The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-01-02

the name of Levy Ale say he don't know.
Q-Did Ne see this man there levy stood up.1
Allie say he don't know, but he can remember this
oae IMayhew.l
Q-Ask him II he did not tell Levy tte this man)
that he did not know who shot the Chinamsna A
He say lots of men In there. He can't remember
which one. Man walk off with him.
o-What did he tell the man who walked off with
him as to who shot the ChInaman7 A-Well, he say
somebody walk him over. He say only, white man
kill Chinaman.
o-Ask him IL he did not tell Levy he did not know
who killed Chinaman Ale say he never said any
thing.
o-Ask him IL he is sure of that Ale say he
never tell but say white man kill Chinaman.
Q-Ask him IL anybody went back with him down
there from the saloon to the China house1 Ayes,
he say lots Of men run down. He dun't know which
one; how many. ...-.
Q-Ask him II he did not tell white man he did
not know who shot the Chinaman A-No, he say
he never said that.
A. Levy called by prosecution. ...
o-Do you remember me calling you in here to have
You identified by Chinaman ON the stand Ayes.
Q-Do you remember having seen that Chinaman
befsrea Ayes.
Q-where did you see him7 Ain Butte City.
Odd you have any conversation with him in re-
lation to the shooting of this Chinaman2 Ayes.
O-State what was said. A-Well sir. after the
row, at King & Lowry's saloon, and everything was
quiet. this Chinaman came into the saloon. He was
quite in hurry. says John, what's the matter ?
He says want policeman. Says !, what's the mat
ter1 Says he
Plaintiff objected then and there, as the answer
was irrelevant.
The court overruled the objection, to which ruling
the plaintiff then aid there excepted.
Answer of the witness-It was in King Lowrys
saloon right by the stove; about or feet from the
stove in Butte city. A Chinaman came In there and
said he wanted policeman. said what Is the mat
ter , He said he wanted q policeman. thought
something was up and ! said / am policeman. He
SAID one Chinaman got shot / said who shot him.
he said don't know. So ne one shot him outside.
Judge Mayhem, Sam Thompson, and two or three
more started to the house. We did not know which
house 1t was. We saw light In this house and went
over there. Knocked on the door
Objected to. Sustained.
Oliver NJ WEIGH corroboratcd the testimony OF
night-watchman Yeager. ! asked this nght-watch
man il he heard any shooting. He said no. Well,
says started to go home and heard the shots.
want you to walk down with me. We started down
together We got as far the first China house
Then heard another shot toward Stoner's stable.
The cross-examinaton was short.
Beck re-called-Testifed in relation to prisoner 90
ing down for clothes to the Union saloon. Did moi
hear any special conversation there that was carried
| on In the presence of witness and defendant.
Fred Taylor sworn-Q-Can you give the contents
| or substance of that letter Al think can give
| the whole contents Of the letter.
O-Gye the contents or such part as YOU recollect
Ale asked me to 90 and SEQ one Lottie Blair, ant
get her to go end testify
| Objected to. Overruled and exception noted.
| o-What was it2 lie wanted me to 20 and ge
Lottie Blair to and testify for him. that he wa
afraid he had got rough case and wanted all the evi
dence he could get In his favor. At the same time h
asked me to speak to some of the boys in regard II
getting him lawyer. That recollect but after tina
| | do not recollect.
Q-As to the contents of that letter, will ask yo
Il there was not something said In 1t about gettin
some old whisky buns to swear they put that pisto
| where IL was found1 Al know there was somt
thing about whisky buns laying around town, but
cannot swear positively In regard to that part OF tn
letter.
Odd 1t not ask you to get Lottie Blair to swea
| he was with her the time the shooting wa
don.2 Ayes: that he was there that night OF tn
shooting.
o-That is all you remember about that letter A
That is about all can remember and swear 20.
J.P Colby sworn-Q-what were the contents q
that letter. State them as near as you can, II 20
know? The letter started out with few friendl
words like an ordinary letter. He said he would ik
10 have Mr. Taylor do him favor, and that was !
get some (these the words OF the letter. OF thos
| whisky bloats in Butte to swear that they got tn
pistol and hid 1t where 1t found, and u be cou
not do that to go to Lottie Blair that she had to
him she had got fellows out Of scrapes before an
get her To swear he ut her house at the time tn
occurred with her In case he could do either one,
would demand trial and get out right away. IN
was the general purpors of the letter. II wound
IL he could get them to do so, he would see that
was paid for 1t.
John Coleman testified to having sold the defenda
, a pistol. 1t was like the one in court.
J.P. Colby-Q-Dd you have that letter in yo
hands A-No sir.
Q-You did not7 A-Eo sir.
. O-IIow could YOU read 1t Al stood on one 81
of the counter, leaning Mr.. Taylor stood on Il
other side of me, with bis hip up against the counts
(Which one was 1t read 1t A-Mr. Taylor rel
it ou aloud and looked ovei while he read it.
Odd you look over and follow him or listen
, the reading of the letter Al heard him read
and follow ed him.
: Odd you read |. yourself or hear him read
Al did both.
Odd you read all that letter yoursefa A
heard Mr. Taylor read and looked over while he read
Pred Taylor-Answer- Mr. Colby read that !
ter he read it upside down. as stood on one side
nearly two-foot counter; stood directly facing hi
He could not possibly have read 1t, unless he col
I read It upside down. had the letter In my ham
:. I was leaning my hands on the counter. was on
outside of the counter. Mr.. Colby was on the
side Of the counter, standing up with one hand-rii
g hand--in his hind pocket. II he read the letter
cannot say he did not read it, but If he did read It,
must have read 1t upside down. .....
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