Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-03
SIAUPFENBERG HAS
HEARING FOR THEFT
OF HENNESSY HAMS

Inc preliminary nearing III - S"Se "
the state against Morris stuffenburg,
charged with the larceny Of hams from
the Hennessy warehouse, was commence
ed in Justice Nichols court this after
noon. The state was represented by y.
r. Kelly, one Of the legal representatives
Of the Hennessy store; the prisoner by
Lewis A. Smith.
Murdo Mackenzie testified that he
knew Of no hams having been removed
from the warehouse except in the regular
way.
Objections were made to some Of the
uestions, but Mr.. Stivers said he expect
ed to establish the guilt Of the defendant
by a chronological sequence Of events
Continuing, Mr.. Mackenzie said that
about six weeks 6 q carload Of goods
had been received from the Armour COM
pany, but since then they had been pur-
chased from the Armour packing house
right in this city.
George r. Davis of No. II West Galena
street, a peddlar by occupation, said he
had gone to the grocery department OF
the Hennessy store or the 18th to ex-
anime, some hams n found Mr.. Stauf-
fenburg there. He had paid Stauffen-
burg $s5 for some damaged hams al
though $40 had been asked. Stauffen'
burg and Mr.. Herman had helped him
load the hams, which were in four sacks
Weighing. he judged, from $50 to 1875
pounds per sack or q total of 100 pounds.
The. hams, he said, bore the Armour
brand and many of them were consider.
ably damaged. The damage did not at
feet their sale. for witness and partner
handled that class of goods. The price
obtained for the greater part of the car
& was 10 cents a pound. Witness said
he had M understanding with Stauf-
erty and when the deal was made
ne thought he was doing business with
the Hennessy company. He had fire.
quently bought that class Of goods direct
from Armour, Cudahy and other packers
and firms in his city handling their
goods, and would never havee 10 busi-
ness with anyone had he not thought
those with whom he did 1t had q right to
conduct the negotiations. He a once
before bought three sacks Of hams from
the Hennessy company, and had dealings
there with others besides Stauffenburg.
On the day Stauffenburg was arrested a
conference had taken place in the office
of the Hennessy store. Stauffenburg,
Jerry ]. Murphy and the witness We're
present, and perhaps Mr.. Wood also.
Murphy mad them asked witness some
questions in regard to the hams. Dur
ing the conference stauffenberg had nei-
Their affirmed NOR denied his completely
in the transaction.
C. w. Buckmals, a clerk in the Hen
messy warehouse, testified that he had
been in the employ of the company six
months and during that time the firm
had not received any damaged hams.
If ~Stauffenburg sold any goods from
the warehouse on the 10Th of March he
had no authority to do It. Witness had
gone to Dime at 1880 o'clock on hat
day and returned at 1890, and II the
hams were sold it vas during his alb
sence. while a man named Melody was
In charge.
Henry Herman, engaged in business at
No. II West Galena street, stated that
he had helped to load the hams. His en-
tire testimony was in line with that
given by Davies. one of his partners in
business. He added. however, that the
hams bore the appearance of being
water soaked, which did not hurt their
sale, as purchasers had "gone agin" them
all right.
At a late hour the hearing was still In
progress and promised to 'hog" the bal
ance Of the time of the court.