The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-01
TOM BURKE'S MONEY
He Tells the Court Where He Thinks
Ii Went
SADIE MGINNlS is ACCUSED
But After Examination the Defend
ant Is AcquItted-Now the Al
legged Real wife Comes in to
Ask for an Accounting.

Sadie McGinnis, who was charged by
Thomas Burke with having stolen $500
in cash and a $125 diamond ring from
him in her sporting house, the Trilby.
on the night of Jan. 81, had a pre-
liminary examination before Judge
Almon yesterday afternoon and was
discharged. Burke was the states only
witness and his story of the alleged
robbery was very weak in several par
ticulars. 1t was shown that he was the
woman's lover or wagon boss of the
house." as he was referred to by Coun-
ty Attorney Wines and that he had
continued to live with her for several
days after the date on which he COM
planned of having been robbed before
swearing out a warrant for her arrest.
He alleged in the complaint that she
had robbed him OF one 800 bill, 500
more in tens and twenties and the dia-
mond ring.
Burke testified that on the 21st he
sold his saloon to James McNichols and
received two 800 bills. He also had
$50 or $40 in smaller bills. He met the
defendant on Park street that evening
and accompanied her to her house in
East Galena street. They then went
to Grace McGinnis, where he bought
four bottles of wine and returned about
9 o'clock to the defendants resort,
where they drank some beer. He re-
tired there in company with Sadie. lie
woke up about o'clock and found
that he had been touched and that the
woman was gone. She returned about
IL O'Clock and he accused her of having
taken the money and diamond. she
said that she had left them up at Bat
teiger's and that she would get them.
He waited a few days for her 10 get
them and when she failed to do so he
had her arrested. Burke said that he
had only two 500 bills on the 2lst and
that he remembered having one of
them when he went to bed that night.
On cross examination he damaged his
case by admitting that he had changed
one of the 500 bills at the Centennial
brewery and the other one at Grace
McGinnis', where he bought the four
bottles OF wine In regard TO the dia-
mond ring, the ownership of which
was in dispute, he claimed that he had
loaned IT to the defendant to wear for
a few days and that she had returned
it to him and then stole IL from him
again.
Sadie McGinnis swore that Burke
had been living with her for three
weeks prior to the alleged robbery and
that his relationship was that of a
lover
WAS he not the wagon boss of the
II don't know what you mean re-
piled the witness with a puzzled look.
We'll wasn't he your lover?"
Yes" Continuing. the witness said
that on the evening of the 2lst, Burke
paid her a s25 bill, bought $50 worth OF
wine and gave her SO for luck" The
first intimation she had that he accus-
ed her of having robbed him was when
she learned that he had had a warrant
issued for her and when she heard that
a warrant was out for her she hunted
up officer Crawford and gave herself
up She said that she had never seen
Burke with more than $50 or $50, and
that on the night of the alleged rob-
berry he told her he had lost some mon
ey playing faro. She said that he had
given her the diamond ring three
weeks ago and that she had worn 1t
ever since.
Norma Earring corroborated the de-
PENDANTS Testimony in regard to Burke.
having given her the diamond ring.
County Attorney Wines attempted to
entangle her. but she proved TO be a
very bright witness as well as very
fly one. At the conclusion of the tes-
timony the court ordered the defendant
discharged as he did not think the evil
dence was sufficient to justify him in
holding her over to the upper court.
A woman who says that she is
Burke's wife claims that the diamond
ring which was one Of the points in
dispute. is her personal property. She
saws that she had IL before she met
Burke and that she let him have II to
wear. She threatens to commence a
civil suit for its recovery.