The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-17
THE WEED INTERVIEW.
Some Of His Friends Don't Think
He Said Anything OF the
Kind.
Others Think 10 Gould not
Have Been Said for
Publication.
The Unitsd States Grand Jury Complstss
Its LAbors NJ Butte-stiu the
District Attorney.

The talk which Dlstric, Attorney Weed IL
reported Ia the later Mountain az making
created a great deal OF surprise IN Helena
yesterday. A the next issue Of the papsf
contained no denial of the interview or the
sentiments expressed In H. The inference IL
that there was nothing TO denv. Many Of
Mr.. Weeds friends are disposed 10 acquit
him Of having said anything Of the kind.
while others think. II he did say IL, he did 90
In the heat Of passion and did not Intend II
for publication. The treasury department
last year ssnt one Of ne special agents, Judge
Stevenson, 30 look over the accounts OF the
fedora officers 10 Montana. IL Is not known
whether Judge Stevenson is the special
agent against whom Mr. Weed was talking.
though 90 far as known be IL the only one
sent here By the government, 20 examine
the accounts Of federal officers. Judge
Stevenson has gone about bis work quietly
and unostentationsly. and has done IL thor
oughly. Those whe have come In contact
with him while he was pursuing his invss-
legations speak Of him ~ most sonsideTate
and GentlemAnly IA oil his dealings with
them; ieadI and willing 10 listen 90 any
explanations OF what might appear wrong.
ana anxious 90 help set IL right; in fact. a
man who Was perfo ming the duties as
signed 10 bin in a way that would be pleas
ant TO all concerned. aud 20 whose methods
no one who had nothing TO conceal could
possibly object. Judge Stevenson left for
Gseat Falls yesterday without giving any
indication that he had read MIR. Weeds
attack or meant 90 reply 10 10. lie will be
gone ssve al days. IL Is very doubtful IL
be would care 90 talk publicly about the
matter. as be does not appear 20 be man
who would rush into print 20 ventilate any
real OF fancied grievance.
The United States grand jurors on at
tendsnoe a. the session OF the United States
court 90 Bate have completed their inves-
LEGATIONS and made their report TO Judge
Knowles, and have been discharged. The
report was short and altogether formal.
Accompanying II wee three indictments.
One 10 against II. l.. HAapt. for using the
United states mails for fraudulent puf-
roses; one against James Smith for eoun-
teTfeitinR and the third against A. +. BRAY
for selling oleomaTRATine without having 10
properly stamped. The indictment against
Haupt states that on Aug. % last he uBlaw-
fpIly and wfongfully caused to be depos-
lied in the poatofiioe At Butte certain
printed letter and circular. monthly
statement Of the Montana Mining Loan
and Investment COMPANY. OF which he was
president ''aud which company was a
scheme organized aud devised by asid
HsnFg l.. Hsupt for the purpose Of obtain
ing money under false pretensss ana by
means of fraud ana deception. all OF
which the said Henry L. Haupt then and
there well knew" There Aie three counts
TO the indictment, covering three different
circulars sent Out on the same day 10 VIM
nipeG. Haupps bail was placed Al $1,000.
He rendered Marshal Furay 5000 cash as
bail, bat a. the law does not allow of ae-
septins a cash bond. the marshal allowed
Haupt 20 go on his own reooRnizances until
he could sseu the proper kind OF bail.
James smith. the man Indicted for coun-
terfeitinR. IL IN jail at Butte and has been
there for some tune. lie has been charged
with raising 81 bill 90 make 10 look like
$40. and passing II on Mary Palmer. a girl
In q Is OadWay candy store. The changed
bill Was a coarse pisoo of work aud could
NOT have been passed on any one but a
child. IL 10 claimed be also passed another
bill of the same cha actsr, but the proof on
~ was not very positive. His bond was
also fixed at $1,000.
The prosecuting witness IN the oleOmar-
gaTins case is lGaAo Brown, who claims
that be bought the article At A. L. Bray's
store. that he paid 40 cents for a two pound
roll. and thaa 10 was not stamped as oleo-
margarine. Bray said he did not deny that
the article that was sold TO Brown was not
stamped as ''buttsrins." as that particular
quality is known, and be did not profess to
stamp "a, and further ne says that there 10
nOt dealer in Butte who does so label u.
However, evefy ounce sold Al his place. he
says. ls sold as butterine and a. butteTine
prices. and for nothing else. Bray regards
the matter as piece OF spite NO 4 on the
part of competitors. The law Is that each
paper In which q piece of buttstine 10
wrapped shall be stamped vitn The word
"buttsTine."
District Attorney weed. who was In some
doubt as TO his official standing since tho
a. pointment of his successor. and who tel
egraphed to Washington Co hnd out, has
received the following from the attorney
general; You are still in office" Mr..
Weed then decided to 20 ahead and prose
cute the criminal cases pending.