The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-01-09

Q-Ask him II be saw man at King d Lowry's by |
the name of Levy7 Ale say he don't know.
Odd he see this man therer levy stood up.l |
Ale say he don't know, but he can remember this
one tMayhew.l
Q-Ask him II he did not tell Levy ttell this mani
that he did not know who shot the Chinanan3 A
He say lots of men in there. He can't remember
which one. Man walk off with him.
Q-What did he tell the man who walked off with
him as to who shot the Chinaman A-Well. he say
somebody walk him over. He say only, white man
kill Chinaman.
Q-Ask him IL he did not tell Levy he did not know
who killed Chinaman Ale say he never said any
thing.
Q-Ask him II he is sure of thata Ale say he
never tell. but say white man kill Chinsman.
Q-Ask him II anybody went back with him down
there, from the saloon to the China house Ayes,
he say lots of men run down. He don't know which
one; how many.
not know who shot the Chnaman 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 Chnsman on the stand Ayes
Q-Do you remember having seen that Chinaman
before3 Ayes. ST
Q-Where did you see him Ain Butte City. -
Odd you have any conversation with him In re-
lation TO the shooting of this Chinaman3 Ayes.
Q-State wha. 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 a hurry. says John. what's the matter
lie says want policeman. Says ], what's the mat
teri Says he
Plaintiff objected then aad there, as the answer
was irrelevant.
The court overruied the objection, to which ruling
the plaintiff then aid there excepted.
Answer of tho witness-It was In King q Lowry's
saloon. right by the stove; about feet from the
stove, In Butte city 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 l said sm policeman. He
SAID one Chinaman got shot l 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 light in this house and went
over there. Knocked on the door
Objected to. Sustained.
Oliver M. WEIGH corroborated the testimony Of
night -watchman Ye ,ger. asked this night-watch-
man II he heard any shooting. He said no. Well,
says, started to 90 home and heard the shots.
want you to walk down with me. We started down
together. We got as far rs the first China house.
Then heard another shot toward Stoner's stable.
The cross examination was short.
Beck ret talled-Testided In relation to prisoner 60
ing down for clothes to the Union saloon. Did not
hear any special conversation there that 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 I can give
the whole contents of the letter.
Q-Give the contents or such part as you recoect.
Ale asked me to 90 and see one Lott ie Blair and
get her to go and testify
Objected to. Overruled and exception noted.
O-what was it7 He wanted me to 20 and get
Lotie Blair to come and testify for him. that he wac
afraid he had got rough and wanted all the evil
dence he could get in his favor At the time he
asked me to speak TO of the boys In regard to
getting him lawyer. That recoliect but after that
I do not recollect.
Q-As to the contents of that letter. will ask you
II there was not some thing said in 1t about getting
old whisky buns to swear they put that pistol
where IL was foand Al know there was some
thing about whisky buns laying around town, but
cannot swear positively In regard to that part of the
letter.
Odd It not ask you to get Lotte Blair to swear
he was with her the time the shooting was
donep a-Yes; that he was there that night of the
shooting. A1---sr-s z-ss--s=s=sza-asi- -z---zs
Q-That 10 all you remember about that letter A.
That is about all can remember and swear to
J.P. Colby sworn-Q-What were the contents Of
that letter State them as near as yon can, II you
know2 The letter started out with few friendly
words like ordinary letter. He said he would like
| TO have Mr. Taylor do him favor and that was to
get some hese the words of the letter. of thost
whisky boats In Butte to swear that they got the
pistol and hid 1t where IL found and II he could
not do that to 20 to Lote Blair: that she had told
him she had got fellows out of scrapes before; ant
get her to swear he at her house at the time th
occurred with her In case he could do either one, h,
would demand trial and get out right away. Tha
was the general purpors of the letter. 1t wound mp
il he could get them to do So he would see that b.
| was paid for 1t.
John Coleman testified to having sold the defendan
q pistol 1t was like the one in court.
| J.P. Colby-o-Did you have that letter in you
| hands 2 A-No sir.
| Q-You did not2 A-No sir.
| o-How could You read 1t ? Al stood on one sid
of the counter leaning. Mr.. Taylor stood on tn
other side of me- with ais hip against the counter
| Q-which one was it read 1t 2 A-Mr Taylor rea'
| il out aloud and looked ovei while he read IL.
| Odd you look over and follow him Or listen q
| the reading of the letter ? Al heard him read j
| and followed him.
| Q-Did you read 1t yourself or hear him read 1t
| Al did both.
| Odd you read all that letter yoursef' A
heard Mr. Taylor read and looked over while he read II
Fred Taylor-Answer- Mr.. Colby read that let
ter he read it upside down. as stood on one side
nearly twofoot counter; stood directly facing him
He could not possibly have read 1t, unless he coul
read 1t upside down. l had the letter in my hands
I was leaning my hands on the counter. was on th
outside of the counter. Mr.. Colby was on the In
side of the counter standing up with one hand-righ
hand-in his hind pocket. If he read the letter,
cannot say be did not read it, but If he did read it.
must have read it upside down.
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