The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-28
JUDGE MEScH'S DAY.
Evidence Against Chris Binder Purely
f Circumstantial.

Cfrcumstantial'
Butte, May 27.-Chris Binder had a
preliminary hearing before Judge
Mesch to-day on the charge of robbinG
the safe of Albiez & Yoder. at No. IA
South Main street. and was bound over
to the district court under $1,000
bond, which he furnished. The evidence
against Binder is altogether circum-
stantial. but was considered sufficient
ly strong to Justify holding him TO the
district court Mr. Albiez testified that
when he left the store room and went
into the Office Binder was sitting in
one corner reading a newspaper. After
he had been in the office a few minutes
he looked out of a window which faced
the store safe and saw Binder standing
in front of the safe. Albiez's suspicious
were aroused and he went back into
the store and Binder went out J. c.
Baker. the restaurant man. used the
safe 10 deposit his cash. and had that
day put in a small purse containing
s240 in cash and Sl49 in county and city
warrants. Besides this Albiez & Yoder
had a purse in the safe containing
$500. When Albiez examined the safe
the latter purse was found lying under
a lot Of papers and he concluded that
everything was all right and he did not
look further. The next morning. how
ever. Mr.. Baker called for his purse,
and IL was found missing. Suspicion
at once pointed to Binder, and he was
arrested several days later.
w. a. MacGuern also had a trial be
fore jury in Judge Mesch's court to-
day on the charge Of larceny as bailee.
MacGuern has been selling watches for
r. F. Mayer. n West Park street jewel
err. ana appropriated two watches.
valued. at $l9. to his own use and re-
fused 10 give them up and pay the
money for them. While his attorney
was pleading with the jury and trying
to convince them that MacGuern did
not have the watches. the defendant.
absent-mindedly. pulled one of the
time pieces from his pocket and toyed
with IL until the attorney caught sight
OF IL and nearly dropped through the
floor. The jury promptly found Mac
Guern guilty and the court sentenced
him 10 80 days in Jail. He gave notice
OF an appeal.
John Murray Of Dublin Gulch. who
was arrested yesterday for beating his
wife. to-day pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault and battery. and
Judge Mesch sentenced him to 80 days
in Jail and TO pay the costs. Murray
claimed that he was not the only mem
Der Of his family who was guilty OF
assault and battery. but that Mrs.
Murray about held her own, and his
face bore evidence OF IL.
David Donahue. the man who was
arrested I'm company with Michael sui
Ivan when the latter was shot by Con-
stable Reed yesterday. had trial to-
day on the charge of vagrancy. Yard
master Corrigan Of the r., a. & p. tes-
titled that he knew Donahue and that
he was a hard working man and ap-
piled 20 him for work as soon as he
reached town last Friday. After hear
ing the testimony Judge Mesch dis
charged the defendant as far as the
charge Of vagarancy was concerned.
but ordered him held as a witness
against Constable Reed. awaiting the
result OF Sullivan's injuries.
The trial Of Chris Redding, who was
arrested Saturday at the instance OF
the water company's superintendent on
the charge Of digging a water ditch on
ground alleged to belong TO the COM
pany on Moose Greek. had been set for
| hearing this morning in Judge Almon' 8
court The defendant was present, bu;
neither the water companys repre-
| sentative nor any one else appeared
| for the prosecution. and the court dis
missed the case. discharged Redding
| and exonerated his bond.