The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-30

as to the conduct of the three suspects
seen at the city Jail, the witness said
Lacey and Mason has a braggadocio air
and Lyons cried. The officers told Ma
son to put up his hand and he did Sc
very reluctantly.
Rosey LIE Wire. the bartender at the
Fountain. was mex called. Asked 10
state what happened, he said:
Three men came in about 1 O'Clock
in the morning and told us to put up
u hands. We did il n they went
through us. Two of the men wore dark
hats and n a gray one"
Cross-examined by Mr.. Cason for
Lacey and Mason. the witness merely
stated h defendants correspondent with
the holdups in appearance.
George ID. k~ronenberg. proprietor of
the Reception at the time. was called
and identified the watch belonging TO
Warren.
City Detective Jerry Murphy testified
to arrestlng Lacey and Mason in COM
pany with other officers. He said Lacey
was peddling popcorn at the race track,
but the time of the holdup he quit and
lie witness thought he would lay for
him He did so and about a week after
h holdup he n Captain Dawson went
to Lacey and Mason's room in a lodging
house in North Main street. They ar
rested them and a third party named
Travis who was present told the officers
n would find a watch in the bed and
they did. At the Jail Travis said in the
defendants' presence that they had dug
tbs watch out of the dump at the Nep-
tune mine. The defendant Lyons had
also worked at the race track. Travis
had also stated that Lacey and Mason
had hid a coat and gun in the Northern
Petite railroad yards.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Merritt. the
witness said he a not seen Lyons in
the company OF Lacey and Mason.
Wilbur Travis, the man found i'm COM
pany with Lacey and Mason at the time
OF their arrest, was the next witness.
He said he had known Lacey back in
Wisconsin.
He met Lacey in the California
Brewery, and later met Mason. Hav-
ing known Lacey, he spent considerable
of his time in their company. This fact
led to his taking a walk with Mason.
ana they went out to the Neptune mine,
where they dug up a watch. on the
way back he said he did not want to
be aught with the watch. After re-
turning they went to the room and
pretty soon the officers came in. The
officers were not satisfied they had the
right party and went out. Mason then
took the watch and threw it in the bed.
The witness asked what this meant.
SA1o AAAGN W as
ing, the officers frequently searched the
of lodging houses. Witness went
another occasion with Lacey and
Mason for a walk, and they got a bum
die out of a Chinese and
took 1t to the room. Witness and Lacey
intended leaving together on a freight
train, and e to the railroad. but
were unable TO catch a train. so started
back. They met Lyons with the bundle
h a had been left at the room. and
which ne understood contained a gun.
Inc bundle was cached, but witness
could not just say where, as he had not
observed.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Marsh. the
witness was asked What did you
come to Butte for?"
To play poker" was the reply.
Did you get a game?"
L played n night a little" the wit
ness answered. Continuing. the wiz
ness said he was introduced to Mason
by Lacey. He did not see any eun in
the package Mason hid. but supposed
the gun he had seen Mason have was
IN H. from what was said. The wit
ness denied hat either Mason or Lacey
had paid any bills for him.
Are you a gambler" asked Mr.
Marsh. "i
MI. connolly objected on the ground
mere was a law against gambling and
Z was MOI supposed to b. carried ON
ne question was withdrawn and, pro-
,eeding, the witness aid when he and
nasoh returned to the room after get
ing the Watcn, Mason remarked rela-
i've to the watch that This wouId
a pretty good super when thew
got out of town." Witness sunnosoS
he term meant pawn.
On redirect examination the witness
,Nplalhed that when he and Mason
vent out and Mason got the watch
lacey was not along. as he was play-
ng poker. Witness identified the watch
n court as hat taken from the he'd tba
of the arrest.
captain of Police W. J.. Dawson
lelped arrest the three defendants. He
Murphy had been watching Lacey
Mason several nights trying TO get
III three together, but were unable IA
% SO, so they went to their room and
puma Lacey, Mason and Travis. They
ere satls1ed Travis was not wanted
~ ihousnt they might possibly be
about the others. so went
but on meeting Sergeant Levden
ma taking the matter over they de-
e TO arrest Lacey and Mason. When
started 10 search the room Travis
olunteered the information hat a
,atcn had been hidden by Mason in
ped: subsequently the witness and
'"Sh hIdy arrested Lyons. He
cted very surly and said If he had a
un he would do something desnerate
witness then detailed the circum-
-ances of Travis guiding him and SER
Leyden to the Neptune mine
mere the watch had been taken. Re
lylng TO questions by Mr.. Merritt. the
illness said he had never seen lyons /;
the company of Lacey and Mason. ]
Mrs. Etoia Harper, the lady who WAS !
lie only m to brave the anger of the /
1ioups' was next called, and when !
10 state what h knew of the {
said: II was i'm the parIor az H. {
eception with a gentleman, and one Of |
le defendants" indicating Lyons ]
anne in n told my companion 10
me gu and for me to sit stilI. and i
NC NOT. The men all held up their a
inds; they nae TO, and when tbev WI
lrough my friends pockets / Just null (
down this mans mask and looked
him.. He had a scar under one eve" v