The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-09
Notorious King Pin of Galena
Street Charged With Grating.
FORV0LEY LOST HIS WA0
Testified Thst Two Men Held Him While
Hansen Robbed Him OF s7o5 in a
Dive-Got Part OF IL
Back.

of robbins Frank Forvoley OF 500 In
one Of the numerous grating dives en-
that street. ]. L. Wines defended
Hansen and Kelly and C. p. Connolly
prosecuted the case. an incident in
connection with the selection of a jury
was the fact that Joseph Nadeau,
owner of the Copper block on Galena
and Wyoming streets, made the state
ment that he did not know Hansen,
and the state promptly challenged MN
peremptorily. The jury finally drawn
was composed of r. n. Rand. /.
Vaughan, William j. Headings, j. w.
Kemper, Thomas Jones. William Boil
ton. William Master, J. Robinson. Z.
Corners. Henry Rumble. H.. q. car
michael and Richard Payne.
In his opening statement Mr.. Con-
molly said the states evidence would
show that Forvoley came in from Sill
yer Star a few days before June 80
and had some checks for $7O5 cashed.
He also received other money, and dur
ing the evening of June 30 was in a
sens saloon on Galena street. After
ward he entered the den OF a woman
believed TO have been an o1
Hansen, where he drank some liquor
which presumably was drugged. Tor ne
soon fell into a stupor. Hansen came
in and asked Forvoley for his money,
but Forvoley refused to let him nave
II. and then Kelly and another man
rushed in and grabbed and held him
while Hansen took the money from
him. When Forvoley sobered up ne
made inquiries for his money and re
| ported the matter to the police. City
Detective Murphy went to Hansen ana
demanded the money and Hansen SAID
he Just took it to keep for Forvoley
and that he only had $500, but he hand
ed over 1913.
Forvoley was the first witness ana
said he had never been in Butte be
fore the time of his adventures on Ca
lena street. He had never known Han
sen before that time, but had been IN
the place the night before the 3Oth. and
again in the afternoon Of the Both. A
girl named Bowers was in the saloon
and asked him TO come into her room
to talk this matter over He FOL
lowed her and she asked him if he was
not going 10 spend some money with
her, and he said he would not. and that
il she wanted any money she could go
out and work for it. They then went
back into the saloon and had a drink.
and Hansen called them back into a
room in the rear of the saloon.
He said: You ave too much mon
ey and had better give il TO me Tor
safe-keeping,'" testified the witness. L
told him I would not. as ! thought my
self capable of keeping it myself. l
had been drinking a little and it made
me very sick. i wanted to get out of
that place in a hurry, and as | started
to go out two men came in and heid
me. and Hansen deliberately went
through me and took everything ] had
except three watches. The two men
held me by the arms and pushed me
back"
"What condition were you in at the
timer"
Il must have got something that did
me no good. for / got sick all OF a sud
den"
What did Hansen do?"
II opened my vest and got into my
pocket and took the money out
The witness said he had about SI15 ol
1920 and that Hansen took at least thai
amount. Forvoley had displayed his
roll in Hansen's place prior to the rob
berry. He had not known what kind o.
a place il was. He reported his loss I,
Detective Murphy and with him n
went to Hansen's place. Here, yol
give up that money you took from TN
man" said the detective, and HanseI
said. "All right" Murphy asked hin
where IL was and Hansen said II wa
in the safe. The detective inquired A
7 to how much there was ana Hansei
; said $3.50. He produced the roll an
p Murphy counted 1913.
| on cross-examination by Mr.. Wine
the witness said the night before tn
robbery he spent about s2s. and ha'
visited the Casino and other resorts
lie had the rest Of his money on de
posit at the California brewery. II
a got all Of II the next day. The witnes
said he had been drinking as much q
customary, and in answer to a questlo
as to what was customary with hlr
ne said il meant a drink every time u
got dry, every five minutes or hai1 n
hour. Mr.. Wines asked Forvoiey II n
mad not been drinking so much tina
Charles Schmidt advised him not to e
down on Galena street, and that For
voley replied that he had been throus
;, the slums of Chicago and was aoie !
lake care Of himself. The witness SAL
mat was about the fact. He was the
ssEed IL he had not told Mr.. Schmid
tnat he had n girl down on Galen
street whom he was going to MARI
d and take back TO SLY er Star. MI. Cor
aolly objected, and Mr.. Wines sald :
IN desired TO show that Forvoley not on
m lavished his money but also his are'
= lions on the woman. The objectid
was overruled and the witness said !
:, told no one that he meant TO marry u
IA woman, but that he said he thought
"A taking her to Twin Bridges to get eve
IA with her on a little transaction ne ma
70 had with her.
" Forvoley said he had expects
TO get the money back and had ma
up his mind TO return TO silver 81
without making an effort to recover
he but ne met a friend and the TAT,
at made a COMPLAIN: To the police. Is
d. fore he told anyone of his loss ne We
re 20 Hansen's saloon and asked the pa
by tender for a few dollars, saying ma
ne sen had got to him for a good ron AZ
ne thought he ought TO have a Ie
dollars out Of IL anyway. The o.
xeeper gave him $50. The witness q
MED that Hansen told him when I
detective got the money that II ne n
y not taken IL he would not have hau
az cent left. FoTvoley said that aIter
ne had drunk the stuff he got IN the :
-, 'oon he felt very strange.
Il never felt ANYTHING like II befo
nor since he said. II felt liz ps
y alyzed. While my mind seemed Gle
my legs We're 50 weak that 1 coulu !
W walk and had 10 crawl to my room
my hands and knees"
ForVoley said Hansen took/every
/ - pannag he hal .~aanf a l-npnt Die