The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-28
HER DEPOSITION TAKEN
Nellie Corbett Tells the Story of
Her Ruin.
LOOKS DARK FOR MAH0NEY
The Girl Testified Reluctantly but Her
Testimony Was Very Damaging
for the Defendant Plann-
ing an Escape.

Nellie Corbett, the prosecuting wit
Vile man who is charged with her ruin.
rave her deposition yesterday after
noon. after which she was released from
jail, where she a held as a witness
i'm default Of ponds for her appearance
at Mahoney's trial. c. +. Connolly.
chief deputy county attorney, applied to
Judge Clancy yesterday morning to fix
the time for taking the girls testi-
mony. He explained that the girl was
about TO become a mother. that her wo-
men associates in Jail were bad, and in
decency she should be released as soon
as possible. w. j. Naughten, attorney
for Mahoney, objected. but the court
set the time for 2 O'clock i'm the after
noon. The deposition was taken before
Judge L~aurandeau in the county attor-
ney's office. There were present, be-
sides the notary, County Attorney Sta
pleton, Chief Deputy Connolly, Stem
ographer Johnston, Deputy Sheriff
Aware. the defendant, Mahoney, and his
young victim.
She testified very reluctantly but most
damagingly against Mahoney. After
detailing the facts of the first assault
and the continued Illicit relations be-
tween herself and Mahoney during a
period of about a year and a half, she
related the incidents about their at
tempt to leave town together a month
or so ago. She said Mahoney left his
wife and family about a week before
she left her home, but he visited her
every day during the interval. one
night he came to her fathers house
with n suit of mems clothing. which
she put on and her accompanied Ma
InVaNF I'D HE fRfAaIH DaI.~ DaaYh nH1
Jack Rand, TO the l~atter's cabin near
the old road house i'm the southwestern
part Of the city. Dressed i'm her male
attire she came down Montana street
through the entire length OF the city
in company with the three men. She
remained at the cabin with Mahoney
and was there during the time the Off
GERS were searching for her. Mrs. Ma
honey finally discovered the where
abouts of her husband and went to the
cabin. but she was kept on the outside
until the girl was secreted in the eel
lar and Mahoney had made his escape.
Mrs. Mahoney was then admitted, but
found nothing suspicious. She reported
to the sheriff. however, n the officers
watched the place until the girl was
caught n arrested with Rand and
Booth. II had been the intention of
Mahoney and the girl to leave Butte
together, but the visit of Mrs. Mahoney
To the cabin caused them to alter their
plans. They We're afraid the trains
% he watched and IL was decided
that M%ahoney should go alone. and the
next morning he left for Spokane after
arranging with Rand to take the girl
a few days later to some station distant
from Butte and put her On the train.
The arrest of the girl spoiled the plan.
She testified that after Mahoney was
brought back from Spokane he was
confined i'm the witness department of
the county jail. which is directly over
the women's department. where she was
held as a witness. one day some one
raped on the water pipe which runs
through both Departments, and some of
the women recognized ii as "A signal
and one of them answered 1t. \ fellow
named Kelly. partner of Pete Hansen.
who is awaiting a trial for robbery,
said he wanted to talk to Edith Som
mers. Pete Hansen's woman. who is do
ing a term I'm Jail. All the other wo-
men therefore retired and Kelly called
To Sommers to have her summon the
Corbett girl, as Mahoney wanted to
speak to her. She came to the water
pipe and Mahoney told her that he
would send her down a note, attached
to a string, from the outside window.
which could be reached from a window
in the women's department. The note
was promptly received. The note.
which was produced by the girl and
was attached to her deposition. told her
to give nothing away and to sign no
papers. 1t said the world was against
them just now, but that they would be
happy yet If she would stand by him..
Mahoney told her in the letter that
both were friendless and without homes,
but that all would he right some day,
and concluded by urging her TO keep
her promise and to trust none of her
female companions i'm Jail except SOM
mers. who would be her friend. He
promised 10 send her some money the
mex day. The girl answered the letter
and told him she did not van his mon
ey. as she would mot be here long"
The girl also made the statement that
when they had made arrangements to
skip out Mahoney told her To take all
the money she could get her hands on.
At the conclusion of her testimony she
was sent to her fathers home i'm Walk
erville. II is likely that Mahoney's
trial viii com up shortly i'm the district
court and both sides are ready. In
case OF conviction. he will be good for
at least five years i'm the p"enitentiary.
The hearing of Rand and Booth on
the charge Of attempted abduction will
be held to-day before Justice Trap.