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

the crowd had any pistols drawn. Know that one Of
the Rainbow crowd had his coat Oh In the ga
loon and was declaring himself fighting man. Do
not know whether Hopkins talked to the man who
had his coat of when he had his pistol out They
were all around there; all fghting.
Wright l.. Lille sworn-Reside in Butte and have
lived there something over three yeara Know Hop
kinks. Have known him something over year
Think I saw Hopkins at twelve O'Clock or after on
the morning the Chinaman was shot-the 13th of
June last. saw him in King Lowry's saloon can
hardly say what he was doing. He seemed to be
drunk considerably. Saw him have Colt's self
cooking revolver In bis hand. He Was doing nothing
with II but holding 1t IN his hand. Can not swear
positively the pistol Ia court Ii the one defendant
had IN his hand in the saloon, but think II looks
like the salne make Of pistol Hopkins put the pis-
tol up and went with to Todds saloon, across the
street, about 1876 feet. While we were In King d
Lowry's Frank Beck told me 10 take Hopkins of TO
bed. Then went and spoke to Hopkins. I said,
Let's go to bed" just that way. Finally Hopkins
consented to go, but ON the way down, In front OF
Todd's saloon. he wanted to 10 back and take
drink. said We can get all the whisky we want
here" He kept ON insisting on going back. told
him would not go he got his pistol out; told bin
be had better put that up. This was in front Of
Todds saioon. said you liable TO get yourself
In trouble. so he put 1t up. Then he wanted to 60
back to King Lowrys. said you are liable to get
yourself In trouble you 20 back; you had better go
TO bed He pulled the pistol out again, said,
Jenny, By George You had better put 1t up."
came away because was afraid he might accidentally
pull IL OF went into the saloon; he came In and
treated then he wanted me to 20 up 10 King
Lowry's again, and told him I would not do 1t. i
told him he had better 60 TO bed; II he went over
there he would get himself In trouble. He asked me
several times TO 90 mp with him. Finally he started
out STAYED there minute and then started
10 20 up there myself and met him half way between
Todds and King q Lowry'e, spoke to him but he
did not make any answer. Remained in Todd's two
or three minutes was absent frsm King d Lowry's
not more than three minutes. Only saw him take a
drink in Todds Could not swear as to the direction
Hopkins went when he left Todds, but thought II
was up street. King d Lowry's is up street from
Todd's Met Hopkins in the street. He was going
towards Owsley's stable; Chinatown Is down the
street. He was not going right direct for that 1t 10
a little quar,ering. He was going in the direction Of
where the Chinamsn was shot; he was going down,
a arterinr. Beard shots. II was about
half an hour after had seen Hopkins. wac then
In King q Lowry's saloon. Think heard three
shots heard a report Of something. Some one
came In the door and said shot had been fired down
street. A few minutes after the shots were fired
Chinaman came up to the saloon and said Chinaman
was shot, and he and and two or three others went
down there and found Chipaman shot In the belly,
about an inch below the navel, think Did not see
HOPKINS after saw him 60 down street and before
the shots were fred Saw where shot was fred into
the window casing Of the cabin where the shot Chi
naman lay. The shot was from the outside. There
was hole In one Of the panes OF glass In the WIN
dow looked as though the hole had been made By
a bullet shot from gun or pistol In examining
the window easing thought had found another
place than the one described where ball had en-
tered but 1t was only where nail had been driven
Believe gouged It. Itook the bullet out. saw de-
fendant the next day day after the shooting; had
no conversation with him In relation TO the shootine
I got afraid OF Hopkins when we were In front OF
Todds. Saw he was considerably drunk, and AZ he
raised his pistol was afraid he might let IL 60 on
accidentally, and, therefore i went into Todds.
There was no trouble between us. When itoid Dim
to pat It up the second time he kind of raised 1t to-
wards me, but don't think he meant anything nj
the time. knew 1t was selfcocker and he was lia-
bic 10 pull 1t of. ! suppose Hopkins had been IN
King a Lowry's over an hour when saw him with
DIS pletOi Out Ilc war piSsss ts's e'Ss's
hopkins had little fuss in there with fellow ey
The name OF Mullen. think. and Frank Beck or
somebody stopped II; the barkeeper stopped them.
Do not think anybody In the could tell the d.
rectiou from whence the shots fred; cannot tell
myself inst heard them. had the bullet In my
| hand In the China house; several had 1t. China
man first gave It 10 Lou Smith; cannot tell what
Cbinaman: hardly know one from the other. The
bullet had been rouged out OF the window casing
Lon gave the bullet 10 me and kept 1t until the
next day and then gave II back TO him. lBullet was
shown witnessl It looks a good deal like II;
could not swear positively. 1t has been long time
ago. The bullet looked as though 1t had been nreo
| out of A gun. The point looked as though IL had
come In contact with something hard.
| Cross-Examined-Th point end Of the bullet ~ai
| battered do not think 1t had been nodded 70. tt
the best OF my knowledge and belief would sweal
the hole shown me in the casing was made by bul
let. II looked like bullet hole. have seen lots
bulet holes that looked just like that one did, TIT
hole through the pane Of glass was about three nche
In circumference think 1t was about an inch across
Could not swear positively where Hopkins Gid q
when he went out of doors. He went In this drec
ton [illustratngl little towards Owsleys stable
a little ouartering across. Think the Rainbow crow
was pretty drunk. They were making conrideraol
noise It was not very dark night 1t rained aftei
wards. II was before the firing saw Hopkins pas
sing down towards owsley's corner. Saw the Chins
man oiye the bali to Lou Smith. Heard him say h
got Il out of the hole In the windowcasing. .
Red,rect-Think the business defendant was en-
oaued IN nj the time of the shooting was that q
tending saloon or Park street at the Union Hous
Tw,ness described location of stoner's rtabe.1 stt
pers stable was below where the Chinaman was tbt
and On the opposite side OF the street. (Explaine
how. BY diagram, he saw Hopkins 70 down street.
Do not know where he went from there: sure 81
him 20 down street, quMtering across. Do nt
|, know sny man by the name of Montague. Migt
know him by sight. Never got any pistol from Hol
, kins at any time. Was asked next morning BY Col
, man and Sterling whether mad seen HOPKINS p'su
or not and answered "No."
IJoder-sherin Lou r Smith sworn-was in But
] 1t the time the Chinaman was shot. Was called a
perhaps, a little past two in the morning. Went
/ where tbs Chinaman was shot; saw the woun
. | stopped there but very short time. The secoI
, time saw the Chinaman he was very low and SEEM
"a be sinking, Started for the Union Saloon on Pa
= street. IHxplained by diagram the lines of q
streets and location of housesl Went in that dir
/ tiou in search Of Hopkins. Went to the door OF
4 | ryn,ou Saloon light burning inside. Could see
the room through the curtains. There was a gls
! broken. Beck put his hand in and tried to unlo
!. the door. Beck was with me. Woke tomebcdy .
/, recocntzed It to be Coleman. Saw Hopkins W
not there. Found Hopkins coming ont OF an alley
: this direction tiilustratnpl. Met Hopkins jurt
!, The edge of the street. We met right there togeth
: so or 60 feet from the Union House. he was going
the north He had his hat pulled down over his Il
y .ra was somewhat intoxicated. Did not recogn
!, him At arst. As he turned quastering past nv J
: shoulder / detected 1t was him. II was stor
:. night and very dark raining very hard. Hopki
: c,oth,ns was wet Hopkins was arrested. searci
aad taken to jail When nrst taken hold OF Hopk
had his hands In his pocknts He inquired what Il
: wanted OF him. Beck had grabbed him from
- hind. He said. 81 / have mot got anything wet
- him we wanted to see. We asked him what ne
= douc With that pistol; said be had got notni
I Answered three or four times be had got notni
:. Took him to JAN; searched him more tnorouRa
!. ssked him again for his pistol. He said ne
none. 1 said I want that pistol you had this even
nv or I want Won 10 tell me where h 10. he said q
"a he hsd no pistol, At Last he eaid II y NON
: vopr damned business" Found no weapons on
s. of spy kind. Had talk with him abeut the pis
Then be said, gave that pistol away last night
:. sore this shooting occurred" Isaid Il you VIII
He me- tbe man you rave Il 10 win try and Get yon
n ~ this dnicnlty he gave me no reply TO thaf q
ali can identify the pistol In court - one tnss