Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-27
FOR THEFT Of
A T|MEP|ECE
John Pickerel Held to Answer
in the District Court.
"0THER MAN" INVOLVED
One Anderson the Mysterious Person
Said to Have Had the
Watch.
"OTHER MAN" INVOLVED

John Pickerel was given a preliminary
hearing In Justice Nichols court today
on a charge of receiving stolen property
preferred by Kathleen Naughton of 416
West Park street and bound over to
await the action of the district court his
bond being liked at $500. The state vas
represented by Roy S Alley and the de-
PENDANT by Attorney Charles O'Donnell
of Walkerville. If the testimony addueed
is a criterion by which to judge, there is
another man in the case as mysterious as
the man Gilligan, who figured so extern
sively in the murder of Patrick l. Regain.
This mans name, however, is not Gill;
gan; it is Anderson
The property alleged to have been re-
ceived by Pickerel was a gold watch be-
longing to Miss Naughton, who testified
that one day in November the timepiece
was lying on the dresser in her apart
ments and Pickerel and his wife paid
her a visit Two hours after they left
she discovered that the watch was miss
ing. She had known Pickerel only a few
days prior to that time. The chief Of DO
lice, she said, was notified Of the disap-
pearance. The watch was placed before
her and she identified it as the one that
had been stolen from her. 1t had been
a present to her and she a owned it
more than two years.
On cross-exasn4nation she said she had
no private mark on the watch, but she
knew the timepiece was hers by its pc
culiar make. She called the attention of
PlckereIs attorney to a long scratch on
the case that had been made by a buckle
on her belt.
Mrs. Joseph Gilhuuse Of Melrose, a sis
ter of the complaining witness testified
that she had given the watch to Miss
Naughton on the anniversary of the lat
ter's birth. She had given the lumber
to the police department..
Asked why she had taken the number
she said because it was always a safe
thing to do.
Nose Linz the paWnbroker to whom the
watch was hypothetical, testified that on
December !. Pickerel entered his place of
business at No. 20 South Main street and
paWned the property for IS, giving the
name of j. Anderson
Cross-eXamined, the witness sal tha
defendant was accompanied by another
man about five feet ten or eleven inches
tall and of light complexion. He had
not heard Pickerel ask his companion any
questions while in the shop.
The watch was admitted in evidence.
James Leyden. acting chief Of police
during the absence Of Jack Layell, said
he had arrested Pickerel in a lodging
house. On Pickerel's person he found
two pawn tickets, one of which was for a
ladys watch. Pickerel told him a man
had given him the watch to pawn.
When Mr.. Leyden had finished his tes-
timony Mr.. ODonnell said he proposed
to move for a dismissal of the charge. but
the court told him he would save him the
trouble by overruling the proposition.
Witnesses for the defense wara thoo
called. d. w. Rrodie. an expert loan
negotiator, testified that the Wholesale
price of the watch was S13.75 new. but
at the present time it would be only sS.
Would it be that at Christmas time?'
asked Mr.. Alley.
Eyes, sir; or at a fire sale either" was
the reply. II annot tell what a retail
dealer would charge for it." he continued,
because one might charge more than
another"
w. A. Lord, a jeweler, said if the time
piece belonged to him he would sell it
for about SIS.
Elmer NJ. Walker said he had seen Pick
erel in the Combination gambling house
about 5 O'Clock in the evening of Decem-
Der 4. Three or -four persons We're with
him, ONE of whom was James Anderson
and another Ben Morgan. They were
standing in front Of a big clock regulated
by electricity and We're comparing their
watches with the time. Pickerel had in
HIS IldIlt " u III "dlSI anu tAIlutI-
son had a small lady's watch and re-
marked to Pickerel that he would not give
it for a bushel basket full of the ones of
the Pickerel brand. He had. he said,
seen Anderson with the watch several
times.
Walker further said he lived at 6O51s
South Arizona street and by profession
vas an artist pushing his business. He
thought he could swear to the identity OF
the watch on a stack of Bibles. He had
known Piekerel about two months and
had talked to him at the Jail since his ar
rest. Prior to coming to Butte witness
had lived in Salt Lake.
Pickerel took the stand in his own be-
half and when asked what he knew about
the watch said he knew he had been ar
rested over it a few weeks g He had
seen the watch or one similar to it in the
possession of Anderson in the Combina-
ton. A dispute had come up over the
relative value of the lady's watch carried
by Anderson and the silver one carried by
witness. and a gamekeeper in the place
had said he would bet IS that witness
could get more on his timepiece han An
derson could on his. The bet had been
taken and witness delegated to accom-
pany Anderson to the pawnshop to sec
that the deal was c~oEsummated all right.
Pickerel said he a been convicted OF
a felony; that the .gamekeeper to whom
he had referred was operating a poker
game in the Combination. He knew not
what had become of the gamekeeper. but
had understood he had lost his job since
| then
I'll get all the gamekeepers up here 70,
you if that is what you want said
Deputy Sheriff O'Neill.
I'VE object to that" said O'Donne'l
Detective Murphy gave testimony for
the prosecution, and the arguments Were
made. In the course of his remark Mr..
/ ntT ~ ~ casl ~ rl,n~ ,rc r. o,,- 1.,~.
to the district court he would not be con-