Fergus County argus., 1901-08-14


cent; that the letters purported to bt
copies of his and the Bracket woman
were forgeries. Then he said he was
to have his vacation. He left on one
train Thursday. Mrs. Bracket on the
next, meeting in Livingston. From
there Judge Harney went east to bis
family In Illinois. Mrs. Bracket, II
was said, went to National park, but
it is thought she followed him east.
Some declare he will never return,
considering his silence, his willing
ness to be away Elk weeks with n
cloud OF suspicion hanging over him
sign OF guilt.
On the other hand, many contend
that Mrs. Bracket had been In the
employ OF the Amnlgamated right
along. When she came here last
spring she had plenty Of money, bank
Ing $4,000, living at the Flnlen, and
sent her lO-ycar- lddaughter to Row.
land Hall, Salt Lake. She got n job
with Heinze az stenographer, but had
her Office with George Dygert. In
the sensational aflidavits Dygert told
OF meeting John MacGinness, vice
president OF the NJ. o. r., and other
Heinze men iD her rooms. Seems
strange she should always have him
there when they called, or that he
dropped in. Her relations with Judge
Harney have been viewed with sus-
picion, especially since che took a
swell house in theswell nelghborhood.
Mrs. Bracket says she gave it
away By too much talk. She re-
ceiyed Sl75 monthly from Helnze.
She wormed her way into Harney's
confidence by acting as his stenog-
rapher. She talked big of suits for
defamation OF character, snits for
damages, etc., but she has gone, and
people who knew her best assert that
she will not come back. She gaveup
her house and took her child and
maid with her. Others say she will
be back when she said she would
two weeks. 1t all depends. II she
was working for Heinzc solely to
work Judge Harvey to give Heinze
the decision she will stay away. And
II, as many believe, she Is an employe
OF the Amalgamated, then she will
not return, for she has done her work,
as il Is now thought new trial will
be granted in the Minnie Healeycase.
II she is innocent of both charges she
will return and help clear her char
acter and that OF Judge Harvey.
Men from the east declare that she
has long been In the employ OF the
big corporations as a detective. she
having been on the Pinkerton force;
that she did a lot Of work for the
Standard Oil company.
Mrs. Brackett il over forty; dumpy
In figure; has reddish hair and pro-
trudlng blue eyes, and Is anything
but pretty. She was fond OF cock
tails, hence her talking. Judge
Harney is also a hard drinker. He
was one of Senator Clark's vlndica-
tlon candidates.
Yesterday John MacGinniss, who Is
Hcinze's vice-president, went to the
court house and got a handful OF
blank criminal complaints. He stat
ed that he was going cunning for
some bribists. Last night at late
hour warrants were issued for the
Miss Walters and Mr.. Waters who
filed the last batch OF sensational
affidavits. The warrants allege that
they are Pinkerton detectives. They
have disappeared and all search for
them is In vain, which looks as II the
people who said 1t was plan put up
by the Amulgamated to be carried
out by Pinkerton detectives were cor
rect. The next move is eagerly
awaited. The Heinze people are
thoroughly aroused and 1t Is ex-
pecte1 that, sensational az the case
has been, 1t il nothing to what Will
soon follow. F. A. Heinze VIII re-
turn from the east next week, 1t is
believed. There are odd things on
both sides seeming to favor each
theory. 1t is n terrible blow at the
judiciary Of Montana, and as the peo-
ple are as much interested as he Is,
Judge Harney should have waited
for his vacation until after he faced
his accusers and dlsproved their asser-
tious or made them prove theirs.
The citizens are up in arms and the
only subject discussed is the Minnie