The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-30
BIG EN- And PARTNER
They Are Charged With. the Theft Of
Crooks Money.
EVIDENCE AGAINST THEM
w. d. Randall, the Owner of Sem
ator Eland. Is Hated = Work
Resumed at the Eroadwater
Mine-New Masonic Lodge.

Great Falls, May 29.--The Standard
of Saturday last contained an account
OF the robbery in this city of E. Croix
a French-Canadian. who lost $3.50 while
on spree Thursday evening of last
week. About half of the money stolen
was in Canadian bills. Croix had Wis
TIED negro bagnio. kept by a woman
named Big EN-, but did not discover
mat he was robbed until several hours
after he had left. Suspicion was di-
rected towards the resort, but there
was no evidence against the inmates.
Tuesday last Charles Cameron, the coll
ored lover of Big EN-, slipped out of
town quietly Chief Guerin trailed him
TO Helena, arrested him last night and
he is now here in the county Jail
While in Helena Cameron visited the
First National and Cruse's banks and
exchanged large number of Canadian
bills for American money. When ask
ed by the bank officials where he got
so many Canadian bills, he represented
himself as a Northern Pacific sleeping
car porter. who was having money
changed for English tourists. Tonight
Big EN- and a colored woman named
Petite" formerly of Butte. were ar
rested for robbing Croix. The evil
dence against the trio is said to be
complete, and they will be tried at the
term of the district court which begins
Monday morning. Chief Guerin of this
city and Chief Mccain of Helena are
entitled to credit for clever detective
work In the case.
w. d. Randall of this city, who is
now on the coast with a string of rae
ing stock, wires that his horse, Sena-
tor Bland, has lowered his record from
2:OSA to 2:07, and in doing so had gath
cred in a purse of $500. Senator
Bland is a 3-year-old, was raised on
Marcus Days ranch, and the breaking
of the coast record will elate the horse
men of Montana.
John McCuey, superintendent of the
Broadwater mine at Neihart. is in the
city. The late explosion occurred in
the Broadwater, and for a time after
wards work was shut down. Work has
since been resumed with a full force
of men.
Mrs. Crutcher, the venerable mother
of DIR. Ernest Crutcher, of this city and
DIR. Crutoher OF Fort Benton, died
Wednesday, at her home in Memphis,
Tenn. DIR. Ernest Crutcher was called
South by her illness several weeks ago.
G. c. Kenyon, deputy grand master of
Royal and Select Masters of the United
States, is in Great Falls for the purpose
of organizing a Royal Council of Select
Masters. The council degrees In Masonry
are three in number ranking between
the chapter and the commandery. This |
evening at O'Clock a preliminary meet
ing will be held in Justice w. H. Recess |
office. About Is chapter Masons have sig |
nifed their intention of taking the de- |
grees, which will be conferred at later |
date
This morning Judge Benton granted let |
tiers of administration to Nina Young In |
the matter of the estate of the late James |
Young, who was scalded by molten metal |
at the b. & NJ. smelter a few weeks ago |
and after being removed from the Co
lumbus hospital died at the hospital in
Helena, where his sister is a nurse
Judge Benton to-day received from
David Hoover of Meagher county a waive
Of his right as administrator to the estate
Of his brother. Joseph Hoover, deceased.
who lived and had in possessions in Cas-
cade county. He requests that James
Vents, brother-in-law of the deceased
be appointed in his stead. Mr.. Hoover
was unmarried and had no other direct
heirs at law.