Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-13
mr., HE|Nze'S
ANSWER
It Is Read to Judge Lindsay
Today.
BUTTON GETS A VERDICT
For $4OO Dollars in Judge Clancy'S
Department.-Other Court
Matters,
BUTTON GETS A VERDICT

F.. Augustus Heinze, general manage
of the Montana Ore Purchasing COM
pany. having answered the inquiry of the
county attorney with reference to the
movement having as its object the main
tenance of an atmosphere free OF smoke
during the entire year, Judge Lindsay
took the matter up again this afternoon,
but did nothing at the opening OF court
save listen to the reading Of the letter
of Mr.. Heinze.
Mr.. Heinze's letter is dated the 10th
and is as follows:
..Mr. c.. P. Connolly, County Attorney,
Butte, Montana:
Dear Sir: In answer to your es-
teemed favor of May 4, we beg to ADVISE
you that we have taken prompt steps IN
the matter of the smoke problem in con-
formity with the suggestions OF the
| court. We have made surveys, plans
! and estimates for running a large central
flue from the works of the NJ. o.. r. COM
pany to the top of the Mountain View
| hill, n nave under consideration the
| building Of a stack at that point of sufti-
Gent size and height to discharge the
fumes and smoke from the works at an
altitude some $50 feet above the level of
the works. We must, however, reiterate
our former doubts as to the efficacy of
this method as a solution Of the diff
Guilty.
Pending the erection of this stack, we
are awaiting the result of experiments
in which we are interested which are now
being made at the works of the Inter-
-4:z-- O-.11,o o%l Iyorou rnn1apoor
company in Jersey City to arrive at some
method of condensing these fumes.
should these experiments be successful
the necessity of building the stack and
it's enormous expense would be obvlated.
We should be glad to give you further
details of these experiments if you de-
sire.
There is no question in our minds that
our smoke does not constitute any part
of the nuisance complained of, because
practically all of the noXious sulphur
fumes produced by the smelters here are
the product of the process Of exclamation
which is ~nducte by us on account of
the fact that we use the sulphur IN the
ores as fuel and no carbon combination
at all. produces an entirely different gas
chemically from that produced at any of
the other works in the vicinity. At the
same time we are DESTROYS of doing
everything we can to avoid even a sus-
picion that the smoke from our works
causes any nuisance to the citizens Of
Butte or of Silver Bow county,
In Judge Clancy's court today the Jury
in the case of c. f. Dutton VS.. George A.
Cobban, Joseph Ivey and w. Ellsworth
returned a verdict in favor of the plain
tiff for $500, of which amount $500 Is
against the two latter. The suit was
brought to recover the value of ore taken
from beneath the surface of the west
center line of Walker avenue, which is
owned by Mr.. Dutton.
A complaint charging William Hill
with assault on NJ. S. Abraham was
issued by the county attorney today and
filed in Justice Harrington's court,
Abraham stated to the attorney that he
was at work in a tailor shop and Hill
appeared in front of the place and tore
up some cloth. He had followed Hill t.
the Clarence hotel to ascertain his iden.
tity and Hill smashed him on the heaC
with his fist.
The mental condition Of Annie Caldwe!
Of West Broadway was made the subjec
of an inquiry in Judge Lindsay's court to
day. DR.. H. j. Mcdonald testified that h
had known the patient about fourtee,
months and during that time she had Oh
several occasions shown signs of a disor
dered mind. She had been very melan
choly and refused to enter INTO converse
ton.
DR.. Sheerin. the county physician, stat
ed that he had been called to see her yes
terday afternoon. She had then com
planned Of people entering her room an
~endeavoring to entlce her away.
The patient informed the judge that sh
did not know why she was in court. ASH,
ed if she had not had trouble in her fam
IL cl,n ~ <hot l1n I~v, L.
shot himself accidentally about a year o
two ago. This is supposed to be the caus
of her depression, for it was not until az
ter the occurrence that signs Of insanit
manifested themselves.
She was adjudged insane.
John Galena was also before the com
mission. DIR. Johnson testified that h
had treated him about eighteen years, tn
first time for pneumonia. Six weeks ag
he was at Gregson Springs and Co
, Hayes had said he had fired a sho
through the transOm over the door of hi
! room in the belief that some one was afte
him.
The witness said he could give no caus
for Galena's mental disability, but h
had suspected one. Galena had denied II
Patrick Witty testified that he ha
known Galena several years and had no
ticed a. change in his general demeano
within the last month or two, Galen
thought somebody suspected him Of be
ling an unfair workman and was afte
him. Galena had mentioned some wOma
trouble.
He, too, was adjn,dged Of unsound MIND
3D.
Mrs. Jane Fisher was released from
|~ten-days' ~sojourn in the county jail to
day for having disturbed the peace, an
as soon as the button was pressed sh
7 called on the COUNTY commissioners an,
said ahe desired TO contradict the storie