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

kinks. Have known him something over year
Think saw Hopkins at twelve O'Clock or after on
the morning the Chinaman was shot-the 18TH OF
June last. saw him In King Il LowrY's saloon can
hardly say what he was doing. He seemed to be
drunk considerably. Saw him have h Colts self
cooking revolver in his hand He was doing nothing
with II but holding It his hand. Can not swear
positively the pistol In court is the defendant
had IN his hand in the saloon, but think II looks
like the same make Of pistol. Hopkins put the pis-
to up and went with me TO Todds saloon, across the
street, about 125 feet While were in King 81
Lowrys Frank Beck told me to take Hopkins off TO
bed Then went and spoke to hopkins. / 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 go back and take
drink. / said 1--WE can get ell the whisky we want
here" He kept insisting on going back. told
him would not go he got his pistol OUT told him
he had better put that up. This was in front of
Todds saloon. said you liable to get Yourself
In trouble. so he put 1t up. Then he wanted TO go
back u King & Lowrys. said you arc liable to get
yourself 10 trouble IL you go back You had better go
to bed. He pulled the pistol out again, I said
Jenny b7 George you had better put it up
came away because afraid he might accidentally
pull IL OFF. went into the saloon; he came In and
treated then he wanted me to 60 up TO King d
Lowrys again, and told him would not do it.
told him he had better 60 to bed; IL he went over
there he would get himself in trouble He asked me
several times to 90 up with him. Finally he started
out. stayed there minute or so and then started
to 90 up there myself and met him half way between
Todd's and King g. Lowrys, Ispoke to him but he
did not make any answer. Remained in Todd's two
or three minutes absent frsm King q LCwrys
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 1t
was up street. King d Lowry's lie up street from
Todd's. Met Hopkins in the street. He was going
towards 0wsley's stable Chinatown Is down the
street. He not going right direct for that. 1t 10
little guartering He was going in the direction of
where the Chinaman was shot; he was going down,
O, artering Heard shots. II about
half an hour after had seen Hopkins. was then
in King & Lowry's saloon. Think l heard three
shots heard a report of something. Some one
camc 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 Chinaman shot in the belly,
about an inch below the navel, think. Did not see
Hopkins after l saw him 90 down street and befo
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 of the panes Of glass in the win
dow looked as though the hole had been made by
bullet shot from gun or pistol In examining
the window casing thought l 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-
fcndant the next day or day after the shootng had
ttLt a 10, sbns shnnf ftnu
| got afraid of Hopkins when we were In front of
Todds. Saw he was considerably drunk, and as he
raised his pistol ND was afraid he might let 1t 60 off
accidentally, and therefore / went into Todds.
There was no trouble between Us. When told him
to put it up the second time be kind Of raised 1t to-
wards me, but don't think he meant anything at
the time knew 1t was a sef-cocker and he was liza
bic TO pull 1t off, / suppose Hopkins had been In
King q Lowry's over an hour when saw him with
his pistol out. He was pretty full; pretty drunk
Hopkins had little fuss In there with fellow by
the name Of Mullen, Il think end Frank Beck or
somebody stopped 1t; the barkeeper stopped them
Do not think anybody In the could tell the d.
reciou from whence the shots fired cannot tell
myself: inst heard them. ! had the bullet In my
hand In the China house; several had It. China
man first gave it to Lou Smith cannot tell what
Chnanan; hardly know one from the other. The
bullet had been gouged out of the WINDOW casing
Lou gave the bullet TO me and kept 1t until the
next day and then gave 1t back to him. lBnlet was
| shown witness.l 1t looks good deal ike t' 1
could not swear positively It has been long time
ago. The bullet looked as though 1t had been fred
out of a gun The point looked as though it had
| come in contact with something hard
Cross -Examined-The point end Of the bullet was
| battered do not think 1t had been nodded So To
| the best of my knowledge and belief i would swear
the hole shown me in the casing made by bull
let 1t looked like bullet hole have seen lots of
bulet holes that looked ust like that one did. The
hole through the pane of glass was about three Inches
In circumference think 1t was about an inch across
Could not ewear positively where Hopkins did 20
when he went out of doors. He went in this direc-
ton [ilustratingl; little towards Owsleys stable
a little quartering across. Think the Rainbow crowd
| was pretty drunk. They were making considerable
noise It was not very dark night 1t rained after
wards 1t was before the firing saw Hopkins pas.
sing down towards Owsleys corner. Saw the China
man give the bali to Lou Smith. Heard him say HI
got it out OF the hole in the window-casing.
RedIrect-Think the business defendant was en-
| gagged IN at the time of the shooting was that o.
tending saloon on Park street at the Union Hous'
rwitness described locatio OF Stoners stabel sto
ner's stable was below where the Chnaman was sho
and on the opposite side Of the street. (Explainet
how. by diagram, he saw Hopkins 20 down street
Do not know where he went from there: sure sew
him 90 down street, quartering across. Do no
| know spy man by the name of Montague. Nigh
know him by sight, Never got any pistol from Hop
kins at any time Was asked ne xt morning by Cole
man and Sterling whether mad seen Hopkins pisto
or not and answered " No."
| Inu G,ntt s,poyn--Was In Butt
at the time the Chinaman was shot. Was called ap
perhaps, a little past two in the morning. Went u
where this Chinaman was shot; saw the wound
Stopped there bat a very short time. The secon
time cav the Chinaman he was very low and SCENE
to be sinking Started for the Union Saloon on Par
Street. Explained by diagram the lines Of th
streets and location Of houses. Went In that dret
tion In search Of Hopkins. Went to the door OF tn
Union Saloon: light burning inside. Could see ]
the room through the curtains. There was glas
broken Beck put his hand In and tried to unloc
| the door Beck was with me. Woke tomebody NJ
| Recognized it to be Coleman. Saw Hopkins wa
| not there Found Hopkins coming ont OF an alley
this direction [ilustratingl Met Hopkins just
the edge of the street. We met right there togethe
30 or 60 feet from the Union House. He was going
the north. He had his hat pulled down over his fa'
, and was somewhat intoxicated. Did not recognii
, HIM at drst. As he turned quartering past my e
| shoulder I detected Ii was him. II was storm
night and very dark raining very hard. Hopkn
, cioth,pg was wet. Hopkins was arrested. search'
and taken to jail When first taken hold OF Hopkil
had his hands In his pockets. lie inquired what thu
, wanted of him. Beck had grabbed him from
: hind. He said, 81 have not got anything We to
. him We wanted to see We asked him what he hi
: done with that pistol; said he had got nothin
I Answered three or four times he bad got nothin
. Took him to jail searched him more thorough
!. asked him again for his pistol. He said he h
none said want that pistol you had this event
- ar want YOU TO tell me where IL To- lie said aga
q he had no pistol At last be said 1t is none
vour damned tusiness." Found no weapons on b
= 81 any kind. Had talk with him about the pist
Then he said, gave that pistol away last night
M fore this shoot ing occaed." said II you VIII
,e me the man You gave II to win try and get you
Of this ditculty He gave me no reply to that at
IL can identity the pistol In court as one that Cal
into nv possession for safe keeping. lThls wa
"A nsto that had been found about nine O'Clock In
or morniuc of the same day the Chinaman was sho
he Mr.. Beck had the pistol when ] first saw Il. In
N vere two loads In 1t the OF hers barrels were emp
an The shells were In them. The pftol found prooa
>. MIGHT have had little rust on II than ~ u
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