The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-16
The Case of Thomas Against
Wheeler and Kirk.
CHARGES OF FRAUD MADE
The q Was Partly Tried and Then
Went Over Until To-Day-Chief Null
hollands Csse to Be Presented
on a Statement OF Facts.

~ eiht al
alleged audible chatteI mor,paye
vas nartlv ,r,ad GA ,... g.. .-S.-
- - N ""s NV" eo"'in-
ueu uhui THIS morning owing to the
indisposition of ]. L. Wines. the de-
PENDANTS attorney. According To the
nlain,iff,s av,aanoa ,a.,o.sa. ~
-" ~ 'e.ue'' MIS-
'ehiiie Dohheii ana MRS. Helen
Wheeler were in business together last
year in the conduct of a ,odv,rg ana
oo-~ . -
Tsn.. nouse on west fark street.
hy a soine ,Ioupie ana MRS. vince
n useiateu 'hat she wouid get rid OF
nc partner, anu her husband, M.
would see I IT That the O'Donnell part
oI the hrm would not have a cent of
money nut d rag on tnelr backs before
ne got through with them. Mrs. Whee-
Ter went out ana collected 1853. which
sne agreed 10 apply on the FIRMS debts,
out she Ga not DO so, and her husband
put In d claim against the firm for 500
LOT ooihg cnores around the house.
aney employed Mr.. Kirk, and Mrs.
Wheeier, as a member OF the boarding
mouse nrm, gave Mr.. Kirk a chattel
mortgage on all their property and by
a rev Ightning changes and transfers
the mortgage was foreclosed and the
properly transferred from the firm to
MIX from Kirk to Mrs. Wheeler's nus
band. n from Wheeler to one A. G.
~ was iCit u
IN the cold. Before all these transfers
mad been made. however. Mrs. O'Don-
nell nad secured the appointment of a
receiver, out by the time he got in
shape to receive there was nothing to
receive. There were contempt proceed
ings at the time and Mrs. Wheeler got
INTO the custody OF the sheriff and some
or the parties came in for a terrible ar
raignment for the part they took in the
peculiar looking transactions. In the
SUIT to set aside the mortgage the
terday. and the story of the defense Will
probably be told to Judge Lindsay this
morning.
An action of considerable Importance
was set for hearing before Judge Lind
say yesterday, being the appeal of
Chlef or Police Mulholland from an
oruer or me commissioners d~isallowing
one or MS bills for fees as ex-officio
none or the attorneys could be found,
ana the setting was vacated. The mat
IN agreed statement of facts, which
recites that the chief of police perform
ed certain services in state crimina
cases during the month of July. 1897.
ana mace - arrests and served 81 sub
poenas, .naa sucn services We're
p puisuan. 70 oiuers Oh a uuiy
nnaae. az. Suainneu Jus.ioe OF the
comne,sation dua fon s1o.IV Is .ne
mar The chief has racotraa $3.50, anu
them hut that he rece,Sad ior
saIary of $50 fortbat nnonth,s $40
as chief OF. rplice. The ro,nt,, cIa tvns
thai as the chief is a salaried officer he
cannot under the law collect fees bu,
he contends that being required TO do
the work of a constable and being gov
erned as such by the law applicable to
constables he is entitled to constable
fees.
LOUIS ". HENDERSON, aumlnlstrator OF
ane ~ yohn -. HENDERSON, nled a maj
a. ~ - . Jul yesteroay, ana asked
tOtaI ,aI,a ~. repcrteu tnat the
sGs 90 and ,hat %. noiI estate was
istrator about ssoo The esto,a onnnin.
of the propertv of the Conner NJo,n,at
Mining comnanv- which was la In
the sheriff 10 satisfy a iudgnant
tanned by the Silver Bow National hank
n the estate has been unable to re-
deem it.
"
The following matters are set for
hearing in d Lindsay's court to-
day:
Estate of Andrew J. Davis, hearing
on return of Appraiser Hill: estate of
william Harris. settlement OF account
ers. settlement OF account: estate of
Matthew Doyle. petition for letters: es-
tate OF James Nj. Reilly, settlement of
account; estate OF Jeremiah ID. Har-
rlnston, settlement or account and pc
t'ion lor distribution; estate OF Bridg-
et oShea, petitlon Tor letters; estate
Oh hiichael 1reene. petltlon Tor letters;
estate OF James Burke, settlement of
account, petitioh Tor FAMILY allowance
n distribution OF estate; estate of
James r.. lennon. setoement OF &C
COUNT anu pe'itioh Ior distributor or
estate' estate OF James shea, settle
ment OF account.
Molile winners vs.. >. v. m and
r. %; r~ioweii' hotioh 10 reject ana mo-
tioh 70 aaop. nnoings.
:. r. fi.cnett VS.. SILVER Bow Meat
demurrer 10 answer.
W re-,dA Gusts.