The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-08-11
Attorney for Man Who
Lost Money Is Deter
mined to Get 1t.
HIS HONOR OBJECTS
Executive Holds Coin and
Refuses to Turn Over
Same on Demand.

Attorney William Newton, who repre-
sents NJ. II. Gibbons, a railroad telcg-
rapher, who lost s 900 in a Butte resort
while III this city some time ago, and
whose money is in the hands OF Mayor
Mullins, is hot on the trail Of the mayor
with the determination to force the latter
to give up Gibbons coin.
The mayor refuses TO produce, and he
has been sued in the district court for
the $1,000, and also for 5000 for the
trouble he is causing Gibbons and the at
torney to recover the money.
Set for This Morning.
The case was to have been called up
in Judge Clancy's court this morning. At
torney Newton was present in the court
at 10 o'clock, but Judge Clancy was not
there and the matter had to go over.
Mr. Newton first tried to get the money
from the mayor without suit, but failed.
Gibbons lost his money in a shooting
gallery in East Park street, run by
man named Charles Dyer.
Gibbons, who is Southerner, came to
town for a good time. lie met a man
from Virginia and another from the Blue
Grass country and they circulated until
Gibbons was ''lit up Then Gibbons
found himself in Dyer's place.
Recollection Is Hazy.
His recollection of what happened after
that was necessarily hazy, on account OF
the mint juleps. He had a certificate OF
deposit for Ss7s and one for $42s, both
on the First National bank of Pittsfield,
ILL.,, in his pockets. They represented his
earnings, and were drawing 3 per cent
interest.
According to his story, the only thing
he remembers distinctly OF the transac-
tions in Dyers place was that the men
from the Old Dominion and the Blue
Grass country soon had his certificates
for 81 900 and were demanding that he
indorse them.
81 indorsed them, and | believe il was
a good thing | did" he said afterwards,
because think they would have killed
me-"
Dyer got the papers, and later Mayor
Mullins, aided by the police secured pos
session of them. Circumstances forced
Gibbons to leave Butte, and he never re-
gained possession them.
Works on Railroad.
Since leaving here he has worked for
the Oregon Short Line road in half a
dozen places in Idaho, and Mr.. Newton
has been employed to recover the money.
At Mr.. Newton's first interview with
the mayor. when he preferred request
for his clients coin, the mayor demanded
his authority as the representative of
Gibbons. The attorney displayed letters
and a power Of attorney from Gibbons,
employing him, but the mayor said he
would have to sue to get the coin.
Newton sued. Then Mayor Mullins
complained he had been misused. New
ton offered to take the money and dismiss
the suit at his own cost but the mayor
still clung to the cash.
Files a Demurrer.
Through Attorneys Templeman and
Davies he filed demurrer and motion
demanding that Newton show his author
ity to sue for the money. The latter was
prepared to 'show" the mayor this morn
ing he declared, having his power of at
torney and half dozen letters from Glib
bons ready for the purpose.
He says the mayor shows great tenacity
in keeping the $1,000, but that the latter
does not deny having the money, nor set
up any claim to own it. J. l.. Wines is
employed to assist Newton to recover the
lost 81 900.
Now in Winnipeg.
Dyer, the man who ran the Shooting
gallery was last heard of from Winni-
peg. and his letter said he had secured the
option on the privileges at the fair that
was to be held there, and that he thought
he was sure of getting the big bunch there.
Gibbons was at Opal, Wyoming, when he
last wrote to his attorney and he had not
lately tied up with any "south'nuhs," so
far as is known.