The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-07
IT'SSPRUNG
Butte's Expected Sen
satiOn Takes Form.
CHARGE OF FORGERY
Warrants Issued for E1-Mayor Dugan
and Messrs. Irvine and Miller.
INVESTIGATING THE BOOKS
Chief Of Police Tebo Says He Can't
Find Either Irvine or Miller
Allegations Made In the
Complaint.
INVESTIGATING THE BOOKS

Butte, Sept. 6.-Warrants were issued
late this afternoon for the arrest Of ex-
Mayor Z. o. Dugan. exlClty Clerk Per-
rim Irvine and ex-Asslstant City Clerk
p. L. Miller on charges of forgery. AL
though Mr.. Irvine was in the city up
to about 3 o'clock, neither he nor Mr..
Miller were found. SO II is alleged, after
the warrants were issued. and Chief OF
Police Tebo. who swears to the COM
plant. claims to believe that they have
left the city to avoid arrest. Mr.. Tebo
says that he has made a hurried but
thorough search. and could not find
them. and he then sent kilograms along
the Great Northern and Union Pacific
giving description of them and order
ing their arrest. Mr.. Tebo says that
Irvine had been under close surveil-
lance from the time of his return to
the city last Sunday night. Mr.. Tebo
says the officers could have laid their
hands on him at any time UP to within
an hour before the warrants were Is
sued.
The chief says he was informed that
Mr.. Irvine left home in a buggy about
3:15 o'clock and he says he thinks Mr..
Irvine received an intimation of his
probable arrest Mr.. Dugan was not
arrested and 1t Is not likely that he will
be until after either Mr.. Irvine or Mr..
Miller has been found. as the officers
say they do not believe that a prosecu-
tion could be made to stick against
him without the testimony Of either the
former clerk or his assistant.
The complaints in all of the cases
were sworn to by Chief of Police Tebo.
and It is understood that they all name
the same warrant as the one on which
the forgery was committed. An investi-
| cation of the books Of the old admin
istration has been In progress for some
weeks under the direction of Chief Of
Police Tebo and the evidence which
was secured was presented to Assist
ant County Attorney Booth. The war;
rants were issued this evening on the
testimony thus secured. Those who
conducted the investigation refuse to
tell just what they have discovered
further than to say that they found
a number Of warrants that they be-
lieve were fraudulently issued. They
also refuse to place any estimate on
the total amount of these warrants
Mr.. Booth considered that the evidence
presented to him was sufficient on
which to issue warrants and he drew
up the complaints. The investigation
into the old warrant books and records
IL still in progress.
Mr.. Booth said tonight that the
| complaint against Mr.. Irvine charges
him with having forged the name OF
William Emerson on the back Of war;
| rant, series b, No. 1856. issued on Dec.
| /, 1894. for $70.50 The warrant was
| drawn on the street and alley fund
and made payable to William Emer-
son. 1t Is also alleged that this war;
rant was fraudulently issued to fic-
titious person. The complaints are ex-
actly alike in all three cases. The fol-
lowing Is a copy OF the complaint
| against Mr.. Irvine:
That at said county and state aforesaid
| on or about the 10th day of December,
| 1894. the defendant. Perrin w. Irvine, did
| wilfully and unlawfully and feloniously
and Intentionally and designedly and cor
| ruptly and falsely make. forge and coun-
| terfeit and cause and procure to be false
| ly made forged and counterfeted GER
| tain city warrant for the payment of
money of the city Of Butte. Mont, the
| said city Of Butte being a municipal cor
poration duly organized and existing un-
der and by virtue Of the laws OF the state
| Of Montana. which said false. forged and
| counterfe!ted city warrant Of the city of
| Butte as aforesaid Is in words and flg-
ures as follows, to-wit:
! Butte, Mont, Dec. I, 1884,
| Series B., No. 1856. City Warrant
Treasurer OF the city OF Butte, Mon
| tana. pay to William Emerson or order
| (s7O.50) seventy and 50-l00 dollars out of
labor fund for street and alley.
z. o. DUGAN, Mayor.
p. W. IRVINE. City Clerk.
endorsed William Emerson).
| on the back Of which city warrant as
| aforesaid, was endorsed the name of
| William Emerson, with intent IN him.
| the said defendant. 10 injure and defraud
the said city of Butte as aforesaid.
The friends of Mr.. Irvine and Mr..
! Miller scout the idea that they have
left town and insist that the officers
+, will find them easily enough. Both
were seen in town several times to-