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of li.it'*!*. The tight wa* for unci waita verv brutal one.one year in the pen.ti11 11tomirtinn of Frank J. Mat tier, the*lt;Cole CirciiM Kobbor.I . MYesterday the lM**t part of the day in the i Ibstrict Court wan iHTupiwI in the trial of ‘ Frank J. Mat tier, who wu* indicted for rob-| bing several citizen* something over a year | ago. The accused was at the time one of j ! the lightning money changer* of Cole * cir- i I* I i cun and took advantage of hi* position to ; ki give short change, which could 1 x* readily * ^ I done during the excitement and crowd at *1* the ticket wagon. Mat tier was arrested at ,“ the tune and gave $1.0011 bail, w hich he • *xkip|a*l, lea virtg tlii* section of the country j y a* was suppoaed for g«Md, but evidently jH I thought the matter had blown over and a 14 i- J couple of month* ago he returned and went ! u ^ j deliiierately to the county jail to visit an . P inmate and wa* arrested and held on the i ^ charge. The pMHWutien wax conducted by * j hintrict Attorney Pemlierton ami hi* ax-I • xiatant. Mr. Scallau. and the ddrn*e by j ■* | Hon. Oeo. F. Hone.•j The principal wit nesaes for tin* |»rn*et u*, tion were Mr. and Mm. Loui* Linneaan, ! and their testimony wax to the effect that h I on the night of the alleged robbery they H J J had visited the circus, Mr. L. haring with , \ '•I him two $HHI bill*. One of the bill* be ; n I presented at the ticket wagon for t *ro 1 |t j tick eta and put the change in hi* |acket n* | without counting it. After entering the Is fl ! tent and taking seat# they were approached ij* | by the defendant in the xh*|a* of the Uievit- V* j able prise package man. who *oimportuned tliim that in order to have xonae pence Mr. | \ •v L. purchased a package or two. I’ponji o|M»ning hi* pockethook Mr. L. exposed the I J *• second $Iimi note to view and the man | a 1 j axked |ermi**ion to change it. xtating that t 1 there waa always *o much small change in f, *; 1 the show buxine** that they were glad to I have an opportunity of getting a large bill. J To thia Mr. L. consented and after the change hail lieeft mad* he had it j counter! once or twice to nee that it wmh right. After the proper nmount j e | had lieen given Mattkr again asked for the *’ ! roll, stating that he thouglit there was too r L j much, and he again counted and returned ** it to the plaintiff, who put it- into hi* pocket * without further looking at it. Cpon return- I * ing to the saloon after the ahow wan over j c* Linuervian took out the two rollx and j k counted them and at once ascertained that v he had been roblied of S5S in the two ¥ deal*. IThe defense attempted to prove an a/f/jj j ^ and also to prove the good character of i f the accused, but they made a signal failure. After brief arguments the case wo* given to the jury, who after being out sorn* time returned a verdict of guilty and aaaeaeed the • punishment at one year in thepenitentiajy. * The prisoner will I railed up for sentence in a few days.off.i-do-i,uIIdles-W-dI.kI.President Williams TUIU Butte.
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Butte Daily Miner
Butte, Montana, US
Fri, Oct 09, 1885
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