The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15
HATCH IS BROUGHT BACK
Charged With Embezzlement
From an Insurance Company.
HE MADE NO RESISTANCE
The Davis Estate Hearing Continued for
Two Weeks-Judge Lindsay Will
Not Act Hastily in the
Matter.

Sheriff Regain returned yesterday
from Richmond, Va, with Lewellyn S.
Hatch the Mutual Life Insurance
agent who is charged with embezzle-
ment. Hatch made no effort to fight the
requisition. but accompanied the sheriff
without resistance. Hatch says he does
not believe a case of larceny can be
made against him. He Endorsed the in
surance company's name to a check
which had been deposited with him for
payment of first premium on a life
insurance applied for by Colonel Harry
Kessler, but which application had been
rejected
The petition of J. A. Coram and tx. A.
Root for segregation of the interests
of certain heirs of the Davis estate
came up before Judge Lindsay yester-
day afternoon, but e. N. Harwood, who
represented John e. Davis, objected to
the hearing on the ground he had re-
ceived no notice and had no previous
knowledge of the proceedings. He said
he desired time in which to look into
the matter and see how it would affect
the interest of his client. Mr.. Harwood
also spoke for James w. Forbis, attor-
ney for George w. Davis, and the adj
ministrator of the estate of John A.
Davis. Judge Bach of Helena, who APP
peared for Coram, said Mr.. HarWood'S
client had no right to be heard, as the
segregation sought did not affect the
interests of any one but H. A. Root,
Sarah Cummings, Ellen Cornue, Harriet
Sheffield, Fl. A. Davis and Elizabeth
Ladd. who are parties to the petitions.
The interests of the parties named in
the petition were Jumped in the orig
inal decree of distribution and they de-
sired to have the interest of each speC-
fed. Judge Lindsay said that while
the matter might not be of any particu-
lar interest to any one yet he did not
propose to act hastily and would con-
tinue the hearing for two weeks.
A default was entered yesterday in
the case of William Owsley against the
Montana Mining and Milling company
at Twin Bridges and the plaintiffs
proofs will be heard by Judge Lindsay
on Monday. In the case of F. W. Cowan
against the Minneapolis Gold Mining
and Milling company and others, a suit
for salary alleged to be due him as su-
perlntendent of the defendants proper
ties, the defendant yesterday filed an
answer and counter claim for $1,000
They allege that Cowan misrepresented
himself to them by claiming to have
had experience.
Judge Lindsay yesterday approved
the sale of certain personal property of
the estate of Fl. A. Niedenhofen. The
items on the return of the sale are in
teresting. A note of J. ?. Young for
$l36.1S was sold for so cents, and a note
of H. r. Cunningham for 5000 was sold
for So. One note of Sampson Hall and
United States Senator Lee Mantle was
sold for $25, and one of D. C. Porter for
small amount and H. p. Kenneth for
$131 were sold for so cents each. A
cause of action against II. F. Symons
for $500 was sold for $40.
Jane Rowe yesterday petitioned the
court to be appointed guardian of Katie
and Clara Morcom, children of Joseph
Morcom, deceased, and who are now
living with their mother, Mrs. John
Angove, at Penzance, England. The
children own each a third interest in
some portion of the Skip lode claim
and the appointment of a guardian is
necessary in order to sell the property
Judge Lindsay set the matter for hear
ing on Jan. 81,
The hearing of the injunction and re-
ownership matter in the case of William
Thompson and others against the Com
bination Mining company was con-
tinued until Monday afternoon.