The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-06

51?" asked Mr.. Cotter. VINO represented
the defendant
Il believe so; that was the first time
he tried to swindle me-"
a number Of notes were referred to
and Charley said some of them, bear
ing his name were forgeries.
what do you claim Barney has be-
longing to yOu?"
Half OF the property"
Charley" was asked who took care
Of the cattle on the ranch. He replied
that attorney did, but when he got
bugs in his ears | took care Of them"
motion for a non-suit was over
ruled and then Barney Quinn told his
side OF the partnership troubles. lie
said that he came from Columbus.
Neb., in 1861, with his brothers Charley
and Mike. Mike and Charley had
owned a farm there. They came with
nine yoke Of cattle and a few milk
cows. They owned the cattle and flour
Jointly but there was no partnership.
What did you do with the groceries
you had?"
Charley sold them. We had a
wagon load OF whiskey and Charley
drank most Of it up"
Barney told about their experience
IN Alder gulch and said he got a six
mule team and went to Cash valley,
Utah. and brought back two wagon
loads OF -four and a load OF butter.
Charley sold the stuff and made a
return on il by fetching me a Califor-
MIA horse and a buffalo robe. That
was for 1900 worth of butter"
Barney did n lot OF freighting from
Utah To Fort Benton and after he got
through he didn't have as much prop
erty rs he had brought to Montana.
When he left Nebraska he had Sl,lO0
and Charley had $500. Il told him to
go with the other fellow and paddle
his own canoe. ] earned the $l,lOO by
working In brickyard. Charley and
Mike at that time were on a ranch, 90
miles from Omaha. That is the ranch
that Charley afterwards traded for the
mules. When we started In the livery
business | washed the bugEies and
cleaned the stable out, and / was up
at o'clock I'm the morning and Charley
was i'm bed. Sometimes he would get
up i'm time and help clean out He al
ways handled the money in the bust
ness and / don't know where he de-
posted IL. lie said he put the money
I'm the bureau drawer. He would put
500 I'm this month and $3.50 next month,
and SO on, and ! asked him what he
had done with the balance, and he
would make some excuse and say he
would not do II again"
Charley collected all the rents and
the attorney asked Barney what was
done with the money.
Il guess he gambled It," said Bar
ney. 81 caught him at the race track
buying pools ] talked TO him after
wards and told him he ought u be
ashamed of himself but he didn't give
me any satisfaction. That was the
only time ! ever saw him gamble"
Barney said Charley always had
everything that he bought charged
although hc had money In his pockets
to pay for IT, The last bill 1 paid for
him was a vhiskoy bin"
What authority did you give Char
ley to sign note TO Clark Brothers
which he signed with Charles Lang
lois"
Il was in Nebraska at the time and
was sick and not expected TO Iva.
When I came home Charley Largl0is
wanted 10 kill me and the attachment
on the note was brought out. Charley
signed "a dozen or more notes for sums
from Sal 10 $500 OF which Barney had
no knowledge and didn't know what
became Of the money.
When ! came from the states about
the Sth Of May Ross Clark sent for
me and said, How many notes have
you got here? and l replied. L never
had none; | never borrowed four bits
I'm the United states and l don't think
] ought TO have any II q replied that
there were several there with my name
and / said to him. L fetched Charley
here two years ago and told Alex
Johnston he was squdndering money
ana not 10 give him any unless I was
along. and Alex turned around to
Charley and says, How is that?' and
Charley says. 'Tha. Is all richt' Then
Ross Clark says 10 me, II YOU had died
last year LanGlois would have had
everything in the world and he told
me ] would have 10 do something 70
protect myself or both OF US would be
in the poor house. When I asked him
what ] should DO he suggested that
take everything ou; OF Charley's
name"
Rarney said Charley had drawn
$500 out Of the bank Il told him I
would buy him pair Of government
shoes and send him marching when
he came back 7 told him he was
SqNaHder.ng money and ] would not
work for him and Mike any longer.
You say YOU took care of the stock
or ID" r2nch'" asked Mr.. O'DonneIl,
ON Ss-rNawiuat.au
81 did. principally"
What did Charley d1?"
He cooked little dirty grub once
iu while and sometimes he didn't
cook any. We lived ON the ranch Is
coz 80 years. The Hrst sale OF cattle we
mad" WAS u buy t-flt ranch We made
our living by milking COWS and MAX
ing butter and selling IT,"
Who made the agreement TO buy
the StaHIn."
4 made o." trade. Davis SAYS 20
ElN1tt. III YOU will soil thar stable 10
that old fool I VIII give YOU a $50
bin and / bought it,"
III YOU are not equal mariners. what