Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-12
LEASE
FOR. LARCEY
CHARLES STEWART TELLS OF THE
DEAL TO SECURE CONTROL
OF SPECULATOR.
OTHER PARTNERS WERE
TO BE KEPT IN The DARK.
Mr.. Mantle Was Not Consulted-Large
Body Of Ore on the Property
offered $4,000 for It.

Judge Lindsay held a session of court
last night which lasted from 1880 until 9
O'Clock. The session was a continuation
of the trial of the Mantle Largey Spec
ulator suit. Charles Stewart was the
only witness examined directly, his tes-
timony being given in rebuttal for the
plaintiff. Mr.. Stewart stated that he
had secured a lease and bond on the
Spectator mine in his own name in 1885.
but lit was for p. A. Largely; hat he a
secured it at the request of Mr.. Largely.
who did not desire that any one save Da-
vid N. Upton, himself and the witness
should know it. The principal part Of
his testimony lis as follows:
Where do you reside, Mr.. Stewart"
In Pony, Montana
"Wha is your business"
Mining"
in what capacity?"
Generally foreman in charge of mine
and working for myself"
How long have you been a miner?"
about 80 years."
Were you acquainted with P. A. Lar
gey during his lifetime?"
do you kmow Dave Upton?"
YES, sir"
Were you acquainted with the Spec
ulator lode claim in this district"
Yes, sir"
lator?"
II worked in both. I first worked in
the Bell, l think. in 1880, when Alex r
bet was there. And then | worked again
under Kelly, the King brothers"
There has been introduced in evil
, dence here "a lease from certain parties
! to Charles Stewart. State whether you
are the party mentioned in thai lease
Yes, sir: I am"
Who suggested to you the matter OF
getting this lease?"
David N. Upton"
do you know ait whose request he
spoke to your
cat the request Of P. A. Largey."
did you see Mr.. Largely about this
matter before the lease was e~xecuted?'
IT did. 1 met Mr.. Largely in the Butte
, hardware store and he took me into q
back room. He asked me If I was will
! ing to accept the proposition that Upton
made me in reg'ard to getting this lease
and bond, the proposition being that ]
was to secure the signatures of all THE
interested parties in the Spectator, and
he vas to a me we'll for 1T and give
! me a position to run the mine for him.
Whom We're you to obtain the leasf
{ for?"
! Up. A. Largely"
an whose name was it to be obtain
: ed?"
s I'm my name. He told me he did no
wish any one ito know that he was inter
> ested in it except Mr.. Upton and myself.
What interest did Mr.. Upton have II
{ to"
( "Mr. Largely told me he was to carr:
5 Mr.. Upton's interest i'm the speculator.
} who had the lease ~prepared?"
I Of. T. Mcbride. P. A. Largely had
{ drawn"
ibid you secure the signatures of tn
I parties to it?"
II did"
"How did you happen to go to Lar
gey?"
"Mr. Upton made me acquainted wit
Largey-brought me to Largely and in
{ troduced me to him" E.
For whom did you obtain the lease?
"Mr Largey.'
Did you know S. w. Hurst at tina
time?"
Il did not
''State whether Mr.. Hurst ever had an
{ interest in the lease"
"None that l know Of"
Mr.. Stewart further stated That Lal
gey had Old him King brothers, VIII
were operating the Bell mine. owed hi
some money and he was afraid he o
not get it; that they had told him thel
was a large body Of ore in the property
that Largey had examined the propert,
had a survey of it made and conclude
that the vein had it's ape in Speculate
ground. MIR. Mantle, he said, had nj
been consulted about the lease or tt
Spectator and witness did not know
had an interest in it.
Continuing. the witness aid HI ha
taken charge of the Spectator and
B. Rice. Mr.. Largey's man. had give