Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-10-17

] NY 'Ni "NhA bN H'hl'es We went luII
the room and | lits match: Hall was
lying In The corner on his back on the
floor with his head bent over on his
breast; we got hold Of him and put
him back in bed; thst was the last ]
saw of him hlivs; don't know If Hall
was angry when he pushed Johnson
Hall was on thetop step when johnson
pushed him;don't know whether John.
son was angry or not.
James MrNanny: reside at Miles
City and work at Red Wards; LIST saw
Hall Sunday night about 5 O'Clock:
saw him several times on Saturdav: he
was drunk until he was hurt; be wal
In Red Wards halfa dozen times dur.
ing Saturday and wrs drunk all the
The time; ! saw him when be fell:I was
standing on the steps about S o'clock
and Hall came along aud made some
drunken remark; someone. / don't
know who, says "Shove him down
CELLAR and | says "No. The bulldogs
will rat him up If you do that" Hall
heard this and came out of the saloon
and showed Deaf" johnson of Of the
steps, in friendly way | suppose, and
johnson turned around and showed
him Off the steps; the crowd la'hered
around and DIR. Lsbcher came up
but somebody called the decor away
aud two or three fellows picked Hall
up and carried him into the back room
Of Wards place; then / went TO bed:
the next morning when I got up
| found Hall still lying in the
back room Of the saloon: /
asked him to get up aid GO
to bed; he said he would not a.
his neck hurt him; helped him off
the lounge, stood him on his feet,
fetched him out into the saloon and
asked him If he wanted anything; he
said "ye., glass Of hear;' gave him
a large glass Of be'T and he saii,
That's just what ] want, il helps me
OUT" then / told bin to go up stairs to
bf d; he got up and staggered to the
door, and while doing so said Don't
let me fall through the glass door"
and then caught AMI ST eadied him.
and asked him If he thought he could
make It up stairs; he said be thought
he could, and he got mp st,irs all right;
instead Of getting into r. ON No. 10 he
got into No. 5, where Jimmy Kinney
was sleeping; I tried TO get him to
change rooms but he said "Ob no!
you have worked on me for an hour
10 get me to bed, and | sm going 10
stay here now;" Jimmy said "No! let
him stay and | will get up" Hall then
lay down aud | left him; | went up
half a dozen times on Sunday to see II
he wanted anything. but he did not:
com planned Of hls neck hurting him; |
heard him f4ll several times during
the day and sent ii unter up to see
what was the matter; he came back
and reported all right, that Hall was
in bed; last saw him about o'clock
Sunday night; Hunter was with him;
his condition was pretty bad at that
time; after he was first hurt he did not
talk rational: talked rs II he was
drunk; don't think he was coneious
when | last saw him; he then had
marks or bruises on his forehead; sup
pose he got them during the night; /
noticed Them when ! first saw him in
the morni ng; did not go close enough
to him after he first fell 10 see II there
were any marks from that fall; saw
him ftll when johnson pushed him;
he fell backward, body struck first
and he remained where he fell ,uncon-
cious; his head struck the sidewalk.
Henry Moran: Istood aside Of Deaf
johnson when Hall was coming up
street; Hall went into Red Wards and
someone made a remark; Hall turned
and came back; Deaf Johnson faced
toward the street, and when Hall
came back be grabbed johnson by the
throat aud threw himself against
johnson; Johnson turned and caught
Hall ty the throat and showed him off
80 his head struck the sidewalk first,
his feet resting on the first step; he
was senseless and was picked up and
carried into the saloon; be fell on both
shoulder and head, though thiuk his
head struck first; when be revived /
heard him talk but could not tell what
he said; when In the back room heard
him lay something about the ace; don't
know whether the scuflle was In anger
DR. not; presume johnson showed him
10 prevent his striking him; when he
was down Johnson said "You - -
. - ifyou was n young man /
would crush your face I'M" that was sll
| heard him say; did not see any
money or valIables taken from Hall;
he was so drunk he did not know
what he was doing; could Just walk
md that was all; don't know OF any |
quarrel between Hall aud johnson
hat day; johnson did not say any.
hing 10 Hall when he first came up,
10 my knowledge; l think when John