Daily inter mountain., 1900-06-13
WILLIAMS CASE
WITH THE JURY
TRIED TO-DAY FOR RECEIVING
STOLEN GOODS KNOWING
THEM TO BE STOLEN.
THEFT AND DISPOSAL
OF A SEALSKlN SACQUE.
Alleged That One McHugh Stole the
Garment Asked to
Borrow Money on It.

in Judge Clancy's court today on a
charge of having, on January 30, re-
ceived from another sealskin sacque
valued at 500, knowing the garment to
have been stolen.
The defendant Is being represented by
Carroll Dolman and r. M. Place. The
prosecuting witness is Mamie Smith,
who owned the garment. Only one juror
was excused from the first twelve called
into the box.
Mamie Smith gave the first testimony.
She said that at the time her sacQue was
stolen she was residing in the Grandon
block, on Wyoming street. She had left
her room at $3.50 o'clock in the evening
Of January 80. and returned about the
following morning. The door of the
room had been locked on her departure
and found unlocked on her return. She
had seen the garment half an hour be-
fore leaving; it was then hanging In a
closet. The coat was introduced in evil
dence and the witness said she was posi-
tive it was the one that had been stolen
from her..
Joseph Deyotte said he had received the
sacque at his saloon, No. 101 East Park
street. A man calling himself Nixon had
hypothecated it for $50. saying the wo-
man that owned 1t desired to raise some
money. He had told the "soaker" he
could have the garment back again when
he returned the money. The defendant,
he said. was with Nixon. Asked If he
had not told James Leyden and Detec-
tive Murphy in the city Jail that Will
liams had negotiated the deal and re-
ceived the money, he said he did not re-
member, but believed he had not. He
denied having made such a statement to
the county attorney afterwards. Nixon,
he said, had entered the saloon first and
he was not sure as to which Of the two
he had paid the money.
Harry A. Nixon, % years old, who
sports a flaming red necktie and is SO
delicate in appearance that soap bubble
blowing would apparently be hard work
for him. and who is awaiting trial on a
charge of burglary in connection with
the theft of the coat. told the court and
jury he had received the garment from a
man named McHugh that Williams
knew nothing about the theft of the coat,
but had accompanied him to Deyotte's
saloon and negotiated the loan on it. Will
liams had received the money and it had
been divided between McHugh and him
self Williams getting Mttle of it for his
work. Pending the negotiation for the
loan the coat had been left at the corner
of Silver and Colorado streets. His tes-
timony showed that Williams had been
used as catspaw in placing the garment
where it would yield the greatest returns
| On cross examination the fact was de-
veloped that Nixon had been promised
lienency by the authorities for giving tes-
timony against Williams and for infor-
nation he had given in another case.
, Jerry j. Murphy and James Leyder
i stated that Deyotte had told them he had
paid the money to Williams.
| This closed the prosecution and the de-
/ fendant took the stand in his own behalf
He denied all completely in the transac-
ton, but admitted having borrowed 5.
or $3.50 of the $50.
! According to your statement you are
! not the right man?" said Mr.. Kelly.
"It looks like it don't it. Mr.. Kelly
! responded the defendant with broad
| SMILE
What is your business
II am a railroad man."
| "And you got only 81 or $2.5O?"
Eyes. That is not much of $50. bor
| rowed what I got. I had loaned Nixor
money and considered myself entitled t.
/, a loan from him. If had anything com
ing to me out of that I would have got
ten it as I am the biggest" (Willam
is about 1-2 feet in height. II always
get what Is coming to me-
/ The arguments consumed only thre
quarters of an hour, being finished be
1 fore noon.