The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-21

for I knew nothing about 1t myself until
I went out to make the location" Mr..
Mantle also denied that he had any talk
or agreement with Mr.. Owsley Between
the day on which he made the location
and the occasion OF his second visit to
the ground, a man named Watkins at
tempted to locate the same ground. Wat
kins was a teamster in the employ of Mr..
Owsley. Mr.. Mantle said he kept up the
representation work and paid for 1t with
his own money and secured a patent. He
never had any conversation with Mr..
Largey in which any reference was made
to his ownership in the property prior to
securing the patent. A man who was
doing the representation work uncovered
a nice body of ore on the Brittania and
several parties wanted to get lease on
the ground. Mr.. Mantle mentioned II to
Mr.. Largey and the latter suggested that
they work IL, and they did so, but Mr..
Mantle never got a statement from Mr..
Largey about the mining he did and
never saw his books. II have asked Mr..
Largey repeatedly for a statement of our
affairs, but / never yet have had one to
this moment / never had an agreement
with him that the profits should stand to
the credit of the mine. / never had any
conversation with Mr.. Largey as to Mr..
Owsley owning an interest and l couldn't
Il
never regarded Mr.. Owsley as owning
any interest in 1t. Two years ago last
August. after i had sold the Brittania,
Mr.. Largey came to my office and said,
i see you have sold the Brittania,' and
asked, Don't you consider that own an
interest in IT.? / said, No, sir, I do not
The next day I left for Washington and
while I was there Mr.. Largey brought
suit against me and attached 500, 500 of
my N N ha Il
conversation with Mr.. Owsley about the
Charter Oak. but my impression is that
Watkins told me he had tried to locate
the ground for Mr.. Owsley. / am posi-
tive that ! never told Mr.. Owsley that
Mr.. Largey furnished me with money to
buy mining properties. / had money OF
my own at that time, and more than /
have now. Neither Largey nor Owsley
ever offered to pay any of the expenses
of locating or representing the Brittania.
/ did not use the funds of Owsley & Man
tie. The firm had no money, and when
the partnership was settled up Mr.. Ows-
ley was indebted to me. / never sent
Mr.. Kennedy to Mr.. Owsley to see him
about getting a lease on the Brittania
/ remember Kennedy asking for a lease,
but the ground he described was the
Western World I purchased a half in
terest i'm the Western World from Mr.
Airport and asked Mr.. Largey II he would
like TO go I'm on II. He said he would and
/ have always considered him a half own
er in that mine and he can have 1t when
he shows that he paid his share of the
money. j cannot remember that he ever
paid it. though he claims he did. There
is no record of IL on our books His
claim that I gave him an interest in the
Brittania because he had given me an
interest in several other mines is not
true, as the records show he did not at
that time own the claims in which he
says he had given me an interest. There
was very little business relation between
us at that time. Our social relations
were very friendly and would be yet, but
for some unfortunate disagreements over
some mining transactions" Mr.. Mantle
said that he bought several pieces of
mining property for himself and Mr.. Lar
gey at an administrators SALE in which
Mr. Largey was the administrator of the
estate. The purchase was made through
an agreement with Mr.. Largey. On ex-
animation by Mr.. Cotter. I'm the interest
of Mr.. Owsley. the witness said he had
never known Owsley in connection with
the Charter Oak The only conversation
he had with Airport about the claim was
when the latter informed him that the
ground was open TO relocation. Mr. Man
tie said he had no business interests with
Owsley aside from the livery business.
He never told Largey that he had given
Owsley a quarter interest in the Brit
tania because he had treated him un-
fairly in Jumping the ground. Mr.. Lar
gey is a little bit confused with some
other matters and can explain IL IL he
wants Il brought out" said Mr. Mantle,
but knowledge on that subject was not
desired and the witness was excused.
A number of deeds were offered in evil
dence and the defense announced its tes-
timony closed and Mr.. Owsley was called
In rebuttal and said he had never in
structed the man Watkins to locate the
ground. Mr.. Owsley's testimony closed
the case and Mr.. Mcbride opened the
arguments for the plaintiff and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Cotter for the intervenor.
c. r. Leonard addressed the Jury IN
behalf of the defendant, after which
court adjourned for the day. Mr.. Cor
bett will speak this morning and will
be followed by Mr. Mcbride with the
closing argument. The jury was not
permitted to separate.