The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-21
The Killing Of tho Crow Weasen
Described by the Man Who
Did It.
Casey Believed His Life Was in
Danger and Fired the
Shot.
Tho Prosecution Tries to Get Him to
Admit That the Indian Was Re-
treating.

Frank Casey told yesterday how he killed
Wessen. On the Attorney table lay the
A. Colt revolver with Ito long. polished bar
rel, which Casey carried in the waistband
of his trousers the day he killed the Indian.
Weassn was drunk and the witness said he
came to tho house on the Grow reservation
whore Casey lived last January. He told
the women to get ont, hs was going to kill
Casey. Casey knew tho big Indian, who
stood six feet two inches in his moooasns,
was after him. "He followed me about
the place every time made move" Casey
said. TheE he told how the indian cor
nered him in the kitchen with knife in
his right hand. Casey said he tried to got
out Of door, but the latch was old and
did not work we'll. At this time Weasel
wAs about three feet away with the knife
raised. "Then ] turned her loose" ex-
claimed tho witness. He rose from the wit
ness chair and initiated the motion Of fir
ing the revolver, pointing his arm At United
States Attorney Weed, who was supposed
to represent the Indian, for tho purpose of
illustrating to the interested Jurors, who
bent their heads forward to catch every
word. The prosecuting attorney had da-
the affair took place. He cross-examinsd
Casey very closely and tried hard to got the
witness to admit that the Ind ian was on
the retreat when the shots were fired. Casey
got little excited and would get up from
the chair to better illustrate his position in
the kitchen by motions. Mr.. Weed told
him to sit down and answer tho questions.
Casey would not say that Wsasen was on
tho retreat. II believed my life was in
danger and had no feelings of animosity
toward Mr.. Weasen. thirst for no mans
blood.'' Mr.. Weed had Casey draw a da-
gram himself and describe the positions of
Weasen and himself. The Jurors stood
around the witness stand and looked on,
Mr.. Weeds theory was that Weasen was re-
treating when Casey fired. The witness
said the lndian made step backward. but
this was to cut of bis escape by another
door.
Weasen's wife and Mrs. Collins, her
daughter, in their testimony for the gov
ernment said that the Indian came into the
house and told them to 90 out, az hs in
tended to kill Casey. DR.. Moore described
side of the cheat and came out on the other
side.
George Hatch and Thomas Kent, of Big
Timber, testified that Casey was a peace
able. law-abiding citizen. and that Wsassn
had the reputation of being a quarreIsons
Indian. Miss Nulvin did not know much
about the case. She vent to the house the
next morning and saw the body of Weasea
on the floor of the bed room face down.
and the hands under the breast and head.
She saw Mrs. Weasen turn the body ovor
and then saw the knife clatchsd in tho
right hand and the sheath and belt in the
other hand. No inquiries were made by
the witness about the death. A man told
her Weassn had been killed. ibid not
some ono tell you to tell this atory?' asked
Mr.. Weed. Miss Nulvin said no.
One of the witnesses for the defense will
be recalled this morning, whom the case il to
be argued to the following jury: w. Cot
tinghsm, Charles Staben, Nj. Nulkern, j.
N. Dutton, W. H. Frank, James Feathe rly,
j. H. Mcfarland, J. L. Norris, +. J. Ed
wards. J. A. Yund, Z. b. Braden. J. A.
Doughty.