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The times., 1901-05-26

NJ f Harmon has forwarded to the
Commissioners a request for the favora-
BILE consideration of the petition on file
with the Board for the grading. paving,
and lighting Of Erie Street, Brightwood
Park.
C. 3. Hunt. the Computing Engineer.
has apprised the Commissioners that the
grading and paving Of Erie Street would
be impracticable. except under the provis-
ions Of a special appropriation He rec
ommends that the parties interested be
informed that such consideration as is
practicable wiz be given TO this street at
the time Of the preparation Of estimates
for submission TO Congress. Mr.. Hunt
informs the Board that minor repairs re
Gently made have placed this street N
fair condition for Improvement.
II is understood that the action Of the
Commissioners VIII follow the reco:nmeIi-
dations of the Computing Engineer.
AT the instance Of the Engineer Com
/ missioner. the Board has replied to the
request for information on the part Of the
! East Washington Heights Citizens As
I sociation. relative 10 the right Of way for
/ the extension Of Pennsylvania Avenue
East. The Commissioners state that con-
/ demnation proceedings for the remaining
| portion Of Pennsylvania Avenue inside OF
/ the District line, not now N lhe posses
/ sion Of the District, have been commenced
in court and viii be carried out as soon
I as the Sixteenth Street extension case has
{ been determined The Commissioners fur
I ther state that it Is understood that the
/ iUrv is nearly ready to make its re-
! port so that TIE consideration Of the
! Pennsylvania Avenue matter will De
taken up withir a few weeks.
Acting upon the recommendation OF
! Charles B. Bail, the Inspector Of Plumb
! ing. the Commissioners have voted to ex-
| tend the license Of James O. Carroll. for
| a DprfOd Of FIVE years.
The times., 1901-05-26

Honora A Rundlett. the petitioner who
sWears she purchased on the faith OF the
certificate referred to.
This case comes within the provisions
of the act Of May l3, 1892. relating TO tax
sales and taxes in the District Of Column
bia. and il is therefore recommended
that the collection and recovery of the
tax for 1884 against the east 30 feet )
inches of lot g. square 1S. be barred as
to any purchaser subsequent to issue of
certificate dated July 81, 1891. No. 5%5S5,
and so noted on the records of this Of
fiCp
The times., 1901-05-26

Hervey s. Knight, of sos G Street north
west, requested that so much Of the
water main assessment against 079 acre
on the Piney Branch Road as applies to
the unimproved portion be cancelled. Mr..
Knight claimed a precedent for the ac-
tion requested. and expressed the hope
that the application would be favorably
considered The Assessors report upon
tho matter follows:
''Seventy-nine one-hundredths acre
fronting 1918 feet on Piney Branch
Road was assessed April L. 1897,
in the name of Hervey S. Knight.
amount S205.SS There is no subdivision OF
this land on record, and the matter of
Introducing water has no bearing in the
case, as the assessment is for the entire
frontage. levied under the act of 1884, and
is in fun accord with the spirit of that
law, viz: That hereafter assessments
levied shall be at the rate Of S1.25 per
linear front foot = There is no
precedent for the action asked, as the
case cited by the applicant is a cancella-
tioH of water main tax ordered by decree
of the Supreme Court IN. G. Emery VS..
District of Columbia, W. o.. 12f35)
I recommend Mr. Knight be informed
| that the assessment is correct for the
le3.1 IS feet, and must be paid for on that
! basis
The times., 1901-05-26

they're proper" ;
Ten-one F-Cor. 10th. !
Entire building.
Phone Main, one-ffty.
That high prices are usual !
lv associated with high Z
grade goods is a fact, but i'll )
our case it does not hold !
good. We make a specially !
} of selling the highest class Of 5
footwear, the kind that en-
bodies the best in quality I
and correct fashion, but it )
will require only brief in )
spection to satisfy one that
our prices are no higher than !
other stores ask for qualities !
not so good. !
When your thoughts turn (
to shoes for summer we dl- !
rect your special attention to !
! our extensive line of canvas I
and linen shoes. This pOpu-
) lar style of footwear will be
worn more extensively this
summer than ever before.
The newer productions pos
sess all the eXclusiyeness of I
style as shown in leather
footwear as we'll as the cool
ness TO the materials.
We also invite the atten-
} tion of young ladies and gen
! tlemen preparing for COM
mencement and graduation
exercises TO the handsomest
line of footwear for such Oc-
casiOns ever shown in Wash
! ingtOn.
: For June weddings we are
; especially well prepared, as
J we are showing all of the
: new and approved forms to
; complete the trousseauX.
3 All the newest designs in
Z footwear for out-of-d0Or
; sports. New golf shoes and
: Oxfords are here-smart
z styles that bear the. unmis-
: taxable mark of their ultra
) stylishness-styles that you
Z must look in vain for else
: where-exclusive with us.
; We have all of the new
3 productions in shoes espe-
z cially designed for aUt0mo-
; bile wear.
: B. RICH'S SONS,
z High-grade footwear
2 Ten-one F-Cor. 10th.
s%%%Ae@~4AA@N&%SHS@%%%#A4.
The times., 1901-05-26

Burrin Wood. of 2226 Eleventh Street
northwest, asked the remission of water
main assessment on sublot -. square 302
Upon this application the Assessor report
cd as follows: "Sublot u. square 3O2 was
assessed for water main. July 20, 1889
and the first installment paid. The assess
ment is covered by the decision in the
case of Burgdorf. recommend the remis-
sion of interest and penalties on balance
due
Mrs. John OBrien. Of SIC First Street
northeast. asked the remission of inter
est and penalties on assessment of GER
tain lots in square IA. Mr.. DarneiIle re-
ported on this application: "Sublots 80
and &C. square IA, We're assessed Novem-
and second installments paid The assess
meHt is covered by the decision in the
case Of BurgdoTf.
4 recommend the principal so. 50. be re-
ceived without interest and penalties.
J. Harrison Johnson & Sons. acting for
Thomas Stephenson, asked that interest
and penalties be remitted on water main
assessment against lot 80, square 620. on
this application the Assessor submitted
this report: Sublot 80. square $40, was
assessed in the name Of Maria I. Conlan
foctober u, 1885. for water main laid in
/ Street, and the same is covered by de-
cisIon of the court in the case of Burg
dOrf- ! recommend remission of interest
and penalties ds requested by applicant. -
The times., 1901-05-26

Proposals were received at the District
Building yesterday for high candle power
street lighting, for the construction of
gates and iron fences for the Brightwood
reservoir and for the construction of a
toilet room al the Washington Asylum.
The proposals for street lighting were
from the American Lighting Company,
who bid on 100 high candle power lights. in
Guiding lanterns $3.50 per annum, and for
each 100 lamps or fraction thereof $3.50
per aHnum fer each lamp. For 1,2e0 lights
the sum bid was $685. 900; The Welsbach
Street Lighting Company, who bid for 100
high candle power lights. $50 per annum
per lamp.
The proposals for constructing the iron
fence and four gates at the BTightwOod
reservoir were from Fred J. White, 81 .920;
&. a. Schneider & Son. Sl.55G; from
Charles White Company, 1920: from the
Ornamental Iron Works, 81 $50.
The proposals for the Improvement at
the Washington Asylum were upon differ
ent specifications. as follows: Ed J. Han
nan, 81 COS. William Rockwell $50; NJ. Y.
I Casey, without certificate from Collectors
office; 5. s. Shedd. $50; Daniel +. Mock
abee, 81 2S9, and James Nolan Sons,
81 gS3T2
The times., 1901-05-26

The Value oE improvements Upon
Tract on the Grant Road-Hn n'er
Main Assessment on Piney Hr"hch
HIchyYay-Bids for street Lighting
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

to present Immediately all the evidence
they had and the reasons why they de-
maaded new trial
Another mass OF aflidayits were there
fore filed In the court last Tuesday
evening.
DETECTIVES COME INTO THE
CASE.
1t appears that the Amalgamated
company's attorneys sent TO Chicago
for several detectives. Two came. one
a woman, known in the atlidayts as
r.. l., Waters. Her companion was j.
w. Waters. The latter came to Butte
as a New York capitalist and mining
man. The woman was introduced as
his sister Waters negotiated for some
mining property, and one Of the first
persons he met was John McGinnis,
OF the Montana ore Purchasing COM
pany, who was introduced into the
Heinze set.
one day when II was supposed Mrs,
Bracket was becoming too notorious as
the friend Of Judge Harvey, she was
Induced TO take trip TO Salt Lake. on
the same train were Mrs, Waters and
Mr. Waters.
] ne lultc WERE wen ACQUAINTED anu
intimate before the train reached Salt
Lake, They all stopped at the Kenyon
hotel Cor several weeks, and In that
time the two detectives had learned
everything that Mrs Brackett knew,
according to their own ailidavits. She
told her new friends, they declare,
about the Minnie Healey case, and that
she was on very intimate terms with
Judge Harney. and expected a decision
in favor Of IIelnze, The two detectives
told about meetings in the Thornton
hotel and elsewhere in Butte az which
Judge Harvey drank champagne and
made love % Mrs. Bracket.
They got into an alteration at one
time, and the Judge the detectives de-
clare. threatened to cite oneA of her
friends into court Mrs. BracAtt told
him that II he dared 70 do Mat he
threatened she would have hirh taken
off the bench, The judge did rot Try
It, and promised to obey Mrs, Bracket
in future.
one evening the party visitedss local
resort, the afiidavits state and Judge
Harvey told Mrs. Bracket that b. had
just made an order in the Healey case
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

that would set them thinking, and he
added that from then on he would
throw II into" the Amalgamated COM
pany Mrs, Bracket told him that was
right and that 1t meant $780, 900 for her
from John McGinnis
MRS, BRACKETT HAD A FINE
HOUSE.
Mrs. Bracket was provided It is as
serted, with a nicely furnished house
on the west side by the Montana ore
Purchasing company people she said,
for the purpose Of entertaining their
judicial and political friends. Judge
Harvey was entertained there frequent
~ according to Waters adidavits.
Other witnesses testified that Judge
Harvey and the woman at different
times visited the neighboring hot
springs and remained over night. and
that Mrs. Bracket registered under an
assumed name.
After the testimony was filed in court
there was long conference between
Judge Harvey, Mrs. Bracket and John
McGinnis and the latters attorneys.
The conference lasted about up TO the
time for the departure of the North
Coast limited on the Northern Pacific
for the East.
Judge Harvey and Mrs. Bracket
were on the train when II left. Harvey
was accompanied also by his court
clerk and Mrs, Bracket by her little
daughter and the latter's governess. a
Miss Simpson. At Livingston, Mont,
the next morning, the entire party
stopped
Judge Harvey and his clerk regis
tered under assumed names, and re-
maincd In Livingston until the night
train went east, and then they de-
parted for Chicago, as the judge said.
Mrs. Bracket left earlier in the day
for a trip 70 the National Park.
The Judge gave II out that he was
going to his wife and family, who are
visiting IN Buffalo Prairie, ILL.,. and
would not return for a month or six
weeks.
Under the peculiar laws Of the state
the judge cannot be removed from the
bench except by impeachment. and the
state legislature, which will not meet
again for two years. is the only body
that can impeach Hmm. Y. Herald.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

some time, she rs a GOOD woman ana
! think her conduct ON tbie nr.,.s..n
Justified my opinion.
There are many letters which tbis
plaiuun,has auacbrI m aNidavits as
exhibits which / believe 10 be forgarles
They came through the detective de-
partment OF this corp0ratlon were
typewriter and the signature was
,ypeWrittcn.
They purportgd Do come from Mrs
Bracket They were $50 unlike her
aud So unlike anything she had ever
said 10 me that / Immediately called
her attention 10 them and she 6pubn,-
ically denied having written them.
This case is SIN pendlup bafora
me, upon motion for new trial The
plaintiffs are still filing aNdaylts In
support of their motion The aai.
uavits are mos. s.uwipus They do
not affect the merits of the case
III they We're true. the matter 10
which they relate occurred long afler
the trial of the ease. This is no at.
tempt 90 show that I was mprouerIy
influenced lu any way They relate
solely 90 my prya,o affairs
They cannot ne used In the ease ana
are now only % part OF the policy TO
effect my ruin. ] have had no chance
TO make nay defense In this case. do
not know what the policy of the de-
Tense win be,
They may probably make some
counter affidavit and part of NV ease
may then be shoIl ] cannot make
my own defense until after TVS case ia
finally determined in my court upon
the motion for a new trial.
"The practice Of going into a mans
private lie or attempting TO do SO TO
decide law case Is in my experience
most unusual
81 have not read the majority OF the
aiIidayiis filed have been working
hard and ann very much exhausted by
the work and excitement OF these
proceedings
II wanted to stay in Butte. but upon
the urgent advice Of my physician. de-
cided % come 10 my old home and
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17
"BOBS" AND THE AMERICAN.

The bark Obed Baxter came to port
from South Africa this week with a
story about Lord Roberts that Capt.
Sinclair tells with pardonable pride. At
Port Elizabeth, while Obed Baxter lay
at anchor there, a reception was given
Lord Roberts, which the captain was
invited 90 attend He went-a tall,
broad-shouldered man, straight as his
mainmast and muscular as the god
Hercules. In due course he was pre-
scented TO "Bohs,' and the small slim,
English general said 20 him. looking up
In his brown face: Capt. Sinclair, are
you an American
Il am that, sir" the captain replied,
land a native PhiIadelphian 70 boot,
That makes me an American twice
over
Well" resumed Lord Roberts ~
all the Americans are as big and broad
shouldcred as you, IL is mo wonder
that they have carried away tho
worlds trade. Philadelphia Record,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

During the progress Of the proceed
ings on motion for a new trial I'm this
case, the plaintiff attempted TO take
my deposition upon which TO make 70
showing for a new trial and compel
me TO testify as TO why had decided
the case against them.
HE REFUSED TO TESTIFY.
believing that I had given ample
reasons In my opinion. which was a
lengthy one, and written and believ-
ing that courts were not subject 10
notares, ! refused to testify. An at
tempt was made to commit me 70 JAN,
but / did not 60. The question was
afterward brought into the courts.
and it was then decided that | was
right In refusing TO testify
AT this time the controversy han
become very bitter. The motion for
new trial had not been submitted 90
me for any decision, nor has IL yet been
submitted. / had granted the plaintiff
extensions Of time I'm which 10 pre-
pare a bin Of exceptions and motion
for a new trial.
II had granted them extensions of
time within which TO procure ofida
Wits, knowing that those ailllavits
We're 10 affect me personally, and In
short | had shown them every cour-
tesy possible.
THE assault upon me had been so
villainous and unWarranted that Il
greatly disturbed me and affected my
health and also greatly troubled my
wife, who was then in Illinois.
THREATENED WITH IMPEACH-
MENT.
81 decided TO come to Illinois to visit
her, ana so announced upon the even
ing preceding my departure.
Before my departure ! met certain
counsel for the corporation, with whom
were the chief OF the detective bureau
and two others.
I'VE had a stormy session, lasting
several hours | was accused OF hay
ing been influenced in my decision by
Mrs. Bracket.
Il was threatened with arrest, and
with Impeachment II / didn't accept
their offer, which was this. They
would give me $250,OOO If would make
an affidavit that Henze had paid
money for my decision or had offered
TO do so.
i was ADVISED that might take
my family to Europe and enjoy good
vacation, and might then come PACK
to New York AND live where ! pleased
In ease and luxury.
u replied that / did not want then
money that such money was n curse
more than a blessing, and that DID
not fear their threats for the reason
that there was no evidence or facl
upon which to ground them
u received the sneerlng reply that
! ought TO know by TINS tilne that
they had means OF procuring e'l-
dence Whenever they required IT, that
was a poor man and could not ight
them, ana mat must accept eltnet
riches orrruin. very emphaticallS
chose the ruin, II they can procure IT,
Just before the conclusion OF INC
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

,ort saturday.-"1 did III !
s's ,,,s Ada II. Bracket is de-
\ nave exclaimed when she was
4 some weeks ago that Judge
', a.sroy. Of department OF the
n ',art, had decided the big Min
y. mine case in favor OF IT,
S' o. Helnze and against the
. y, copper company The
az the copper company are
- .,,eed in trying to prove that
,s and their efforts have caused
y !, ne most sensational scandals
~ Montana has ever known
Winnie Healey is one of the rieh
n Butte. and is valued at
M M. BIZ the decision Of Judge
I'm IS allowed to stand, the
asserted, will not cost Heinze
han 100000. He was in posses
IN three years ago, when he was
N, with the late Marcus DAILY and
NAYS friends,
\, Sg one Of The latter Miles Finlen,
IA an option on the property,
y. obtalned permission to work the
Finlen said 1t was for the
.'s Of making developments to aid
H. IN litigation he had with the
~ ana Montana company, then an
III Al DAILY and Of his friends.
r., however, says he took the
I'm Of the hands OF Days friend
M The latter was losing too much
.g On IT,
IlL WITH HEINzE DIsAVoWED,
Iefet The time that Heinze made a
nine out Of the Minnie Healey
ms DAILY switched his friendship
Helnze 10 the Boston and Mon
,Dd the newly organized Amalga-
| 4, company, and then Days friend
pgel the deal with Heinze.
Ne trial that followed, although
~ was one only Of veracity be-
y, he two men and their allies,
i being nothing in writing in the
q an agreement. Judge Harvey
M that Days friend had con-
I'd to sell the mine to Hein>>for
ID and deCreed him to be the
|rg d Il.
h Amalesmated company. which
gcceeded to the interests Of Fin
Elated a new trial, and demanded
IA he ground that the judge and
/ Lrerse party had been guilty of
I Aal prevented thee Amalgamate1
d from having a fair trial. Here
|l,ge Mrs. Bracket comes in.
n hackett Is a woman at,ut tr-
slht years old She is a divorced
Eil and her former husband is a
\ Il some prominence living in ST.
ID she has a son I'm SAT- Iaga Ci'-.
y Be herself formerly lived In Chi
h Originally she hailed from Min
ls1 where wears ago she was en-
)ls IN the Plllsbury offices. She Is
lfENapher and typewriter by pro-
M
y first came before the public In
|flEa shortly after the election last
EAen she was said to be In the
|ig Of Helnze and HIS corporation.
la'ana Ore Purchasing company
1rtsiaiely after the election of
y Harvey TO the district bench. in
alfl Where Hein2s Is interested In
'pl2n With the Amalgamated COM
q involving property rights and
20 ioT damages amounting 70
'heN or more, according 10 the al
gyms made In the pleadings, Mrs.
aisll obtained a position In Judge
'7ys law Office.
1SzE GETS INTO POLITICS.
4 remained there as stenographer
! lat legislature met last winter.
htlnze went to Helena as the
Senator W, A. Clark. but his
.isH for legislation In the interest
= company and against the Anal !
$40 company became so strong
Ne Two men disagreed.
..E AcGinniss vice president OF the !
.'.ls Vfe Purchasing company. and |
~ closest friend and lieutenant, !
candidate for one of the sem |
'Nh to which Heinze himself |
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

Judge Deciding Minnie HsaIy Mine Case Woman wd Millions
Bracket Charged With Influencing the Judge For Reward of
$500 OOO-leer Produced Cou-Wom Depart From Butte
Train Leaving Storm Of Protest Behind
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17
FIGHT FOR IN MONTANA CAUSES SCANDAL THAT STARTLE STATE

During the progress Of the proceed
ings on motion for a new trial In this
case, the plaintiff attempted TO take
my deposition, upon which to make
showing for new trial and compel
me TO testify as TO why | had decided
the case against them
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-21

I Consolidated. ana all that. Now, when
| Went To ask Cummings for his
jdaushler's nnnd, he gave his consent,
but with one condition. That con-
dition that veto"
And YOU accepted To il. did yu,,,
! GOVERNOR burst on, the boss. indiG-
! nantly. rs this the honesty of which
YOU bousteu to me-
Now. SENATOR" interrupted the gov
! crnor. II realize that have been sci.
fish in this matter, but. according 10
my way of looking ut it. ! have not
been dishonest And | have. ut least,
the right to explain"
II did no, give Cummings an answer.
until ! had thought it over II week. In
fact. my first impulse was Indignantly
to reject this proposal Bur in my
callner moments | came to the con-
clusion that the people of this state.
happy and prosperous as they are, do
not need the hampton appropriation
bin half us much as I need Mildred
Cummings. You. Senator. may end
my career, if YOU wish. But | have
made up my mind. and will not change
it | know that your heart is in the
right place, senator, and it is my
honest belief that if vou should meet
Miss Cummings and talk with her for
about five minutes. YOU would see lny
side of the question very quickly"
But the boss arose and picked up
his hat "Good-morning, governor. GOV
ernor," he sail coldly. ANA started to
leave,
At that moment the governors phi
Vnte secretary entered the room. and,
going up to Coleridge. said melhing
10 him in "A low tone III" governor
Immediately hecnm" excited,
SHOW her in. quick." he said alb
ruptly,
Then he turned toward the retreat
ing form of Senator Lowry, and
Hem, he said. "Why--l say, senator,
won't yOu-"
The senator turned around his
countennnce dark ana lOrbidding, and
theneNt instant at II door opposite
there appeared young woman, TALL,
graceful and beautiful Her entrance
WAS like Il sudden burst of sunshine
A great rose, pinned to her breast.
scented the air with its Fragrance.
With Il curious smile she was look
ing at the boss. Tho latter stood as
thoush rooted 10 the spot, awkward
and embarrassed, gazing at her in sur
prise and manifest admiration. and
trying, at the same time. with much
effort and little success, To frown The
governor was equal Ia the situation
Mildred he said, stepping forward,
let me introduce you To Senator
Lowry, of whom YOU have SO often
heard me speak"
The senator bowed profoundly Miss
Cummings favored him with Il smile.
The senator smiled, then he sinlrked
he was more nervous than when he
delivered his maiden speech in con-
sress. He wanted to speak but did
not know what 10 say The dazzling,
beauty of this Young lady MAS too
much for him. Al last he spoke:
THE governor" she said has made
me an ardent admTer of you, Senator
Lowry"
The senator Was gallant By nature
ana essentially Il nan of nerve. His
heall went back to the right place and