The Butte inter mountain., 1903-10-30
COMMITTEE SEES
INTO THAT $1,000
CITY COUNCILMEN INVESTIGATE
MONEY HELD BY MAYOR MUL-
LlNS FROM GIBBONS.
CHIEF MULHOLLAND CALLED
Testifies to Having Found Dyer and
Making Him Give Up the Money
Dyer Is Also on Carpet.

The investigating committee OF the city
council made several queries yesterday
into the matter Of the 81 900 held by
Mayor Mullins belonging to Nj. II. Glib
bons.
Gibbons who is a young telegraph
operator, was robbed OF $1,000 with a
sure-thing game at o. East Park street
last spring. Mayor Mullins forced the
sure-thiug man to give ZIP the money. but
instead of returning il to Gibbons the
mayor kept 1t himself.
Communication to Committee.
]. l.. Wines. attorney for Gibbons, and
Burt Marsh, TO whom the claim was as
signed, sent the following communication
to the investigating committee:
Shorty after the administration OF
Mayor Mullins assumed municipal con-
troll OF the city of Butte rohbing sure
thing game was in operation OH East Park
street. whether with ths knowledge or
consent Of the head Of the city admins
tration is unknown. a young man by the
name OF NJ H. Gibbons, comparative
stranger in the city. was entced and in
weighed into this robbng den and two
certificates of deposit issued to him by
bank in the state of Illinois were obtained
Db SONG process SiibNii W INV P''iN7H''''
whose business il is 10 conduct such games
for thieyery and robbery.
"lt is true Mr.. Gibbons indorsed these
two certificates, aggr,ga,ing $1,000, but
he did $, under threats and under the
belief that he eoald be compelled 10 do 50.
or at least he did so in pursuance OF the
course taken by the proprietor OF the
game. a man by the name Of Charles j.
al - a
deposited these cent 'icates i'll the FIRST
National hanl. OF Butte for collection, re
ceivng receipt from the bank. Sooh
| after this had been done Mr. Mullins,
whether in his private capacity or as
mayor and representing the city. visited
the pIaee where this game was being con
| Quoted. and either through threats or some
| Commercial transaction obtained th: re
ceipts which Dyer had received from
tn, bank. Soon after Mr.. Mullins re
cciyed this receipt from Dyer he pFescnted ID
t..c same To the First National bank and
received $1,000, being the amount COZ
tectod by III, bank uro1 the two ccrtiii-
Gates mention. Mr.. Mullins has known
for some time that this money was OBJ
tanned from the o"ner, NJ. II. Gibbons ny
means other than those which are legiti-
|
was the owner represented by those cerii-
fcatcs and that the same were obianeo
| from Gibbons in the operation OF sure
thirg game then conducted by Dyer
"The claim Of Gibbons to recover th:'
property. to-wit, the sum OF $1,000. mas
been properly assigned and transferred !.
Bur, Marsh OF this city, and Mr. Marst
has instituted an action against Mr. Mnl
lins 10 recover judgment for the amoal
of the same"
MuhoIIand on Carpet.
Chief OF Police Mulholand was aske'
concerning the S 900. He stated that NJ
had found Dyer and had made him giv'
up the money. -,
Dyer signed the certificate over to I'M ID,
mayor. The ehici thought the mayor Sill
had the money.
Charles Dyer was then called He tol.
of running the games al o. East far'
street. He stated that he had been to'f
to close by Detective Murphy and 'nie
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