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Show POLlCEfN LAWiras Sensation is Sprung in Butte Police Circles, Serious Charges Being Made Two Officers Declare They Had Been Invited by Captain McGrath to Join In Conspiracy to Rob an Express Company. Ilutte, Mont. A sensation has been created hero by testimony presented to the council committee which Is Investigating In-vestigating charges of grafting among tho ikjIIco force. Two pollco ofllccrtf charged that Cnptnln McOrnth, sei gennt of pollco, hnd Invited them to Join In a conspiracy to rob a delivery deliv-ery wagon of tho Northern Pacific Kx-press Kx-press company, between tho depot nnd tho express ofllco. Tho robbery, It was stated, wob to havo occurred on tho night of Nov. 11 last, when It was expected a largo amount of currency cur-rency would bo secured. Somo ono tipped tho plan off'to tho managor of tho oxproBS company, who Immediately Immediate-ly telegraphed to headquartors nt SL Paul. A forco of armod guards was rushed to Dutto with Instructions to kill If nocoBsnry to protect tho company's com-pany's property. This precaution, It Is alleged, frustrated tho plans of tho conspirators. |