The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-29
WERE GIVEN A HEARING
Preliminary Examination in the
Nellie Corbett Case.
DEEPLY FEELS HER SHAME
Told Her Story in . Scarcely Audible
voice-Lefs Her Fathers House
Dressed in a u of
Mems Clothes.

The story of the efforts of Ed Maho-
ney and his friends. John Rand and
william Booth. to spirit away Nellie
Corbett after she had been ruined by
Mahoney. was told in detail yesterday
Afternoon in the preliminary hearing of
Rand and Booth, which began at 4
o'clock before Justice of the Peace
Trap. Tire hearing was not completed.
an adjournment being taken to IL o'clock
this moi ming after the greater part of
the states case was in. A big crowd
of morbid curiosity seekers assembled
expecting to hea the sensational testi-
mony. but they were disappointed. as
all spectators were excluded on motion
of the prcsecution, who thought wit
nesses should not be required to give
their testimony before spectators. The
chief reason was to shield the unfortun-
ate young woman the embarrassment
of being the object of curiosity for the
crowd. The girl was accompanied to
court by her father and an uncle. She
sat aim 1sS me tionless throughout the
proceedings. ard by Ter shrinking man.
ner evidenced how keenly she feels the
shame that has been brought upon her.
The father was much affected, n
while his daughter was telling her story
he left the court room rather than listen
to the recital. Chief Deputy County
Attorney c. p. Connolly conducted the
examination for the state, and Attorney
w. j. Naughten represented the defend
ant.
Dennis Coibett. the father of the girl,
was the first witness. He stated that the
girl was L. years of age; that her moth
er was dead, and he was therefore her
natural guardian. He said that on the
night of June 30 his daughter left home
without his Enc wieGge or consent. He
suspected from Ter condition she had
gone, as sic was a:hamed to remain
longer at aoiae. He lad for some time
suspected all was not well. and had
several times accused her, but she each
time denied she had been guilty of any
wrong.
Nellie Corbett was next called. 1t was
evident being compelled to tell her story.
caused her much pain, and during the
long recital spoke in a voice so low as to
be hardly audible. She told how the
defendant, Rand, came to her fathers
house in VAUDEVILLE on the night of
June 30 in company with Mahoney. He
carried a valise containing a suit of
mems clothes. U~nbeknown to any of
her family, she put on the male attire
and put her own clothes in the valise
and left with Mahoney and Rand. They
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Montana street. Rand left them there
and went away n stayed several days,
during which time she occupied the cab
in with Mahoney. Eventually Mrs. Ma
honey heard she was staying at the
cabin and came there. Rand and Booth
were there when Mrs. Mahoney came.
They pushed her out when she tried to
enter.
They kept her outside some time,
Rand talking to her while Booth, who
remained inside, opened the cellar o
and pointing down, told her to hid
there. Then the door was opened and
Mrs. Mahoney allowed to enter. Not
finding her. Mrs. Mahoney left. After
a time she came back and asked If
there was a cellar to the house, but be-
ing unable to find a cellar door when
Rand and Booth permitted her to look,
went away again. Shortly afterward,
fearing Mrs. Mahoney would return,
she went to Booths cabin near the
chool of mines building. She occupied
the cabin that night with Mahoney,
both going away and leaving them.
Fearing Mrs. Mahoney would again find
them out, Mahoney concluded to go
away n it was arranged she should
follow him to Spokane. Mahoney left
on the morning of the 9th of July. He
was to leave a letter of instructions for
her companions at. Drummond. That
night she remained with Booth in the
cabin, she occupying his bed and he
sleeping on an i~mprovised bed. A Miss
Sad Leonard called at the cabin and
Booth introduced her to Miss Leonard
as his married sister, Mrs. Lawrence.
The preparations for her departure
were all made when Under Sheriff
Murphy arrived and interposed.
In response to questions by Mr.. Con-
molly, the girl said that while at Rand's
cabin, after Mrs. Mahoney's visit, the
subject of their being found out had
been discussed and Rand had said If
worst came to worst he would not
mind going to Jail for a little while to
help a friend. She also stated that
Mahoney, Rand and Booth addressed
one another by their given names, the
fact being brought out to how they
were well acquainted and friends. on
cross-examination Attorney Naughten
failed to shake any of the witness
statements. The father of the girl lis
tened a few minutes at the beginning
of the story, and got up and left the
court room.
Sadie Leonard, a young woman liv-
ing not far distant from Booths cabin,
was next called. She said Booth had
called at her mothers house the day af-
ter Miss Corbett arrived at his cabin.
The coming of the girl had been noted
and the witness mother asked him who
the girl was at his cabin. Booth said
she was his married sister. Mrs. Leon
ard did not believe II. and Booth said,
Come over n III introduce you"
Mrs. Leonard told the witness to go
over and see IL the girl looked IKE