Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-14
CAUGHT
Man Whom He is Alleged to
Have SWindled
LOCATES HIM IN A CABIN
The Fugitive Was Disguised, But it
Did Not Save Him From
the LassO.
LOCATES HIM IN A CABIN

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broker and money lender, is not so slow
as he might be. Mr.. Jenkin is not max
ing a business of ferreting out crime and
criminals unless the act and actor figures
in something in which he is Interested,
but when he turns himself loose on a trail
something drops.
Early in December a man named Theo-
dOre Lawrence, alias Theodore Whitford,
worked him for $50 on a bogus mortgage
and disappeared, but Yesterday Jenkins
located him and secured his arrest. He is
now III the county jail with a charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses
against him.
In obtaining the money Lawrence is all
legged to nave represented to jenkins that
ne owned the furniture in the Red Boot
lodging house. In order to verify the al
legation Jenkins, with Lawrence by his
side. called upon Mrs. Greeley, the pro-
prietresS of the house, and asked her in
the presence of Lawrence if the latter
owned the furniture. According to the
story told by Jenkins at the county at
torney's office, Mrs. Greeley's answer was
such as to convey the impression that
Lawrence was not misrepresenting
things. Jenkins then loaned Lawrence
the money and took a chattel mortgage
On the furniture to secure it, but shortly
afterwards discovered that he had been
duped; that Mrs. Greeley owned the
property and had it under mortgage to
John O'Rourke.
Search for the alleged swindler then be-
gan with jenkins in the lead, but the flu
sitive had apparently crawled into a hole
and pulled the entrance in after him. No
trace Of him could at that time be found.
jenkins had Mrs. Greeley arrested, but
she gave bonds and was released. Since
the commission Of the act Jenkins has
been untiring in his efforts to locate and
capture Lawrence, but it was not until
yesterday that his work as a sleuth was
crowned with that victory which perser-
verance merits. He located the gentle
man in a cabin and although the fugitive
had shaved his mustache from his upper
lip, bleached his hair, changed his
clothing and otherwise disguised himself
as much as possible the old money lender
recognized him. "A last said Jenkins,
in glee, as he stepped into the presence
of Lawrence, alias Whitford.
Don't get gay there, old man. an
swered Lawrence, feigning an air of in
jured innocence by reason of the intrusion,
What is your business here"'
I'll show you, young Teller" said Jen-
kins. DO you want to Dor, ow another
so on a bogus mortgage? If not I'll just
run you into the county jail on the old
score"
Me, sir? How dare you accuse ma of
wrong doing! I am. sir, a duke in dis
guise and would request that you not in
trude upon the privacy of my domain"
Just then a tin pail dropped from its
hanging place on the wall and made such
a noise that an officer outside thought
trouble had commenced and rushed into
the dukes private domain"
Fifteen minutes later the duke was
resting quietly in the county jail.
When it comes to comparing the value
of city property, New York or Chicago
has none the best Of Butte. In the bust
ness part o f the two eastern towns NAM
ed property is valued at about s.. 900 a
front foot. but in Butte it comes a little
higher. This fact has just been demon
strated in the trial Of the suit Of Patrick
Hamilton against James A. Murray to
decide title to a strip of ground about an
inch and a half wide which adjoins the
west side Of the Hamilton block in West
Broadway. The plaintiff and defendant
claimed the strip. For years, however,
the east wall of one of Murray's buildings
is alleged to have rested upon it. For
this reason Hamilton brought suit
against Murray to recover judgment for
$500 damages, at which amount he valued
the strip. This would give the property
a value of about 1000 a foot. In addition
to the $500 damages the plaintiff asked for
rents, issues and profits for the time the
strip has been occupied by Murray's
building.
The trial was commenced in Judge
Clancy's court yesterday afternoon and
carried into today, the jury getting the
case at exactly 10 o'clock. After deliber-
ating about half an hour a verdict in ia
vor of Hamilton was returned, but in
stead of $500 damages it was for only 81.
No rents or issues We're allowed. Under
the law verdicts of this nature compel
each contestant to pay the costs of the
action.