The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-15
He HIT HIM ON THE JAW
Another Chapter in the jeremiah
Hore Bunco Affair.
THE LAWYER CAN SLUG
Attorney Kohl. Who Drew Up the Papers
for Hore. Resents an Insinuation
That He Was In on
the Deal.

Another chapter was added yesterday
to the story of jeremiah Hore being
buncoed out Of his property by Swindler
Allen a few weeks ago, when Hore had
Lawyer Charles G.. Kohl arrested for
~assaulting iii Lawyer Kohl drew up
the papers transferring Hore's property
TO Allen and since Hore learned he had
been swindled he has laid his misfortune
to Lawyer Kohl, apparently holding him
responsible for not taking steps to as
certain that Allen was a fraud and the
mortgages he placed in escrow as Sc
curity when the property was decided to
him were valueless. Hore frequently
made uncompllmentary remarks con-
corning Kohl, which came to the lat
ters ears, and yesterday when Hore
said in his hearing hat he believed
Kohl was in on the play with Allen, the
lawyer lost his temper and struck put
from the shoulder. He landed on Hore's
Jaw and the latter proceeded at once
to police headquarters and swOre out a
warrant in police court, charging Kohl
with assault in the third degree. Kohl
was arrested and released on bonds.
Lawyer Kohl made the following
statement concerning his dealings with
Hore last evening:
"Hore came to my office some days
before the alleged sale was made to AL
len and said he had gone on a woman's
bond In Anaconda for $1,000 and that
the woman had skipped. He wanted
to know If there was any way for him
to escape paying the bond L told him
there was not, as he was worth the
amount of the bond. and that, if he
could do so. he had better plead guilty
to the charge against the woman for
her, and he would probably get off by
paying a fine of $50 or 500. He said
no more and went away. In a few days
he came back and said he had found a
way to get out of paying the bond; that
he had found a purchaser for his prop
erty. He told me the plan of the deal
that Allen was going to put a couple
of mortgages in escrow as security that
he would pay I'VE the money in Octo-
Der. / asked him if he knew the man
was all right and that the mortgages
were good, and he said he was satisfied
on that point. He brought Allen to my
place the hex day and asked to have
the deeds and contract in escrow
drawn up. / examined the mortgages
and found them in proper form. l had
no opportunity to ascertain whether
they were on BONA fide property or not,
as he was anxious TO nave the deal
closed up then. 1 accordingly did my
part as a lawyer and there my connec-
ton with the matter ended.
when Hore discovered h a been
swindled he told around town that he
had trusted to me to inquire into the
validity of the mortgages and said h
believed / was in on the deal with AL
len. l paid no attention to his remarks
at first, knowing he vas much worried,
intending to speak to him about it later,
expecting him then TO apologize, but he
came up into the building where my Of
flee is located yesterday and openly
stated TO another person in a loud voice,
obviously intended for my ears, that
he believed / stood in with Allen and
helped rob him. / thought my patience
had stood enough, and / walked over.
told him he knew he was telling an
untruth and struck him. With refer
ence to the charge he has made, that I
charged him $50 for my services, l wish
to say that I defended a suit in a JUS
tice court for him and won it. Then
when he came to me about the sale OF
his property, ne said a real estate dealer
wanted to know If a quarter Of that
and / drew up the papers. The amount
he offered came to $50 n / told him
that would do me. After the sale was
made he said he thought $50 too much
and | asked him what he thought would
be right. He said he though $50 would
be about right for my services in the
lawsuit and the sale and / said all right
and he paid me hat amount"
Hore could not be seen last evening
relative to his side of the controversy.