The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-08

bail Under saw him change a so. He
was with him at the time and they were
still friendly. we were pretty drunk,
both Of us" aid Under.
Clara Bell was the next witness for
the state. She said that when the two
men came TO her room and asked her
to go to the cabin she at first demurred,
but Linder promised 10 buy her a pair
of shoes and h went.
Did you know before you left your
room that Linder had a lot OF money
with him." asked Mr.. Connolly.
"Rankson made a sign TO me that ne
had a roll in his vest pocket. said the
woman. She said he made a fist ana
then pointed to his inside vest pocket,
which indicated to her that Linder had
a roll. Linder was drunk at the time.
At the cabin Under accused her OF try
ing TO get his money. but she denied
any such intention. and said she would
not rob him because he had promised
10 buy her some clothes. They had
more beer and she noticed that
smoked" one glass and put cigar ashes
into IL before he gave IL to Linder. The
latter drank IL and soon went to sleep.
Charlie then pulled up his vest and
took the pocketbook," said the woman.
When Linder woke up he went out Of
the cabin. but soon returned and discov-
cred that his money was gone.
did you nave any talk with Bank
son about the money!" asked Mr.. Con-
molly.
Yes. I asked him IL he was going to
divide with me and he told me to go
to ~
Did he divide with you?'
mo, he never did
Bell said Bankson afterwards told her
that he had thrown the p~ocketbook
away.
on cross-examination Mr.. Dygert
asked the woman If the county attorney
had offered her any Inducements to tes-
tify, n Mr.. Connolly said he would
admit that the woman had been given
a promise of immunity from punishment
IL she would tell the truth about the
In answer to further ques-
tions the woman repeated that she had
no intention of robbing Linder, but said
that after Bankson had taken the money
she thought he should have divided II
with her.
You wouldn't have taken the money
II you a the chance, would you?"
asked Mr.. Dygert-
mot from HIM, because he promised
me clothes"
But If you couldn't talk hin out Of
II you had no pangs OF conscience
against taking It, did your
we will admit that put In Mr..
Connolly.
The woman said she had been ar
rested five times for the same robbery
before she was finally held 10 the dis
trict court.
Thomas Boyle and william Roxbury
testified to some statements made by
Clara Bell Immediately after her arrest
to the effect that Bankson had COM
mitted the robbery, but as the state
ments were not made in the hearing OF
nanIEgAp tho tnGtip1nnV WAS
tent and ordered stricken out.
Bankson Their went OF the stand In
his own behalf and In plain and dis
gushing language gave every detail or
matters tina occurred I'm his cabin. He
disclaimed all knowledge about Lin
der's money and said he did not know
that Under had any more thar a few
dollars in silver. He denied that he
made signs to Clara Bell about the vest
pocket, and denied that he put smoke or
ashes In the beer. He said the $50 he
changed was money he received from
Perham Bros. for work one on the
street railway line. Several witnesses
testified TO the previous good character
Of the defendant, and after the argu-
ments by counsel the case was sub
mitted TO the jury about $3.50 o'clock.
They were out about an our and re-
turned with a verdict Of guilty as
stated. While waiting for the jury's YER
dict the prosecuting witness and the de-
PENDANT were having a very nice social
session together.
The difficulty encountered by the
prosecuting officers in securing the con-
yiction OF the Galena street grafters
may be gathered from the fact that
Bankson and the woman were arrested
six times before a Justice OF the peace
was found who would bind them over
TO the district court.