The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-19
RICE'S TRANSMISSION,
The Shortage Is $775 - Tho Police Have
No Trace of Him.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Sneclal Dispatch to the Standard.
Boulder, April 1S.-An error in transmits
sion of a dispatch to the Standard YES
terday should be corrected in that the alb
scondng hookkeeper is D. M Rice, in
stead of E. NJ. Wright as stated in the
dispatch. Also that he was an employe
OF the Gaffney Mercantile company. and
not the Grafton company, and the amount
OF his shortage is $775.
He was sent here by Mr.. Gaffney who is
spending lew months in Buffalo and no
DOUBT was highly recommended by his
former employers there. He reached here
ana took charge of the books on April
g. On Saturday evening last he told 9TH
ers IN the store that he was going to
Helena to see the place and to secure
residence for his family, expected soon
from the East. He bought a ticket for
Helena at the Great Northern station and
Is said to have taken the train Monday
morning he was not at his desk and it
was supposed that he might have missed
a return train, but in the afternoon sllspi-
cion was aroused. and Mr.. Berendes of
the Bank of Boulder, who has charge of
ahalrs at the store in the absence of
Mr.. Gaffney. concluded to examine the
saIe. me cash drawer was locked and
the key gone. 1t was forced open and
found to be empty. and the shortage is in
the sum above stated.
IN the evening warrant was issued
Tor Rice, but up to this time he has not
beeh apprehended. From a somewhat no.
ticeabie scar on his face he should be
quite easily Identified He is a man of
medium size, weighs about 40 pounds is
stated to have blue eyes and a medium
mustache. neither very light nor dark
The scar on his face extends from above
the right eye well down on the cheek
and Is very noticeable
In the district court G. L. Hagenbur-
ger of Butte has been granted a divorce
from Carrie Hagenburger. who is a resi-
dent of Brooklyn. n. Y. Plaintiff alleges
desertion among other causes. At first
an answer was made to his complaint de-
nylng some of the allegations with the
evident intention of cOntesting the case
but the answer was afterward Withdra wn,
default of defendant entered and a de-
cree granted, Plaintiff being awarded GUS
tody of one of the three minor children,
Lizzie, aged 10 years.
Inc seven gambling cases against Riley.
Jones, Crisler, Lenning. Logan, Leslie and
Lake are set for the balance of this
week the first one to be taken up on
Wednesday marning. Some of them will
necessarily go over until next week on
account of the Carson murder trial being
postponed from Monday to Friday. giving
time TO procure additional jurors.
The Airport will case is set for April
% at a. m.
Additional jurors summoned are H. Nor
row, w. ?. Battershell. A. Molstead, Chris
Mockel, Charles Hoffman of Elkhorn;
Nels Larsen. D. McNeill. John McDer-
mott Charles z. Pond, P. B. Mills of
Boulder; j. B. Brien, H. S. Houghton. W.
II. Justicon, J. L. Murphy of Basin; c. l..
Beers, NJ. Mckenzie. Charles McCauley,
J. II. B. Matheson of Clancy: L. c. La
tham William McKeown, E. Cooley of
Whitehall; T. r. Thompson, c. c. Lehner,
Chris Nelson of jefferson; w. n David
son, Frank Miner. John Dawson of Cold
Springs; P. Michigan, Thomas Jones of AL
hambra: S NJ. Johnston, Fish Creek: A.
p. Nevins. Willow Creek: E. Cardwell,
jefferson island; N. H. Johnson, Lump
gulch; II. Freyler Wickes; A. c. Moe, Elk
Park.
The case of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company VS.. Henry Schupp ct al, an
action to recover for lumber sold has
been dismissed at request of the plant
ifs.
Among new cases is that of Jane Miller
vs.. Wesley Nick. Miller an action for d.
vorce. They We're married in this county
in 1SSS and defendant deserted plaintiff in
September 1896 There are four children,
of whom the plaintiff asks custody Whit
ing & Alexander have commenced a suit
to recover $Si7.10 with interest and 5000
attorneys fees from William HuseltOn
ct al.
J. II. Doty commenced an action against
james McClusky et al. to compel issuance
of a deed to the Blue Bell mining claim,
near Gregory