Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-14
Mondays Proceedings.

for the sixth day or the Grove murder
trial yesterday, Thomas Grady, whom
the defense called as a witness, failed to
respond. A warrant was issued for him
and he was brought into court by the
sheriff. He explained that his child had
been sick during the night, keeping him
awake, and that he had oversight. The
court lined him so. and the attorneys
for the defense volunteered to pay the
tine.
Grady testiiir d that he met Morgan in
Casey's saloon the morning of March II.
Morgan and Grove were together. Nor
gan asked for a pair of boxing gloves,
which he secured. Morgan and Grove
about boxing, and Morgan was telling
how he could put it onto Grove With the
gloves. Soon they went out, Morgan
going first, Grove second and witness
third, witness being about two feet be-
hind Grove. While Grove was still in
the door way. Morgan, without any pro-
vocation, knocked Grove down. Witness
said: morgan, that's wrong; you -
-. what did you do that for?:" Morgan
jumped off the sidewalk and went across
to the beer hall, and witness. after
brushing Groves clothes off, returned to
Casey's.
Cross. examined, witness said that he
was a bartender, miner and gambler. He
had been drinking some the night Of
March IG but was not drunk. He had
some beer and put whiskey on top of it.
He was not intoxicrted, but was feeling
pretty good. Attorney Leslie asked wit
ness to name the people who had been
in the sal on during the night, but he
could only name the bartender.
Andy CrogHn was next sworn. He ia
ID years Ct are. The morning of March
Il he shined Morgan's shoes in the Mil
wnukee beer hall. Morgan said some
thing about smashing three men. and
that he WIS going to smash one again.
He didn't MENTION which one. Witness
next saw Morgan in the Stockholm beer
hall with a white handled razor in his
hand. Morgan said that if Erady ere
not such a good fellow Morgan would cut
his CUTS out. 10 the Milwaukee beer
hall witness heard Morgan ask the bar
tender If his eye was black. The bar
tender said it was not. and Morgan said
it was a good job for some one that it
was not. Attorney Leslie asked witness
if he had not been in Jail on conviction
of petit larceny, but the question Was
ruled out.
Frank w. Emerson ewore that he saw
Morgan about o Il. m, March II. Nor
gan came over 10 d table where witness
was sitting and said: Il am the be st
little mar in treat Falls" Witness
asked Morgan if he was a s%crapping man
ana Morgan replied: well, ! licked
three men last night and just smashed
Grove and will smash him again when |
see him.
living at the county Jail for the past
three or four weeks. He has a family in
town. lie has had a list of ali the wit.
uC66ob I'll Ootu CluCo obu las DCou nCtlIS
as a sort of detective for the defense.
Witness was shown Il paper, which he
admitted having signed. 1t was a com
plant charging Grove with the murder
Of Morgan. On redirect examination
witness testified that he signed it ut the
request of Largent & Huntoon in order
to get a preliminary examination fol
Grove.
j. W. Whitney was tending bar at the
Milwaukee beer hall March II. Morgan
asked witness if his eye was black
Witness told him it was not and Morgan
! said, "Its a d good thing for a Ger
tain fellow that it amt"
Howard boomer saw Morgan in thu
Stockholm beer hall in the forenoon o
March II. Morgan said he could licl
x Grove or any - in town. ,Witnes
Q didn't see anything in Morgan's hand.
Observation-Disclosures only know
from hearsay that it was Morgan. Grad
r told witness: Them two fellows wer
@ up at Casey's and one of them wanted t
8 fight everybody in town" Witness coul
q not recognize anybody in the court roo
aa the man he was told by Grady wa
e Grove, Witness had tended bar at tn
e Fashion saloon, Nell Raymond's place
He had been a gambler in Great Fall
= and Belt. Witness was asked if he ha
d. not been convicted of beating his mi
tress, but the question was ruled gu
.e Witness had talked with no one abol
re the case and had been subpmDmd on
10 two hours.
DR.. Gordon testified that all the il
Huence Morgan's wound had in produ'
ing death was indirect. Where tt
spinal card is impaired az Morgan's wa
ed the organs below should sub-ist IN
sympathetic supply of nervous force fl
from six months to two years.
" A Burrell was at Morgan's side a fe
minutes after he was shot. Witness d
not see Grove there then. Morgan as
ed someone if they had caught Grow
,r- The reply was made that Grove ht
I'D given himself up. Morgan said be wis
~. ed Grove had not given himself up. wi
ny ness did not see Bent, or McCsslin pre-