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Show I COPPER KING HEINZE I PAYS j20,000 FINE Another Chapter in- Famous Montana Hj Copper War Closed Aranlga- Hj mated Wins Point. -f- TDUTTE, Mont., March 31. F. -f Hi 4- f- Augustus Ilelnze, president -f of the Montana Oro Purchasing M, company; A. L. Frank, superln- -f tendent of thu Johnstown, and J. H. Trcrleo, auperlntcndcnt of the Rarus mine, today paid their -f lines for violating the order of -f the Federal court enjoining1 -4- Hclnze and the Amalgamated Interests from mining- tho Ml- -4r HL -f chad Devltt lode claim. l 11 After much discussion and strong I resistance on tho part of the 'Mon- I tana Ore Purchasing company attor- I neys, Judge Beatty, in the Federal I .court, this morning signed the order 1 asked for by tho attorneys of tho 1 Butte & Boston company granting the I Butte & Boston a perpetual inspection H of the workings of the Rarus and H Johnstown claims. 1 A Mr. Denny, for the defendants, in- torposcd a plan to allow an inspection .of these workings up to all bulkheads and workings leading Into tho disputed ground, but offering a plan whereby the Montana Ore Purchasing company I would be allowed to inspect all the 1 Amalgamated properties. I Mr. ForblB offered objections on the li ground that tho Butte & Boston "had I como into court and shown a vlola- " tlon of tho Injunction, while the Montana Mon-tana Oro Purchasing company had not shown any violation on the part of his clients, and therefore should state specific spe-cific workings and grounds for an inspection. in-spection. The court announced that if he wero In possession of facts sufficient to base an order upon he might sign one for I the Montana Ore Purchasing company, but thought it better to state tho points raised to Judge Knowlcs and have him make the order, aB he would have the time to do It. Old Cases Disposed Of. BUTTJB, Mont.. March 31. Late this afternoon Judge Beatty tdgned an order for the discharge of Defendants F. A. Helnze, J. H. Trerlsw and Alfred Frank ' fiom the contempt proceedings Instituted Insti-tuted some time ago by the Butte & 1 Boston company and argued at Helena hefore the Idaho Judge, when he was sitting there on a former occasion for Judge Knowles. The defendants ut the Helena hearing were adjudged guilty j of contempt in stopping the progress of Inspectors who had been appointed by the court to Inspect the workings of the Rarus and Johnstown claims that wero thought to lead Into the Michael Devltt, which was under injunction. Mr. Hcinze waa fined $2000, and each of the other defendants were fined $500. Collection of the fine was held in abeyance, abey-ance, with Instructions that If the inspection was allowed to proceed the sums would not have- to be paid. The decision was appealed from and the Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco Fran-cisco affirmed Judge Beatty. About March 9th the inspectors were again stopped in their work, and the defendants were arrested and brought before Judge Knowles for contempt. Judge Knowles let the parties go on parole pending a hearing before Judge Beatty, who was to arrive here about two weeks later to hear the contempt matters. The Marshal's return was read today stating the facts as to the Inspectors being stopped on March 9th, and stating further that after Judge Knowles let the defendants go on parole pa-role they had not interfered with the Inspectors. The costs were taxed to the defendants, defend-ants, and they were discharged from past liabilities. |