The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-30
PAPERS WERE MISSING
Butcher Kreig Has a Lucky Els
cape From Prosecution.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
The Exhibits Necessary for the Trial of
the Case Mysteriously Disap-
peared-He Was Fined by
Justice Laurandeau.

John l.. Kreig, the butcher who was
| convicted in a Justice court and fined
| $500 and sentenced to six months in the
county Jail for giving short weight
escaped prosecution in the district
court, to which he had appealed, be-
cause some of the papers and exhibits
upon which the state depended for a
| conviction had in some way mysterious
ly disappeared. The appeal was called
for trial in Judge Clancy's court yes
terday morning and when County At
torney Connolly asked for the papers
he found that the important exhibits,
consisting of memoranda, in kreig's
own handwriting, sent with each meat
order to the Maggie sisters, giving the
weight and charges, We're missing
The case had originally been tried in
Justice Laurandeau's court. where the
exhibits were filed. Judge Laurandeau
claimed that he had sent the exhibits
to the clerk of the district court, but
the records in that office show that
they have never been received there.
When it became evident that the pa
pers could not be found the county at
torney was compelled to dismiss the
case against kreig, although a jury had
already been empaneled NJ L. Wines,
attorney for kreig, asked the court to
instruct the jury to find a verdict of
not guilty, but the court declined to do
that. and the case was simply dismiss
ed The Maggie sisters claimed that
they had kept tab on the butcher for
some months and found that he had
defrauded them out of $50 to $40 a
month, and estimated that during five
years in which they traded with him
they lost about $500 in that way.
In a suit of Sullivan, Drew & Co.
against Nellie O. Henault, the defend
ant yesterday filed an answer in court
denying that she is indebted to the
plaintiffs in the sum of $3S9.70, and sets
up a counter claim for $1O15.77 She
says that she went to New York in
February, 1898, for the purpose of pur-
chasing goods and supplies for her mil
linery store, and entered into an agree
ment with the plaintiffs whereby she
was to purchase goods of them to the
value of $500, and as an inducement
they agreed to receive all the goods she
bought in New York and pack and ship
them to Butte. The defendant bought
goods to the value of $91547 and turn
ed them over to the PLAINTIFF for ship
ment, but they only sent a small por-
tlon of them, not exceeding 1899 70.
They kept the remainder and disposed
of them to their own benefit. The de-
PENDANT was unable to secure other
goods in time for the season, and be-
cause of her consequent inability to
supply her customers in Butte she was
damaged in the sum of $500, wherefore
she asks judgment for that amount in
addition to the $515.77, the value of the
goods kept by the plaintiffs.
The appraisers of the estate Of Mary
E. Turner, deceased yesterday filed in
court report showing the value of
the estate to be 5000. consisting Of sew
eral interests in mining claims.
In the $4,000 damage suit of Mae
Lathrop against the city of Butte and
the Grand Opera House. company for
personal injuries received by the fall
of bill board at the corner of Utah
avenue and Platinum street, an an
swer was filed in court yesterdy by the
opera house company The company
denies that they were the owner of the
bill board and that they had anything
to do with it.
Judge Lindsay heard the plaintiffs
proofs in the divorce case of Edward H.
Whinyates against JESSIE and granted
the plaintiff a decree. His testimony
was that they were married in Butte
on Oct. 49, 1898, and that she deserted
him in February. 1896. She was in
Missoula at the time and sent to him
for money to bring her to Butte. He
sent it and she went to some other part
of the state. Later she sent for more
money with which to pay her fare
home and he sent it to her. and since
then he has heard nothing of her.
A suit for divorce was brought yes
terday by Frank e. Haskins against
Emily M. Haskins on the ground of
desertion. They We're married at VAN
couver, Wash, April /, 1883. and on
Nov. 20, 1894, while living at Missoula,
the defendant deserted the plaintiff.
Another suit against the city for
damages on account of a change of
grade was tried in Judge Lindsay's
court yesterday and the jury returned
a verdict in favor of the plaintiff Will
lam O'Donnell and others, for $3.50.
They had sued for $4,000. Their prop
erty is at the corner of Crystal and
Granite streets, and the street grade
was changed in 1897.
An old Hesperus case, in which H L.
Haupt is plaintiff and William Burton
and others defendants Is set for trial
in Judge Lindsay's court this morning
The death of ]. C. Robinson, one of the
defendants, was suggested yesterday,
and G. H. Casey, who succeeded in his
interest in the property, was substi-
tuted. Ella Knowles Haskell withdrew
as attorney for Elias Simmington, de-
PENDANT.
Ade1ine Revili yesterday petitioned
the court to be appointed guardian of
the person and estate of her husband,
Edward Revili, who is patient at
Warm Springs.
The election Of Mccarthy to the may
orally is, in the minds of many. a fore
gone conclusion. Whoever is elected
they will admit that Centennial book
beer is the only beverage that thor
Oughly satisfies.