The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-01

Mr.. Barricre he searched tho prisoner.
Slo WAS ON In opposite aide Of the
ofhcer denied ever having gwen Mrs.
Barriere a gun, although she had ~
qrestinS one once, sa y,nf she lived alone;
by the little girl, who cried out tn her that
her papa had killed her namma She
dressed herself and hurried tn the house.
The woman seemed to- he still breathing.
The witness left at once.
Charles Tcano. h lives ut No. A. East
Galena street, said he was awakened by
two shots in tho next house. He was pos
tive that two shots were fired. He had
often heard the couple a,'arrriing but
other. The woman was on the hoor and
bleeding at the mouth when the witness
May Lawrence, OF No. So Galena street,
heard n noise but gave no testimony of
Fred La Chapelle gave some testimony
which WAS startling If true. tie SAID: "a
keep "a SALOON OH East Galena street. Be-
Barriere came in the front door aud
asked: Did you sec Joe, my husband"
l said yes, l had seen him had been
he had gone out. She said:
IN get rid OF him some way or
another; wen, opt with some ,ha beer for a
was behind the bar. l said: What are
you doing there She said that she WAS
drink of water. This noon when 1 woke
up l was told that she had been shot and
that il had been done with my reyoiver;
1t had been placed on u little shelf behind
the bar, and had been there for two
months Mr.. Barricre did not go behind
the bar and could not have got the re-
volver.'
The prisoner was then put on the stand.
He said: ~ live at South Butte, where l
AIN painting IA house that 1 have built. l
went to my wife's house last night. She
asked me to fix mp the cigar store for her
and did so. She got an idea there was
search me. He did SO but found no gun.
My gun is i'm my trunk i'm south Butte.
This morning 1 went To the door at Z
O'Clock. 1 told my wife il was time to get
up. 1 then began putting tho shoes on tho
baby. Presently the door was unlocked
1 was out for awhile and by and 10y came
in again the back way. heard somebody.
some man, l think. going out I'll. front
die room wheeled around ON me i'm the
bed room and sprang on ne with "a re-
volver in her hand. l grabbed her wrist
and i'm the scutfie the revolver went oil. l
then went to officer James. l don't know
how the gun went of. i know she had it
i'm her hand. 1 never touched this gun
l and don't know how il got out under the
door step. 1 don't know who the MAI,
was who was going out the front door"
Ills il IL fact asked one of the jurymen,
'.tl,at your wife and the neighbors. too,
have brought up your children To lilo and
deceive YOU"
The jury then retired to view the dead
body.
DR.. Cooper tonight held "a post-mortcm
al ot tte poiy ~ "thhN
The bullet was found to have entered in
the jaw, glanced from the frontal bone
and gone to the rear of the head. The in.
clinatiou of the ball at the beginning was
slightly Upward. The doctor thought the
bullet might have been either from the
hands of the woman herself or her hans
band. The face of the woman was black
ened by powder
Tie jury was unable to agree as :.
caused 10y n pistol i'm her own hands or hci
husbands. Consequently their ycr'iic'
was that she came To her death from 6
bullet from n pistol either in the hands al
herself or her husband. The jury WA,
composed as follows: Ed. Carroll, 10,
Palmer, John Curran, Tbos. II. Harper
Frank Batcman and L. J. Boshcr.
The opinion is divided and quite q
sentiment has arisen in favor of the the
DRY that the woman meant To- Kill her hus
band and was herself killed in the scuflle
Marie Riegel says the woman four day,
ago threatened Ia Kill her