The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-10
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and told that would all come in his
testimony.
Il had known Cullinane % or 26
years. said he in reply to questions.
During that time he was placer min
err in Washington and American
gulches. He lived at the head of Amer
lean gulch in a cabin with John Null
holland, who had been there with him
off and on about three or four years.
.Yes"-looking at Dotson-"I know
the defendant. That is, I have seen
him three or four times. I first met
him near my house about six weeks
before Cullinane was missed Dotson
and a man named Cachlein, who came
from the same part of the country with
him, came to my house together. AT
that time Dotson had been stopping
with the Hilderbrands about a mile and
a quarter from Cullinane's. and Benson
had been stopping at old man Dotsons
place, about an equal distance from
Cullinane's house.
.'One day after this I had gone out
to picket my horse--you see we had sus-
pected these men of something and"
I'VE object" said Judge Trippet.
1T don't make any difference if you
do said Chadwick. rounding upon him
testify. but as a quiet smile spread over
the court room the witness was in
structed as to objections. The fact of
any suspicious Chadwick might have
had was eliminated from the testimony.
He continued in hating manner, his
unfamiliarity with court procedure
making the examination tedious work.
In substance he said
When | had gone to picket my horse
near the big stream I saw Dotson and
the boy, Benson. hanging around. So
l took my fish pole and went down to
them. They had pan filled with dirt,
but as they could only have got it some
distance away, l was suspicious OF
them.
".What are you doing here? l asked
the boy. He was scared, but replied.
Just prospec ting. I asked them Where
did you get that pan of dirt?' and they
told me. I said, 1T is pretty hard
place to come to to make money when
six or seven old miners around here 1
know have died on the county
''Dotson said: oh, you old miners
have got lots of money. Why, you've
got $4,000 or $1,000 buried yourself
II told him he was mistaken, but he
went on: And there's old Eugene
meaning Culinane-'he's got $4,000
or $40, 000
Il said: No, he's got no money
but Dotson went on and said that am
other old man, Antoine, had a lot Ct
money, too. Then, speaking of Guilt
names money, he said: wouldn't tcat
money be better circulated? 1t isn't
doing him any good
Then l said: Tt would be A coed
job if some one would rob him. That
is all that was said that time
How Robbery Was Planned.
"A week later ] was at work irr.-
eating meadow when Dotson came
to the fence. Good morning., said
he. Good morning, said l. II amt
here for the good of my health, said
he. I didn't suppose you We're said
I. I heard you say something the
other day. said he. that lust suits
me-. Then he went on to say tina. old
Eugene didn't need his money, ard it
would be better to put it in circula tiGn.
he said. How would it be to ger that
money? I said that was all light
but | said | didn't want to rob any
one.
You don't have to- he said. You
can go down to the store for q day or
two and get drunk and the robbery
will be left on Hildebrand.'
u don't think said I, that old
Cullinane has five dollars but he said
he knew Cullinane had money. lie
said: I want you to waeca Mulhol-
land, SO we can know when ne is out
of the way
Il said again I didn't believe The cid
that anyhow he could not get 4 With
out hurting the old man. I asked him
how he got acquainted with Cuilinane.
oh. the old man'-meaning his
father-'tooll me up there and made
me acquainted with him. We met him
coming out OF the woods with a Win
chester rife on his shoulder
I told him again that l didn't tt-
lieve Cullinane had any money, for
he had met two bank failures.
''.Yes he has said Dotson, and he
has this old man Mulholland there to
watch it and take care of it. He has
been through two bank failures and
is afraid of banks, so he las the
money hid in his bed and some of 1t
in a pouch on him.
Il said again that he couldn't set
Mt, if Cullinane had any, without hurt
ing him. He said: I don't have to
hurt him; l can hypnotic him. Do