The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-10
BEFORE JUDGE LESLIE
Gambler Case Decided in Favor
of the Defendants.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Administrative OF the Largely Estate Has
Filed a Report-A Jury Is Being
Empaneled to Try the Rey
Libel Suit.

The trial of the damage suit of J. j.
Gamblers against William b. Hamilton
John ellis and others, was concluded
in Judge Leslie's court yesterday, and
the jury decided the case in favor of
the defendants, who will now probobly
| bring an action against Gamblers for
4 damages. The defendants had short
| lease on the Gamblers mine, and after
| operating it for a few weeks
and when they were taking
out lot of ore, they were en-
1 Joined by Gamblers on the fround that
\ mine not included in the lease, and
! also sued for $4,000 damages, alleging
1 that the mine was badly worked and
poorly timbered
| The jury found on every point for the
| defendants. They found that the tim
| bering was done in safe and substan-
tial manner, as required by the terms
| OF the lease: that the Tagging was prop
erly done; that the clause in the lease
which read: 1T is hereby expressly
agreed that there shall be no ores
| stopped, except at the 300-foot leyel''
meant that the defendants were per-
mitted to commence stopping at the bot
tom or the Winze run from the drift
| OF the 2O0-foot level, and that prior to
the commencement of the suit Gamblers
agreed with the defendants that no
| cross-cut need be run to the ledge at
the s0O-foot level, as had been provided
| for in the lease.
| Lulu F. Largely. administrators of
| the p. A. Largey estate, filed her an
| r4DOrt
| shows that she has allowed claims
| against the estate amounting to $751;
1876 and paid $33,423.62 of them. and
| she has balance of $202, 439.44 cash on
mana. The report shows that the adj
ministratrix has transferred various
| property interests to different persons
| under orders of the court; that several
| claims had been compromised and a
| lot OF personal property sold The
Spectator mine, of which the estate
| owns half interest has been operated
continuously since the death of Largely
and has paid 100000 in dividends. The
estate owned ninety-nine three hun
dred and thirty-six hundredths of the
! Dernler lode, which was sold under an
order OF the court for partition and
was purchased by T. NJ Hodgens for
LOCO. OF that amount s14649.S5 be-
tpnged to the estate. In the return of
the sale it was stated to the court that
Hodgens had bought it in accordance
with an agreement with the Largely es-
tate. The administratrix says that was
incorrect, and the only agreement
| there was was one she had personally
with the purchaser for the purpose of
protecting the estate, and she asks the
court to approve her action. The report
gives the following as the receipts of
the estate since it has been in the
hands of the Administrative: On hand
at death of deceased, s45,25947 rents,
s6,25s.l9; dividends. s156,s7o.s7; royal
ties, 1884; interest. $685. partial pay
ments, s6,032.S5; bills receivable, $3.50;
tax certificates redeemed. $45S; Rands-
burg Mining company, $780, Montana
Flume company, $3,29061 Center store
stock accounts, $3S,251.5O; Butte Hard
ware building, $4,000; Bordeaux COM
promise claim, $14063: Hall &. Bennett
account. $125.95; Chapman & Largey
expense account, $40; C. H. Palmer ac-
count, s26; Idaho Falls syndicate as
sessment returned 1922; furniture and
fixtures. $780,; general expenses $780,
income from sundry sources, $1,95712;
total, $263. 04005.
The disbursements were as follows.
Funeral expenses, S1,223; general ex-
penses, $334,55 administration expenses,
$3 .35; real estate expenses, 81, 0S3 ID;
mining property, $359.93; Chapman
mortgage, $1,052.60: fire insurance,
$S52.24; taxes, $3,59917: family allow
ance $4,992.5O; Chapman & Largey, $40;
horses, S12O; stock account Morning
Star, $2O.45; interest in Salt Lake prop
erty, $22.S5; Randsburg mining property,
Ss62.50; Free Coin lode. s2.70; Greencas-
tie lode, S1.75; Idaho Falls syndicate, s25;
ratenting expenses, $1,951.29; represent
ing, s1,049.55; taxes, Portland park $37;
tax deeds, $42243; bills receivable,
$3.50; claims against estate paid $685.
SOFIA; Mantle and Largely suit, S1lO;
S1lif n
ly. 1918; M. s. Largely, cash, $500; Lulu
Largely, $125; furniture and fixtures,
Sl,O2342; repairs, etc, $3,47705 Total,
s60.600.6l. Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1889,
202,439.44
Judge Leslie yesterday began to en-
panel jury for the trial of the $4,000
damage suit of Ludwig Rey against the
Inter Mountain Publishing company In
the fall of 1897 the city officials discov-
cred, or thought they had, that horse
meat was being sold in Butte as prime
rib roasts. Several samples Of it were
secured and were put under examina-
ton by the sanitary inspector. The In
ter Mountain published the story and
added that the meat came from the shop
of an Italian butcher on East Park
street. Rey concluded that he was the
butcher referred to and brought the suit
for damages A jury had not been COM
case will be taken up again this morn
ing. o. M. Hall is attorney for Rey and
Jesse B. Root and Frank Haskins are
attorneys for the Inter Mountain.
Elizabeth M. Dowler, a rather hand
some woman who is quite well known
in Butte, and a sister of Hattie Arm
strong, was yesterday granted divorce
by Judge Clancy from her husband, A |
L. Dowler. She testified that they were |
married at Racine, Wis. on March a.
1891, and that the defendant deserted |
her in Butte on Nov. Is, 1896, and re- |
turned to Chicago. She said she saw
him there only a few weeks ago and he |
refused to live with her again. The
evidence was that Mrs. Dowler now
lives on some money left her by her
father.
1t was stated yesterday that Joe |