The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-01-10
HIS CASE UNDER TRIAL
THE FACTS OF HIS ARREST
Witnesses Tell the Graphic Story
OF the Capture of the Man
Who Held Up a North
ern Pacific Train.

Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
HELENA, Jan. a.-Ths trial of Charles
Jones got under way in tho United States
court to-day. After six names had been
called tho last Of the sixth WAS accepted
rs Juror. The jury was then completed
and is az follows: W. u. Smith. Elisha
lioad, William Steele, Jr., ]. B. Sanford,
II. c. Sentency, John Stewart, NJ. L..
lkequemin, Charles n. Sanders, Y. W.
Pieott, Thomas 4. Goodwin. NJ. II. Rup-
ley, George II. Kennedy.
Stephen Carpenter read the indictment
and tho opening statement OF tho prose-
cution. Ho said therc was warrant for
dones' arrest, and he was tracked 10 log
cabin on tho Blackfoot reservation on
October 3. Deputy Marshal jackson Sc
cured the services of = posse. They
made move on the cabin and some ono
az the cabin n rod.
jackson announced that ho was a
deputy marshal and the men agreed TO
surrender. Soon after, the firing recon-
monccd from tho cabin and then on both
sides. Schubert, one Of tho posse, was
shot in tho side and died Of his wound the
Same day. Tho government expected 10
nrovs that x,bop Jonss surrendcre<l ha al.
,n,ttsa ,hat h. h.d .ho, n white man nj
An. c.hin .n,I knew ,bev wantcd him for
,r.iu rohh,rv.
Tha defensa rossrvcd i,s r;yb, IN or,e,
ur,ii .f,er nm. rrosscu,ion VAS ,hronsh.
An witnssses xerc tben excluded fron, The
r,,or, md broucht in ono bv on. 40 bc e,.
.r,;,.d
(ond,,ctor Ranalie of tina Nor thern Pa
c;t,c was nnt m, An. .,ard h, rrcv. ,ha of.
s.rss sor wh;ch ion.s u.s hunted down
| n u,s. that M holding I'm the train ON
which he Was conductor. Judge Knowles
ala he aid NOT shinL n compateut "a do
that. The nrosecution could show thai
there VAS a warrant out for Jones. Dis
trict Attorrev Weed mad = pumbsr az
.u,horisi.s so shov that sncb evidenca ~,ns
.dr,issihI. 10 rrova tho snimu. which
nscrrtsd ,,s tiIIirv
Ae,s- .,c,,n.rt R.n.l,. .,.n,.a i,~,r
ard nsnntv M.r.hnI sam Jack.on wa.
than mt on the st.nd ,o nrove tbs / Liliing.
ia IA Ahat a. an. lime h. vss denniv
.h.rieP Tor savcr.I co,,ntias and al.o der.
INV limited States marshsI. JackSon them
Ia ths .sorv of ,hs cns.semcn, with ,hs
rph
Nar.hnI Jack son drew A diavram os Tho
location of tho shooting on the black.
b<,arJ. CONTINUING. jackson said from
tba xound Schuhert cot be was certain n
w.. msds nv a r,fla hall. All Jones sa,i
rh.n ha surrcndered uas ..wonr Won fcl.
iovs aver s,oo following n man p" lone.
Al the timo knew INCL son and called him
hv name
IN cross-cxam;nation Jackson said
shsrs xas . warrant for the arrest of tho
r.r,,as who heId nm tbe Nor,bern Pacific
sxrr.ss. He did not have ,hs warrants
wish him. howavsr. uhcn bo ran across
,hs man in the cabin near Nidya,e. Ue
s.,d the frst nronosaion was 40 Law and
raft for an. man N Gonna o,,t hui it,io
nog. captain Of the Indian posse. wanted
IN chsrre. Altopether about 20 or .,
roe wsro arcd from tbe cabin.
and about So altooe,ber. When tho men
1, An. cabin asked that the firing ccas,
.,,d oer.r.,l to s,,rr.rdsr there was not
much delav in stonpino n. lie ncver saw
h,,, or. man In tbs cabin and that NJ, I.
J.ct Ch;nmnn. I'm redirect examination
I..L.or nrr,duccsI 4 gold watch and chain
rh;ch was taken from il mes Noo,s nf,.r
nj. csrture. n was the same taken from
ccnductor RanaIio when the train was
MA nm
A. tho astsrnoou session Judc.
Krox,ss stated that after examining ,he
-u,hnr,,,.. hc WOULD admit evidence of
shs rri,binc of tho train and evidence "A
| connect Jones with II. Marshal jackson
80 .r.;,, nIaccd an tbs stand and In re.
,,,v A. ! question n the district nttorpcv.
ia Ina, Jones had admitted N him af,er.
w.rds tha, he was In the cabin during tho
| t,.h,,nr r.hcn Scbubcrt Was Killed n,
Ia ~, sollc,vc,I tho trni, Of the robbers
60, ,ha n,scs or ,hs robberv Inv n,eap. of
~. ho-r,s, ,r,cLs Al Auc,,st, tho mon
IA ri. horsos .hod whsn.ver ,bev
s,rn.s . u,;r, f.nco ,hev had on, n
rss,, .,,a,s,s 10 tracked ,hcn, bv Al.
| go 49, ,racLs . "a Sun river lie ,csin
.., .h.,r ,r.;I an Tho RIackfoa, reserve.
s;s,, ,h-o,ah lean, Cook having ordered
,h.,n % oW ,hsre' Al tho time of tho ar,es, !.
Ianas h,d . hs.rd a nd ,nous,acho When
Is.rsan,s ,..t;rony w.s concluded ,ha
| a-s.ns. ,,,v.d ,o .ty,la ont ali his
| s.;s..o. r.I.,,,, ,o his bsIpy n den.
,,,s ,,or.haI 40 bs had ndn,i,scs,
~. ~ . d;S na, ,.L. an. ,.,b of ofice ami
..' - aanr,,, ,n.rsh.I n, ,he ,ir,o nj
W" "s' az, ~ % Ia. Wna,,.. oyerrulsd ,hs
49, y, en-. sronnd ,h,, J.ckson,s ap.