Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-07

The former question On Authority
Was repeated
The party that ietr that bullion there
left it with INSTRUCTIONS TO that effect"
answered Mr.. Mayer.
w move to strike the
said Mr.. Wines. but no action was taken.
Was il the defendant thar left it
there
An objection IL the question was made.
The witness stated that the iswelsr
conveyed the instructions. the ieweler
stating that there was work Tor him 70
do
Who was the iawelersF
My nephew"
We move 10 strike cut the last three
answers. said Mr.. Wines, IA the ground
that they are all hear>ay evidence"
The W Mere stricken.
Did YOU ever have any transaction.
communication or conversation with the
defendant. Mr.. Boyd. in reference to this
particular bullion by which Mr.. Boyd
pretended 70 exercise any interest in or
control over this buflion9"
An objection 70 the question followed.
based on the ground that il called fer a
conclusion on the part of the witness.
ana the portion Of the question beginning
with by which MIR. Boyd pretended 10
exercise control was ordered stricken
out.
1 had no conversation with Mr.. Boyd
in regard 10 this particular bullion"
"Ihat IS only partly responsive TO the
question aid Mr. Connen- Il asked
II YOU had any transaction or communj-
cation with the defendant"
4 had lone, was the reply.
I understand yeu 70 say YOU saw the
defendant in your place II day. BY
what name did you know hinn'
BOYLE. About i O'Clock that day he
game III with some mineral 10 be aSsayed
We talked about il and ne told ME for
What class o. minerals he desired 10 have
il tested.
Did You have any conversation With
AIR. Boyle regarding rhis bullionaa"
Not a. -hae time"
Why did You say you had no CONVEX
sation al III tjnes"
"lou are referring 10 this particular
bullion. are not@," asked the witness
If 50, Mr.. Boyd said notling. produced
"When did You next see Mr.. Boyle"
Saw him here"
I You not see hin at the city jaile"
Il did not. When l was called upou 10
Identify him l said This is Mr.. Bovu,'
This is the man."
When did You see Mr.. Boyd before
this tranSactiou?"
4 do not remember. might nave seen
him a month or six Weeks before. | saw
Mr.. Boyle the Friday this bullion came
IN. He had some samples for assay"
Don't YOU know as a matter of fact
that all the bullion here belonged 10 or
was claimed by Mr.. Boylea'"
of that | am not positive. as l did not
him bring ii in"
1t was necessary TO see him bring it
n for YOU to know he claimed il. was ite"
An objection was made, but ii was
overruled.
Yes. it was necessary"
Did Q see MIR. Boyd or see anybody
else bring il in under his directiou:'"
II did not"
You say YOU saw the defendant there
about six weeks before. Under what
eircumstaucesH'
II did some work for Mr.. Boyle and
under those circumstances l met him."
What was the nature of the worll?'
similar TO this"
Bullion assays"
Yes. sir"
Don't You know il was this same bull
ion p"
4 do not
What became Of the b%ullion."
Il refuse to
Who brought that other bullion to
place."
Il think il was Mr.. Boyle"
Don't you knowe"
I am not positive: YOU W. TO see
he books
The books We're produced and one
showed than on July 3 some bullion had
returned a nenes of $50. 80 and 7io.
1t also disclosed the fact that one Boyle
had left it there.
At this point a tilt occurred between
the county attorney and Mayors at
torney. The latter objected to the exam
of the private records of the Wit
ness, basing il upon the allegation that
its contents might interfere With the
rights of Mayer When his case was heard.
An adjournment Mas taken without 4
decision.