The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-27
THE MORNING SESSION.

COntin uAtion OF the Testimsny as to BEL
unak's Eoeentrioitles.
The defense continued ths testimony as
10 Belunak's socentrieitles. Charles Kran-
ich told OF Belunak unhitehing q team
from the wagon and leaving the wagon
standing in the road. saying some men
were hiding In the bushes TO kill him.
Bslunak always appeared to be crazy.
Witness considered him insane. w. f..
Kuphal testified that while he kept gre
Gerry store Belunak came into bis place
often and acted strangely. He void ask
for something. look around. and then go
out without purchasing. Witness after
wards kept a saloon. Bolunak would come
into the place and srt down and RroWl
about people bsing after him. BAsinR hia
opinion on what he had seen of Belunak.
witness did mob think the man quits sane,
though unwilling to pronounce him utterly
insane. Aboat election time Belunak APP
pearsd 90 be somewhat worried ~ to
whether to remain with the democratic
party or 90 to the peoples party. County
Attorney Nolan put himself Ia Belunak's
place and asked witness II he we're 10 aOt
as Belunak did would witness CON
slider is evidence of insanity. Witness
answered that he would not. V. @.
Kinda knew Bslunak before and after the
Frohner mine accident. The prisoner
acted different after the accident. Al one
time he told witness be had a notion 10
aud was out Of work. j. O. Briseo gave
similar testimony. After the aecident
Belunak acted as a man insane. Witness
thought Belunak had a very poor mind; he
did not know whether 10 was natural or the
result of accident. The county attorney
and this witness then had some discussion
on mentality. Mr.. Nolan asked witness
whether be thought all minds like that Of
Daniel Webster.
II didn't know Daniel Webster" was the
answer.
Witness had undoubtedly heard Of Web
ater. aud the county attorney wanted 10
know whether he thought his twitnsss')
mind like that Of Webster.
Hardly" replied the witness, who then
wanted to know whether the county attor-
nCy desired bin to deliver q lecture on
mentality. lie was excused from doing 40.
During this discussion the prisoner smiled
continuously.
George Hsnsohsr testified 10 taking Bel
unaks gun al one time and keefin IL two
days. During that time Belunak went mp
into the hills and staid, saying be knew
some one was afts' him 10 kill him. At
another time with 81 found Belunak hiding
in haysiack with his aun, explaining that
the peoples party and abe Salvation army
were after him. From the way Belunak
acted witness thought him cTazY. Joe
Baker also told of some peculiar habits of
Beunak. including that OF talking TO him
self. He thought any man who was always
talking to himself was crazy. Frank
Mares, for whom Beluuak worked at one
time. also thought him crazy. His peou-
liarlity seemed 20 lie fear Of the people
party Hnd tue Salvation army. Tom Pa =
sick. a barkseper. didn't believe Belunak
was in his right mind. He was always talk
ing about some body being aitar him. W.
l.. Cox said Belunak worked for him and
Others on the Dividend mino. Witness was
never able TO get anything intelliRible out
of him about the property. Once the con-
tractor gave Balunak All order on She com
any for some money. There was nothing
dus the contractor at the time and witness
had great diincultY IN getting Bslunsk TO
und sratand that the oomrany owed him
nothing. Belunak appeared weak minded
TO say the least. Mrs. Arthur BenoiL with
whom BelunAk boHTded while working for
Mares. also thought his actions peculiar.
1 he county attorney attempted TO GET wit
ne ssto state some psrticuler circumstances
All she remembered was that be never an-
sWored right when spoken 30.