The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-08
IN THE CRIMINAL LINE.
II. j. O'Neil, Charged With For
gerry. Il Bound Over.
BISHOP HELD AS WITNESS
Two Tough Men. Charged With Grand
Larceny, Brought Over From Avon.
John Ramsey Gets Ninety
Days for Stealing els.

In Judge Williams court yesterday
morning the preliminary examination
Of J.. H. O'Neil. charged with forgery,
was held. The state introduced six wit
nesses. who testified in regard to
O'Neils passing of the bogus checks.
The evidence adduced by the state wa,
very strong. and in the main went to
show that O'Neil had passed three false
checks for the following One
for $14, n for SIG and one for $40,
making in the aggregate $50.
The defendants attorney. J. II. Duff
fy, gave notice of his withdrawal from
the case, and so far as known O'Neil
has not yet secured another attorney.
The court asked the defendant if he de-
sired to cross-examine any of the
states witnesses, but he stated that he
did not. He also declined to offer any
testimony i'm his own behalf, and at the
conclusion of the hearing the court
bound him over to await the action of
the district court. His bonds were fixed
at 5000. which he was unable to fur
nish. n as a consequence he was re-
turned to Jail to be held until his trial
in the higher court cur Later in the
day ONeil sent a request TO the county
attorneys office that the latter should
come to the Jail in order to hold a con-
ference. II is not known what the re-
suit of the conversation was, but IL is
generally believed that O'Neil is willing
to make a confession on condition that
his punishment be made light.
{. ID. Bishop, who was O'Neil's part
ner in the check transactions, was not
charged with any crime. but at the
states request he was also bound over
in the sum of 5000 as a witness against
his former friend. He was also unable
to furnish the required amount of the
bond, and was locked up. II is UNDER
stood that Bishop has turned states ev-
idence, and that he will be used as the
states principal witness IL the case
against O'Neil comes to trial.
It. j. Malone and George Spencer.
who were arrested in Helena a few
days 81 charged with having stolen
a watach valued at 5000 from a miner
at the Monarch mine near Elliston.
were brought to the city yesterday and
locked up i'm the county Jail. Consta-
bic w. A. Hufty of Won was in charge
of the prisoners. After their arrest in
Helena they were taken to Avon, where
Justice of the Peace Barnden examined
them on preliminary hearing. Their de-
Tense was very wax, and the justice
bound them over to await trial in the
district court. Malone and Spencer are
said to be two very tough characters,
hailing from the wilds of Arizona or
Mexico.
In police court yesterday morning
John Ramsey, charged with petit lar
ceny, was brought up for arraignment.
He was accused of stealing SIS from
James Smith in the Anaconda lodging
house n pleaded not guilty. The
court set his trial for 2 o'clock i'm the
afternoon. at which time he was again
brought into court. His defense was
of the weakest nature, and at the con-
clusion of the examination the court
found him guilty and sentenced him to
serve 80 days in the county Jail.