The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-06

amusement was created by MIR, Con-
molly asking the boy to lift a cathode
of copper. He could barely raise 1t
from the floor. And how old are your"
asked Mr.. Connolly"
I'm A."
And how old is the Hamilton boy?"
And he picked up a slab of copper
and carried it under his arm?"
Yes, sir
rs he as large as you?" asked Mr..
Kirk.
mo, sir; he's smaller
The hearing of Mellier on the charge
of receiving stolen property knowing it
had been stolen was next taken up.
On the goth of June last some brass
castings were stolen from the street
railway company, which were suisse
quently found in a car of junk the
Blumkin Junk company was about
to ship away. Mellier was accused of
buying or receiving the castings know
ing they We're stolen. County Attorney
Connolly and Attorney ]. N. Kirk APP
peared as the attorneys as in the first
case.
j. S. Mathey, superintendent of the
street railway company, was first
called. He identified a lot of broken
brass car boxes and a piece of com
mutator as the property of the street
stolen. He was present when the car
of junk was searched in the Montana
Central yards for stolen property. The
exhibit was found in the search. The
castings were new and had been broken
up. He knew the brasses were stolen,
as they had never been disposed of by
the company. The same kind of cast
ings were not used on the street cars
of Anaconda or Helena. Cross-examin-
ed, he could not say positively that the
castings had been used by his company,
but he knew of no other company in
this section that used them.
II. Kanter, agent for the Blumkin
company, next testified to seeing the
castings in evidence when he bought
them and when the sheriff's officer re-
covered them. He bought them of
Mellier. The defendant told him he
bought the castings of some plumbers.
George Witcomb of the street rail-
way company testified that he had
charge of the company's warehouse. He
Identified the castings in evidence as
having been the property of the COM
pany and said that they could not
have left the companys possession by
any lawful process.
Cross-examined, Mr. Kirk was per-
mitted to question the witness con-
corning the defendants reputation for
honesty. He said it was good. On
re0lrect examination the witness said
he had never heard any one say wheth-
er the defendant was honest or other
wise.
William Bawden of the Western Iron
works testified that his company made
the kind of castings in evidence for
the street railway company. They
never made such castings for any other
company.
The witness Kanter was recalled to
exhibit the books of the Blumkn
Junk company. The day book showed
that he had bought 6S pounds of heavy
brass from the defendant on June 81
On cross-examination the witness was
asked to turn to the goth and other
days in June to see if he bought any
heavy brasses. He found several en-
tries of such purchases and was aske d
If he could remember the description
of the kind of brass bought in these
purchases. He could not
At the. conclusion of the examination
of Kanter, Mr.. Kirk announced that
his witnesses in this case were not in
court, and asked for a continuance.
AS Mr. Connolly had reen informed
the Hamilton boy, wanted in the cop
per stealing case, could not bs had a.
once, both cases were put over 10 the
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