The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-31
TIMES in COURT
Young Stenbers Tells About the Attempt
to EuFdeP His Father.
Hts Neither Rreaks lD0Wn and caoses .
s~ene sm the Court nso0ua hst
He NaOWs Og the
AMstr.

ever made tn commit mlrrIGr. 1et ut the
preliminary trial this morning of the par
ties accused of the murder. |
there was scar,alv a bakers dozen OF spe.-
tators present AT '"aRe NewkirkS court
room.
nsssd i'm ;n,crrst the nm. at the police
court. Nevertheless the scene at Judge
Ncwkirk's court was of n most exciting
-" S..-- :, a., o.r,;co - h;s
na'"rt: S"n,H're, q, .s. ".ls..s =. :"
phyS,c.ans, was no. .sl,"w.u :" =, pr',S in
plain black Dress. heavy gold earrings. "a
red shawl and black veil over her bonnet
Smitzl1e ger sat about ten feet tn the rear of
NJ. S,c,yo-u ,,,l ,Io ,.,,, A,o,,., sat M
.h.,.,os, all. - ,i,,. co,,r, rn," av.inst
,hc ~asi. @'"' I" "e court roo" "S"
The STANDARD was the only paper that
that August had made important atimis-
.""r n ~, ,".,aw A, hi ,"ni,.,s
.'..;",. I'..L.. H. u"a..'n,
attorney. put two witnesses ON ,i", stand.
tie i,rs. ou, ,;s. on a.: SCENE Of the *; tx.
s;s%i:r T"s ss ID" . s::s h inn ; i.as r. am
long ago. The little daughter. Agnes
nothing %i,npor,ant. Harry Nichols one OF
the deputy slleriffs. was put ON the stand.
OF the boy August. made To Nichois put in
IAN evl(IesIlGes tpUv OJDltat1DIlS were uniltle Dy
the defendants lawyers. Judge Lippin-
colt claimed in an able speech, that the
evidence was competent. He said
were held out To the prisoner nor WAS any
violence used: A mere adjuratinn was
that ,ioe- NOT vitiate a confession. Attor.
ney p'Donncll, for Mrs. Stenicrx, desired
to ask Mr.. Lippincott a few questions.
the hoy when you had him in the probate
court room on Sunday EVENING"" asked
"No;'' said Mr.. Lippincott. II repeat
that several times ] told the boy that he
could do AS ne pleased about making "a
statement. Mr.. Nichols. and I think the
show did You come to- ASK for the state
al saw in the paper that August had
made u confession. asked the sheriff IL
this was true. He said IL was true. 7 knew.
and that such IA confession was illegal.
room To see il he would make the same
confession To INC. He did so. IL WAS
Al this point Mr.. StcnherV went into
Mysteries, exclaiminR loudly:
'.Oh, Lord! oh, Lord! My child! Ny
sKeep still" said Attorney O'Dounell.
sternly.
~! M 'ay;n %,f b"cn 4, ' shs nh"ir w sG so No.. y' Snn1.
kerrhicf tn her face. In "a minute she
rushed over to where the boy August was
L Seoteat DuU WI DeF AFtlS NvbDut tbe
lads neck, kissed him reppatetlly and
muttcrs.i soncthinv and sol,issl hystcr-
icnlly.
.Separate those two prisoners, mar
sl,alvs ordered Judge.
Marshal Macarthur separated the hoy
and his mother.
Show could you do that, my child? oh,
OH! How could you do that, ms hoy ?'
walled Mrs, SteulSeru,
.If your honor please" said Attorney
O'Douuell. ssthis s.oufcssion was made I'm
"a dark dungeon to a small boy NV "A biz
officer. and i'm cxturtinu these cuufcssi,ns
Mfr, Nichols was violating his duty as am
officer of the law. Evidence. WAS .xtortcd
from him la send him Ia Deer Ledge PEN
itcutiary. will show also that thr,.ats
wpr,. used"
Authoritics wcr.. cited ON hotl, Sides 10
show the reliability or unreliableurss of
confessions. Juiv.. Newkirk .ouseut,.l
to ,c,.,,nt the t...tirnouy of Mr.. ichoIs.
Mr.. Nichols took the CHAIR and said:
al do not know who brouul,t the hoy
into th, nrnlNntc ,.o,rt-rr,orn' had CON-
ycrsatjou with the boy I'm the room, I said
to I'M. bny hc could make N statement ON
this matter IN Inc wished to do so. said
nothiuu nl,o,,t thai M, uho,Id MAX, the
same Statement thnt he did To- me- i'm the
cell"
MIR. Nichols was then dismissed from
the stand. the Judge deciding not To pcrS
tnit th.. tcsti,Sonv Ia In. ii,trosiIc,.f M