Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-14
THE DEPENDANT
In the Grove Murder Trial Tells
in the District Court the
Reason
WHY He KILLED JAMES MORGAN
Arguments We're Given Wednesday.
the County Attorney Opening
for the State.

When the district court convenedssyes-
terday morning for the seventh day of
the Grove murder trial, Judge Benton
ordered that the fine of $40 for contempt
Of court yesterday assessed against
Thomas Grady he rcmitted.
The defense called George II. Grove,
defendants father, to prove the charac-
Ter of the defendant. The state inter-
posed frequent objections to the line of
testimony offered. but they were over
ruled. The witness testified that the
defendant. prior to coming to Montana,
had constantly lived with his parents,
except for two or three months, when he
was absent working. Harry had always
been a good Iboy and had never before
been arrested or been in any trouble.
The defendant was then called to the
witness stand and the spectators listened
eagerly to the words of him whose life is
in danger. AS he spoke of his friend
ship for his victim and his instant de-
ttSldllOu loI lut uld NCdlol ~ q
overcome by emotion and sobbed audi
bly,. His story was told in connected
form and Its recital visibly affected all
present. many eyes filling with tears.
The scene was impressively dramatic,
and the defendant was undoubtedly the
best witness in his own behalf. His tes-
+in,o,v was ac follows.
Ny full name is Henry Vincent Grove.
| am 2l Years old and am a machinist
by trade. My mother is living. but she
is an invalid. came to Montana the
9th day Of December, 1894. | never
carried a concealed or deadly weapon in
my life prior 10 the 18th of March, 1880.
never owned me-. On the morning of
the 18th of March. 1888. | walked down
on First q south about eight
o'clock, | believe it was, and | met
James Morgan on the corner, by Hers
kovitz' pawn shop: there was some
gentleman with him | did not know.
AS | came up he stopped me. He says,
Where are you going:' | told him |
was going across the river to James
Beal's house, and was then going to
take the train to Butte, to get my trunk
| had left there while | was down re
pairing an engine. and he asked me if |
had any money, and | said Yes" in a
joking manner, and pulled ou "a small
roll of bills | had, and says, do you
want any of my game:' in d joking
manner. and he says. "Well, come on
over and set them up and | made some
reply, and We stood there and talked
possibly a minute and he asked me again
-, ,.,,,1.. nIr.p 1p1,l tTnlf anI Ir.nt nI-np
with him to Casey's saloon. on the
corner opposite the beer hall, and we
went in there to the bar. There was
some man standing in there | did not
know. a big man, | learned afterwards
Was Mr.. Grady. | asked him if he
would take something, too, and he
stepped to where we We're and we drank
together. Mr.. Morgan asked the bar
tender if he had a set of boxing gloves
and the bartender replied that he had
not, did not allow any such thing in his
house. and Morgan squared off in front
of the mirror and commenced sparring
with his hands at the mirror. and this
big man. Tom Grady, spoke up, and
asked him if he was a looking glass
fighter: Morgan said no, he was a
damned good man., or something to that
effect. Him and Grady had "a few words
and Grady told him he could not come
around making any talk in that SALOON
or something to that effect. Morgan re
piled in kind, Grady rushed at Morgan
and MOI gan went out of the door.
said something to Mr.. Grady, | dom
know the exact words now, ba'
l was taking Morgan's part. Sale
something to him that he took OK
captions to and he partly struck me ane
partly pulled me-shoved me-down OF
the floor; be put his feet on me. HI
SAYS: III l will let you up will you keel
your mouth shut?" / said, Eyes, sir
Il you will let me up and let me get m,
change had some change for beer
81 will leave the house." ! got tn
change and I says, "You have not go
any hard feelings against me, have you?
He says, "No." l says, 81 have not, wi,
you take a drink with me?" So he too
a drink with me. l started to go u q
the saloon and Grady following after nj
l had Just got out OF the door and &c
possibly two feet on the sidewalk whe
Morgan came up on the left-hand cid
and struck me on the jaw and knocke
me down on tho sidewalk. / laid theI
on the sidewalk senseless, and when
got up Morgan was standing in front
the Milwaukee beer hall, and laughe
and went into the beer hall, and som
one brushed my back, ] believe it ";
Grady, and I started across the river.
went across the river and had a tai
with Mr.. Beal, and told him ] was goiI
down TO Butte. He brushed off n
clothes. l told him | was going down
Butte and would be back in two day
I got u the corner of the Ar.ingtt
hotel and ! ( was 30 bad and sick / wei
up into Joe Romiser's rooL snc went
bed and went to sleep. WLan / vol