Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-24
"HOt Water Slim" RetireS Fer
Twenty Years.
WAS ONCE NEAR LIBERTY
His Conviction Secured Through Cir
Cumstantial EvidenCc--The
BOndSmen withdraw,

Inc TRIAL OF JOnD moore, the alleged
partner OF James Quinn, who pleaded
guilty to q half interest in the work of
holding up the inmates of the Copper
State saloon on Christmas morning,
came to a close in Judge Clancy's de-
partment Of the district court last even
ing and resulted in a verdict OF guilty.
The jury took the ease shortly after 5
o'clock and deliherated about an hour.
AS soon as the decision was announced
the prisoner waived time for sentence,
and Judge Clancy gave him twenty years
in the penitentiary, which is the limit
for such crimes.
The violence against Moore was purely
circumstantial, but it was so strong that
no attorney on earth could have broken
the chain. Like many other men who
have been tried in the courts of Silver
Bow county for the commission of crime,
he had several witnesses to "prove an
! alibi' for him, out it would not work.
The strongest point against him was.the
fact that he was recognized by William
Ferguson, bedman at the Workingmen's
Home, as the mar who, on the night of
the oath. applied to him for lodging UNI
der the name of John W. Mackey and left
q pool of blood on the sheet of the bed in
which he slept. Moore had a bullet wound
in the left leg. and is supposed to have
+ received it in the exchange Of shots
which took place between a policeman
and Quinn and himself at the time the
robbery was being committed.
On Wednesday morning Moore came
very near being discharged from custody
without a trial. When the case was called
the county attorney, believing he did not
have evidence enough to convict, asked
the judge for twenty minutes time in
which to consult the witnesses for the
state. 1t was his intention to find out
how much they knew, and If their knOWt-
edge did not come up to the gauge at
which he thought a conviction could be
secured he would ask the court to dismiss
the case. The witnesses knew more than
he thought they did, however, and the
case went to trial.
John Moran. county clerk and recorder,
has been notified that the Fidelity and
, Deposit ompany of Maryland, an insti-
tuition that makes q business of guaran-
teeing good service from men who hold
responsible positions, had decided to
withdraw from the bond of Joseph Vol
ker. constable in Justice Nichols court.
Lynch & Bachelor represent the company
in this city. The reason given by the
company was to the effect that the con-
stables lack of tact in pursuing the du-
ties of his office caused errors. which
were likely to multiply the liability or the
mpan to a greater extent thar 1t
cared to risk.
William Sagriff. Hiram Henderson and
/ Peter Pelto, natives of Canada, were ad-
mitted to citizenship by Judge Clancy
this morning.
In the matter of the application of Cyr
Pauwellyn, as executor of the estate OF
! James Tuohy to lease and bond the Bal
| aklava and Burke lode claims for two
! years, Judge Lindsay granted the lease
| portion of the request, but denied the
part requesting that he, PauWe1lyn, be
! permitted to give an option on and sell
the property for $780, 900. That portion of
the proposed deal will have to be con-
summated in another way.
Tim Toomey of Ireland was the only
candidate for final papers in Judge Lind
says court this morning. He passed a
craditable examination and was admitted
to the ranks Of voters.
At the request of City Attorney De
Wolf, the trial Of the suits Of Michael
! Holland and Andrew J. Less against the
City of Butte, which had been set for
Wednesday, was continued until Monday.
The suit of Thomas Tague against the
John Caplice to recover judg-
money loaned the defendant at various
times in 1895 was commenced in Judge
Lindsay's court yesterday afternoon and
at a late hour today had not been finish