The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-01

about it-how they would fix 1t up
and he said he would leave it to Harry.
meaning Harry Woclrich. Harry Wool
rich was there in the gambling house
of Moreheuse & Albertson where this
conversation took place, and Woolrich
made the proposition to give me 500,
and he started to get the money |
said there was no use talking about
anything less than 800. and he said:
Let's go over to the Mint. lie first
spoke about leaving the money with
certain other party and then he backed
out of that and finally he said. Do you
known the Mint salcong and l said.
No He said. It is the most reliable
saloon in Butte. has been running
number 81 years, and Clifford is run
ming il. and we win leave the money
with him. We then went over To the
Mint saloon on the north side of Main
street north of Broadway, and he told
Jerry Clifford, who was tending bar
there, that Henry, meaning Henry Al
bertson. would be over in a few min
utes with the money Henry Albertson
came over there While we were there.
and Clifford and Albertson went down
a little entrance ON the lower side of
the Mint saloon and when they came
back Clifford had an envelope which
contained money. And Clifford took my
name and wrote il on the envelope.
Woolrich told Clifford that as soon as
the article was changed in the papers
and their names We're not in it, | should
get the Si00, but If | would not change
it | was not to get anything. Wooirich
also told me not to say anything about
it, and Clifford said also not To men
zion it, and especially not to mention
his name.
After leaving the Mint saloon Wool
rich and / went UP to the Miner office.
We explained to the manager there
that we wanted to have this change
made in the paper next morning Wool
rich and myself claiming 1T was mis-
take The manager said 1T was no
mistake on his part; that it might have
been on mine: that he couldn't change
it then, but that we could go to the
city hall and that night his reporter
would find out about it. and 1t could be
changed there. Then Woolrich and [
went to the city hall and there found
Deputy County Attorney StiverS and
Chief Mulholland and Detective Muir
ply. This was between 3 and o'clock
in the afternoon of Dee. "a. Woolrich
spoke up first to the parties mentioned
and says: My friend mere is sober
now and wants to explain everything
that happened last night Then / said
Yes, / was mistaken: | didn't lose any
money gambling that | had left my
money with Jerry Clifford at the Mint
for safe-keeping. Harry Woolrich told
me to say this. and Woolrich also spoke
up and said, Yes, that is right: | have
seen Clifford, and he told me that Dave
Hodnett left his money with him to
keep last night Deputy County At
torney Stivers then cross-questionedm me
as to whether or not ] had been play
ing faro or any game, and | said No.
He asked me if | had been drinking TO
excess and i said Yes.
On the next morning, which was
Christmas morning. both morning pa
parG the Standard and the Miner made
me contradict the story which appeared
the morning before. ] was arrested the
night of the oath by the order of Dep
uty County Attorney Stivers. and was
kept in all night. ] told Mr.. Stivers
that had made this contradiction sim
ply for the purpose of getting my
money back, as | considered | had been
robbed: that / wanted to do what was
right that / didn't want to break the
laws, and l proposed to do what was
right.
In furtherance of the plan that
Woolrich and Clifford and Albertson
and myself had entered into, ! was al
lowed with the permission of the chief
of police. to go to the Mint saloon on
Christmas day to get the money.
went there twice. but failed to find Cliff
ford, and then returned little before
3 o'clock. officer McGraw notified me
that Clifford was there and j went up
naming behind me at the time at some
distance Clifford was behind the bar
! bid him good morning, and he said
L didn't see that article in the paper
this morning. / said, No: | have; ]
have read it, 1t was in the Standard.
SO he took the paper and looked quite
while and couldn't find it. l told him
he had the wrong paper, as he was
looking at the issue of the morning of
the oath, and he got the Standard of the
25th and found it. He said, i will take
this to Henry Albertson.' I didn't
want him to take it, and / said: 1t is
all right SO long as it is there But he
went over to Albertson's, and ] went
with him. Clifford went back into the
little office back of the bar in More
house K Albertson's Combination. and
talked with Albertson a while. and
then Clifford came out to the head of
the stairway and paid me sos our OF the
envelope that he had in his possession:
he had given me 81 the day before on
account, and he paid me sos.
Il then returned to the city Jail and
showed the money to Deputy County
Attorney Stivers and some of the po-
lice authorities This money consisted
of n $50-bill, two $50 bills, n $5-goldpiece
and three silver dollars"
on cross-eXamination the witness
said he brought $3.50 from Comet with
him. He arrived here Thursday after
noon. 1t was contingent upon the ar
ticle appearing in the morning papers
that his money was to be paid back.
He met Woolrich the next day after
the gambling game was reported 10
have happened in the Combination.
He could not tell the exact time he
complained to Captain Dawson. 1t Was
shortly after he had been gambling.
When he met Harry Woolrich he said
this is a HI of a note. you getting ne
into the paper this way" He did not
say he knew where his money was. lie
was in town about three hours before
he commenced gambling. He had moi
been drinking much. lie bought pain
of glasses. then watch at a pawn
brokers' and then went To the Combi-
nation gambling house to play. lie
took three or four drinks with friends
soon after entering. He had known
Woolrich a long time. WOolrich had
paid witness board bill once upon d
time but Woolrich owed the amount
to him.
Mr. Wines ought to establish the fact
that the witness went with Woolricf
to put 500 in the safe. He did not pay
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