Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-18
Poker Chips Substituted For
Gold Coins.
MINE SUIT CONTINUED
Will Not Be Called For Trial Until
August 11--Bullet Found
By an X-Ray.

place on earth that can furnish the SUI
periors of some of the crooks of Butte.
This fact is given a practical illustra-
ton almos every day. Peter Gibbons is
the last man to complain of the actions
Of Butte smooth ones. About 1880 o'clock
last evening he climbed the steps of the
county court house and related to Cor
nelius F. Kelly, the chief deputy to the
county attorney, a story that for dizziness
in the art of pocket picking gives the bulk
of credit to three women that occupy
quarters at the rear of 336 East Park
street. He is not so young as he used to
be, nor can he be classed as old. and is
evidently not we'll versed in the ways of
that brand of grafters known as trap
! pers.' He said that on Sunday afternoon
he was passing the house at the rear Of
the one bearing the number mentioned,
j! and two or three women inside came out
and invited him to enter. Last winter he
had boarded there, and thought it a re-
spectacle place: so he stepped inside n
sat down. He was told by one that it was
a warm day, while another suggested that
he appease the thirst Of the crowd with
a GROWER of cool beer. He told them he
had no change, and they began to guy
him about being broke. He said he was
not on his way to the poor house. and to
demonstrate he sincerity of the profess
sion drew from one of his pockets a red
bandanna handkerchief in which three 500
gold pieces We're securely tied. Broke,
am l." said he, swinging the cloth from
n hand to the other and smiling broad
ly at the three thirsty women. Then the
can began to fly back and forth between
a ~neighboring saloon and the crowd, and
it was only a short time before they We're
all mellow and sociable. Two Of the wo-
men flanked Gibbons at either side and
became SO pleasing in demeanor that
Gibbons did not know exactly what to
make of it. By and by he arose and felt
for his money, but it was missing.
Where is my purse?" said he. address,
ing his entertainers. and clasping his
hand on the pocket where it had been.
Right there beside you" was the re-
from one that had been particu-
larry sociable and attentive to him. He
the purse up, pulled himself to-
gether and left the house.
Yesterday afternoon he had occasion to
use some of the money and drew forth
the handkerchief. On opening it.. how
he found that-four poker chips had
been substituted for .the golden coins.
The handkerchief had been taken from
his pocket, the gold extracted and the
chips substituted. a warrant charging
the three women with the crime of rob-
berry was issued and filed in Justice Har-
rington's court. Late in the night two
of the accused women were arrested, and
this morning the third was captured.
They refused to tell their names, but an
effort to learn their identity will be made
Friday. on which day they will be given
an opportunity to tell the court whether
guilty or not.
Judge Clancy convened his department.
OF court this morning and heard the mo-
ton on application for a continuance of
the date of trial in the suit of the Mon
tana Ore Purchasing cOmpany against
the Boston e. Montana and Butte & Bos-
ton companies. an action having as it's
object the determination of the owner
ship of the ore veins of the Pennsylvania
and other claims embraced by the copper
belt of that section. In presenting the
matter to the court Judge Dewitt, repre-
senting the defendants. set forth the
facts in the case as they had been given
him. and asked that the continuance
cover a period of eighteen days, which
represented the time they had been pre-
vented by injunction in another action
from doing some development work per-
mitted by the court for the purpose of
making a proper defense at the trial of
the suit. He read affidavits made by
Lee Hays and c. S. Batterman in sup
port of the motion. adding the verbal
declaration that when July "a arrived,
instead of having had the sixty days
granted by the court on May 90, the de-
PENDANTS would be eighteen days short.
After the statement was finished, George
II. Robinson, a witness for the NJ. o. P.
company, was called to the stand. He is
a civil and mining engineer. He exam
ined the restraining order and told the
court he was 9cunaintp1 with the farri-
tory it covered.
State whether any work has been done
in that ground since June 26?'' said Mr..
Mediation.
Yes. sir"
"Of what did it consist?'
IAN upraise has been driven at the east
end Of the south drift of the 2l0-foot level
of the Michael Dewitt, about so feet from
raise No. 81"
Mr.. Robinson then proceeded to tell
what Dan Berger had told him in con-
nection with the work, but an objection
was made and sustained on the ground
that it was hearsay testimony.
At the request of the attorney for the
NJ. Q. p, the witness examined the con-
tents of the aftidavlts made by Messrs.
Hayes and Batterman a few days ago
in support of the motion for a continu-
ance, and said the work that had been
done in the raise mentioned was not
specified therein. In an affidavit made
by Batterman on May q, however. at
which time the defendants asked for a
continuance OF. sixty days in order to de-
velop certain portions of the property in
controversy. the point had been covered.
William Braden also gave testimony
in behalf of the defendant, and John ].
Mediation submitted an affidavit in OPP
position to the motion. but at the close
of the proceedings the judge granted the
motion, continuing the trial from the oath
of July until the 18th of August. In pass
ing. upon the matter. he stated hat so far
as. his own feelings We're concerned he