The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-15
SAMPLE KEPT HIS PANTS
Attorney M. L. Wines Wanted
Them As an Exhibit.
HE HADN'T ANOTHER PAIR
Hearing in the Case OF Maggie Moore,
Charged With Touching Jacob A
Sample for $50 When He
Visited Her Den.

Jacob A. Sample. the old prospector
and sneepherder who claims to nave
been robbed by Maggie Moore. ia
lena street resident, gave his testimony
Yesterday morning before Judge Laur-
andeau, who had been appointed referee
in the case by Judge Clancy. Sample
has been held in Jail as Witness ana
as he could not furnish bonds Tor MS
appearance at the trial his deposition
had to be taken. The evidence was
taken at the county attorneys Once ana
c. p Connolly represented the state
while NJ. l.. Wines appeared for the wo-
man, who was present during the eX-
animation. Before any testimony was
taken Mr.. Wines entered an objection
TO the proceedings on the ground that
they were not in conformity with law
and also objected to the testimony as
not being competent to be used at the
trial, and the objections Will probably
be heard when the case comes up in the
district court
sample testified that he was 40 years
of age and had been herding sheep near
Big Timber before he came TO Butte lie
said he met Maggie Moore on the night
Of the 9th or 18th of December.
What were the circumstances OIL
your meeting?" asked Mr.. Connolly.
She invited me irto her house and |
went in"
.tWhat did she say?"
"She told me to come In and l told
her / didn't care to go in but she in
sisted and | went in. She said she had
some wine and cigars and | went In.
Sample said he remained about 10 or ~
minutes. When he went in he had $50
in a tobacco sack which he carried in
his overaIis pocket When he started
10 go out he put his hand in his pocket
and found that the tobacco sack was
open. and as he stepped outside the door
he examined the sack and found that
| All his money except q nickel had been
/ taken He attempted to go back into
! the house, but the door had been locked
4 on him. He hunted up a policeman,
| whom he found in Il saloon drinking,
/ and told him about his loss. The po-
! liceman also tried the door and found
| it locked, but to Sample the officer APP
peared as If he didn't care whether he
! got In or not. so he hunted up Captain
i Dawson and the latter also found the
1 door locked but afterwards he arrested
the woman.
..Why did you look to see if YOU still
! had your money when you left this wo-
/ mans house?" asked Mr.. Connolly.
| because / was afraid she mad got
II and | wanted to see if it was safe. L
| had a suspicion 1t might be gone be
cause | pushed her hand away from my
| pocket a time or two"
| HOW do you KNOW you lidu titS
| money when you went into her place?
Because / had just been in another
place of the same kind and when went
out / said to the girl: i am going to
see if you have robbed me-, and | took
out the sack, counted my money and
found it was all there, and then Went
out"
How long after that did you go into
this woman's house,"
1T wasn't more than 10 or 10 min
utes"
why did you make a search to see
If YOU still had your money!"
Because of the character of the house
was in. / knew | was liable TO be
touched / had been warned before thai
they were pretty slick"
on cross examination by Mr.. Wines
the witness said he did not know wha'
day of the week 1t was on which he was
robbed
"Dogged If I know what day it was,
he said II had been fooling around II
a box ear for several days coming from
Big Timber and lost account OF days.
Sample said about 10 other men rod'
in the box car with him TO Butte, AM
that they had some whiskey to drink OF
the way
Il don't know how much Whiske.
there WAS | saw only the bottle out o
which | drank, but / heard other bot
ties break"
On arriving III Bulte the D0A cat lohi
lists came up town in squads, said sam
!, pie The squad in which he was wen
. to the California brewery.
How many were in the squad beside
:. !. yourself?" asked Mr. Wines.
"One besides myself and he left M
at the brewery''
+, .'Then YOU were alone in the squad :?
Yes. sir"
Sample said he went out to see tn
sights and inquired his way to Galen
street where ne sailsa On . MISS - N
\ and after that he saw Maggie Mtnf
! anu was t"GSiteu. ~ saii ~ .i. -,
!. drunk drop III Butte up 70 thdt I'm