The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-10-02
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ness of operating the Minnie Healy mine.
This witness testified that Miles Fnlen
paid over $4,000 for labor and supplies
used in operating the Minnie Hcaly mine
during the period which Heinze alleges he
was operating the property as his own
under the alleged purchase based upon the
alleged oral agreement that lies at the
base of his purported title to the property.
Young Finlen also testified that he
heard lIeinze ask his father to bring suit
against the Boston & Montana company,
and say to the latter that he would pay
all the expenses of the suit, and believed
he and the elder Finlen could cause the
company named to close down the Leonard
mine.
Expenditures.
The witness gave in detail the separate
items in the expenditure account for the
Minnie Heay which his father paid. The
items included labor, coal, teamine, hard
ware. hospital dues and the usual items
Of cost in running mine in Butte.
James Couzens also gave interesting
evidence this morning upon what the
Montana Ore Purchasing company's books
show relative to the ore taken by Hcinze
from the mine and his expenditures upon
it. Mr.. Couzsens was employed in pre-
pairing tabulated statements Of the ac-
counts shown OH the books. and these
were placed i'll evidence, and said to be
correct by Mr.. Couzens.
In the afternoon John J. Scoles, miner
who was employed at the Minnie iealy
when Heinze took hold of it and began
to operate it. testified that ore was ex-
tracted from three places OH the $50 level
where he worked
Scoles declared that Henze began to
hoist ore at once. and that the ore was
exposed in the drifts when Henze began
his operations.
When the trial opened this morning
Judge Mcliatten put a deed in evidence,
saying he had forgotten to do SO thereto
fore. The deed conveyed a one-twentieth
interest in the Minnie Hcay mine from
Caroline Y. Kelley and George d. Kelley
to Miles Finlen. The deed was of date
May 2a, 1900. No objection to the intro
duction of the deed into the evidence was
made by the plaintiffs attorneys.
Couzens on Stand.
After that James Couzcns took the
stand for the plaintiff in the case He said
he is a resident OF Anaconda, and has
been an accountant for 80 years.
What are you working at now" Mr..
Forbs asked.
Il am working as an accountant" was
the reply.
'Where?"
Il am the chief clerk for the Anaconda
Copper company"
Where did you live in 1901, the time
Of the f<st tral?"
II lived in Butte then
What company were you employed by
them"
by the Butte & Boston company. I
was chief clerk"
did you examine the books of the
Montana Ore Purchasing company at that
timc?"
"Yes, SIR"
did you make tabulations of the ac-
cornts:"
Il made a tabulaion of the general
ledger of the Minnie Healy mine ac-
counts"
"And Of the ore extracted from the
Minnie Healy miner"
"Yes."
The tabulated statement which had
been placed in evidence yesterday in con-
nection with Frank Klcpetko's testimony,
was produced, and the witness identified
the statement and his signature to It,
This was tabulated from the impress
ing company, was it?"
eyes, sir"
"Is it correct!"
Ut is correct copy of the specified
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