The Daily Missoulian., 1910-12-11
ANOTHER SECRETARY
GATHERED IN
IN CASE OF HENRY CONT, PRO.
FEssED TRADE is BELIEVED
TO De A BLIND.

County Attorney E. c. Mulroney.
last Tuesday afternoon, expressed an
opinion that Henry Cont was an un-
desirable character and might, sooner
or later, oe on trial for plying a ne
farious trade. His opinion seems to
be well founded, for yesterday Henry
Cont was arrested in a room on West
Front street and now stands charged
with being secretary" The COM
plant was sworn out yesterday by
the county attorney and Cont will
be heard on Monday.
Was Star Witness.
1t was during the trial of J. Livane,
the Italian who was arrested on COM
plant of Kitty Clair, that County At
torney Mulroney declared his private
opinion of Cont, the latter being then
on the stand in the defense of Livane.
Mulroney had asked the witness to ex-
plain the immaculate and well-manf-
cured condition of his hands, when. as
he claimed, he was employed steadily
at his trade, that of shoemaker and
cobbler. To this line of examination
Attorney l.. c. Bolton, for the defense.
and then went SO far as to insinuate
that, in his opinion. Cont and Livane
were of the same character and class.
Had Big Roll.
BY further questions, the county at
tcrney gathered the information that
Cont came from Italy less than three
years ago, landing in San Francisco.
Leaving that place about six weeks
ago, he came to Missoula, where he
opened "cobbler shop on West Cedar
street. In response to further ques-
| tioning. Cont made the claim that
he had $4,000 in cash when he ar
rived here. Asked If he still had the
money, Cont replied negatively. Null
roney. pressing this line of questioning
further. compelled the witness to ex-
plain that he had lost the money on
the street, but that he had not con-
sidered this accident of sufficient i'm
portance to report to the police. Upon
further examination, Cont wavered be-
tween the sums Of 5000, 5000 and
$4,000 as his total capital upon ar
irving in Misso4la. To prove that he
was an honest cobbler and shoemaker
Cont offered to make a pair of shoes
for 81, So, SO or $40 for the county
attorney. all Of which offers were gra-
ciously declinedsby the prosecutor The
witness got badly mixed when Mul-
roney questioned him concerning his
intended destination when he >pur-
chased a ticket in San Francisco
Cont said he was on his way to Chi
cago to make his home with his rela-
tives and had purchased a ticket in
San Francisco for that place. He
could not satisfactorily explain. how
ever. why, after purchasing ticket
for Chicago, he stopped off in Mis-
soula and started a BUSINESS here, thus
wasting the amount of cash spent or
the east portion of the contemplated
Journey
Livane was convicted ny the jury
and sentenced to serve six months In
/ Jail and to pay the sum Of $500.
Alleged Victim.
Florence Tailor, the alleged victim
of Cont, signed an affidavit yester-
day afternoon in regard to his case
She deposes that she is % years ole
lana sthat she met Cont five and q
half months ago in Spokane. She says
that he made love to her and thai
they corresponded after he had gone
to Standpoint, Idaho He promised tt
marry her and she went to him. only
to be placed in a disorderly house
II Thon come the S,,onvp To MiSSonla