO Get a Case Against
BLUE Dick"
But That Gsntisman Dsnss the rswspa-
psrs To DO Their Worst and coRtIn-
ues 10 sell stock


day. 10 seems that Grove did send $50 bat
II went 20 hh brothsr-in.lAw. Howard.
Col. Curtis will 20 up after ths men on
Sunday.
The last reports from Washington indi.
cate that the authorities OF the district Of
Columbia are after 0rovs. The washiBg-
ton News has been after Grove, and the dis
triet attorney has now taken the matter
up. A late issue OF the News contains the
following;
Under tho title OF Moses und Monte
Cristo" the Evening News a short tins ago
announced the meteofio appearance in this
oity OF an alleged negro millionaire from
the wild and woody west, Hon. Charles
Porter Grove.
When the article was read 10 the distin-
Ruished gentleman from hontana his de-
light knew no bounds. His intellect which
is sharp enough 10 pull the wool over ths
eyes of his dsludsd brethren, was not sharp
enough TO read between the linss and see
thA, he was damned with faint praise"
l he DOUBT that was cast upon his sItraVa-
CANT stories was not expressed in broad
enough terms 20 make an impression on
the mind of this colored "Croesaa"
rs iogAoa toCouu oHhptefs
Owing 10 its desire 10 get az the bottom
OF all the facts IN the case the Evening
News delayed the second chapter until
yeste daJ.
When that instRllmsnt Of ths story Was
read 10 the alleged multi millionaire be
turned alternately hot and cold. Each
word burned through his hide like 70 J.
hot needle. The exposure By the Evening
News worked him into frenzy. His bead
like eyes flashed hre. Great drops OF psT-
SEPARATION bsjsweled his ebony brow. His
hanls tiembled aud his eveTy action be-
{ aged the fear he felt at the result of his
untimely showing mp.
An evening News reporter called on him
Al his house last evening and inquired ho~
"Irs all lie," ho exolainsd. "Thsm
white people wants 10 get hold OF my
property: and keep the niggsrs cut of that
county"
"Wsll." asked the News reporter. what
do you say TO the statements OF the Helena
man, who Jou claim 10 a friend Of yoursr'
Hes great lend. he 10, answe ed the
Monte Cristo OF Montana. "theJ puts him
up 10 its II. He's done sold out. lie
DONE know nothing sbou. those mines. He
hain't never been In 'sm."
You claim that your mines are all valu-
able. and thAt GU have refused $50, 900 for
the Capital mihs In Helena. Do you still
say that these claims are tiuer
Every word have said is as true as the
gospel" responded Grove.
Now Ai. Grove" the reporter added,
''don't you know that THE INDEPENDENT
has shown you mp several times and 30.
nouHced your sehemel Don't you know
that you never took any ste.s to force tEem
to silenceP
Grove Was stunned. lie wondered who
could have given away this interesting part
OF the history OF the case. lie nnally
managed 90 say; They did roast me, but
they we're paid TO do 10 by a los Of people
who are Iealoug because q oolored man has
made 80 mach moneJ."
I'm going TO tell you something" said
Grove in q burst Of confidence. you
newspapers can say what you want but Pm
going 20 carry this through. / have got the
property, or rather the company has got 10,
and we're going to have a negro town out
there. They can't beat me. don't care
for any exposure. Ny people believe in
me I"
why was the door Of Campbell ohu.oh.
al Hi sdale closed 20 you about a week
SINGER" asked the reporter.
''on, there's a lot Of Jealous oolored pso-
pie here. They light at me at every turn
They went out the day before mr. meeting
anL told the sexton that the meeting was 20
DO POSTPONED. TO when We got there We
found the doors locked, and We came back
to tosp."
Groves confidence in himself and In his
scheme was not sufficient TO keep him from
running around 20 the Associated Press last |
night aud begging the manager not 10 pub
lish anything about him.
"iou .idn't hurt me by your article last
night" no said this morning. when got
home last evening there was y crowd Of
reoole At my house aud ! sold 500 worth of
stock riRht thsrs Another man came TO
my house before was up this mo ming and
bought some stock"
He complained bitterly of the treatment
accorded nm by PEOPLE of his owe color.
why" he said. II held n meeting at a
church here, and ons fellow got q crowd
and stated TO mob me. About twenty
tuck niggers got nround tue door and
ohucked my wife under the chin and called
her sweetheart. / hurried out and goa
awaI. was afraid they would use rAEors
on me-"
/, is said by one Of Groves most intI-
mate friends that the 10 a white man back
of the entire scheme. de is not miner,
neither does he want TO people Montana
with negroes. All he wants Is their cash,
and be pays Grove big salary TO lead the |
be In 30 be hseoed.
The dsy following its exposure the News
said; he Temperature in ths vicinity OF |
the negro millionaire, Charles p. Grove. |
10 rising with terrific jumps notwIthstand- |
lag that the weather bureau forstslls q sea- |
son of intensely cod weather. He had bet |
Ter bic himself away TO the snow clad hills /
OF bis western home. for the hot wave, |
which 10 fast approaching him, will soon /
snvslop him. ana he will wish that he had /
shaken the Potomac mud of his bTogans /
befo ! he Evening News discovered him |
and exposed bis schemes. The police have |
al last taken cOgnizanoe OF Groves actions, /
and are obtaining evidence which will land /
that worthy Ihilantht opist behind the /
rocky walls Of Albany prison.
dat let Alto ney Birnsy has carefully /
read the expose OF Grove in the Evening |
News and 10 prepared, when the oper cvi- /
denoe is procured. 10 give the man a whirl /
upon the mill wheels of juatic. lie sta 60 /
thst judging from the reports there 70
sxcellent grounds for his arrest for Obtain
ing money under false pretensss. lie is." /
sud Nj. BlrnsY. 80 sAy the Least a sus- |
picious character. and much more oulpabls /
than jules Mallacs, the Hibsrnian spook 1
maker"