The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-21
kEEFE IS BOUND OVER
The Jewelry Thief Given . Pre-
liminary Hearing.
WAS CAUGHT IN THE ACT
He Was Rummaging q Grip When DIE
covered by c. 9. Markson-A Large
Quantity OF Jeweiry Found
in His Possession.

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was bound over to the district court
yesterday to stand trial for burglary
at the conclusion of his preliminary
hearing. which was held in the after
noon before Justice ~Laurandeau. The
prisoner Is known both as Billy
O'Keefe and william Keefe, but he an
swered to the latter as his true name.
He was charged in the complaint with
having entered the room of G.. s. Mark
son in the Southern hotel on Novem-
Der rs for the purpose of committing a
burglary. II was on the date mention
ed that Markson went to his room and
found Keefe there. ~rummaging through
a grip belonging to T. l.. Lewis. Mark
sons room mate. Keefe made an ex-
cuse for his presence there N Jeff
the room. Lewis that night missed
some of his belongings and the conclus-
ion was at once arrived at that the
strange visitor had taken them. Mark
son found a pair Of colored glasses and
a note book on the floor after the man
had take nhis departure. which he had
evidently dropped from his pocket. The
book contained the name of William
Keefe. Detective Murphy was notified
and a couple of days later he arrested
Keefe, who, when searched, was found
to have in his possession a large guam
tity of jewelry. several articles of which
were identified by different persons as
having belonged to them and as having
been stolen from them. The complaint
against Keefe, however, simply charg-
ed him with the burglary of Markson's
room. Deputy County Attorney Sti-
vers conducted the hearing for the
state, while the defendant was not rep
resented by counsel and made no de-
Tense. Only two witnesses were ex-
amined for the state. Markson and De-
tective Murphy.
c. S. Markson, the first witness, testi-
fled that on the date mentioned In the
complaint. he went to his room in the
Southern hotel and found the defendant
there. He was looking through wit
ness room mates grip, n when lie
saw the witness he made some excuse
about getting into the wrong room and
then left. Witness picked up a pair OF
colored glasses and a note book. con-
tanning the signature of william
Keefe." which the defendant dropped.
Witness positively Identified the defend
ant as the man he saw i'm the room.
Subsequent to defendants visit. Il. l..
Lewis. witness partner. or room mate,
missed several of his belongings.
City Detective Jerry j. Murphy was
called by the proprietor Of the Southern
hotel and Informed n Dom had been
robbed by a man believed TO I've Keefe.
Witness arrested keefe and he was
identified as the ma who had been
seen in the room that had been ROBBED.
The defendant said he would make
no defense at this time. and after a
brief statement by Mr.. Stivers. Judge
Laurandeau bound the defendant over
in bonds OF 81 900, which he was unable
| m fnrnfah nd x~a SAINT IN ian
A complaint citing the Cop
per Mining company for violating the
statute requiring safety doors to be
used on cages in vertical shafts which
are operated at a greater depth than
300 feet. was filed in Justice Laurtn
deau's court. The complaint was sworn
to by State M!ne Inspector John Byrne.
IL alleges that on or about the 18TH
day of November, A. d.. 1898. at the
county of Silver Bow and state of
Montana, the above named defendant.
Anaconda Copper Mining company,
was guilty of the crime of sinking and
working through a certain vertical
shaft where mining cages are used. TO
a greater depth than 300 feet without
providing sad shaft with an iron bon
neted safety cage with doors. as re-
quired by section 105. house bill No. -.
entitled An act to amend section IOJ
of title 10 of the penal o of the state
of Montana, to have the age in I'll
mines cased in"
The particular mine i'm which the in
fraction of the statute Is alleged TO
have occurred, is the Mountain Consoli-
dated No. 9. Following the filing of
the complaint. summons were issued.
but have not as yet been served.
Three complaints were filed in Jus
tice Laurandeau's court during the day
in criminal cases. One cited John
Searles. Robert Sillary. T. j. Burns and
Charles Olson with burglary. In having
entered the carpenter shop of X. II.
Brown at 10 Ohio street, on the lIth.
and stealing therefrom n chest of car
penters' tools. The our defendants,
who had been arrested Sunday night.
were arraigned. their hearing set for
the 23rd and their bonds ixed at $1,000
each. in default OF which they went
back tn jail.
Another complaint charging with
burglary was filed against George Ted
dy. the burglar caught Monday night
in the act of breaking into Muntzer's
saloon. He waived preliminary hearing
and was bound over in bonds of 81 900
which he could not furnish. and wen'
to jail.
The third complaint was against one
H~oltzberg. who Is charged with receiv-
ing stolen property. knowing IL to Eavs
been stolen. The complaint was sign
ed by Max Holgen OF the Butte Gen
eral Electric company. who accused
Holzberg with purchasing 200 pound:
OF copper wire with a knowledge tina
it had been stolen. 4 warrant was Is
sued for Holzberg's arrest.
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