Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-02
B. & NJ. Will Ascertain Where
Its Copper Goes.
THE GUIDONI HEARING
Guld0ni is Charged With Having En-
c0uraged the Theft of Ore
and Matte.

The preliminary hearing in the case of
the state VS.. Pasquili Guidoni begun in
Judge Harrington's court yesterday, was
resumed this morning, the session con-
tinuing until noon, when an adjournment
was taken until Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
Guidoni is a Meaderville Junk dealer
who is charged with having made a BUSH
ness of purchasing copper matte and ore
stolen from the Boston & Montana Min
ing company. His interests are being
looked after by Judge ]. l.. Wines, and
the state is represented by Chief Deputy
County Attorney Kelley.
Samuel G. Reynolds, ex-sheriff, and
now employed as a special officer for the
Boston & Montana company, testified
that on July "a he visited Guidoni's place
in Meaderville and found a quantity of
upper castings and matte. A piece of
copper water pipe, which was taken from
the place. was identified as being identi-
cal with that used in the Leonard mine.
superintendent w. G.. Thomas of the
Boston & Montana smelter testified that
in company with Reynolds. City Detect
i've Murphy and others, he went to Gut
donfs house and Murphy put Guidoni
under arrest. Guidoni represented to the
officers and the witness that he bought
the copper of some boys. Witness and
others searched the place and found large
quantities of copper matte, brass, cop
per pipe, and first class ore. Witness
identified a piece of copper pipe as the
property of the Boston & Montana COM
pany. and said it was found on Guidoni's
premises.
City Detective Murphy testified that the
private officers Of the Boston & Montana
called his attention to the fact that ore
was being thrown from the Boston &
Montana cars near Meaderville, and that
later it was collected n taken to Gui-
doni's place. He went to Guidoni's place
on the oath and arrested him. Guidoni
admitted to him that a few days pre-
viously he had shipped 1900 pounds of
ore. Later the ore was found at the Butte
sampling works.
Edmund Kent, master mechanic for the
Boston & Montana company, identified
the piece of water column as identical
with that used in the Leonar mine, and
said the company did not sell any of it.
| w. H. Steele, assayer for the Boston &
Montana, testified that he had made sam
pies of the matte found and that it yield
ed the same returns as the Boston & Mon
tana matte. He was of the opinion that
the stolen matte was the product of the
Boston & Montana smelter.
Charles Barreugh, a boy, testified to
having sold ore to Guidoni. He said Gut
doni had asked him to steal the ore from
the cars, blu he had never done so. The
ore he sold to Guidoni was not stolen.
Max Manning, another boy, testified to
having sold Guidoni ore, and said Gut
doni never asked him where he got it.
He sale he found the ore on the waste
dump of the Rarus.
William Reese, another boy, testified
that he had sold ore to Guidoni and hat
no questions were asked.
Guidoni then took the stand. He said
the testimony of the witnesses for the
state was untrue, entering a general de-
NAL.
John BartOllo testified to the effect that