Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-08-15
Three Must
Face Charge
Of Burglary
Alleged to Have Entered
Kennedy Cabin and To
Have Robbed It.
EUREKA BANK
PAYS 6314 PER CENT

Bud Tibbitts and Hugh Whitman
were arraigned Monday in district
court charged with burglarizing the
cabin on the Kennedy ranch north Of
town. They pleaded not guilty. Their
bond was placed at $4,000, in lieu of
which they are being held in the
county jail awaiting trial. As an af-
termath of this affair, bench war
rant was issued for the arrest of Mil
lie Tibbits. wife of Bud Tibbitts,
charged with completely in the matter
Her bond was placed at S1,000.00.
These cases grew out of the suspi-
cion that the Tibbits and othors had
robbed the Kennedy cabin and had in
their possession the stolen articles.
A search warrant was issued and the
Tibbitt's premises were searched, the
officers being accompanied by Mrs.
j. M. Kennedy who readily identified
large number of the allegedly stol-
en- articles, as they were found in the
Tibbitts quarters. Among them were
stove, various bedding, blankets and
pillows, silverware, tapestry, pipe
rack Of the former Senator j. M. Ken
nedy, dishes and books.
Tibbitts was arrested and his pre-
liminary hearing held August 8 before
Justice of the Peace M. G. Candee
of Jennings, who was called in to act
in the absence of Police Magistrate
Haigler. Tibbitts was bound over
to the district court. Information OBJ
tanned implicated Whitman as having
been involved in burgarlizing the cab
in. Sheriff Baney went over to Brown
ing near which place Whitman was
employed in the hay fields, arrested
him and brought him back Saturday.
1t is alleged other stolen articles were
found with Whitman.
In the hearing before Justice Can
dee, A. L. Hughes of Whitefish ap-
peared as attorney for the defendant
and County Attorney Herbert for the
state.
Confirms Sale of Bank Property.
The court confirmed the sale of the
remaining assets of the closed Eu-
reka bank, Judge Asa L. Duncan of
Missoula presiding in this matter. The
remaining assets, including the bank
building and other property, were re-
Gently sold by Oscar F. Wolf, receiver,
following the advertising Of the sale
as stipulated by law. H. G. Pomeroy
of Eureka was found to be the highest
bidder, and the assets were sold to
him for 100000, the sum total Of his
bids.
This will enable Receiver Wolf to
declare another and the final dividend
to the banks creditors, this last divi-
dend being one Of 13A per cent. This
will make a total dividend Of pay
ments to the banks creditors of 63A
per cent.
Shirley Chase was granted a d.
vorce from Fred Chase The court
allowed her $4,000 a month alimony
and the custody of the three children.
The divorce action of Polette VS..
Polette was dismissed without prejuI
dice to either party.
John Boothman was arraigned Mon
day, charged with statutory offense.
He pleaded not guilty and is out on
bond awaiting trial.
An order Of foreclosure was issued
in Office M. Maize VS.. Thomas Deegan
ct al, The amount of the Judgment
and costs totals $1339.25. James M.
Blackford was attorney for the plain
tiff.
A decree of distribution was issued
in the Earl w. McCrory estate, this
estate now passing to the estate of
the deceased's wife, Lola McCrory,
who has died since the death of her
husband. James NJ Blackford, who is
attorney for the estate, says this is
a most unusual INCIDENT, the heir to
an estate dying SO soon after the
death of the first decedent. He states
that in over 30 wears of nracticing
law this the first instance of the kind
he has experienced.