Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-18
MUST SWEAR IN WEALTH
AND THE SUPREME COURT Is
HARD TO SATISFY IN THE
M. o. P. CASE,
WILSON'S TRIAL COMPLETED.
Jury Sitting on His Case-Two Com
panions Go Scot Free-After
Ore Stealers.


Special to Inter Mountain.
Helena, Feb. 18.-IThe supreme court
this morning called on the suretes on
the supplemental bond Of the Montana
Ore Purchasing company to justify, this
time before itself and not before Clerk
Rckerts. The two heaviest bondsmen,
John Noyes, for $212. 900 and George
F'itschen, for 100000, did not appear,
and are therefore ruled out. 1t was
discovered that Noyes had not made
affidavit to the value of his property.
George II. Robinson. who is on for $780,
600, showed up just about that amount,
testifying that he had 100000 in cash.
one-fifteh interest in a ranch in Idaho
of uncertain value, and a ranch at
Three Forks, Madison county. DR..
BerrIheim, surety for $50, 600. showed
property to the amount OF $4,000, and
said he had about $50, 900 cash. which he
received last Saturday. but the state
ments were indefinite as to where he
got it. H. c. Bllinger testified that he
had $25, ,O00 in cash, an! some large paw
ments due on interest in the Northport
smelter from the LeRoi Mining COM
pany. He is on bond for $5OOOO and
showed property to the amount of $75,-
600. Simon Hauswirth, surety for $25.-
600, qualified in $4,000 or $4,000, hay
ing large amount of property, but
large debt Thomas Hickey is surety
for $4,000, and qualified in $4,000.
Hearing is being continued this after
noon. The sureties are being rigidly
examined by l.. O. Evans for the Bos-
ton Il Montana and j. j. McHatton,
representing the Montana Ore Purchas-
ing company.
The counsel completed the address to
the jury in the trial of Frank Wilson,
the accused pickpocket. this morning,
and the jury retired at 1880. Henry
Hall and Ernest Meyers. two more of
the same batch of prisoners. who are
accused of receiving money stolen from
the late William Finley. were discharged
the death of Finley without making
deposition having removed all the evil
dence directly connecting them with the
crime. Hall had sS45 Meyers SIG when
searched. Both men lost no time in get
ting out of sight.
A jury was empanelled to try Henry
Curnow charged with receiving stolen
property, namely, gold ore from Bald
Butte mine alleged to have been stolen
by George Wedlake, George Trembath
and Joseph K. Richards.
Samuel Punches, former engineer at
the Gagnon mine, today Withdrew the
suit for divorce begun by his wife and
the case went by default. Judge Glenn
ents rescinded an order requiring him
to put up one hundred dollars attorney
fee
Details of the hod-up of the Mint sa-
loon at East Helena Saturday night
snow that the robber missed a large
amount of plumber He ordered all the
seven men present to line up against the
wall behind the billiard and roulette
tables. In passing around the end of the
roulette table, Scharfe. the proprie tor.
dlved his hand into his pocket, pulled
out purse containing $3.50 in gold and
dropped it on the back of Oscar Her.
mans dog lying on the floor, so that IT'S
1all made no noise. Then the robher
tried to stuff the silver from the roulette
table INTO the pocket Of his jumper. but
1t was too tight, and he ordered Scharfe
with curses to put it in sacks. Scharfe
was so nervous he spilled large part OF
the silver on the table. Being told To
put the gold in too, Scharfe accidentally
spilled 1t among the silver on the ia hle
Grabbing the, sack which contained $50
out OF $251, the rObber warned his vic
tims with curses not to follow, and
packed out OF the door with his gun still
aimed at the men.