The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-09
BARNEY got HIS GUN
H9 Wanted 10 Shoot the Frogs Out Of
Ir. LanslOiS.
1T IS QUITE A DEADLY FEUD
some Say MIR. Quinn Is to slame.
others Allege the French Gen.
deman Is Wrong-The Court
Must Decide the Case.

BUTTE, Feb. s.-The case of Charles
Langlois against Bernard Quinn for $1,000
damages for alleged defamation of char
acter was on trial before jury in Judge
McHatton's court to-day. The trial was
sensational in some respects and anus
ing in others. Mr.. Landois is a livery
stable proprietor. and at the time the al
legged otfenses were committed he had n
lease on the Pride of tie West stables on
lower Montana street, of which Quinn
was the owner. w. |. Lippincott was
counsel for Langiois at the trial and John
w. Cotter appeared for the defendant.
HE jury in the case was composed of
William WOODWARD, c. A. Elvers, Ed G..
smith, r. NJ. Campbell, Adolph Rechle,
Thomas McCrimmon, Il. o. Miles, L. L.
Boland, V. c. Whiting, Henry Muntzeg,
John Curran and Robert TAFT.
Mr.. Langlois was the first witness and
said that Quinn, from August, 1893, to
January, 1884, was scandalous in his con-
duct toward him, and abused him and
slandered him to such an extent that he
ruined his business. On Aug. Il he called
Langlois a robber and a swindler and a
thief, in the presence of /. w. Stoner,
George Love, f. Y. Girard and Henry Tur-
ner. On Jan. II, 1894, he called him a
accused him of beating him out of years
rcnt. James Warfield, Hugh Wright, T.
Mulvaney and j. Dimmck were present.
HE also said he would shoot my head
oil" said Mr.. Langlois, land he put his
hand to his hip pocket as if to get his pis-
toll"
Can you say that you lost a cent
through the language that MIR. Quinn
used to you 2" asked Mr. Cotter. on cross
examination.
Yes; lost over 500 the first month
because people would not come to do
business with me. had to give a chattel
mortgage on my stock because my BUSH
ness fell of on account of his talk about
me-"
James Warfield testified that he heard
Quinn call Langlois thief and a robDer
In the Office of the livery stable. . linn
then went out TO get his gun and SAID he
was going to shoot the frogs out of Lang
lois"
ing for Langlois and heard him call him
thief, u robber, and -
lie said Langlois was trying to beat
him out of five or six months of rent and
that he was going to shoot the frogs out of
him."
j. Dimmick. another employe of Lang
lois. testified that he knew that Mr.. Lang
lois business was injured by Mr.. Quinn's
accusations of dishonesty.
Colonel II. II. Horst said that he tried 10
arbitrate the differences between Lang
lois and Quinn, but the latter would listen
10 no proposition, but called Langlois "a
French, irog-eating - - -"
and called him everything he could think
OF.
On cross-examinstion Mr.. Horst said he
paid no attention to Quinn's talk, and he
did not believe that Langlois was dis
honest.
/. w. Stoner, John Ray and w. r.
Davis, also testified as to the language
and threats used by Quinn. but none of
them believed a word that Quinn said.
Mr. Langlois was recalled, and then the
plaintiffs case was rested. Mr.. Cotter
moved for non-suit, which was OVER
ruled.
Mr.. Quinn went on the stand and testi-
fled that on Aug. II he went to Langlois'
barn and asked him for some money. He
said he had no moneys and Quinn then de-
manded his property. "'You --
- said the Frenchman, and then he
grabbed me by the shoulder and threw
me on the floor. My brother tried to pull
him off and the Frenchman threw him
out. then went home to my cabin to
get my gun, and told him to come outside
the city limits, but he did not come. He
did not want to die. You bet | got my
gum"
Ibid you ever call him the names you
are accused OF calling him."
II think | called him -, but
he called me a thousand - -"
The witness said Llnglois was always
tantalizing him, and told him repeatedly
the only good Irishmen were those in the
graveyard.
HE said he would haul me to the
graveyard some day in his new hearse
and then there would be another good
Irishman there" testified Quinn. land |
told him there were more good lrishmen
outside of the graveyard than there were
cayuses."
Quinn was very earnest in giving his
testimony and created a great deal of
amusement.
Charles Quinn, n brother of the defend
ant, aged ~, testified that he was present
when Langlois and Bernard Quinn had
some words. They called each other
names and then Langlois threw the de-
PENDANT on the floor and choked him. The
witness said his memory was very poor
md he could not remember much. His
testimony closed the case and the attor-
neys made their arguments to the jury.
The case was given to the jury about 4
o'clock and they were out but a short
time when they returned with a verdict of
s. for Langlois.