The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-09
ALL HIS SAVINGS GONE
Ten Months Work on a Ranch
and He's Flat Broke.
HOT TIME IN AN OLD CABIN
Lou Lenders Hospitality Rewarded in a
Way Which He Considers Shabby.
Arrests Made. but Conso-
lation IL Lacking.

1t cost Louis Lender $3.50 yesterday
to renew the acquaintance Of an old
friend and form the acquaintance of a
new one, or just $50 an hour for time
spent in their society. He sought the
police and had Charles Benton and
Clara Bell arrested for robbing him of
all his savings from 10 months of hard
labor. Lender is a laborer and has
lived in Butte a number of years. Last
June he decided to go to the country
and work where he could save his
money. and he went to Manhattan and
secured employment on a ranch. He
worked 10 months without eve going
to town once. and succeeded in laying
UP $50. The desire to see the electric
lights and bask in the enjoyments of
city life again came over him and he
quit work, settled with his employer.
who paid him the $3.50 In cash. and with
his money carefully slowed away in
his inside pocket and enjoying that
comfortable feeling from the posses
sion of a little surplus. he started for
Butte.
When Lender formerly lived i'm Butte
he built and furnished a little cabin
down in South Ohio street. and when
he arrived in the city on his return yes
terday morning. he proceeded at once
to the cabin. Charles Benton. a former
friend and associate. occupied the cabin
during the owners absence. and as 1t
was Z o'clock in the morning when
Lender arrived. he was not yet up.
Lender aroused him and he got up and
greeted his friend. and dressing him.
self. the two proceeded to a place where
they u get a drink and some break
fast. After breakfast they visited an
other place and met more friends and
had more drinks.
Their Benton proposed calling on a
female friend. and they repaired 10 the
resort of Clara Bell, in the bad lands,
where they spent half an hour drink
ing more beer. They all got to feeling
pretty sociable and at length decided
TO go to the cabin on South Ohio street
and continue the visit. They did SO,
and arriving there. Benton was sent
for more beer. m while he was gone
Lender and the woman remained i'm the
cabin. Ii was 10 o'clock when Benton
returned. and after the beer was dis
posed of, Lender remembered IL was
time to go to the bank. as IL was his
intention to deposit $3.50 and keep the
balance of his horde for incidental ex-
penses. Remarking upon the fact. he
prepared to depart. Putting his hand
in his pocket where the money ought
" IaNt httDs ht tltu liz DbNhtA-
book was o and accused his COM
panions of robbing him. They were all
innocent, but he declined to take their
word and rushed out to find a police
man. He had to 20 some distance be-
fore he found Officer Barry. the nearest
officer. n by the time he got back to
the cabin they oun IL locke and Ben
ton and the woman gone.
Officer Barry searched the cabin but,
of course. could find nothing and re-
ported the matter at n To Detective
Murphy. The latter accompanied
Lender through the bad lands until
Benton and the woman were found
and pointed out and they were arrested
and taken to Jail. Then the cabin was
searched again and a search made of
the woman's place. but the money had
been too well disposed of To be
found.
Benton and the woman will be pro-
ceeded against for grand larceny. but
that affords little comfort to Lender,
who is wondering nov he is going tn
eat until he finds another Job. As
Lender has no witness to c~orroborate
his testimony. IL is doubtful If a con-
viction can be secured. This Is not
the first time the Bell woman has been
arrested for a similar transaction
Last night William Cress and Louis
Hanson, both of whom were i'm the
company of Lender and the Bell
m at one time during the morn
ing. were arrested on suspicion Of hav-
ing a knowledge of. or being impli-
Gated in the robbery.