Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-17

eeIved these falls II he had had pro er
care and attention; be hat no attention
while | wDs there.

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care and attention; he hat no attention
while | wDs there.
Henry e shion: Saturday evening
va stan1ing in front # Wards ga
loon talking with Johnson; Hal
crossed the street and come into the
snl"0p; one remark wa made about
"Old Man Hall" and lac pushed John
son off the steps; Johnson took Hall by
the peck anh pushed him oil the s,eIl;
a rrogG gathered around aud a doctor
was called 10 see what was the matter
VITA him, the doctor called for water.
wet his face and he was then carried
iato the back room; did not SEE him
again until Junday evening at $3.50;
there was no angry words between
Johnson and Hall that | heard: John
sou did not have anything IN his hand;
Hall fe'l backwards, his feet remaining
on the step; he made no sound; be was
drunk apparently.
Jaha Gibbs: Was standing on the
Westervelt meat market come on Sat.
urdny night about : O'Clock and saw n
crowd over at Red Wards corner and
heard fall; went over and
found Mr.. Hall lying partly OH the
sidewalk and unconscious: / raised his
head, loosened his neck wea-, and
think told Lebcher to get some water;
| got some help aud carried him in
and placed him on the SOFA aud then
lett him; IN ahout an hour ! returned
and succeeded ia waking him no and
asked him what be bad done with thu
money ! e had collected during the
dar. but could get no Intelligent mn
swer. He appearek To he resting
gu lily and / left for nome; / saw him
about 4 o'clock saturday afternoon in
P,pper'- place. He was drunk ut the
tim" and no ~.
II bert J1huscn: X side IN Mile
City; knew Mr.. Hall about five year.;
had u little growl with him about n
week ago; il WIS n political talk; W.
got into an argument aud | showed him
away; had no quarrel with him Satur.
day evening; he tried to push me fret;
| WAS standing on the porch at Wards
and Jim McNsnny was near me; he
says Throw him down the cellar ana
let the dog eat him." had got inside
then and he turnd srInnd and came
for me and grabbed me aud / jerked
away: 1 says, "You Old - -
- d MT you grab me-" aud showed
him with open hand; he kept going
backward and fell off the porch:I vent
down, picked up his hat, threw il on
his head and walked Off. He was
about three feet from the steps when !
showed him; when | threw his hat on
his face / said. "You old ----
| ought to- stamp ynu;' he was
drunk at the time and unsteady on his
pins: ] was not full Saturday; he was
angry at me; | joshed him too much
shout the democrats: we were the best
of friends when he was sober; when !
showed him | did not intend to shove
him down the steps; ! only showed
him TO free myself; | would not injure
him; he was an old man and / liked
him when sober.
John c. sgriH, A. B. Hunter, DR.. Redd,
A. L. Gilsdort, Dan Donnelly, A. Dolfer,
S.Paget, Al Kennedy, L. C.Dear and ].
C.Cottier were all examined, but AS the
testimony il immateriul or merely cor
roborstive of what is given, it is ex.
cluded.
The jury having beard the foregoing
testimony. retired for deliberation and
after an absence OF about two hours
and a half, returned the following ver-
diet:
TERRITORY OF MONTANA, lSs
COUNTY OF CUSTER.
An inquisition holden at Miles City
IN the County ~ Custer, NJ. T.. on the
l4th day Of October, A ID. 1859, before
me, Isaac SilvermaD. coroner of said
county, upon the body Of Jay Hall,
there lying dead, by the Jurors whose
names are hereunto subscribed, the
said Jurors upon their oaths do say
We iind the cause OF death Of Mr.. Jay
Hall to be congestion of the brain, pro.
duced by his bead coming In violent
contact with the sidewalk in front Of
Red Wards saloon, caused by a push
delivered by Robert Johnson and by
subsequent contact, self.inflicted. with
the floor wall OF stove In the back room
of Red Wards saloon, and the repeated
! falls on the floor OF his bed room stu,
, ated over Red Wards saloon. all arts,
ing from the decreased being Ia an inc.
briated condition. And we deplOre
that not sufficient medical care or at,
tendance was given the deceased I'm
mediatelv after the first fall he received
/, on the sidewalk,
In testimony whereof the said iuror'
have hereunto set their hands the day
and year aforesaid.
, j. b COLLINS, Foreman,
JOHN FULLY.
G. b. Tow ERs,
= LOUIS BACH,
a.. G. KREDLER,
II. w. MCINTYRE.
Proposals for Building Sidewalks.