The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-05
A FELLOW NAMED JONES
He Plays the Tough on the Wit
ness Stand
THE DISTRICT COURT
He Is Accused of Receiving stolen Prop
erty-Arrested With a Bicycle In
His Possession Belonging
to Frank Carter.

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narrow margins. was on trial before a
Jury in Judge Clancy's court yester-
day on the charge Of receiving stolen
property. He was arrested with a
bicycle in his possession belonging to
Frank Carter. but like all crooks, he
claimed to have purchased IL from
some other man. and the state being
unable to prove that he stole II,
charged him with receiving stolen
property. He was also charged with a
prior conviction for larceny. n had
formerly been in the ore stealing b'isi-
ness, and the police officers have al
ways suspected that he vas a MEM
Der of the notorious Clancy gang OF
robbers.
E.. NJ. finder of Bozeman was the
first witness for the state, and testified
hat Jones came to his place with the
bicycle on May IS, 1897. and offered TO
| trade il for two horses. Jones said he
paid 500 for the wheel in Butte. The
trade was contaminated, and after
that Jones worked for finder for a
short while. finder o the wheel TO
a repair shop and there learned That II
had been stolen. t
c. c. Clark, clerk OF the court, tes-
titled concerning Jones former convic-
lions for stealing ore from the Ana
conda company.
Under Sheriff Murphy testified about
his search for the stolen wheel. When
first arrested Jones denied that he had
ever been in Gallatin county. but later
admitted that he had been in Bozeman
and that he sold a wheel TO Finder. but
said he bought the wheel from MAD
Kellogg. Jones also said Kellogg had
given him an overcoat that had been
stolen from DIR. MacNevin. Mr.. Muir
phy said he had information that Jones
had the coat and was looking for him,
but the newspapers gave him warning
and he skipped out. He was after
wards arrested at Anaconda.
That closed the testimony for The
state and Jones was put on the stand.
He said he bought the bicycle from
Thad Kellogg and started to ride TO
Glasgow with it, but he got tired AM
traded it for two horses and returned
to Butte with seven head of horses. He
said he bought the wheel in May, 1897,
for S35, and that he still owed Sl5 on
it. but Kellogg never asked him for the
balance. He admitted that he had been
arrested in connection with the old
Clancy gang, but had been turned loose
without an examination.
On cross-examination, Mr.. Connolly
asked him If he had not received a let
ter from James Clancy, the robber,
while the latter was in JAIL.
Jones, whose manner on the witness
stand was that of a tough, answered
most questions ~impudently. He said h
did not know whether the letter had
: been written by Clancy or Mr.. Com
molly. He said Clancy gave him a let
4 ter addressed to &C. n. Jones'" with q
request to mail il. Jones, OF course
had no idea who c. H. Jones was
Jones said he did not know Clancy oil
I the members Of the gang, and did not
associate with that class of people. IL
said the first time he met Clancy was
when both were in the county jail.
will you swear that you Were not
a member of that gang?" asked Mr
4 Connolly.
Yes. l will swear that I was not q
member of hat gang" said Jones will
a tough drawl Jones intimated thai
! the county attorney had asked him Il
testify in the Clancy case.
1 do you mean to say that Mr.. Staple.
ton or any one else in the county at
torney's office wanted you to tell &
Iie?"
well, I will not say that. but I dom
need a Gus to fall on me to make m
tumble"
Mr.. Connolly asked Jones to stat,
lust exactly what conversation tool
place when the proposition was mad
that he should testify to a lie.
well, you wanted TO know
1 I KNEW ABOUT IL. was LIE itBiN-
"And by that you presumed that tn
county attorney wanted you to tell
lie?"
Yes. sir, I did"
Jones said he did not know wher
the man Kellogg was at present, blu
had received a letter from him q
Tacoma.
Did you ever make an effort to fin
him."
mo. but I wanted you to find him"
Jones said he wanted Carter an
Under Sheriff Murphy TO look for Kel
logg, but they did not.
A Mrs. Brace and her daughter, Mr.:
DolIie Manning. testified that Jones ha
boarded at their house in May of las
year, n that a man named Kellog
had also lived there, M that kellogg
had a bicycle. which he sold to Jone,
and the latter talked about riding I
Glasgow on a wheel. Mrs Brace sal
she had known Jones for some tim
and was not surprised when he said h
was going to ride a wheel to Glas
gov.
81 am not surprised at anything" sh
said.
''Then you were not surprised whe
he was arrested" asked Mr.. Connoll.
The defendants attorney, Mr.. Casoi
objected to the question n Mr.. Cor
molly withdrew 1t.
Arthur Powell. a waiter at the ca
sine theater. testified that he kne'
Jones and some fellow named kellogg
The latter wanted to sell him a bicycl
but he did not buy. Some time lat'
kellogg told him he had sold the VINE
to Jones.
Peter Moran testified that he ha
also known Jones and Kellogg. II
trial had not been concluded whe
court adjourned for the day and IL W
be resumed this morning.
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