The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11
WERE AFTER THE PAPERS
Mr.. Whiteside's Theory of the
Burglary.
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
The Contractor L. Confident That the
Brickiayers' Union Wanted to Re-
cover Possession OF the
kilograms.

IL the suspicious entertained In the case
are correct, the trouble between Contrac-
tor Fred whiteside and the B~ricklayers'
union has cropped out again, and this
time In connection with a burglary which
was committed on Wednesday, but which
was made public on yesterday. Bur-
glars entered Contractor Whiteside's
room in the Lenox lodging house in West
Granite street and got a new suit of
clothes, but from the fact that other val
uables were not taken the opinion is en-
tertained that robbery was not the pur-
pose of the burglary. which, 1t is believed
instead was committed to get possession
of certain papers bearing on the difficulty
between Contractor Whiteside and the
Bricklayers' union.
Contractor Whiteside and his brother,
w. O.. Whiteside, occupy room 40 I'm the
Lenox building. Last Wednesday when
they went to their business they locked
the door as usual, but or returning in
the evening .they found the door open,
and on entering found the room had been
ransacked and "a suit of clothes Fred
Whiteside had just had made gone. Furth-
er investigation developed that nothing
of value had been taken except a couple
of old coins-a half-dollar of the date of
1929 and an 1904 half-penny. which were
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supposed to have been taken to lend an
air of robbery as the motive, as though
money had been looked for and not found.
Contractor Whiteside suspects that rob-
berry was not the motive, however-he
thinks there was another. BY some means
which are not explained Contractor
Whiteside had come into possession of the
original kilograms sent by the secretary
of the international Bricklayers' union
to the local union ordering the lifting of
the boycott against Whiteside. and IL
was his theory that the local union, being
DESTROYS of recovering possession of these
kilograms, some one had been In
duced to enter the room and try
and find them. II was not supposed the
intention was to take the clothes, but that
after finding the coins whoever did the
job got frightened and grabbed the
clothes and made his escape. supposing
the papers were in the pockets.
This, of course, is only Mr.. Whiteside's
theory, and Ii may be that IL Is entirely
wrong and that IL was "A bona fde bur-
glary, but from the fact that a fine re-
volver In the dresser, a fine overcoat and
other clothes more valuable than those
taken were left, as well as other valua-
bles, Mr.. Whiteside is of the opinion that
his theory is correct. If IT is. il is possible
that whoever was responsible for the bur-
glary was acquainted with the manner In
which the kilograms left the possession
of the union and considered like means of
recovering them justliable. The burglary
has been reported to the police and 1t
may be their investigation will develop
the fact.
The Bricklayers' union met Friday
night and passed "A resolution lifting the
boycott on firms which furnish Contrac-
tor Whiteside with material which was
ordered some time ago. 1t appears, or at
least II is so said, that the Building
Trades Council had passed a resolution
ordering the BTicklayers' union to effect
"A speedy settlement with Contractor
Whiteside. or at least that IT had been in
timated that the Building Trades Council
would adopt such a course. At all events
a resolution was passed at Friday night
meeting requiring the Building Trades
Council to take no action. No action was
taken at the meeting relative to the man
date Of the international union or the
talked-of withdrawal of the local Brick
layers union from the international UNI
ion.
II is understood that Contractor White
side has secured outside masons and tnat
work on the new school building viii so
ahead tomorrow.