Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-16
STILL DRAGGING ALONG.
THE TRIAL OF BRYSON FOR THE
LINDSTROM MURDER.

THE TRIAL OF BRYSON FOR THE
| LINDSrROM MURDER.
Proceedings of the Fourth Day at
| Boulder-Examination of the Wit
nesses for Defence Begun-Its Ten
dency Is to Impugn the Deceased's
Character.
| BouLDER. Mont, March 14.-[Special to
the Miner. Court convened at S:15, and
the defense proceeded to examine their
witnesses. The first one called was Mr..
Theme, who keeps hotel near the North.
ern Pacific depot, He could only state
that Bryson and the women had stopped
at his house for two or three nights. Had
registered at G. d. Bryson and wife, Minne-
apolis. -
w. 81. Chandler, an employment agent,
stated that Annie Lindstrom had called ct
his Office frequently in search OF work. He
had sent her to several houses, but, as she
could
ONLY DO CHAMBERWoRK
people did not wish to engage her. She had
stated that she needed a place badly, and
could not affor to lie idle any longer.
| Witness also stated that on one of her
| visits she was accompanied by O man, not
1883. S''
John Heron was connected with the Rod
ney Street Hotel. Bryson had called there
| on September 9th and registered under his
| full and proper name. He let without
| settling his bill early in the morning after
remaining three or four days.
Mrs. Minnie Dwyer, proprietress of the
| same hotel, testified that Annie Lindstrom
had called in August to get situation.
She had
GIVEN HER WORK.
Deceased remained half day, said she was
going to her room on Eighth avenue but
did not return. Deceased was doing cham
berwork. Witness remembers having seen
defendant at the hotel.
Tom Mcbride, driver of the Helena
Cab Company, said he drove a hack on
August 81; went to the depot that night
and got several passengers. One requested
him to get his trunk and he started after it.
Met q man named Bill Miner there, and
asked him to give him lift with the trunk.
When under the
LIGHT OF THE LAMPS
witnessed noticed that Miners hands and
clothes were besmeared with blood. He
asked him what had happened. Miner
stated he had fight. Did not see that
party again after train left.
Fred Decker carries on dairy ON the OK.
treme end OF Rodney street at the foot OF
the hill where the prospect hole is located.
His stock was ranching on this hill and he
used to 60 after them every evening. On
August 81 after o'clock, he started up
Dry Gulch, as usual; had to cross an old
trail near the powder house and about 100
yards from the hole; went up higher and
came back by the trail. He noticed
TRACKS OF CAB,
and was surprised as he had never seen
any vehicle on that hill for the past four
years. The tracks were too narrow for
ordinary wagon tires. At q stump near
the hole he noticed where the horses had
stood and stamped the gravel; also that
a short turn had been made, which could
not have been made by an ordinary wagon.
He followed up the tracks and noticed they
had zigzagged in roundabout way down
the mountain-side, and had
NOT FOLLOWED THE TRAIL.
Witness stated that the cab could have
been seen from the city il they had driven
up little further.
Anna Mccarthy lived on the east side,
just back of the Bluerocks' house; sells
milk and keeps cows. Her cattle run out
on the hill where the prospect holes are
located. She used to 60 up frequently and
usually after her own stock. Had seen q
mau lying out on blankets on the hill about
three weeks before Lindstrom disappeared.
L1l l~In k>n
tween and and noticed
AN OBJECT STOPPING DOWN.
Afraid of it's being bear she did not ap-
proach but started home. She had q dog
with her. The dog ra:l towards the hole
barking, and she hurried away.
John Mccarthy, her husband, corrobor-
ated these statements.
J. 8. McCloud stated he had seen de-
ceased on the second day Of the fair below
the tracks of the Montana Central depot,
in the evening, in company with
A sroUT.sET MAN
OF dark complexion. They were standing
in the placer diggings near the railroad
track and from the mans actions he
Judged they weie excited. Hepassed within
10 or Is yards OF them. This witness was
most severely crogs-examined by Mr.. Wal
lace, as to his previous history. The wit
ness was shown photograph OF Mrs.
Thompson by counsel and he refused to
identity it as the woman he had seen; says
he could not tell positively.
SPICY LETTERS.
N. P. Walters was next called to trans
late some letters found in the trunks. Some
of these documents we're rather spicy and
was also found for Joseph Eggers and
Annie Lindstrom, dated March 9, 1887,
also dunning letter to the same party.
A pocket book containing certificate Of
deposit OF 5000, in favor OF George Hogan,
on the Scandia Bank, Minneapolis, was
also found in the effects OF deceased and in.
troduced as evidence by the defence.
TENDENCY OF THE DEFENCE.
it was evident that the defence is trying to
snow that Annie Lindstrom was a woman
OF many loves and free with her charms.
all the shirts and handksrchiefs previously
taken from the trunks were introduced as
evidence by the defence and special stress
was laid upon the initial "E" as referring
to the man Eggers.
MYSTERIOUS CLUE.
Alexander Mcconnell was called; stated
he lived at the foot OF the hill in question.
On Tuesday of fair week, about 2 q. m, re
heard a sound of wheels, and jumped out OF
bed to see whHt it meant. Could distinguish
a cab and horses. A driver on the box, in
overcoat and big slouch hat, was hold
ing the reins and going at pretty good
rate.
The testimony which followed was all OF
q nature tending to establish the defend.
ants character for good behavior.
NIGHT SESSION.
At the night session George Bryson took
the stand in his own behalf, and he tells a
fair story and is remarkably cool. In
substance he recites the story OF his life,
already printed, bearing out the facts, but