The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-17
]. ". KINDER BOUND OVER
Charged With Being an Access
sorry to His Wife's Theft.
RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS
His Preliminary Hearing Before Justice
OF m 9 Laurandeau-Large
Quantities of Stolen Goods
Found in His Apartments.

j. w. Kinder. accused of being an ac-
cessory Of his wife in the theft of about
$1,000 worth 'of goods from the NJ. j.
Cornell store, was bound over to the
district court for trial, at the conclusion
OF his preliminary hearing on a charge
Of receiving stolen goods. knowing them
to have been stolen. which was held yes
terday afternoon before Justice Lauran-
deau.
On the 4th of August Mrs. Kinder was
caught stealing a silk vest from the
Connell store. The circumstance started
an investigation, which esulted in find
ing stolen property at the Kinder resi-
dence valued at more tina 81. 900. Kinder
was arrested as an accessory and
charged as stated. His hearing came up
yesterday with Deputy County Dan
Yancey appearing for the state and At
torney Parr for the license.
The complaint charged the defendant
with having received Will intent to de-
prive the true owner thereof the follow
ing property: Seven silk parasols of
the value of s25; silk hose. value SIS; jet
trimmings, alu $50: one boa, value
$50; 20 pairs hose, SO; IL hankerchiefs,
value $40; IL handkerchiefs, value 81;
five pairs gloves, value 81. SO; two pairs
rubber gloves, value s1.50; 10 pairs shoes.
value $40; two silk skirts, value $50; one
wool skirt, value so: two silk waists.
value $40; five ladies' silk vests, value
$50; six night gowns, value $40; four
pairs ladies' drawers, value IS; one
cape, value $50; one cape. value $17, and
one wrapper. alu $3.50.
Edward Maloney, floor walker at the
Nj. j. Connell store, was the first wit
ness. He testified to having a conver-
sation with the wife Of the defendant
on or about the 4th day of August rela-
tive to a feather boa which she ad-
mitted having stolen from the NJ. j.
Connell store. The conversation took
place at the Kinder home. The defend
ant lived with his wife. Mr.. Yancey
asked If Mrs. Kinder acknowledged TAX
ing anything besides the boa, TO which
Mr.. Parr objected. The objection was
overruled and the witness stated she
handed him a silk lady's vest at the
store which she had taken. Witness
further stated he had seen seven silk
parasols, some jet trimmings, lace, etc,
which had been found at the Kinder
house.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Parr. the wit
ness said the articles mentioned as hav-
ing been returned TO him were given
him by Mrs. Kinder and he lie not
know that the defendant ever had them
In his possession.
Miss Frances Quillinan, an employe
of the NJ. j. Connell company, was next
called. She stated seven silk parasols,
worth from 81 to $3.50; four pairs of silk
hose, valued at 81 a pair; a quantity Of
other hose, handkerchiefs, gloves. a pair
of mems shoes, two silk skirts. worth
SIS to $3.50; a wool skirt, worth $40;
some silk vests, worth S. and $685. each;
$50 vAzsI 600 -
worth $3.50, were recovered which had
been stolen from her employers. They
were taken about inventory time in the
spring.
on cross-examination the witness said
there were no marks on the parasols
mentioned by which they could be iden-
titled, put she knew they belonged TO
the Council store from having handled
them so long. She could not say of her
own knowledge that the goods were not
sold by some other clerk, but she was
confident they were not. She Gould not
swear from her own personal knowledge
that any of the goods were stolen, as
she did not see them taken.
Police officer Barney McGillic testi-
fled to- searching the Kinder residence.
He said he could not to tell
all he found. but enumerated a long
list Of articles. The defendant came
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and inquired grufly what the officer
was doing there He was Informed and
told to sit down, which he did. making
no objection to the search while nothing
was being found. but when witness com
menced TO unearth silks and other valu.
ables he got very uneasy and left the
house. Witness followed and placed him
under arrest. The defendant pleaded
for his wife and asked that she be treat
ed as leniently as possible. saying. You
may have a wife of your own. Among
the goods found in the search was a
pair of mems shoes.
The state rested and Mr.. Parr moved
for dismissal on the ground that the
state had failed TO prove the allega-
tions of the complaint. The court over
ruled the motion and the defense opened.
]. w. Kinder, the defendant. first took
the stand. He said he was a stem
ographer and bookkeeper by profession,
but by reason of being afflicted with
Bright's disease he had been unable to
do any work since he had lived in Butte,
about seven months. He admitted be.
ing addicted to the use OF morphine
which, he said, he used to allay pain.
His wife sewed to support the family.
He denied having had any knowledge
of any stolen goods being in the house.
He noticed nothing at any time about
the house, as his wife had a very ex-
tensive wardrobe and in her dressmak-
ing business had a large quantity of
goods always on hand.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Yancey, the
witness was asked II his wife made
parasols and he replied no and said he
had seen nothing of them till they We're
found in a box behind a door.