Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-06-07
Pontet and have kept it, as under-sherlff.

tue Hiestu nlufuef / Hehfu TWO SDOtB
fired near the bridge and called the at
tention OF my companions to them.
warning them to look out for bullets A
few minutes later heard third shot. AT
time OF firing OF the first two shots looked
toward the bridge and saw two or three
men, but could not recognize them.
Officer Ed Hamilton testified to state
ments made by the prison ,r after his ar
rest to the effect that he intended to
kill Morgan and hoped he had accom-
plished his purpose.
Cross examined Hamilton testified he
had told prisoner he would better not talk
too much. Would not swear that he
had warned him that anything he might
say would be used against him at the
trial. Did not remember the exact
words he used to the prisoner, but it
was ia the nature Of warming. The de-
fence moved that the alleged admissions
or conversation Of the defendant after he
WAS arrested be stricken out on the
ground that he was not warned that his
words would be used against him. The
court overruled the objection and the
defense noted an exception.
Johnnie loyd, call boy living on the
West side, WAS next sworn and testified
to seeing tight between Morgan and
Grove about 10 p, N, on the day before
the murder. The two men met in front
of HeTskovtz loan office and Grove
showed Morgan some money and asked
HIM 1t he wanted any more of his game,
referring. as witness understood, to their
having had scrap at some time prior
to this. Morgan asked Grove to treat
and the two apparently became friends
and Went across the street to Caeey's
saloon, When they came out witness
was close by and heard Grove say to
Morgan, II will fight you across the
river. Morgan replied, NO, we will
tight here, anl struck Grove on the ear
heavy blow, which knocked him down.
Both men were drunk at the time.
Cross examined by Attorney Largent,
Had d talk with Andy Crogan about
the fight and told him Morgan knocked
Grove down, ! didn't say he gave the
s. of d b Il good one in the face
didn't tell Crcgan later that he had
been summoned as witness for the
state and that Morgan was his friend
and that he intended to testify against
the defendant. Didn't ask Andy Crogan
not to testify to anything which would
be in favor Of defendant. Had some talk
with Crogan about the case; only asked
him if he had bean subpoenaed.
DR.. y, j. Adams-Asslsted in probing
for ball in Morgan's body. Found it had
entered soft parts of the back to the right
of spinal column, grazing the tenth dorsal
vertebra and breaking through the lam
ina of the ninth vertebra, being imbedded
in the spinal cord. We extracted the ball.
The next day we found complete pa.
ralysis from the navel down, involving
the rectum and bladder, which CON
tinued until death. PARALYSIS was of
both sensation and motion, SO | judged
that Q spinal cord was severed The
injury to the spinal cord was the cause
of death.
Cross-examined, witness said the i'm
mediate cause of death was exhaustion
produced by the wound. There was no
acute blood poisoning The bladder was
intlaned and thickened. Improper
nursing. would have caused inflamma
tion of the bladder. Acute inflammation
of the bladder alone could not have
| caused death. Morgan's Improvement
depended upon the regeneration of the
spinal cord. This was impossible. The
kidneys must have been more or less
congested The inflammation of the
spinal cord alone would have produced
death Witness thought that the
hospital nurses were perfectly competent
DIR. j. A. Sweat-Assisted in probing
for the bullet Wound was between the
shoulder blades. The ball took an up
ward course. The witness raised a laugh
when asked to show on his own back
where the bullet struck by stating that
he WAS SO big that he could not reach
his own back, and illustrated on Attor-
ney freeman'e back. Witness exhibited
the bullet taken from the wound, and it
was attentively examined by the Jurors
Witness described the paralysis as DR..
Adams described it. Six vertabra
OF Morgans spinal column were here
brought in in ii Jar filled with plco
hol Witness stuck his pen knife in the
section and took it out of the jar, anc,
holding it in his hand explained It's anat.
omy 10 the jury. 1t showed where the
ball trtck and where it cut the spinal
cord. The cOrG was nearly wasted away
below the wound Above if was in com.
paratve good condition. Witness VA
at the autopsy, Nearly a quart of urine
aud olood was fDund in the bladder
IEe ,laGder WHe thicknned and dpgen
erHtti, The left kiNLey WAS beginning
to degenerate. These conditions NIGH,
haze aaused acute blood poisoning. Ia
tlammation Of the bladder had probably
existed for two weeks This alone was
not sufficient to produce death, This
condition might have been p,Uduced by
the use OF an unclcan cHtheter to drai
Off the urine. Witness had every reason