The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-08-14

the last shot Sullivan grabbed his shoulde,
like this, (witness here threw his right hand
to his left shoulder) but continued to 60
towards his cabin. Lane then turned and
went alongside OF his own cabin as il he
was going into the woods. After he
passed his cabin he turn ed, came back and
went into the cabin, but came out imme.
diateiy afterwards with his pistol.b and
scabbard. He then went off into the
woods, and was gone probably IN hour be
fore he returned to the camp The wit.
ness did not know what he came back for.
Lane did not remain more than two or
three minutes. The shooting happened
about l! O'Clock in the forenoon Witness
saw Sullivan Immediately after shooting,
went to the cabin with Dunton and found
Sullivan lying on his right side on the
cabin floor. The blood was running from
his mouth and nose. and from the wound
in the back and breast. The shooting was
done with repeate: OF large calibre.
The witness was about twenty-five or
three steps from Lane when he fired The
bullet struck Sullivan in the back, cutting
s'spender and coming out in the left
breast. Lane said nothing when he fired.
Sullivan was about . steps from Lane at
the first shot, about IS or IL steps at the
second, and about IS steps at the third
shot. Tho scSfs,oSS n;
Cured before he heard Lane say, ~ don't
wish to have any quarrel with YOU"
Lane had been drinking. Sunday he was
under the influence OF liquor, Monday he
was unfit for work. On Tuesday. the dav
on which the shooting occurred, Lane did
not seem to bc in liquor to any extent.
Sullivan had been drinking too. Sullivan
left the camp July .,st. No physician at.
tended him. lie went over to Bitter Root
valley and was staying with Mr.. Morris.
His wounds seemed to be healed ~, when
witness last saw them, though the wound
i'll the back was runring somewhat.
James =. Weller testified that he was
working in the mines at Monumental city
on the c9th OF June; saw Lane on the
morning OF the .oth, and after the shoot.
ing which occurred little after II o'clock.
1t was nearly l.. in the forenoon wler wit.
ness saw Lane after the shooting Lane
called witness out and told him what lie
would like witness to do for him. lie was
owing money to some parties At the camp,
Mr.. Razor and others. Lane told witness
that ne was going away but did not say
where. Lane had navy revolver with
with him. Witness had seen and handled
the pistol prior to the shooting. Witness
and Lane had cabined together. Wit.
ness identified the pistol in court Il, the
one that was in the cabin, thought it The
same that Lane had carried away with
him. y man by the name of Sweet also
lived in the cabin. The pistol belonged
to Sweet. The witness identified the belt
and the scabbard in court as those that had
been in the cabin. The conversation be-
tween Lane and witness had not taken
place in the woods, but in the clearing
Witness told Lane that he thought he had
killed Sullivan. Lane replied that he had
shot Sullivan in self.defence. And that
Sullivan would have shot him if he had
not shot Sullivan. When Lane LETT, he
went towards the gulch where he and wit
ness had been working, and walked to-
wards the timber. That was the last time
witness had seen Lane.
Sheriff Jones was the last witness and
testified that he had first met Lane ut
Mount Idaho, Idaho Territory. Witness
was in Idaho looking after Lane, He re-
ceived Lane under the custody Of Sheriff
darlington. Witness had received the pis.
tol from Sheriff darlington, as the proper.
~ Of the defendant Lane was taken into
custody By Sheriff darlington at Cotton.
wood, Idaho. Cottonwood is about l:o
miles in an air line from Monumental city.
After the evidence, Judge Holden fixed
the bail at 5000, and the prisoner was re-
manted to the custody Of the sheriff.