The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-08-14
LANE BEFORE JUDGE HOLDEN.
witnesses from Big Hole Bosiu,

! Lane whom the TRiBu NE last
week mentioned as having been brought
oo"" to the county jail, was given last
Monday preliminary hearing before Jus.
t'ce Holden-,Judge Galbraith counsel for
prisoner and lawyer Barber. counsel for
territory. The the witnesses we're:
Fred Dunton. Will II. Mccoy and James
i. Weller, al OF Monumental where the
shooting occurred.
The ti'st witness, Fred Dun.o,,. ,es,i.
ned that he was acquainted with Henry
Lane, and Sullivan; saw Sullivan coming
across the street. sit down in front Of
Lanes saloon, and enter into CONVEX.
sat'on with Lane. Witness did not hear
what was said, but when he reached the
door heard Sullivan say to Lane: "You
nave not done as you agreed to With me-"
Lane said he had, and Sullivan replied,
~ O" have not, and shall see that YOU do
1t. Lane then got up and said, III don't
wish any further fuss with you" and
walked around the corner Of the building.
Witness sat down to talk with Sullivan.
a tew minutes afterwards Lane came out
IN the road, probably IS or 20 yards from
us, and stopped there few seconds, pulled
his gun, ran towards Sullivan and said
that ne had had enough Of his talk, and
did not want to be talked abou, any, more.
Sullivan asked, "wl,at is that in YOUR
hand:' Lane replied, it is a stomach pump,
and Ii am going to use it on YOU" Lane
made some remark about pinnins Sullivan
to the wall. Sullivan said, "Iou can do
it guess. have nothing to protect my.
self with" Lane then said, ''go and heel
yourself then" Sullivan said "all right"
and started towards the cabin across the
road. lie passed Lane in going toward
the cabin. When Sullivan was about
eight yards from Lane, Lane began to
shoot. lie fired three shots from what
looked to witness like navy revolver.
The witness was standing III the door of
the saloon and saw Sullivan throw up his
hand to his breast when he was shot, and
saw the hole made by the bullet in the
back Of his coat. After firing, Lane turned
and went back Of the saloon, and witness
went over to Sullivan, and got the boys
to help him dress Sullivan's wounds as
they best could. Witness could not idcn.
tify the gun with which the shooting vas
done. Witness was shown Remington
revolver, which he said he believed was
the gun Tut could not say positively
Witness saw Lane enter the woods Il few
minutes after shooting. The shooting oc.
Cured on the 10Th Of June in the forenoon
at 10 or II o'clock. Witness found spot
in Sullivan's back, where the bulle, had
struck and come out on the lett side of the
breast a little above the heart. Both Lane
and Sullivan had been drinking but neth-
or seemed to be greatly under the inhu.
ence OF liquor. Witness could not under.
stand at frs, what they were saying but
when he did get near enough to hear them
they were disputing and both seemed to be
angry. Lane did not seem to he very an.
cry, as he said, II don't want any fuss with
you" Lane used rough language after he
returned with the gun. Nothing was said
to Sullivan while he was moving towards
the cabin. There were three men at the |
saloon, and another man in the saloon by |
the name Of Sailor Jack" Sullivan had
no physician attending him. When
witness saw Sullivan last, he was weak,
but able to walk around After Lane got |
the pistol he said nothing about putting |
up the pistol but made threats Of shooting |
Sullivan. Witness had told all he could |
think Of, but probably might remember
other circumstances il his attention was |
called to them. Sullivan made no demon.
STATIONS Of assaulting Lane.
w. II. Mccoy testified that he was at
the Monumental mining camp at the time
OF shooting: was acquainted with Lane,
who WI, boarding ut house Of witness.
Was also acquainted with Jas. Sullivan.
The witness showed diagram Of the place
OF shooting. The first he heard was
Lane saving, II don't wish any quarrel
with YOU, Sullivan" Sullivan replied,
'.You don't need to have" Mr.. Lane then
went from the saloon to his own cabin.
lie came out of the cabin 4 minute or SO
afterward and came towards the place
where witness was working. Witness
thought Lane was coming to have talk
with him, but he stopped when opposite to
The saloon where he could see Mr.. Dunton
and Sullivan talking, and stood in the road
perhaps minute. Witness went on with
his work and the next thing he saw was
Lane standing in front of Sullivan, with