The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-23
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY
John Moore, Alias Hotwater
SLIM" Faces a Jury.
THE EVIDENCE is STRONG
The State Is Trying to Prove His Con-
nection With the Attempted Rob-
berry of the Copper State
Saloon.

John Moore, alias "dotWdter Slim"
was on trial before a jury in Judge
Clancy's court yesterday on the charge
of robbery Moore was PARTNER of
the fellow, Quinn, in holding up the
Copper State saloon on last Christmas
morning. in the act of VIII ch they We're
disturbed by the entranc" of Police
Officer Loughrin, who had witnessed
the prelminaries to the robbery and
had miraculous escape with his life
by successfully lodging half dozen
bullets fired at him. Quinn was cap
tured at the time, plead guilty in court
and got a 20 years sentence. Moore
eluded arrest for several weeks and
was then captured in Centervile
lodging house with a bullet wound in
his left leg. the result of ON" of Lough-
rims shots. The evidence against
Moore is entirely circumHtantial. but
as strong as it could possibly be. The
prosecution is conducted by County At
tornpy Connolly and Chief Deputy Kel-
ly and the defense by G. w. Taylor.
In his opening statement TO the jury,
Mr. Connolly said he expected to show
that prior to the robbery the highway
men had changed their outer clothing
in the shed where Quinn was caught.
the object in so doing being 30 confuse
any one with whom they might come
in contact in the raid. Quinn Was short
and Moore tall and slender, and the
former had donned a long coat and the
latter a short one. They had. he fur
Their said, stayed at the WNrktngmen'
home at the northwest corner of Main
and Platinum streets before the rob
berry and had there given their names
as John w. Nackey and james G. Fair.
The first witness for the state was
Sam Harris, bartender at the Copper
State saloon at the time of the rob
berry. and he told the story of the af-
fair and said Moore generally resem-
bled the taller of the two masked rob
bers who We're in the saloon,
Police officer Loughrin said he had a
good look at both robbers. and that the
taller whom he positively Identified. as
Moore, fired the first two shots at him.
When the robbers got through shooting
at him. he returned their fire. but could
not tell whether he hit any one of them
They escaped out of the rear door.
Ledford, the proprietor If the saloon.
said he was asleep up stairs and was
awakened by the shots below. He got
up and came down into the han and
started to go out doors, but by that
time the robbers had left the saloon
and a shot was fired by some one from
the outside and the bullet passed
through the door close to his head.
Andy Howard. one OF the men in the
saloon who We're held up by the rob-
bers, said the general appearance of
Moore represented the tallest of the
robbers.
l.. l.. Dye. one of the clerks of a
lodging house at the corner of Main
and Platinum streets, testified that the
defendant "a had been stopping at the
house under the name of James G. Fair.
paying for his lodging from night to
night. He first came there on the 18th
of December. and was in company of
a fellow VIII registered as James W.
Mackey. Dye made the sensational
statement that on the morning of De
cember %, the morning of the robbery,
Moore came into the lodging house
about O'Clock and went to bed. He
was accompanied by Mackey. They
went to bed and got up about II O'Clock
and went away together and the VT
ness did not see either of them again
until Moore was arrested AS he left
the house. he limped and explained
that he had sprained his ankle. After
he had gone il was discovered that
there was a big blotCh Of blood on
about the middle Of the sheet. The To-
cation of the spot of blood correspond
ed with the wound on Moore's leg. Dye
sal he had seen Quinn after his arrest
and he was not the man who passed ds
Mackey.
At the conclusion of Dyes testimony
| court adjourned for the day.
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