Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-30
CONFLICTING
TESTIMONY
TRIAL RESUMED IN DISTRICT
COURT OF PURSE FINDING
EPISODE.
J. A. MURRAY SUES FOR
PARTITION OF HESPERUS.
No Prisoners Will Be Allowed to Leave
the County Jail Until Quaran-
tine is Raised.

TIL trial Of the case Of the State
against lean Carleton and Vivian Long
wsis resumed in Judge Clancy's court
this morning, but Will not be finished
until some time tomorrow. The cross
examination of witnesses for the prose-
cut.On who claim to w seen the de-
PENDANTS pick from the road the pocket
book Of jewels and mon4y which caused
the charge Of grand larceny to be placed
against them was very thorough, the
attorney for the defense not permitting
any points in the interest Of his clients
to escape.
The INSTRUMENTATION Of Mrs. Frazier
was resumed at the opening of the SEES
sion. Mrs. Frazier said she was positive
aus to the identification of Miss Garlic
ton, who is alleged to nave alighted from
the buggy and picked up the purse, but
her testimony on this point, taken al the
time of the purse-finding preliminary
hearing, showed that at that time she
was mot near SO sure. She was quets-
toned with reference to the character
and color Of hat and clothing worn by
Miss Carleton at the time of the purse
finding episode. she said Mss Carletoa's
hat was partly black and purple and the
dress she had on then was not the one
Worn foy her at the preliminary hearing.
WAS there anything particular about
the looks of Miss Carleton that made
you take particular notice Of her face"
asked ny. Wines.
Yes, sir. She's got a long, slim nose.
like myself, and a Slim face-she resegn-
bles me-" was the reply.
Mary Mayotte, who reside on Harri-
son avenue, testified that she had seen
Mrs. Hughes, oWner Of the lost property,
and Mrs. Shea, her sister, returning from
their drive on the flat. She had also
seen the defendants drive out in a phae-
ton. stop the horse in front of Mrs. Fraz-
ier's store, one of them get out, walk
back a short distance and pick up a
purse of a dark color, aiter which she
climbed back into the rig and
drove away in the direction of
the Nine Mile house. Tne witness
identified Mrs. Carleton as the one who
had ~alighted. Miss Carleton. she said,
wore a sealskin sacque, a black skirt
and an ~all-purple hat. She heard moth
ing said by either of the girls in the
phaeton. Miss Mayotle said she was
at the store of Mrs. Frazier at the time
the find was made. There were nine
persons in all present, and With the ex-
ception of Mrs. Frazier. who stood in
the doorway, all We're looking out Of the
window of the store. In the justice
court at the time of the preliminary
hearing she had been enabled to iden-
tify Miss Carleton only by the hat and
coat she wore. Had she worn anything
else she could not have identified her.
The hat, she said. had a Tam O'Shan-
ter top-it was sort of puffed up.
Several other witnesses, some of whom
were mere children, testified to having
seen two women in. a phaeton stop in
front Of Mrs. FraZier's store, and one
of them get out and pick up the purse
containing the jewels. but not all OF
them were sure as to their identity.
By some the one that alighted from
the vehicle and picked up the purse
was described as wearing a black hat:
by others an %all-purple hat, and by 9TH
ers a black n purple hat. The color
Of the lining of the sealskin sacque
worn by the finder of the purse was also
left in doubt. 1t was red by some,
while others said the coat was but
toned up and they could not see it.