Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-09
THEY QU|ZZE0
SANCHACR|N
INSTRUMENTATION IN NIXON
CASE NOT TO HIS LIKING.
HE HAD NO FRIENDLY
FEELING FOR THE NlXONS.
Evidence Showing Discrepancy of
$4,000 in Nixon's Accounts-An-
other Demand for Books.

P. B. Sanchagrin. one of the witnesses
for the petitionine creditors IN the Nixon
bankruptcy case, vas enc Of the last wit.
nasses yesterday afzern non and was put
under a hot GRO ss-axafntltti,l by Judge
Mcconnell. The witness said that S. NJ.
Nixon came t, him enc day and whisper
ed IN his Ear TIA. II any travelling men
asked about the South Butte or Center
Vile stores to tell them that it was none
of their business.
Judge Mcconnell then started the
crcss-examination. The witness refused
to state if he had been married. and the
court sustained him.. Asked if he had
not deserted his wife and children in
Michigan, he replied that it was none of
Judge McConnell's business. He admit
ted having been arrested for stealing
goods from Nixon and acknowledged
that he had no friendly feeling for the
NiXons.
Asked if he had not told McCook that
Miss Brennaman was his intended wife
and that he intended to stand IN with
her in this case, the witness replied that
he had not. He acknowledged that ::
NJ. Nixon had obtained a Judgment OF
800 against him in a kangaroo court.
''That's the kind Of courts they have IN
this city said he.
The transcript of the evidence In the
case against Sanchagrin in Lewiston was
read. The evidence showed that the VII
ness had ived with a lewd woman be-
tween 1898 and 1899 and that he had been
sentenced to 60 days in the county Jail.
George H. Spencer was the first wit
ness today. He identified a day book as
a portion of the property found IN the
South Butte store. This day book pur-
ported to be a record of the daily sales
,,o1o of tho Sn11fh Rlttp store. Counsel
for the creditors compared this book
with the ledger of the Silver City Mer-
camille company which had been offered
in evidence several days ago. The sim
ilarity of the cave in the two books
were noted and counsel for l.. w. Nixon
admitted that the books were the same
with the exception that the name of the
Silver City Mercantile company had been
cut from l.. w. Nixon's record.
Mr.. Spencer said he had several con-
versations with L. w. Nixon while acting
as custodian, but remembered none in
which Nixon had said that he had fixed
himself" Attorney Carroll asked that
Miss Brennaman be called, but she was
not present. He sad he expected to be
able to prove by her that the Gay book
Of the East Park store showed certain
sales to l.. w. Nixon and that there was
a discrepancy of about 1900 in Nixon's
account as shown by the day book and
ledger. In other words, the ledger show
eu safes VI dfOul 9lI.VUV anu Iue udy
book showed s&leS of over SIG, QUO.
Judge Mcconnell explained this dis
crepancy by saying that the Silver City
Co sold goods to n. w. Nixon and the
latter sold goods to the Silver City COM
pany, and that only balances We're shown
on the ledger, while The day book con-
tanned the total sales. A note signed by
Samuel Nixon l.. w. Nixon and S. NJ.
Nixon for 81. 900 was also offered in evil
dence.
Attorney Carroll made another demand
for the books of the South Butte and Gen.
terville stores. Mr.. Kirk replied that
there had been a day book at the Cen
terville store, but it could not now be
found, and also demanded hat a book
carried by S. NJ. Nixon and referred to
Mcconnell said the book was merely a
copy of inventories. This concluded the
creditors case.
Attorney Kirk then asked for an order
of court dismissing the case as far as
the Lofts We're concerned. The court re-
piled that he had no authority to do this
unless Lofts counsel rested their case.
Mr.. Kirk did not to do this.
Under Sheriff Murphy testified to hav-
Ing made a sale of goods under an ac-
ton in which the Hammond Packing
company was plaintiff and the Silver CITY
Mercantile company defendant, The
goods We're purchased by J. F. Lott, who
gave him a check for $2,S15. l.. w. Nixon
and 5. NJ. Nixon also were bidders. Mr..
Murphy did not know where Lott secur-
ed the money.
! Fayette Harrington testified to certain
deposits made by the Lofts in the Silver
Bow National bank.
+ ). NJ. Nixon was on the stand most of
the afternoon session. He began with a
history of his business TRANSACTIONS since
the year 1890. and detailed the different
sources from which he obtained the
money to carry on his business.
Eli Perkins Auditorium tonight.