The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-11

ne told him he was . dirty liar and the
Don walked away and he gave him .
push and he went after the boss aeain
and got upon piece Of track. didn't
expect anything like this. heard him
curse the lnas and I seen the boes strike
him, he might have struck him three or
-FOUR times or more. I think the 1ir.t
blow was across the shoulders. I think
1t was with drill, but wasn't sure
about It. l was Is or % feet away. I
went hack to the shaft again and he
went In after the boss. There WIS l9ht
enough for me to see what they were
doing, and heard him curse the boss.
ne said he daren't 60 on top land call
him liar. The boss said "Ididn't call
you liar" The last blow he had he
got on to post and I told the boss not
to strike him m ignore. The other fel-
lows were out 1T the time. He had 4
drill in his hands when told him not
to strike him, but am not sure. can't
say that noticed any weapon in de-
ceased hands. He had hrs senses when
he got on top; only he couldn't walk,
and we put him in the changing room.
Carroll said when told not to hit him
anymore, "get him away from hers" l
didn't zee deceased take up anything;
l can't say. dent know whether he
had . candle stick in his hands or not.
Deceased while he was receiving the
blows was going hack. He was 8, or 10,
or II feet from where he got the last
blew to where he got the first one. Car
roll was forcing him hack. The last
blow he got he got around = post. He
didn't hit him after that. After no says
take him away" he didn't strike him
any more. do not know whether they
had any difficulty before that. He was
in the habit Of getting drunk. but never
said anything out Of the way. This was
in the Anaconda mine. Basanch0's
hack was towards me when he went
after Carroll. He turned his back to
wards me. did not notice anything
in deceased's hands. They were stand
ing something like them two men, and
ketched hold Of the lapel Of Carroll's
coat. l think the lirst blow was on the
shoulder. ! am pretty sure Of that, aud
/ think he struck him three times, or
more. 1t might have been half dozen
times. did not notice any blood on
the man BasanchO's face until after it
was over: He had hat on the time,
but lost 1t. think he retreated eight
didn't full from the blow. The last blow
he struck him he ketched hold Of post.
l think that was the blow On the head.
James Hughes called and sworn and
testified as follows:
MY name is James Hughes, and l
recognize the bOlly of this man lying
here rs that of William B0sanch0. This
man came to the Anaconda mine very
drunk. This was in Silver Bow cOun-
ty, Montana Territory, between three
and four O'Clock on Monday. He came
down to the mine to 20 to work, but he
was very drunk. He was 50 drunk that
we thought he would fall down the
shaft. and we spoke to one another and
said it wasn't right to have hmm there
while we were working. The boss came
down ana watched him working .
while, and told him to 90 on the cage
and 70 on top. He said: "What fOr:''
The boss said: because you are drunk"
He said he was dirty liar and that he
couldn't take it up. He would fight
him there or anywhere else. This man
told the foreman 80. The foreman told
him he didn't want to fight, and the
best thing he could do was to go on top.
He went on the cage, and asked the
foreman II he could come back again
when he was all right, and he said no.
He then jumped off the cage and called
the foreman u dirty son Of = BIB, and
wanted to fight. l was working In
DRIFT about twenty-five feet from there,
and turned around when he
called him son Of b-h again, and
saw . candle stick in his (ls0sancho's)
hands and run 1t that way and call him
A dirty son of b-h. Then heard
scutfie outside and when got out 15Hs-
anchos was laying down about > feet
from where was working, and about
10 or Il feet from the shaft. didn't sec
any blows struck; ] simply heard the
scHffiinx. 1t was dark. In the scuf1i-
ing the candle was put cut; we were
In the drift and they had light and 1t
w.x in the scuf1iing the light was put
",,t III. mariner. Mr.. Thomas, was
there MT the time. saw the candle stick
in the mans hands. did not zee any
fhinv i'm Carols hands. could see
distinctly. did not ut any time see
"mvthinx in Carols hands. What
tl:re was done was done before we
...mc. Rn,ancho he had miners iron
candle stick in his hand right that way.
It wa, one Of those long candle
sticks. spiked to drive In the
r.r.k I think . man could
intiict personal injury with one Of th =: 3,
candle sticks. think u man could kill
a man with one: slsd nm. nm up Pit o' +
"" mi. have been there for all me. l did
% m"t "te " any on the ground. ". 10Th men
h.", lirhts-can.lles. did not sec any
thing IN Carroll; Ha . in sn '1s x toy Of i
W.. ,..'th;nr but a naked candle though.
H H!s, don't work, lie just light: . candle
and aces the work going on. ! didn't see
Of blows; we could hear sc" Ut all OUT
'' TGhn Holland called and sworn test'-
NJ =, name is John Holland: recos-