Fergus County argus., 1902-12-31
REAL CROOKS
DON'T WHINE
Heinze Heeler Number Four Visits
Fergus County on Political Mis-.
chief Bent.
HIS RECEPTION WAS COLD
Thirty.Six Hours Was Long Enough
for Him in This Frigid Atmos-
phere-Abettor Of Harvey's.

First came John Boyle O'Rellley,
he of the suaye manner and easy
graces: in his wake came the Hon
orable" Pat Meaney; then to Fergus
county came George Johnson and the
last Helnze striker to mingle among
us is odell Mcconnell.
Mr. Mcconnell arrived in Lewis.
town Saturday full OF cheer and sat.
isfed in the belief that he was about
the smoothest one of the bunch and
having been good friends with sew
eral of the leading Republicans in
Fergus he could step right in on the
inside and what a story he would
have to unfold when he next bewed
before his chief, +. Augustus Heinze.
But Mr.. Mcconnell felt differently
Sunday night and he has returned to
Helena a sadder-if not wiser man.
To be sure his little plan worked ad.
inlTdDly lOT Il lc" HoulS oatuiuas
morning. but in Lewistown the men
have not yet forgotten to judge peo-
pie by the company they keep and so
when Mr. Mcconnell appeared IT,
have particular business with A. T.
Harvey and his shadow, Walsh-it
was all off and he was passed up like
a white chip. The evening before Mr..
Mcconnell left for Helena he COM
planned to a certain party about the
treatment he had received, remark
ing that the best people in Lewistown
had treated him very coldly. In fact
had quite ignored him. And 1t was
Just so, for the best people in Lew
istown''-to use Mr.. McConnell's ex.
preston, but which is scarcely
broad enough to cover ninety-nine
per cent-have no use whatever for
Heinze interloper, a spy In the garb
of friend.
With a sort of I'll get even air
Mcconnell stated before he left Lew.
istown that I've got evidence
enough to unseat Jack Waite, any
way." Perhaps he has but 1t appears
to be the general opinion hereabouts
that his evidence amounted to about
as much as that which Harvey, Walsh
& Co. after seven weeks hard labor
were able to present In the justice
court last week in the case against
Mr.. Waite and Cal Lewis.
Mcconnell. soon after his arrival
called on the county attorney-just
to get acquainted, and judiciousiy
leading the conversation, got around
to the bribery cases. OF course Mr.
Mcconnell had no special interest ir
lthem-not at all-he had come to
iLewistown to look up some water
right matter. but Just to be talking
about something he discussed bri'
berry charges and the idle threat that
because Mr.. Belden had not been able
| TO manufacture some evidence to
back up the affidavit makers pushed
10 the front by Walsh, Harvey & Co.,
he was TO be impeached. This SEEM
ed very funny to Mr.. Mcconnell
Then he appeared in the justice
court-just accidentally, you know
and seemed a very disinterested spec
tator in the hearing OF the Lewis case
But after that he got busy and 1t was
of with him. He thought of course.
certainly. he could get a transcript
OF the testimony-just for the ask.
ing. you know. but he went back
without II.
A little bit of advice to Mr.. McCon.
nell would be: When next you take a
dirty job don't whine because old
friends won't recognize you.