The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-11
THEY ARE BOTH EX.C0NQICTS
Chilly" Dougherty and J. q. Weber
Knew Each Other in the Idaho
Peniteuiary.

lilly Dougherty and John G. Web
charge of passing spurious ten
dollar gold pieces, are pretty well know
In Idaho and are not given a very
i good reputation in Boise. According to
the Boise Statesman, Dougherty sent
Weber money to come to Butte after
sthe latter's term in the penitentiary
there had expired. which was on the
18th of last January.
p shortly after the arrest Of the two
men here, about ten days ago, it was
reported that Dougherty had been par
cohed for the murder of his saloon
partner, Young, but this seems to have
/ peen mistake. Some of his friends
applied for a pardon for him, but the
BOARD of investigation refused to grant
I 1t and Dougherty served his twelve
yetrs less the time allowed for be-
having himself in prison. 1t is claim
ed that Dougherty has killed seven
men, but only three of them are known
here-Corey and Harrington in this city,
along about 1886. and Young in Idaho
In 1891. OF the two prisoners the States
man says:
The dispatch from Butte announcing
the arrest of Jim Weber and William
Dousherty for making counterfeit SO
gold pieces. recalled those worthless to
the authorities here. Webber is the
John G. Weber who served a term Of
five years in the Idaho penitentiary for
manufacturing counterfeit quarters,
halves and dollars at Bellevue, where
he was arrested in June, 1897. The
principal witness against him was Jack
Robbins, who had been taken in as a
confederate by Weber.
'Webber was indicted February 10,
1897, and tried before the United States
court in this city. The jury. in return
ing verdict of guilty, recommended
him to the mercy of the court. Weber
was sentenced to five years in the Unit
ed States prison at Detroit and fine
fof 500 was imposed. He was sick, a
fact that was responsible for the rec
concentration for mercy, so the order
was changed and he was imprisoned in
Boise. He was committed April 8, 1901.
He received all his good time, so he
actually served only three years and
nine months.
"Dougherty is also an ex-convict from
Idaho. He was sent to the pententiary
for - years from Shoshone county for
Ai"i "Ci III VIC oCNOIo uC6lCC, DCIH6 AC-
ceived at the penitentiary Novmber :,
1891 He was released on February H.
I 1899
F AT the penitentiary the men We're re-
garded as thorough crooks. When
>Webber's time was up Dougherty sent
| him money enough to take him to Butte,
Where the two met.
*"A persistent effort was made to have
Dougherty released by the board of
rardons, which, however, finally reject
ed his application on April 81, 1897
Among the papers filed with the board
on behalf of Dougherty was a state
mfnt by Edward Boyce, president Of the
Western Federation of Miners Boyce
said: I have known him (Dougherty)
for several years, during which time
his conduct as a citizen was good all
OF which tends to confirm. the general
opinion OF Boyce's idea of citizenship.
when Weber was discharged he
sought e. W. Johnson of the Overland.
He had known Mr..Johnson in the Wood
River country. The hotel man give him
ar overcoat and he left town. Mr..
Johnson said yesterday he was not a
hit surprised at the news of Webber's
arrest in Butte. He felt satisfied he
would continue to make his living by
counterfeiting.