The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-27
DID NOT STEAL THE GOODS
Phil Sanchagran Acquitted of a
Charge of Grand Larceny.
TESTIMONY IN THE CASE
Proved That the Young Man Came Law
fully Into Possession of His Extern
sive Wardrobe-Court Room
Looked Like Hat Store.

Justice Harrington's court room look
ed like haberdasher's establishment
yesterday. Gents furnishing goods of
pretty nearly every description were
strewn about and covered the tables
as though displayed for sale. But that
was not what they We're there for.
They were exhibits in a case in which
young man was having a preimin-
airy hearing on a charge of grand lar
ceny. The defendant was Phil San
chagran, who stood accuesd of stealing
the goods in evidence from the Silver
City Mercantile company, by which he
had been employed as clerk. The ac-
cused stoutly comtatted the charge
against him. and at the end of the
hearing. which lasted the whole after
noon was discharged.
The evidence in the case, that for the
state, was given by Samuel Nixon, a
member of the firm mentioned, and
number of the employees of the estab-
lishment. l was to the effect that the
defendant had been employed at the
store of the Silver City Mercantile
company for some time. up to a few
days ago. Numerous articles belong
ing to the store were missed and san
cha gran would at times be seen wear
ing certain of the articles that were
| missed from the store. Becoming sus-
picious of Sanchagran, a search war
rant was sworn out and his room was
searched and a long list of goods that
had been in the stock of the store was
found The store had a rule that when
any of the clerks desired to purchase
anything they were to have 1t charged
| up against them, and were not to take
| it and pay the cash like other people.
| None of the goods found in the de-
| PENDANTS room were found charged on
| the books The goods found when the
search was made We're placed in evil
| dence and identified as belonging 10
| the company.
The defense opened, and Sanchagran
took the stand. He testified that he
had never stolen any of the goods
found in his room. The display was
laid before him, and he told how he
| came by each article. There were sew
| en- pocket knives, two pairs of trousers,
| seven undershirts, six pairs of drawers
three overshirts, one cap, "a neckties.
| one pair of gloves, nine pairs of socks.
| one pair of ladies' carriers, one box or
soap one clock. one pair of shoes, a
set of forks and spoons etc. Sancha-
gran said he bought the greater NUM-
| Der of the articles shown, and paid
cash for them. Some he got at the
| store where he worked and others he
| brought to Butte from elsewhere.
Those he had bought at the store and
| had not paid cash for he had had
| charged or had intended to, as he had
| purchased them of other clerks and
| had depended on them to put the
| charge on the books.
| BY resort to the day book of the
| store it was shown that, whereas the
| head of the firm had testified that
| none of the goods in evidence had ever
been charged to the defendant, there
were quite number of the articles
that stood charged on the book. Quite
q lot of the goods. shown, the defend
| ant testified. We're bought by a friend
named Taylor, who had later given
| them to him.
| Judge Harrington took all the oVl.
dence into consideration and discharged
| the defendant. Sanchagran was rep
| resented by Attorneys Donlan and For
estel, and the case was prosecuted by
County Attorney Connolly and Deputy
| Row Allen.