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

to Butte from Ellsworth Wis, a few
weeks before the date of the hold-up
DO you know these defendants?" he
was asked.
II knew Lacey before and Mason
after l came to Butte
When did you become acquainted
with Mascn?"
"A few days after I arrived here. l
got here on Thursday and met him on
Saturday, think"
Travis said he met Lacey in Butte
at the same time, but first became ac-
quainted with him at Ellsworth, about
two years ago. He was poker player
by occupation.
Were you ever with them in their
room in this city?''
ION Tuesday, July 49, I was with
them in their room over the Good Luck
store
What happened while you were
there?"
mason had a watch and took it out
and showed it. While we were look
ing at it Captain Dawson and Jerry
Murphy came in. Murphy said. I want
you fellows I told him I didn't think
he wanted me, and he said, Yes, we
want all of YOU We had quite a talk
there and then the officers went out.
They We're gone about 10 minutes and
then returned and told us to get on
our clothes, as they were going to take
us to Jail. While they were out Mason
had taken the watch and threw it be-
tween the mattresses on the bed. When
the officers came in again they began
to search the room and I told them
about the watch I said if there was
anything else in the room I did not
know anything about it,
How long were you in the room be-
fore the officers came in?'
Not over five minutes
What do you know as to how Ma
son came by the watch?"
Before we went up to the room I
met Mason in a gambling house and
we came out about the same time. He
asked me if 1 didn't want to take a
walk and l said l didn't mind. We
then walked west on Park street some
distance, then south to another street,
and then west until we came to the
end of the street. Mason said he had
something out that way that he want
ed to get We cut across some lots till
we came to some mines. Mason went
down over a bank and lit match and
then rolled over stone and picked up
the watch. l did not see him pick up
the watch. but he did not have a watch
before, and when he came back to
where 1 was he had a watch in his
hand"
WAS that the first time you had
been in Lacey and Mason's room?'
That was the first time
The witness said he did not know
at the time whose room it was, but
Mason had occupied it the night before,
because Lacey had taken a revolver up
to him that night.
How do you know Lacey took a re-
volver up to him? ?"
Lacey and l were walking along The
street-some street, l don't know the
name-and as we passed Chinese res
taurant Lacey said he had something in
there which he wanted to get He ran
in and soon came out with a bundle. 1t
was wrapped up in parer and 1 asked
him what was in it. and he said a gun,
and that it belonged to Mason. He said
Mason got it from a tramp for six bits,
and that it was worth SIS. Lacey said
there was a long history connected
with the gun and he did not like to
carry it. We then went to the lodg-
ing house and while l waited below
he went up and left the gun there. La
cey and Mason both went broke at gam
bling that night -
The witness said that after he and Ma
son returned with the watch they met
Lacey and the. three went to the lodg-
ing house to go to bed, having made