The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-31
A WISCONSIN ~GREENH0RN
He Does Not Know Anything
About Card Games Except
Euchre.
No Testimony Offered in De-
feneo by the Three
III s-& % Men. -.s ~
Arguments Will He Made This Fnrsn o0n
and the Case Given To
4@-r .#- the Jury. s--t.

Robert Kuraten, the prosecuting witness
In the grand latcenv cases against Doc
Seeley, Sandy Lane nni Woods told about
the sams story yesterday as he did on the
preliminary hearing before Judge Sanders.
1t developed on his cross-sxAmination that
he was we'll acquainted with the game of
.euohre, but protested ignorance abou
other games with cards. Ho said Seeley
came into the car and struck up All ac-
quAintance with him BY asking him WHARF,
ho was going. Kurston said he was going
to Warrington and was from Wisconsin.
besley then proposed Il game of euoiare for
pastime. Lane and Woods were asked to
PLAY. The four mon then started in to
play euchre. After h while Seelsy re-
marked that he had a good poker hand
Kuratsn said that Seeley held his cards go
he could ace them. Both bet $40 on the
hands. Kursten said he saw that Seeley had
jacks, willis he had aces. The stakes were
given TO Lans. Thcn Wood said, I'm. in
the game" and handed a roll OF bills over
to Lane. Kursten testified that he could
not tell how much money there was in
the roll. beeley then raised the bet to
$1O5. Kursten said he did not have any
more money except $50 which Sseley in
duoed him to put up 80 he would have q
show for his $40. On the show down Kur-
stan said he had three aces and q pair Of
kings. Seelsy had three jacks and q pair Of
Fights. Woods had ninea. The money
was handed ovor to Woods who left the
car. On oross-oxamination Kursten said
he had never played any other game but
euohre. He insisted that he was not play
ing with Woods and did not consider him
ia the game. He admitted that he was bet
ting on what he thought was q sure thing,
having seen Seeley's hand. Alfred Bolnoit
oontradioted Kurrsten in one particular.
The latter had testified That he had not
played cards in the train before ho met the
defendants. Bslnoit said no had played a
game of pedro with Kursten. The prose
oution recalled Kursten. He could not re-
member that he had played pedro with
Belnoit and finally said he had not.
The defendants are represented by r. B.
Smith, j. w. Kinsley and G. G. Newman.
After the state rested its case they made
a motion for a verdict of &C
quittsl. 1t was argued that the pros
e%cution should show that the money
was brought into this county in order to
give the court jurisdiction, the theory be-
ing that the alleged crime took place in
Jefferson county. The motion was over
ruled. The defense announced that they
would not offer any testimony. The arpu-
ments TO the jury will be made this fore
noon.
The three defendants are being tried to-
gether. Since Seeley'a arrest and confne-
ment in the county jail he has grown a
heard and looks somewhat like he did bs-
fore he lsft town. The jury are Arthur
Helwig, secretary and treasurer A. NJ, Hol-
ter Hardware company; Il. F. Matthias,
architect; John He'll. carpenter; W. A.
Dingee, saloon keeper; Jacob Loeb, mer-
chant; w. Y. Simonton, contractor; Adam
.H%ollenbeok, carpenter; l.. r. Fortune. book
keeper; Robert Sandel, saloon keeper, w.
+. Whitaker. secretary National Loan and
Savings union, Aug. EnRlund. carpenter;
John Workman, millwriqht. .