The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-10

The witness said DR., wickline was one
of the party, but afterwards said it
Yves DIR. Haviland.
Roe himself was then put on the
stand. He said he came to Warm
| Springs on Oct. 49, 1898. He was there
| under contract with DR.. Warren to put
in laundry plant On Jan Is his
contract expired. On the night of the
hold-up he went to supper about Cos
o'clock. He then went to the bread
room. Then he went to the patients
dining room. He saw Henley there and
stayed there about 90 minutes. After
that he went directly around to the
laundry and got bucket of soft water
to take a bath with. He took his coat
and vest off and was preparing to take
his shirt off. when Bond came along
and told him about the robbery
and called to him to come on.
He then went to his room got
his gun and went along with the
party. He stayed at the depot about
three quarters of an hour and then
went back to the laundry. He again
removed his coat and vest and started
to take bath. but found the water
was cold. He put his clothes under his
arm and went home.
Roe said DR.. Warren paid him off on
Sunday, Jan. Is. He drew SIS from the
asylum and 500 for teaching a man to
run the machinery. The $75 was in a
$50 bill. a $40 bill and a S. bill. He
had $25 besides this. That night he
went to Butte and thence to Lincoln.
He had 1926 when he arrived in Lincoln
and had $91 when arrested.
Il will ask you a straight question
now" said Mr.. Trippet. DO you know
anything about this robbery"
II don't know a thing about it, 50
help me Cod
On REORGANIZATION he said he
came to Lincoln six years ago. He said
he traded for a gun at Lincoln. giving
the gunsmith 81 to boot. He said he
never saw the witness Ralph in his life
until he saw him in Jail, and denied
that he ever purchased gun from
him. Roe said he came to Anaconda
on the 18th. He and Gavin left Warm
Springs between l and 2 o'clock. Upon
reaching Anaconda they drove to the
Butte. Anaconda & Pacific freight de-
pot to see about some freight. From
there they went to Days saloon and
then to Brownell's livery stable where
they put up their horses They got to
the stable about $3.50 O'Clock. They
then went to a jewelry store, drug
store. furniture store and two artists
supply houses. At about 5 o'clock
Gavin left him and he went to the
Montana Steam laundry and then to
the Anaconda laundry Then he went
to the Copper City Commercial COM
pany's store. He made no purchases
for himself during the day, but made
several for some Of the boys at the
Springs. The next time he saw Gavin
was at Days saloon, when they start
ed for home. They got home about $50
o'clock. Upon reaching his room he.
took his gun out of his pocket and laid
it on the table, 1t was a 32-caliber and
was a cheap gun. He afterwards put
it in his valise, as he usually did.
He admitted that he showed a roll of
bills on Sunday night. He said that
the man who owed him the $65 paid
him late and he just showed it down
into his pocket, and afterwards, when
in his room, he took it out and put it in
his pocketbook.
He denied that he made the remark
Eve got $137 here, but it ought to be
s275."
Roe testified to other unimportant
matters and the defense closed.
Mr.. English thereupon stated to the
court that the arrest of r. c. Henley.
who was arrested on Wednesday after
noon for completely. was a mistake and
he requested that the commissioner dis
miss Henley and eXonerate his bond.
This was done.
The arguments We're then made, at
the conclusion of which Commissioner
Iouck took the matter under consid-
Grafton until 10 o'clock this morning.