The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-21
JIM TRAINED HIM
FOUND A YOUNG LAWYER THAT
WOULD DO.
OLD MAN WENT TO OTHER SIDE
Story About Mr.. Hopper Who Had {
Way Of Getting Out Of Some
Seri GUS Troubles.

Jim Hopper lived in a little town in
the middle West, where people generally
dealt with each other honestly, but Jim
was in the habit of making sally in
business now and then that did not come
under the head of what his neighbors
generally did.
Jim started in by conducting an estab-
lishment where liquid refreshments of all
Kinds were sold. For time he prospered
and then the temperance people came
along and he was forced out Of business.
He tried trading horses and selling
buggies and met with Indifferent success.
People soon became suspicious of Jim
when he lead out a fine looking charger.
They had heard that he could fix up an
animal so that the ordinary man could
not tell if the beast were wind broken"
or had periodical spells ce-she collie.
Charged With Theft.
All this worked against Jim's business.
and one fine day his neighbors heard that
the county attorney had charged him
with knowing something about the dis
appearance of a large amount of money
that belonged to a wealthy man who had
not followed the advice of the temper
ance people and stopped drinking.
1t was when this charge was made
against him that Jim showed his astute-
ness by engaging one of the best Grim
inal lawyers in the county to defend him.
The trial come off and Jim was acquit-
ted. He went back to his neighbors to
explain to them that there was no reason
for having him arrested.
The next thing that was heard of him
the county attorney was after him again.
He employed the same lawyer and again
escaped from the tolls of the law. In
that way things kept up for several
years.
Jim was accused of doing something
that was against the law about once
quarter and as often was let loose by a
jury of his peers.
In a Sheep Case.
Finally Jim was accused of being
mixed up in the theft of some sheep. An
Indian was the man who was charged
with having actually taken the sheep but
he was supposed to be in the employ of
Jim.
The good people of the neighborhool
were thoroughly aroused and declared
that something should be done to stop
the depredatons of Jim Hopper.
The first move they made to insure sue
cess was to engage Jims old lawyer as
a special counsel for the prosecution.
This was done before Jim was formally
charged with doing anything wrong. in
order that he should not have an oppor-
tunity to see his old attorney, and Jim
knew nothing about the arrangement.
When a charge was formally made
against him he rushed to the office of
the old lawyer and told him his troubles,
explaining that he wanted to retain him
for his case.
Engaged by Other Side.
you are too late JIM" said the vener-
able attorney 81 have already been en-
gagged by the other side. l have kept you
out of the penitentiary a number of
times, Jim. but you will have to break
rock this time.''
II am telling you" replied Jim with
look of scorn, II can pick out a lawyer
who can beat you. old man. am not be-
hind the bars yet
With this Jim left the Office of his old
attorney and went to the office of the
young lawyer whom he employed.
This young lawyer Jim was going to
train to get him out of trouble" as he
expressed it.
And he did train him, for the records
of the county show that Jim was ac-
quilted, despite the fact that his old
counsel was against him.