Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-06-16

me- HI father addrr-- Iparer mo.
duced asked him wha, he wauly
lave done II he had not found rrip.t
said he would have walk i until b,
found one laughter A. he WAS goOc
Catholic; ne gave me his knife aLt
said he had gwen two other knives :,
priests Slong the road; told him die
not want hs kniie and he said n,
would 20 10 hi, trunk aud get me 1
blacktbOrn; on the statements he mad,
gave him the money; believed wha,
he told me absolutely,
The cross examination wss short
and directed only to the point that the
witness could not and would not now
swear that any Of the statements made
by the accused were false.
Mr.. Watson was then called. His
testimony was objected 10 at the outset
hy Middleton on the same ground a.
cited in the objection to Mr.. Arm.
strong's testimony at the morning
session. Another long and spicy iii,
ensued between the counsel resulting
in the objection being overruled and
Mr. Watson, testimony admitted. Tc
Mr., Watson The accused bad presented
J himself ~ of the same name, iust from
scotland, he'd learned that there was
only one ScOtchman in the town
and that Mr. Watson was be.
Being Of the same name he
had concluded 10 call on him
and ask him for a small loan to help
him on TO Bozeman. He told the same
story in regard to bis brothers that he
had told Father Psuwelyn and need.
ed just s.. Mr.. Watson was nearly
persuaded TO give il to him but con-
cluded not to. In the cross examina-
tion Mr.. Watson declined to state
under oath that any Of the statements
made 10y the accused were false. Mr..
Armstrong was then placed on the
stand and testified that the defendant
had called at his house on Thursday
evening, introducing himself by the
nsge of Armstrong, the son of q
Presbyterian minister from the north
of Ireland. Trouble with his step
mother bad induced him 10 come 10
America where be had two brothers.
He then repeated the story about bis
baothers, which was the only part OF
his history that WAS given the same in
each case. To Mr.. Armstrong be
stated that he needed help 10 get 10
Bozeman. He had S but needed s. 35
more to purchase a second class ticket.
He talked familiariy of Rev. Jno.
Hall, of New York, and DIR. McCosh,
Of Princeton college, and impressed
Mr.. Armstrong with the belief that he
was telling him the truth, but he did
not give him any money. A. p. Flan-
agan was then called and testified 10
some conversation had with the sc-
cused at the time of his arrest, tending
to show an admission Of criminality
on his part. Deputy Sheriff Dsvi:
was also examined to the same effect
Arthur Maxwell testified that the
accused came to his house on Thurs
day at dinner and registered Al
Mclaughlin. Saw him after dinner
when the accused asked him for S.
which was given him and immediate
ly returned with the remark that h,
didn't want 1t, This was repeated
twice during the afternoon. Afte
this he asked for 1915 which wa
given him. He then asked for s
cents more TO make 1t 81. This wa
also given him in the belief that h,
! would give it back as be had dom
!, before, but this time be kept 1t. Beini
, asked what conversation he had hat
with the accused Maxwell replied tha
the conversation was only general ant
that be did not pay much attention Il
what was said. Remembered his say
ing something about cattle but b,
knew by his talk that be was not
!, cattle man. Didn't ask him his bust
ness or his name. On cross examina
ton he testified that no did not Civ
/, the money on the strength Of an,
statements made by the accufed. Tn
. last witness called for the prosecution
: was ]. McAusland, who In very fe,
words told his story which was Il
substance that the accused had Gala,
|. ON him on Thursday under the cogpo
man Of McAusland, en- route to Boze
man. short OF funds, and requested
loan-which request was compliec
with to the extent Of $500 and which
was 10 be repaid as soon rs he got h
his brothers. place. This closed th'
evidence for the prosecution and a
the defense had no witnesses 10 offe
the summing up followed. Mr
Fairfield's opening was c)nfine,
simply TO the reading Of that part Q
the statutes bearing upon the Grim
charged In the complaint. He va
,oilowad by Mr. Middleton who mad