The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-06
ANOTHER vENO ABROAD
A Letter of Inquiry Received
Yesterday by the Sheriff.
FOR A WORTHLESS CHECK
H. A. Nelson VIII Stand Trial for
Forgery-He Tells q Most Peculiar
Story of His Trouble-Be-
fore Judge Lindsay.

There is another veno abroad in the
land. according to a letter of inquiry
received yesterday by Sheriff Regain
from A. b. Smith of Deer Lodge. The
letter e~ncloses the picture of a man
who. Smith says, was operating as w.
II. Veno and d.. N. Dickinson. the same
names used by the Veno now in the
county Jail under sentence of two
years for grand larceny. The sherif's
correspondent thought the two were the
same person, but the picture Is that OF
a man entirely different from Butte's
Veno.
II. A. Nelson, charged with forgery.
will be tried in Judge Clancy's cou
this morning. His trial had been set
for yesterday, but was continued until
to-day. John b.. McClernan, who APP
peared for John Paul yesterday, is
counsel for Nelson. The latter has a
small defense to offer. He passed a
worthless check for $50 or the proprie-
tors Of the Monogram saloon and got
$40 on it. He returned h following
night for the remainder of the money
but by that time it had been discov-
cred that the check was bogus n he
was arrested. The check had been
drawn on the First National bank and
was payable to Nelson, n was signed
by Henry G.. Owens.
Nelson's peculiar story of h AFFAIR
is that he had trouble with his wife
and determined to leave the country.
He had $40 in his possession, and went
to Whitehall. where he fell in with a
man named Radwall. who had W good
horses for sale, and Nelson, recognize
ing a bargain when he saw II, bought
the team and brought it to Butte, where
Immediately upon his arrival he sold II
to a tranger for $50 n took his check
for 1t. That is the check that got Mel
son into trouble. Since then he has
been unable to find Owens. N the
sheriff has been nab to find Radwall,
for whom he had a subpoena. as no
such person is 10Y about Whitehall.
although Nelson has an alleged bill or
sale from him for the horses. Several
friends of Nelson, who did not believe
his improbable story, have advised him
to plead guilty and get off with a light
fine. but he insisted that his story is
straight, and will go TO trial.
The trial of the forcible entry and de-
tainer suit of Frank Boucher against
Joseph Barsalau was commenced before
a jury in Judge Lindsay's department
of the district court yesterday morn
ing. When the first witness for the
plaintiff took the stand the attorney
for the defendant objected to the intro
duction of any testimony under the
complaint on the ground that the court.
upon the defendants equitable defense,
which had already been .determined.
had found that no tenancy existed be-
tween Sam Ayotte n Barsalau. and
| that Ayotte, so far as he was concerned.
had been declared a trustee for the de-
PENDANTS: and that Boucher. claiming
the relation of landlord n tenant ex-
listed between himself and Barsalau by
reason of the alleged existence OF a
similar relation between Ayotte and
! Barsalau, could not be heard in this
action.
The court stated that his view of the
matter conceded with that of counsel
for defendant, and that to proceed
with the trial of this cause under the
findings formerly made would be inn
proper and inconsistent, and sustained
the objection to the introduction of
any testimony. Thereupon the trial
Jury was discharged for the term.
Lula Hamilton, through her attor-
ney. George b. Dygert, yesterday
brought suit for divorce against Chas.
| Hamilton on the grounds of cruelty and
non-support. she alleges they were
married in Washington county. Utah,
| MAY 1. 1885. on the 26th of last Oc-
| tober. while living az Dillon, the de-
| PENDANT pulled a gun on her and
threatened to kill her. On Nov. 10 he
struck her with a butcher knife and
tried to kill her. and on the 9Th of last
month in Butte. he choked her and
again threatened to kill her. Mrs. Ham
iIton asks to he awarded the custody
of their four children.
Judge Lindsay will to-day take M
the matters on his motion calendar
which were continued from last Sat