The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-21
ON A NEW YEARS JAG
John Funk Lost Both His Money
and Jewelry.
THE CASE AIRED IN COURT
Corinne Wilson Who Accompanied Him
on the Celebration Has Her Hear
ing for Grand Larceny-The
Case Is Continued.

Inc preliminary nearing OIL COfinnH
Wilson and Rosario Levitre, charged
with grand larceny for the alleged rob-
berry of John Funk at the Reception
roadhouse on the morning of jan l,
was commenced yesterday afternoon i'll
Justice Burns court, and was compIet-
ed, so far as Levitre was concerned, he
being discharged at the conclusion of
the days proceedings, as there APP
peared to be no evidence against him;
but in the case of the woman a contin-
uance was taken after the case of the
state was partially in. A feature of the
proceedings was the appearance on the
stand of Mrs. Laura Butler and Mrs.
Annie Larsen, the two women who
were able to testify with such accuracy
with regard to the time and where
abouts of Martin Herrison on the day
he was alleged to have assaulted Gus
Johnson, when that individual was be-
tore Judge Laurandeau a few days ago.
This time in order supposedly, 10
shield their friend who was defendant
in the case, it became necessary for
their memories to be as poor as they
We're startlingly accurate at the for
mer occasion, but they were equal to
the emergency and remembered just
as little as they did much at the previ-
Gus hearing. They were called as
states witnesses, but their evidence
was so Numerically opposite to what
vas lOOheu LOT tnaI the state s attorney
found 1T necessary to call Chief Mulhol-
land to impeach his own witnesses
On New Years morning John Funk
a south Main street saloon keeper went
out to celebrate with the defendant
Corinne Wilson. He went to the Re-
ceptlon road house, where the defend
ant Levitre was bartender, and after
acquiring a prodigious jag was found
by his wife, who got wind of her hus-
bands escapade and went after him.
When they got back to town, Funk was
short $40 in money and gold watch
and diamond locket, the two. latter ar
tlcles the property Of the wife. Mrs
Funk complained to Chief of Police
Mulholland, who went after Corinne.
She denied that she had taken Funk's
belongings but later she told Funk that
Bartender Levitre had the watch and
diamond locket Both were arrested and
charged with grand larceny.
me nearing came up before Justice
| Burns at o'clock, Deputy County At
torney D'Gay Stivers appearing for the
state and Attorneys M l.. Wines and j.
/ n. Kirk for the defense. Mr.. Wines
asked that the witnesses be excluded
| from the court room until needed. The
/ order was made and the case opened by
/ the state putting Mrs. John Funk. wife
! OF the complaining witness, on the
| stand. She testified that her husband
| had $40, the watch and loclSet in his
| possession when she him last be-
/ fore he Went out to celebrate. The hour
/ was about 10 o'clock New Years eve
/ When she next saw him he was sitting
beside the stove al the Reception road
/ house asleep. His lockef was missing
/ and she missed the watch when they
I got home.
! On cross examination the witness ad-
mitted that she did not know where her
husband went after he left the house at
| 10 o'clock New Years eve. She was
aware of the amount of money her hus-
band had because it was his habit TO
count his money in her presence in the
i morning when getting up and again in
i the evening al supper r.sIle she was
/ not positive as 10 the exact amount of
| money her husband had that evening.
| When she found her husband the next
| morning at the Reception. he was
/ drunk. There was no one else present
/ in the bar room when she entered and
/ found her husband.
/ The complaining witness John Funk
related the circumstances of the man
ner in which he celebrated the coming
| OF the new year. He went out with the
defendant. Corinne Wilson. He started
| for the Nine Mile house. but turned
| back to the Reception before reaching
his destination. He had between $50
and SO in money on his person, a watch
! and diamond locket, the latter belong
/ ing to his wife. Corinne jerked off the
| locket at the Wayside house, and the
/ WdlCH lie l0Sl DIT the reception. tie
/ didn't have any money when he got
| back. When Corinne ierked off the
/ locket he asked for it back, but she
| denied having it, and subsequently, she
/ gave it back. corinne's lover came to
| witness saloon the morning after the
affair and together they went to the
county jail to see Corinne. She said
| Ievitre had the jewelry. The witness
! further stated that when he got back
| from the Reception he found himself
! minus money, watch and locket.
| On cross-examination Funk said he
| took Corinne out for time New Years
| morning. They started between | and
. o'clock in the morning. The last time
| he was home before starting was or
o'clock in the evening. He did not
/ know whether he counted the money he
/ had in his pocket that evening when he
was home TO dinner. He could not state
the exact amount of money he had with
| him, but he knew it to be about $50
or so.
The witness admitted he was pretty
! full when at the Reception. He was
conscious enough when he first went
| there, but after taking a couple OF
drinks after his arrival the second time
| he was barely able to get TO a chair. and
/ after that he could not remember what
| occurred. He remembered that il was
| between 10 and II o'clock New Year )
| morning that he and Gorinne left 10
| come home. but Corinne wanted an
| other drink and they went back. and
then it was that he got the knock out
/ drop" as he believed. He did not be-
| lieve he spent more tnan $50 or 49, Of
| his money. After taking the first drink
| upon returning this time witness got
/ wobbly in the legs and after taking the
second drink he could scarcely reach the
chair, and he did not know what took
| place after that time until he ~as
! awakened by his wife. His money had
f#aEsF F4sVRE
] TO his knowledge. The lccket had been
I given back and he took il and nu. II in
the sack with his money, all of when
was missing except The sack when he
/ came TO.
Chief Of Police Nulholland received
! a complaint Of the robbery and with
an officer Went To Miss Wilson's room.
She refused 10 open the door. They
finally got In the room and found the
woman III bed She used very abusive