Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-13

NoLy LoSlNs
The eastbound Great Northern passen-
ger train Tuesday went through a bridge,
five miles from Big Sandy, every car leav-
ing the track. The passengers were badly
shaken up but escaped serious injury.
William McCurdie. division road master,
was riding in the engine cab at the time
of the accident. and in jumping struck
his head, receiving serious INJURIES. The
cause of the accident was the high water,
which had washed out the earth under
the bridge, thus leaving it without sup
port.
The Seattle Times of last Saturday is
authority for the statement that George
w. Graham, formerly in the newspaper
business in Helena. was touched for
$4,000 in the bad lands of Seattle a few
nights ago. During a fight that resulted
when Mr.. Graham discovered he had been
robbed he succeeded in recovering $1,000
of the money. Mr.. Graham has had the
woman arrested and viii prosecute her.
! Boulder Age April II: This morning
occurred the death of Thomas McNally at
the age of 6S years. "Uncle Tom was one
of the old band of gold hunters, the
placer miners of former years who came
west to seek their fortunes. In the early
Cos he and Hon. Ed. Cardwell came to
Colorado together and in SO came to Mon
tana, and mined at Virginia City and
other placer camps of the early days. De-
ceased had lived in Boulder and vicinity
for about 20 years but of late has been in
failing health, his death being caused by
bronchitis. He has no relatives in this
vicinity but has u sister at Chippewa
Falls, Wis, another in Arizona. and sew
eral nieces. Thomas Murray, with whom
he was formerly associated IN business.
and Ed. Cardwell, with whom he came
,,-~,t 900 5000 ,1@t,H>l - -, IontL - nd
the funeral will be held tomorrow. and
the body buried in the Valley cemetery.
The case of County Commissioners
Smith for soliciting a bride was tried in
the district court at BOULDER yesterday.
The case was very interesting, and
Drought out some very sensational testi-
mony relating to Smith. Deputy County
Clerk Scharf testified that he had offered
Smith as a loan the sum Of $175 for influ-
ence in the matter or appointing the
clerk of the district court, vice Henry
Ricketts, resigned. Charles q. Pond also
testified that he had offered Smith a loan
of $3.50 if he would vote as county COM
missioner for the appointment of the
same officer. Both of the above testified
that they had long talks with Smith in
regard to the appointment, and also that
Smith had promised both his vote as COM
missioner. Several witnesses were put
on the stand from different points in the
county, who testified that Smiths reputa-
ton for truth and veracity was not of the
best. One of the features of the trial was
that of the jurylnen, Mr.. SouthWorth,
of Basin, was placed on the witness stand
in the defendants favor, and his testi-
mony was that Smiths reputation was
not very good for truth and veracity.
William Fergus, chairman of the board
of county commissioners, was one of the
most important witnesses during the day,
and was cross-examined very closely by
counsel Dennis Driscoll and others of
Smiths former bondsmen refused to act
when his trouble became known, and
Smith had to skirmish for new bondsmen.
The jury was out about an hour, and re-
turned a verdict of not guilty.