The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-25

The firm made 81. 900 a month for three
months. and then Jacobs wanted the
firm name changed to Goldberg & Jac-
obs. but Goldberg would not have t.
Jacobs then offered him 81, 900 for the
business. but he would not take IL.
Jacobs then bought a membership in
the association from a party in Hell
n for $500. HeyshfieId. the Helena
banker, offered to back him. but Gold
berg went to Hershield and old him
IL he did that Jacobs would blow IL in
'on mining. Jacobs came to Butte then
n bought Pincus out. and Goldberg
got mad and accused him of not at
tending TO business and went to Helena
to settle up. They worked one night
till midnight settling their accounts.
The next morning Goldberg Sent Jac-
b out on some errand. and when he
returned Goldberg told him he could
dispense with his services and had an
officer there to put him out
Pincus was recalled and testified to
receiving the originals of copies of let
tiers. which had been identified by
Jacobs as having been received by him
from Goldberg. Pincus said he sent
the originals to the American Ticket
Brokers association. He said he had
been glad to get them to use as evil
dence against Goldberg to prove the
charges made against him of conduct
unbecoming "A member of the associ-
alton, on which he was convicted and
fined 1000 by the association. One of
the copies of the letters introduced in
evidence read as follows:
Saturday Morning, : a. m, Oct. 20
Ike: Pincus sold w. J. Little and G..
III. Poole, travelling men of Boston. two
n. u. books 10 Spokane. They cave
Butte this morning on the G.. y. for
IAl..a a. e. an taf liz. -.aa 80 -..
lao pounds. dark cloths. 80 years old.
The other is a man my size, light mus
tache, about rs years old. think they
stop at the Helena hotel. Have the
books taken up IL you can. | tried to
sell them. but could not make IL. /
offered them a SIS rate to Spokane via
Helena. In doing this / would point
them out to the Northern Pacific man
at Helena and let the N. y. man put
the conductors onto them. but don't do
II in a way that Mr.. y. don't get on that
we have anything to do with II. The
conductor can say he seen them regis
ter at the hotel as Little and Poole.
They travel together. They leave Hell
ena Sunday or Monday morning. At
tend to this. even If you have tq.stay in
Helena a day longer, hat is. You can
come over to Butte Sunday evening.
Keep away from them, and don say
a word. DAVE"
Another letter bearing the same
date and signature as the above was as
follows:
Il wrote you this morning about two
travelling men, w. :. Little m c. III.
Poole. They bought two y. +. Books
to go to Spokane from Helena. They
left for Helena this morning. One is
a tall. slender man. about a years old.
and dark. One is my size. about IS
years old. light mustache. They travel
together. They will stop. / think. at
the Helena hotel. They stopped at the
Butte hotel n registered from Boston
Nail the tickets If you possibly can.
Put the n. r.. man onto them. but don't
let them know that we had anything 10
do with IL. and tell the N. u. man to tell
the conductor to say to them he knows
the parties who Travelled on the books
before. or to say that the conductor seen
them register at the hotel. You said in
one OF your letters That you were COM
ing over to-day. I wired you through
the N. II. Office not to come to-day, as |
want to be sure that you fix 1t O. X.
You can come on the Sunday evening
train. Get the books for sure before
you leave"
Harry Blumpkin, n cousin of Gold
berg. testified that he had known the
for % years. both I'm this and
the old country. He also knew Goldsoll.
the uncle of Goldberg, and knew that he
had at one time been i'm business i'm
Leadville. The witness saw GoldsolI in
and In Butte and heard him
hat his nephew. Goldberg, had
been in his employ i'm Leadville. The
had a conversation with Cold
soil in Cleveland In relation to Goldberg
money from him several times.
On cross-examination the witness aid
the conversation occurred Will he was
m the employ of Goldsoll. He had heard
about the matter the day he landed i'm
his country. He had heard Mrs, Gold
soil tell her husband hat he should not
,all his nephew a thief and a robber.
h closed the defendants case and
Goldberg was called in rebuttaf and de-
lied that he ever engaged in sporting"
on Pincus and accused Pincus of
ioing that kind of business.
Mr.. Goldberg was asked again about
he truth Of the accusation that he stole
money from his uncle.
I'm give them $1,000 IL they prove that
stole it, he said. 1T was made up
~ Pincus and Jacobs"
Was there ever published an article
n "a Leadville paper relating To such a
hing"
I'm give them 5000 more IL they'll
produce it," said Goldberg.
II object to these offers" said Mr..
The witness said he never had any
with his uncle of any kind.
Did you hear the testimony of Mr..
asked Mr.. Campbell.
Yes. some of it,"
You were i'm court. were you not?"
Yes
Then you heard it all. did you not?"
YES"
what was the character Of that tes-
imony; was IL true or false?"
1T was a lie. il was false and not
said Goldberg before Mr.. Wines
make an objection To the question.
How about his statement that he saw
newspaper I'm the possession of your
incle containing an article about you?"
IT was the biggest lie ever manufac-
ured.
Goldberg tried To argue the case. and
he court suggested that he allow his
attorney do hat.
why did Jacobs leave your employ