The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-21
WHERE, OH WHERE, IS JIM
He Seems to Have Disappeared
Very Mysteriously.
EVIDENTLY STOLE LIME
Mr. Page Swears He Gave Jim Money
to Buy Some and Jim Delivered
the Goods-Silver Says It's
His Lime,

/ A mysterious individual named Jim
/ cut quite "a figure in an interesting trial
/ in Justice Laurandeaus court yester-
day afternoon. He would have cut even
more of a figure probably if he could
be found, but everything connected with
him is shrouded in mystery. Whence he
came or whittier he has gone, no one
in the court room seemed to know, and
his last name, if he has a last name, is
also involved in doubt.
| 1t was the case of William c. and
William j. Green, who were arrested on
charge of stealing 40 bushels OF lime
and two bundles of hair from Joseph r.
Silver, dealer in lime. The case was of
particular interest on account of the
prominence of the parties. The elder
Mr.. Green has been a contractor of
good reputation in the city for IA years,
while his son has been associated with
him for a number of years.
Mr.. Silver had some lime in car on
the Montana Union road. One morning
he found that the lime had been stolen
He instituted a search and the lime was
found in a new building being erected
by J. G. Bottego on Idaho street. The
Greens had the contract for plastering
the building, and as the lime was in
their possession they were arrested and
We're tried yesterday.
ne prosecution SHONtu That the lime
had been stolen and had been found in
the Bottego building. J. G.. Bottego tes-
titled that the Greens had the contract
for plastering the building. For the
defense, however, Mr.. Bottego said that
he had given Edward Page, a teamster
the money to buy lime and hair for the
plaSterng.
This seemed to indicate that instead
Of the Greens. Edward Page must have
been the man responsible for the re-
moving of lime from Mr.. Silver's car
But here is where the mysterious Jim
comes in. Mr.. Page was put on the
stand and testified that he is boycotted
and cannot buy lime himself In order
to get lime and hair he was accustomed
to send an individual named Jim after
the lime, and he did so on this occa-
sion. He gave Jim the money to buy
the lime and hair and Jim took Pages
team and came back in about an hour
with q bushels of lime which he said
was all he could get at the time. The
next morning he brought Is bushels
more. Jim hauled the lime to Pages
house and then Page took ii up to the
Bottego building.
on DISCRIMINATION Mr.. Connolly
endeavored Vainly to get track of this
Jim. Mr.. Page could not tell what his
last name was. He had heard it but
had forgotten ii. He had been intro
duced to him about thee months be-
FORE and had frequently employed him
to get materials which he could not
get himself owing to the boycott. He
had looked diligently for Jim since the
present trouble came up, but he could
MOI find him and had not seen him since
a week ago Saturday. He described
him as tall man, rather stout, with
dark moustache.
Edward Jurgeson, a teamster, testi-
fled that he heard Page tell Jim to go
and get the lime and saw him give
Jim the money to pay for the lime.
He had never seen Jim before and
never saw him since He heard Page
call him Jim when he gave him the
money.
Arthur Page, the 14-year-old son of
Edward Page. testified that he saw his
father give Jim the money to get the
lime, saw him drive after it and come
back in about an hour with a load of
lime. lie saw Jim give his father some
change He had ofen seen Jim around
there. but never knew what his name
was.
Was he real live MANI" asked Mr..
Connolly.
Yes, sir
w. G. Green testified that he didn't
Page the money for the lime and Page
brought the lime. He didn't know Jim.
w. j. Page gave similar testimony.
Mr.. Connolly said there was no case
against the Greens. but there might be
a case later against somebody else. The
defendants were discharged and their
bonds exonerated Emmett Callahan
appeared for the defense.
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