The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-20
EVIDENCE IS ALL IN
TESTIMONY IN CAMERON ROB
Berry TRIAL COMPLETED.
DEFENSE TRIES TO PROVE ALIBI
Witnesses for Cameron Swear That He
Was Playing Cards When Rob-
berry of Coburn Was
Carried Out.

IN the ROBBERY trial IN Judge McClef-
mans court today in which George Cana
eron, alias Connors. was tried for rob-
bling James C. Coburn on Silver street at
2 in the morning, October II, the evil
dence was completed and the instruc-
tions to the jury read this forenoon
The state finished the submission of
it's evidence yesterday, and the evidence
of the defense opened.
The defendant Cameron testified in his
own behalf, swearing that he was not at
the place where Coburn was held up at
the time the robbery occurred, and that
he had no part in it.
He declared he was in a saloon playing
cards at the time of the robbery.
Furnished Piano Music.
Augustus Wingate, man who said he
had furnished the piano music a. Atkin-
sons saloon the night of the robbery;
Theodore Sturbwit, jointly charged with
Cameron with robbery, and Mrs. Dan
O'Donnell, testified in behalf of Cam
eron, alias Connors. this morning, in an
eficrt to prove an alibi for him.
Wingate said he played the piano at
the Mascot saloon all night the night OF
the robbery, beginning at o'clock and
concluding his labors a in the morn
ing; and he swore that Cameron was in
and out of the saloon all evening be-
tween and y, and that Cameron played
cards there from / o'clock until 3.
Sturburt testified, that he played cards
with Cameron the night of the robbery
and went home in the morning at about
o'clock.
Mr.. Breen asked him if he was on Sill
yer street, where the robbery took place
the night it happened, and he said he
was not:
Escaped From Constable.
A man named Denton was one of the
party arrested for the robbery, also, and
he broke his arrest and escaped from a
constable. shortly after the event. Stur-
burt said he had been to Whitehall
lately, and Mr.. Breen asked him if he
saw Denton on his visit.
mo. SIR Sturburt said.
Did you go over there to see hm?''
Mr.. Breen asked.
NO. SIR" the witness replied.
us it not fact that you went there
for that purpose?" the prosecutor de-
manded.
mo, sir" Sturburt answered.
Sturburt swore that he did not see Co.
burn at all on the night of the robbery
where were you at the time of the
robbery" County Attorney Breen asked
playing cards." Sturburt replied.
"How do you know?" asked the prose
cutor
well. I must have been, from what
hear" Sturburt returned.
Played Pool in a Saloon.
A man named Jesse Hef1in, also
charged with being one of Coburn's rob-
bers, played pool with Coburn in
Creechs saloon the evening of the night
it occurred, and the states evidence
showed that he had had whispered con.
versations with Cameron during the
game, during which it was presumed
that the robbery was arranged for.
Mrs. O'DOnnell testified that she was
IN the saloon and that she did not see
Helm talk to Cameron alias Connors.
Mrs. O'Donnell said she lived in Wyo.
ming alley, and that she was in the sa.
loon waiting for her husband to take
her home, the latter being engaged ir
watching the pool game.
An effort was made by Cameron's
| counsel to show by Policeman Lawson
how dark it is on Silver street at 2 il
| the morning-the time the robbery &C.
Cured.
But the officer was unable to qualif,
as an optical expert and the evidence
| was cut out.