The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-30
HIGHLANDS PLACERS
Ruth 7. Leggat Alleges That She Has
Been Defrauded.
SHE CLAIMS AN INTEREST
william Thompson Brings Suit to
Recover Possession of the Books
of the old Firm of J. r..
toyce, Jr, g. Co. Notes

Ruth F. Leggat yesterday commenc-
ed a suit in the district court against
the Butte City Water company, j. A.
Coram and r. d. Leggat to recover
possession of an eighth interest in the
Highland placer mining claim and
water in the creeks and bitches of the
property. Mrs. Leggat alleges that the
defendants ousted her from possession
of the property on Aug. 2, 1895. She
also brought a suit against 7. Stewart
White, the water company, Leggat and
others, charging fraud in depriving
her of her interest in the Highland
property. She says the placer mine was
located in 1883 by A. ]. Leggat. her hus-
band, now deceased, and others. and
that the claim was properly worked
and represented every year. On Feb. IL,
1886, A. j. Leggat died and an admins
traitor was duly appointed for the es-
tate, and in a decree of distribution
the interest in the Highland, along
with other property, was ordered dis
tributed. Mrs. Leggat alleges. how
ever. that on May Z, 1894, the defend
ants, r. d. Leggat, T. S. White and
Francis Letettier, who owned seven
eighths interest in the claim, conspired
together to defraud her out of her in
tereSt and caused a new location of the
Highland to be made in their own
names and five others, and subsequent
ly the three acquired the interests of
the other five. The new location was
called the Forty-three and covered the
same ground as the Highland. Mrs.
Leggat, who does not live in Montana
says she did not learn of the fraud
practiced on her until the fail of last
year. She says she is ready and will
ing to pay her share of the expense in
protecting the title to the property,
and asks the court to compel the de-
PENDANTS to furnish her a statement of
such expenses and also deliver to her a
sufficient deed for an eighth interest
in the claim. William Scallon is her
attorney in both suits.
F. T. Mcbride, attorney for William
Thompson, yesterday commenced a
suit in the district court against H. G..
Halves and the Butte City Water COM
pany to recover possession of the books
and records of the old firm of ]. r.
Boyce, jr., & Co., which the plaintiff
alleges belong to him and are wrong
fully held by the defendants. There is
also a $4,000 overdraft note made to
the First National bank, which Mr..
Thompson also desires to get hold of.
He says the actual value of all the
property is $4,000, for which amount he
demands judgment in case the books
cannot be secured. He also asks for
| $500 damages.
A. N. Yoder, who had a bill of sale
for the Graehl & Graehl grocery stock
| when 1t was attached by the sheriff
| for creditors, yesterday brought suit
against the sheriff for 81 900 damages
and to recover possession of the stock
or it's value, which is placed at $1,150.
]. r. Russell, Pat Conlon and w. v.
Lawlor commissioners in the con-
demnation case of the B., A. e. p.
against the Home Investment & Real
ty company and others, yesterday
filed their report of awards made as
follows: For right -of-way over lot 2,
block IT, Noyes & Upton's railroad adj
dition, No. 2, $500; lot IL, $500; lot IS.
400; the south 26% feet of lot A. black s,
Central addition, with improvements,
81, 300; damages to portion of the latter
lot not taken, 5000; for fence along
track on latter lot, SIS; lot 81, block 8,
Central addition, $500; lot 32 $500; lot
3, block 4, Central addition, $3.50; lot 4.
$3.50; lot 81, 5000; lot 80, 5000; for lot
on the Otisco lode claim, $3.50; for a
fence along the track on the latter lot,
5000; another lot on the Otisco, 1913.
and for a fence, $500. There were no
other damages allowed and the COM
missioners decided that there were no
benefits to be derived by any property
by reason of the railroad running over
it,
The remitittur in the case of Gasert
against Noyes and others was received
from the supreme court yesterday.