The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-18
A GRAND JURY CALLED
Jefferson County Matters to Be
Investigated.
APPOINTMENT OF CLERK
Judge Parker Directed the Jury's Atten-
ton to Rumors That Money Was
Used-Some Murders to
Be Looked Up.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.


Boulder, Jan. 17.-There convened in
Boulder to-day the first grand jury
that has been called II Jefferson county
for five years. OF the Is names drawn
from the jury box for this service but
nine appeared in court, the others hav-
ing been excused or could not be found.
OF the nine two offered excuses consid-
cred sufficiently good by the court to
warrant their being excused from at
tendance, and the following were sworn
in as members of the grand jury: w.
H. Godfrey Of Basin, ]. c. Sims of VAL
ley, D. A. Rightenour of Basin, j. f.
Wild of Boulder, G. w. Powrie of
Wickes, S. F. futile Of Whitehall,
Henry Schmidt Of Whitehall Mr.. Pow
RE was designated by the judge as fore
man.
In his charge to the jury Judge Par
ker called attention to all the law bear
ing upon their duties, that the law con-
templated their examination of all pub
lie property and Institutions including
county Jail and poor farm also that
they were directed to examine the books
and accounts of county officers, though
this was not so imperative now as for
mery, because of the work by the
state examiner in the same line. He
then called their attention to an IN
punished murder in the county, and
while he had no new information to
offer, yet it was in their province to
take up the case. The matter referred
to is the murder of an old lady, Mrs.
McDonough, which was accomplished at
Basin in a most brutal manner about
two years ago. Officers of the law at
that time made active efforts to dis
cover the perpetrators of the crime. but
accomplished nothing, though it is gen.
orally believed that the murderers are
residents of the county.
He also called the attention Of the
jury to another matter, and from the
earnestness with which he spoke it may
be concluded that it was the principal
reason for calling them together. He
said there had been talk and rumors
current on the street and even appear
ing in the newspapers that there had
been money used in connection with the
appointment of a clerk of the court re
Gently made by the board of county
Mr.. Rickerts, he having been elected
to the office of clerk of the supreme
court, it became the duty of the COM
missoners to fill the vacancy. There
were several applicants, and talk was
current that money was used to secure
the appointment. He felt that this was
a charge coming very near the court
itself, and he desired it cleared up by
most rigid examination, and if such an
offense had been committed the parties
to it must be punished and if not, the
parties should be eXonerated and the
slanderous talk should cease.
The new schedule on the Great North
ern is great satisfaction to the people
here because it gets the Standard 10
them in the forenoon. The Standard
appears to be looked to for authentic
information regarding conditions in
Helena and is recognized as the one
great newspaper of the state.
Saturday there was held here the fu-
neral of one of the Oldest settlers in the
Boulder valley. William Mulvey came
here about 80 years ago, having followed
the placer mining excitement from Col
orado into Montana. He mined here for
Il while then located a ranch in the
valley, where he lived for many years
His health had been poor of late, and
he went to Helena for treatment, re-
naming there several months. His
death was due to heart failure and oc-
CURED on the 18th, the body being
brought here for burial. Funeral SER
vices We're conducted in the Catholic
church by Rev. Father Day. and the
interment was in the valley cemetery
by the side of his wife, who died sew
eral years ago. Deceased was 81 years
old and had no relatives in this part of
the country.
The outlook for business activity in
Boulder this season appears to be good.
One of the mercantile firms has received
thus far this month II carloads of sup
plies, including one car each of meats.
syrup, candles. bran, wheat, two car
loads of flour and four of oats.
The interest bearing indebtedness of
this school district has just been reduc-
ed from $11,500 to $4,000 by the taking
up of some of the seven per cent bonds.
At the sale of property for delinquent
taxes Monday there were few bidders
and very little property was sold