Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-02-17
TRAVELLING A
RAPID PACE
Well Known Montanan and Former
Candidate for Congress Doing
Things on the Coast.
HAS FINANCIAL INTERESTS HERE
Hal. S. corbett, Who Owns Mining
Property in Kendall District,
In Trouble.

According to the Spokane Review
OF Sunday Hal. S. Corbett. who was
once Democratic candidate for con-
gress in this state and who lived at
one time at Missoula, and afterward
at Butte, is having all sorts of trouble
in Spokane. due to his wild ways.
his is the story the Review tells;
Along the short road OF pool room
gambling and drink. leaving in his
wake a broken family and a wrecked
fortune, Hal. S. Corbett, an attorney,
of this city. has travelled the past six
months until he is on the brink Of
disgrace. Forged checks. forged
drafts and worthless checks have been
strewn along his way, and in spite Of
two weeks grace given him he has
failed to pay some of them.
Mrs. Hal. S. Corbett. a charming,
cultured lady, with her two daughters
aged 10 and ~ years, left Friday for
her old home In Paducah, KY. Her
brother sent her transportation and
expense money for herself and chill
dren, but absolutely refused to lend
financial aid TO his erring brother.in.
law. Mr.. Corbett is expected home
today from Seattle, where he has been
to raise funds to take up the paper he
distributed around the city in his
financial stringency two weeks ago.
THE furniture Of his home at 1921
Second avenue was mortgaged to c..
l.. Hoffman for $500. Mr.. Hoffman
has been able to get an offer OF only
s12o on the goods and is $175 loser.
Used Turner's Name.
Mr.. Corbett presented to Archie
Ash. a local pawnbroker. a 5000 draft
drawn on Sam Piles, OF Seattle, and
endorsed with the name of ex-senator
George Turner, Jan. %, and received
the money. Mr.. Turner says he never
endorsed such a draft. The paper has
not been redeemed. although promises
have been made.
wv. II. Shelby, of st. Louis. with
the Hamilton Shoe company, cashed
a $500 draft of Mr.. Corbett's on the
Traders National bank some time ago
and has been anxiously waiting for
his money.
Saturday night. Jan. 90. Mr.. Cor.
bett appeared In the Victoria hotel
about time for the Northern Pacific
train and said he wanted to send a
man out on 1t. but must get a $25
check cashed In order to buy the tick.
ct. The check was signed in the
name of w. j. c. Wakefield. and as
Mr.. Corbett was known at the hotel,
the money was readily furnished him,
When the check was presented at the
Exchange National bank the next
Monday morning It a at nee pro
nounced a forgery and returned. AT.
ter repeated promises the $25 was
made good the middle of last week.
Henry sorg Was a Friend.
THE same night Mr.. Corbett had a
check for SIS cashed by Henry F,
Sorg. of the Club cafe. and for $25
at the Ranken saloon. Both were
signed with the name of Mr.. Wake.
field. but he denies having signed the
checks. Both of these checks have
since been paid.
THE plungings OF Mr.. Corbett in
the local pool rooms have been the
despair of his friends for many
months. but all their efforts to check
him have been in vain. It is reported
by them that he has lost $4,000 on the
races in the last six months.
He Is a lawyer of considerable abil
ity and since h $ arrival in the city
from Montana three years ago to the
first of this year was in partnership
with Judge J. Y. Moore. The firm was
dissolved at the time because of Mr.
Corbett's sportive tendencies and his
failure to attend to his law business
"Tradespeople of all kinds were
~anxiously trying yesterday 10 find
something tangible on which to real
ize for bills which CorDett had con
tracted.
His wife had a small fortune wher
he married her, but ii has all been dis
sipated."