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|6fx6f doing anything. and used vile
epithets concerning him. The boy
stated to the witness, however, that
both MI. and Mrs. Wadsworth were
kind to him when he lived at their
ranch.
E.. L. Scoield, a merchant at this
place, testified as to the bad char
acter of Rhoem-his untruthfulness
and quarrelsomeness.
Frank Parks, an employe Of VIM.
Rays meat market of this place,
testified that he knew Rhoem; his
reputation was bad; would not be.
lieve him under oath.
An effort was made by the defense
to prove by r. M. futile that R0ehm
testified to a different state of things
at the inquest from that testified to
at the trial.
jeff Anderson testified that
Rhoem's reputation was very bad.
An attempt was made to prove by
the witness that Severson had told
him that Rhoem had threatened to
put lead into him (Severs0n.) Ruled
out as hearsay.
Mark Wadsworth, defendant, was
not placed on the stand.
William Jones was called, but it
appeared that the defense changed
their mind, for he was not sworn.
Attorney Hammond sought to
have read the testimony Of Drs.
Stickney and Smyth relative 10
Rhoem, which had been given in the
absence of the jury. The court said
that such testimony should be re.
ceived from the witnesses them.
selves. as the effect upon the jury
might be different if they heard the
testimony read by the stenographer.
However, as there was no objection
the testimony was read.
Here the defense rested-Dec. l3.
In rebuttal Thomas Grozier testi.
fled to Mr.. Wadsworth's being taken
from the court house in Medora on
the evening Of the inquest last jan
uary; to his best recollection it was
while Rhoem was testifying.
Schuyler Lebo testified that the
reputation of Marcus Wadsworth
was bad-had been that of a rustler
and cattle thief for ten years.
A. Young gave similar testimony.
A. T. Patterson testified that he
acted as attorney for Rhoem at the
inquest held in January, and strongly
and repeatedly advised him to tell
the whole truth. The boy probably
received the impression that his pun.
ishment would be lighter if he told
the truth.
jeff Mcdonald, a Billings county
commissioner, testified that reputa-
ton of defendant was bad; it was un.
derst0od that he was in the habit of
branding colts that did not belong to
him; however, witness had heard til 9
same kind of stories about m any
others.
The state rested again-Dec. IA
and the defense put on witness to
testify as to the character of Wads.
worth.
Frank P. Stone testified that char.
acter of defendant was good.
E. Deffebach, VIM. Ray and A. G.
McGillivray gave similar testimony.
The last two mentioned being bonds.
men of the Wadsworths.
E. E.. Mikkelson had known de-
PENDANT since 1884 and considered his
character good.
The defense rested again.
The state then called S. M. Ferris
in rebuttal Of some previous testi.
mony of the defense. He testified
that on the occasion of the inquest
ct Medora, January !, he was pres,
emit. That after the boy Rhoem be-
gan to testify, Thomas Grozier en-.
tered the room and spoke to General
Hughes, who was conducting the
prosecution. That the two went out
into the cell room, back of the room
where the inquest was being held,
and witness went also. That Mark
Wadsworth and Carl Holmberg were
in the cell room, and that MI.
Hughes asked that Mr.. Wadsworth
be removed, as he wanted the wit.
nesses kept separate.
This testimony is in rebuttal to
that of Holmberg, who testified that
he took Wadsworth away from the
Jail before Rhoem began to tes.
tify. The point in question is the
testimony Of the witness Lebo, who
says that when Rhoem was called tc
testify, Wadsworth said to him that
"they thought they'd get something
out of him, but he'd keep his mouth
shut" The defense's claim is thai
Wadsworth was not there and could
not have made the remark, while the
state claims he was present at tn,
time the remark was alleged to b,
made.
Saturday afternoon the pleas wer'
begun. Able arguments for tn
prosecution were made by Mr.. Miller
and for the defense by Messrs
Boucher, Hammond and Simpson
The case was given to the jury lat
Wednesday afternoon.
brought X q aver verdict isa'e 81 I sJ guilty" III" Thu
has ended long and hard fought trial Of Z
days. It must have been a severe strain o
|: great rereif to them and also to their friends I
!. know that 1t ie at an end. II. had seemed to b
the general opinion of the public that the jul
. that must have been evident to those who fha,
{ followed carefully the evidence Of the case /,
brought out in. the trial, viz, the prosecute
failed to establish q motive for the GRIN
charged.
Fred Roehm is in Jail at Mcdora and 1t
presumed that Judge Winchester will go tho
at once for the purpose of passing senten
upon him.
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welcome usher in tho shape Of o fresh Aim
r mac, descriptive of the origin, nature and Us
q of the national tonic and Alternative Hostettel
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