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

said that the night after the robbery
he was out walking with Mason. and
the latter led him to an old shaft on
West Silver street, where he lit a
match, and after little search he pick
ed up a watch which had been hidden
under a stone.
At the conclusion of Mr. Connolly's
statement the court inquired whether
Mr.. McClernan, attorney for the de-
PENDANT, desired to make statement
to the jury, and Mr.. McClernan start
ed to say that in justice to the defend
ant it was right that he should correct
some statements made by Mr.. Con-
molly.
The court said he would permit no
argument you can make a statement
outlining your defense. but you can
make no argument said the court
I'VE will have no Punch and Judy
show here"
Il want the records to show said
Mr.. McClernan, that I am not allow
ed to make that statement
THE record will show nothing of the
kind said the court.
Then we want an exception to the
rule of the court refusing to allow the
records to show anything.
Mr.. McClernan said he would make
no other statement
Charles Warren. bartender at the
Reception road house on the night of
the robbery, was the first witness, and
testified that he was just about to close
up for the night when he was con-
fronted by three masked men with re-
vovers, who ordered him to throw up
his hands. He obeyed and one of the
men stood guard over him while one
man went behind the bar and broke
open the cash drawer and the third
robber went into the adjoining room,
where a man and woman were. The
robbers also took a gold watch from
Warren, which he said was worth
about $65. The witness said he next
saw the watch, and identified it as the
one stolen from him, at the city Jail
after the arrest of Lacey and Mason.
Warren said the robbers wore long,
dark coats and overalls and dark
masks. In general appearance. the men
resembled the three men who were ar
rested, one of whom was released at
the preliminary hearing. He recognized
the voice of Lacey as that of the man
who commanded him to throw up his
hands. When the robbers left the sa-
loon they went in the direction of the
Fountain road house. At the city Jail
when the witness called there to take
a look at the men under arrest, Lacey
jumped aside so that Warren could
not size him up
R. W. Bell, proprietor of the Foun-
tain road house. was the next witness
and testified that about 20 minutes
after IL o'clock on the night of the
robbery, three masked men with guns
came into the Fountain. Bell was
asked if he noticed any popularity
about any one of the robbers by which
he might identify him. The witness
said he was particular to size up the
men for the purpose of trying to dis
cover something by which he might
identify them, and as one of them laid
his right hand on the back bar the
witness noticed that the index finger
was crooked. He saw a similar finger
on Mason's hand at the Jail. Bell was
satisfied that the two defendants an
swered the description of two of the
robbers.
Rosario Levitre, a bartender for Bell,
testified that Lacey and Mason an
swered the general description of the
robbers who visited the Fountain.
The testimony of Bell and Levitre
went in under objections from Mr.. Nc
Clernan.
Mr.. Connolly read the deposition of
Wilbur Travis, which had been taken
on the 18th of last August. Travis
gave some very damaging testimony
against Mason and Lacey He said he
was u years of age and that he came