The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14
BUTTE NEWS.
B|LkED BY HIS LAWYER
That's the Charge Jones Brings
Against Burt Marsh.
HE HELD OUT TOO MUCH
1t Is Alleged by Jones That Marsh Stole
Hundred Dollars From Him
in tho Settlement
of q Suit

A warrant charging grand larceny
was issued by Justice Nichols last
evening for the arrest of Burt Marsh
the lawyer whose methods of doing
business have several times attracted
the attention of the authorities. Back
of the warrant is a story with more
than one interesting phase. The story
begins with an adventure which re-
suited disastrously to married man
ana married woman, who were not
married to one another. About three
weeks ago Joseph Fisher, whose wife
was absent in the East on a visit. en-
gagged livery rig at Langlois', and in
company with the wife of Thomas
Jones of Meaderville, started for Crys
tai Springs. Liquor played an import-
ant part IN the adventure, and by the
time the couple were well on the road
hllarity was on the rise The outcome
was runaway, and Fisher and Mrs.
Jones We're spilled out and so badly
hurt that they had to be brought to
town in hospital ambulance and both
LAID in the hospital in precarious con-
dition for several days.
Inc second chapter opens with Mrs.
Jones recovery. The husband de-
manded that Fisher pay her hospital
bill, and to enforce the demand, en-
pioyed Lawyer Marsh to bring suit
against Fisher for 5000. The suit was
filed in Justice Nichols court at Walk
erville, but before it came to trial was
settled out of court.
The third and final chapter opens
with the appearance of Thomas Jones,
the husband, at the office of County
Attorney Connolly yesterday. Jones
fecited the foregoing chapters of the
story to Mr.. Connolly and said that he
had been bilked by his lawyer. He
said that when he engaged Marsh to
bring the suit he had given him a re-
tainer of $40. The suit was begun and
later Marsh came to him and said he
had compromised the suit for $1OO. He
held out $40 for his fee and gave Jones
the balance of $50. evidently figuring
that Jones and Fisher would never
come together after what had taken
place and would never be any the
wiser. But he reckoned wrongly. The
chasm between Jones and Fisher.
caused by the untoward adventure,
was not so great, but they eventually
came together. and when they COM
pared notes, Jones said he learned that
Fisher, to stop the proceedings against
him. had paid Marsh the full 5000 sued
for.
Later III lueu Gay tle story OF Jones
was supplemented by statements made
by Mrs. Jones and Fisher. who APP
peared at the court house. Fisher said
Marsh had given him a receipt, which
read, Settlement in full" but did not
state any amount, but he had not no.
ticed the omission at the time. Mrs.
Jones said that when Marsh was ac-
cused, in her presence, by Fisher, he
had admitted that he got 5000. Marsh.
it appears, learned that complaint had
been made against him and called at
the county attorneys office to explain
matters. To Deputy Kelly he admitted
having received $3.50 from Fisher He
failed to give reason that satisfied Mr..
Kelly as to why, if he had received $3.50.
he had told Jones he had only got $100,
and a complaint charging grand lar
ceny was filed in Justice Nic'ols court,
where the warrant was at once is
sued.