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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-21

state o. Montana. in and for the
---- county Of Lewis and Clarke
I Seal first this Stat day OF October. II
Jud. Dist. ? the year Of our Lord one thous
Court. and eight hundred and ninety.
---r three
JOHN BEAN. Clerk.
BY JEss c. hICKKR Deputy Jerk
Mass ns Eullard. attorney FOR plaintiff.
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The REAL CULPRIT.
A Robbery Which Parted Lovers ana
Caused Much Misery.

my possession as the lineal male heir
on my twenty-first birthday, and though
l have since worn 1t at times l have al
way watched with the most jealous
care and never left 1t out of my sight
except when locked up In my SAFE.
where l kept most important papers n
a few ~valuables.
Now comes the mystery. My safe
has a combination lock, and that COM
bination not a living mortal knows ex-
cept myself. not even my wife. ! am
positive thai the last time l had the
ring, showing 1t TO a friend. / returned
II TO the safe. That was a week ago to-
day, and when I yesterday unlocked the
safe to get a private paper ! missed the
ring from the little iron box. where 1
always kept 1t. Startled at this began
TO search for II. / took out everything
I'm the safe and examined every spot and
paper with the greatest care. but with
out finding the precious Jewel. The ring
Was the only thing missing. and / found
that nothing else was disturbed. The
loss of the ring grieves me. ana the
mystery perpiexes me-. and 30 l have
come TO you to see II you ian sugsest
anything to relieve me. UNDERSTAND
that I intend 10 pay you well for your
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Says He STOLE HER RINGS.
Mrs. Partridge Makes Charges
Against DR.. O'Farrell.
The Accused Claims He Took the
Rings for Safe Keeping.

Mrs. Fanny A. Partridge. a we'll
dressed young widow, of go Seventh
avenue, appeared In the Jefferson Mar
ket Police Court this morning as COM
p%lainant against DR.. J. ]. O'Farrell. OF
25 West Thirty-third street.
The charge against the latter, who
Is a well-known physician OF the west
side, was the larceny OF W gold rings.
He was held for examination.
Mrs. Partridge testified that on Thurs
day morning last. when i'll, h called
in DR.. O'Farrell to attend her. While
talking to her, she said, he removed
two diamond rings from her finger and
tried to take a third. She struggled with
him, however, and he was unable to OBJ
tain It.
"He took the two rings away with
him." she added, promising to return
them the same evening when he called.
I did not see him again until Saturday,
when he brought back the rings. but
the stone had been taken out"
In his W defense, DR.. O'Farrell said
hat he took the ring for safe-keeping
as Mrs. Partridge was under the infu-
ence of liquor. He called several times
to see her afterwards, but she was out
each time.
He added that Mrs. Partridge's mother
told him her daughter had been out all
night and had lost the stones herself.
That, however, was denied
Mrs. Fanny Partridge Is the widow
of John j.. Partridge. of White Plains.
He left a fortune Of $72, 900.
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Some three years ago. sale a we'll
known detective. I was sitting alone In
my office when a nne-looking. we'll
dressed man about t~wenty-eight or thir-
ty years Of age entered and asked to see
Mr.. Carbon. the detective.
II am the person named and at your
service. SIR" 1 replied. please be
seated"
II do not wish to be interrupted In
what I propose to tell you." he said'
glancing around. NOR do / wish to nave
any listener except yourself"
/ arose and locked the door. He hesi-
tated a little. colored somewhat and
then said:
From my air OF mystery / suppose
you think 1 have something to relate
Of great Importance. but though 1t Is
important to me and will be to you. II
you trace out the real facts, yet i as
sure you, to begin with. 1t Is nothing
more serious han the loss Of a diamond
ring. However. I prize the ring far be-
yond It's nominal value ~ IN heirloom
OF the family. which has come down to
me through several generations. II hnv-
Ing been presented to n q my ances-
tors by ths thon Duke OF Cambridge.
The ring" he proceeded "eams into
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RAID 4 PR|zE-F|GRT.
Forty-three Sports Caught in a
Third Street Stable.
Wild Scramble to Escape When All
Were Surrounded.

The police OF the Merecr street station
prevented a prize-fght which was about
to come Off in a stable at 26 and 2s
Third street early this morning, and as
a result Of the raid forty-hve men were
arraigned In Jefferson Market Police
Court this morning.
Capt. Eakins, who had received in
formation OF the intended light, called
out the reserves. and thirty-oid men in
charge of Detectives Dourlgan. O'Rourke
and Peterman made q descent on the
stable. 1t was then nearly 8 o. ,lock.
h police arrived at the stable. which
Is kept by George Smith, before fighting
had begun. They surrounded the stable,
and Dourigan and his fellow-detectives
walked in. pistol in hand. demanding
the surrender of all those present. The
audience were told the place was sur
rounded by police, and they gave them.
selves up very readily.
The police found James Trimble, twen-
ty years Of age, OF ll West Fifteenth
street, stripped to the waist at the ring
side. He was to have fought with an
unknown.
The prisoners were arraigned at JEFF
ferson Market Court and passed along
In rapid succession. Trimble. who said
that when he last worked he a a
d~ry-goods clerk, was held in $500 bail
for prize-fghting. Smith was held in
q like sum for aiding and abetting, and
the remaining forty-three were warned
and discharged.
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Yes, / must know"
Can l not prevail upon you to let the
secret remain with myself? For no
other being possesses it,"
mo. Mr.. Carbon, / must and will have
It."
What say you TO your friend, them"
What friend?" he exclaimed In
amaZcment.
Godfrey Percy
He fairly staggered as II he had re-
ceiyed a blow.
'Impossible!' he gasped.
1T is true"
He sank down upon a seat, n for
some time held his hea in his hands.
Are you sure you have not made a
mistake?" he asked at length In n hol-
low voice.
II am certain OF what l assert"
you can prove III"
II can"
"TAen you shall prove It. All me, poor.
dear Virginia! 1t will break her heart.
Willingly would l give half my fortune
to have these miserable circumstances
otherwise"
"It is not too late. Mr.. Howell" said
I. sympathetically. she need never
know"
He bounded from his seat, his eyes
b!azed like a madman's, and he turned
upon me with a naughty rage that l
had never seen equalled. not even on the
stage.
For what do you take me, slr?'' he
cried. his ashy lips now fairly CULVER
ing. III this man Is guilty, were he
wen a prince OF the realm. my W
hands should blow his brains out sooner
| than make my beloved sister the wife
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OF a dastardly thief. Step into my pri-
vate room. Mr.. Carbon. / will send for
him. You must face him before me and
make your accuse ION good or take the
consequences"
'Hark you. Mr.. Howell. l said. HE
may deny It and convince you that his
word is better than mine. but mark this,
II he does deny 1t. and you accept his
denial, l shall have him arrested for
felony and al! the facts publicly exposed
from first to last
Il accept the conditions" he said. And
he at once conducted me to his private
apartment. In which stood the safe that
his friend had opened to rob him.
A servant was despatched for Godfrey
Percy, and in a few moments he made
his appearance. looking quite uncon-
cerned. | had arranged to have every
thing my own way, and as / now APP
peared without my disguise the young
gentleman did not know me He
glazed at the two OF us inquiringly,
but l did not keep him in suspense.
Stepping up to him. / placed my hand
rather roughly upon his shoulder and
said, with a sharp severity:
Godfrey Percy. l arrest you for steal
ing your friends diamond ring and
pawning It at Isaac Jacobs. You will
at once accompany me 10 the office Of
a magistrate and confront the wit
nesses,"
He turned as white as death. threw
up his hands n then fell down on his
knees and begged for mercy.
spare mel" he cried. Spare me! 1t
was the first and only time l had ever
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GIRLS AS BANDITS.
Two of Them, In Mem Clothes,
Hold Up West virgininns.

my Associated Press)
HUNTINGTON. W. Va. April 2L.-One
Of the toughest regions In this section
OF West Virginia, is on the ridge be-
tween Twelve Pole and Toms Creek. in
Wayne County. about twenty miles &C nth
OF this city. The ridge road Is travelled
very little.
Recently a number Of men parsing
over 1t at night on hors ID ici have teen
held up
When william Balangee was stopped
and relieved of 800 Sunday mis- hi by
two robbers he says he founl that Ire
bandit were women In dlsgulf. and
Gore. daughters Of a respectable far
mer. He reported the matter to the
girls people.
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HIGHWAYMEN IN CHINATOWN
Three of Them Rob and Stab Chin
Tom in n Doorway.

Three Of Them Rob and stab Chin
Tom in n Doorway.
Chinatown had another fight last
night. Inc 1t came very near resulting
in death. One man was stabbed three
times.
The victim was Chin Tom. a laundry
man at 454 Ninth avenue. and his as
sailants were Tong Fong, II Doyers
street; Hoey Cow, IL Pell street; Lew
You. II Doyers street. and Lee Hee. of
I Doyers street. They were arrested and
held in the Tombs Police Court this
morning.
About II o'clock last night two
street police station and said that two
Of their c%ountrymen had been killed.
The midnight squad was Just going out,
and Detective harrington and ounds
men Smith and Mclaughlin ran to
Doyers street. There everything was
to Is Doyers street, where Toms hat
was found. Tom had been stabbed
twice In the right thigh and once in the
Tom had been to the Chinese Theatre.
and about 11.30 o'clock he started home.
He vent into the hallway Of Is Doyers
Tong Fong grabbed him. While he held
him secure the three other men rifled
his pockets and took all of his money
some $l3. During the melee Tom was
stabbed. but by whom he does not
know.
| rington last night, but the other three
men were not captured until this morn
ing.
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suspicion OF my friend on your part.
and I would just as soon ave you sus-
pect my own wife. Yes, he was pres
ent and saw me place the ring in the
iron box. lock that n afterwards lock
the safe. and he Is as anxious as I
am to have me solve the mystery by
the recovery OF the precious jewel"
80 far 30 good. Now. then, you have
servants. Of course?"
Eyes, six-two men. a boy and three
women"
"You do not suspect n OF them?'
How can I, when no one knows the
combination to my safe-lock but ny
self"
1T is a mysterious affair" said /,
"and / Fan get no clue from anything
you can tell me. To make a start in
the matter It might be necessary for
me to be an inmate of your house for a
few days, and even that might mount
to nothing"
II would like to try anything that
would give even the shadow OF n hope"
he anxiously replied, with an air OF de-
preston.
Then suppose l become your guest
for a few daysT' / suggested.
III you will"
But not as an oficer-not in my real
character" l proceeded. You must in
troduce me as a friend OF ours Just
come to town-say William Perkins,
from Boston-and not even your wife
must know to the contrary"
VERY well. l will arrange II, and to-
morrow at 8 o'clock / will meet you and
escort you home to dinner"
Fol- three days I was an honored guest
In the mansion Of Mr.. Howell. and dur
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RATE OF Speed ON WHEEL.
An Opinion that a Mile in Las
May Be Accomplished.
"Kid" Nicholas Idea of the Bostons
Other Sporting Gossip.

What rate Of speed will bicyclists be
able to attain before they reach the lin
Il? Ia a question In which wheelmen
are much interested. In discussing this
matter recently, a member of the Rae
ing Board gave 1t as his opinion that
a mile in Las would eventually be ac-
complished in competition. provided the
interest in cycling did not abate. He
thought 1t would not be a great while
before the performance was done, either.
but better than that he thought II was
not within the power OF a bicyclist to
accomplish. 1t was suggested that the
conditions would have to be unusually
favorable for such a performance. This
brought out the remark that the bicy-
Gle tracks o In use would not have
to be improved upon. but that the in
creasing ability Of bicycle riders and the
improvements that would naturally come
in the construction OF machines. would
be all that was necessary.
nit i; K sss claimed bsaa m that as for good Q s,o tlm a as
lance In races. 1t Is thought by some
that as good as two minutes will
be done in bicycling, this season, al
not prepared to say who will reach this
mark. Be that as It may. It is certain
that time performances Will be watched
ments for the racing man to Keep up a
high rate Of speed all the way.
You can't beat Boston this year.
said Kid Nichols. the crack pitcher Of
! sour team Is as str re wpr than Z I, , was iast
year. Why, it's almost ever betting
that we could give any team in the
bh ess u out a h1WRe s ssy. Of + 7, three fsr THns and
this year. We won't do a thing to them
when we. meet. 1 hear the Baltimores
are playing fast ball. Well. may be
know when we get there.
THE dangerous clubs this year, in my
SDs 7 Giov sIe New " York ySs or P6hIladsl phi
than any other club. II. Clark has his
speed he will be an acquisition. He has
player as there is in the country and
Van Haltren is a high-class man. I'd
rather have him than two men like
Stencil, who succeeded him in the Pitts
The Presidents of the Princeton and
Cornell football associations met in this
city yesterday afternoon and arranged
season Of 1894. to be played between the
haitian Field Oct. 20. Cornell. anticl-
pdtcs uhNilB u btTOHB team ~ the nelu,
the athletic council having decided to
Employ the best coachers that can be
had and begin very early to train the
team.
1t Is the goal Of Danny McBride's am
bition to fight Billy Plimmer for the
bantam.weight Championship. Maxey
Haugh has similar aspirations, and 1t Is
to settle which Of the two Is entitled to
the distinction Of making a match hat
they. will be brought together at the
Madison A. c. tournament next Satur-
day night at Grand Central Palace.
Owen Zeigler Ii another man who Is
working his way to the top Of the light
weight division. He will spar Jack Fall
e Tim Murphy and Frank Patterson
and Eddie Sweeney and Jack Burke are
engaged for six-round bouts.
A Cambridge, Mass. despatch states
that, fair weather or foul, the Harvard
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advice. and II you ever succeed in re-
covering the ring your reward shall be
f40o."
I asked.
"Intrinsically, no." he answered, land
yet to me invaluable for the reason l
have named. The actual cash value OF
the ring would not exceed Zoo, and yet
1 would give Il, 0O0-nay, f~2,oOo-rather
than lose II. Besides, there is a legend
In the family hat whoever parts with
It will suffer some great misfortune"
you had 1t a week ago., you say
you showed 1t to a friend, o locked
1t up in your safe. and you have not
see II SINGER
THAT Is my statement"
Who was the friend to whom you
showed the ring?"
Godfrey Percy. who has been spend
ing a few weeks al my house as my
guest"
SIS he with o still?"
He is. / will be frank with you. My
sister and I met him in London a Few
weeks ago. and he Is now engaged to
her, and will remain my guest until
after the wedding. which Is fixed for a
week from to-day"
WAS he with you when you locked
the ring in the safer"
why this question, Mr.. Carbon?'
"Well, for anything you k II you
are to question my questions, l fear we
will not get on very fast. II he was
with you. OF course, he saw you lock 1t
up, and you have proof that you did
Whist you think you did"
81 beg your pardon. Mr.. Carbon. ]
thought your question might imply some
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&;M&
68 West 23d Street.

ing that time l closely studied every in
mate. got the minutest details from my
host concerning everything | wished to
know. and then took my departure In an
open and informal manner without leav-
ing a suspicion behind that | was other
than what l seemed. l then set my
agents ct work among the pawnbrokers
of the city, and the day before that
liked upon for the wedding OF Godfrey
Percy and Miss Virginia Howell I called
upon the brother of the latter and hand
ed him the missing ring.
Good heaven!' he exclaimed. fairly
c~lutching 1t in his excited eagerness. 1T
is indeed the coveted prize. Where did
you find it?"
AT n pawnbroker's."
Then 1t was really stolen?"
Yes"
"And have you any surmise concerning
the thief?"
"Yes, l could put my hand on the
thief"
"Who is he?"
II did net say II was a man."
Man or woman, who is the party?"
perhaps, for your own peace OF mind
you had better never know" ! said.
He turned deadly pale and trembled.
Il understand you" he gasped, but
ever though the purloiner be my second
self ! must nave the truth from you. 1t
was my own wife, them"
mo. II was not your wife"
"Ah, thank heaven for that at leastI'
he cried with a sigh OF relief. my sis
ter?"
"No. II was not your sister"
"who. then? Speak without fear"
you will have It."
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to ash you. my dear friend. for II. In
tercede with this officer and save mo
from public disgrace and utter ruin"
YOU did take my ring thenr" said
George Howell. in a quite even tone Of
voice that surprised me by its natural
calmness.
"Oh, yes. l confess It."
How did you open my safer"
II watched you one day when you
we're working the combination and was
able to make 1t out. That, then. became
my temptation"
But the ring was also locked In the
iron box"
you had a duplicate key to that,
which was in another drawer that was
locked. Oh, my dear friend George
Call me Mr.. Howell and leave on the
friend" calmly interrupted the other.
Godfrey Percy, you were to have been
married to M sister tomorrow. Only
think OF the disgrace which she.
Howell. has escaped from you. a Percyi
In only another tw~enty-four hours shs
would have been the wife OF a thief.
Go without saying a word to any soul
in this dwelling, / give you twenty-four
hours start. II after hat time any po-
lice officer can hnd you. I will never
rest until you are In jail"
He pointed his finger imperiously
towards the door. and the condemned
culprit In silence arose from his knees
and skunk out Of sight. That was the
last 1 ever saw or heard Of him. Roth
the brother and sister are now dead. i
never knew what the interview WA BE-
tween theta. She died In a m~adhouse In.
less than six months. and he va
drowned on o river excursion " II1I
than q year.-Ttd Bits.
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class races will be rowed this afternoon.
rms Is a new move In boating at Har-
ward, and much interest Ia taken in the
IN p The in seriSx OF as the ss s,nsls twoI ri. y race
there will be a mile race On April 20 and
the two.mile race on May 10, besides the
one to-day. The course extends for a
the Harvard Bridge to the Union boat
house.
The Newark Philadelphia century road
run will a place on June Q this ear.
numbers will be done away with, and a
new system OF checking adopted. Each
rider will be supplied with about half q
dozen oS Shssks; S,,i will 4, deposit SI one "a At
again be offered, and a fourth probably
will be put UP for clubs having q men,
bership OF less h a thirty-fve.
There was a surprise in the inter-
Class s Hu ga m w at Harvard 3 ard I YESTERDAY r , r.;
winner in the half-m!le run. having
done the distance under two minutes,
was beaten by L. Hollister,. a Freshman.
r@s fF sna aher wGS = be % a yyhs OF p sas
SCISSORS of the Wells Cup.
The eight-round contest at Boston last
night between Critic n Griffin was
declared a draw. Critic. however, had
the. better of IL. and made a show
Of the American.
Frank Craig. the Harlem Coffee Cool
err" has developed championship as
piratlons since he whipped Fred Morris
IN a finish fight. A defeat by Pete Burns,
can consistently challenge Creedon,
eaiibre., He viii try to accomplish this
Several other hstic stars are on TIE pro
gramme.
After last Saturdays game in Balti-
more, Dan Brouthers told Treasurer
than any pitcher he ever found. and
would develop into q star. Every time
Westervelt pitched a ball Clark. of Bal
yell. 1t was a severe test for q begin
ner's nerve.
The Supreme Court of Louisiana has
decided that the pugtlistic events given
t Sy snf not 9i prlne!fs Stso T Tfse !. s Construct rSai
to mean that the Club can pull of box
Ing contests asain.
The new shell for the Yale navy arrived
In New Haven. Conn. last night. II Is
si1ts fs snd 'G Weighs sse % pound inches amid
Charles. p. Moore. President Of the
Clipper A. c., n Billy McGarry, the
ex-amateur champion lightweight, will
Judge the boxing at the Rayenswood Boat
Clubs competition on April 90 and %. at
Puritan Clubhouse, Long Island City.
Danny Needham IL out with q state
ment that he Is willing to fight any man
in the country at 145 to $50 pounds. and
gives the preference to Dick o'Brien. of
Lewiston. Me.
Joe Mulvey and George Wood have left
Washington to join Mike Kelly's Allen
town team.
A crowd Of $50 Baltimoreans is coming
to New York Saturday to see the OPEN
ing game with he Giants.
Bannon. the new Boston outnelder.
was several degrees shy Of League
speed In the games In Brooklyn.
The C. A. Aufmorett & Co. baseball
team q n to arrange games with
other mines In the dry-goods district.
F. J. Bourne, of 80 Greene street, Is the
captain,
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SIX AMERICANS ARRESTED.
Canadians Say They Killed Fish
with Dynamite.

Ah"
(By Associated Press)
OTTAWA, Ont, April 24.-Mayor
Sherwood. Superintendent of the Ca
madam Secret Service. sent two men to
Prescott, Ont. opposite O~gdensburg.
N. Y, last Saturday, to watch for resi-
dents Of the American side Of the st.
Lawrence who had been Killing stur-
geon in Canadian waters by means Of
dynamite. Late Sunday night the Ca
madam officers arrested six Americans.
all of whom had dynamite on their
persons. The prisoners were lodged In
the County Jail.
Last evening, Sir Charles Hilbert
Upper, Minister Of Marine n Fisher
les, said that he would see that the
Americans were prosecuted under the
clause Of the new criminal code, re-
ferring to carrying explosives on the
person. which renders convicted per-
sons liable to seven years imprison-
ment in h penitentiary.
they would have been prosecuted un-
der the Provincial law FOR killing fish
by illegal methods. the penalty for
which Is comparatively slight. The
Dominion Government will instruct the
County Crown Attorney to refuse bail.
60
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