Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-06
after he had been shot, as he supposed
by WadsWorth.

1ne cross OF the witness
proceeded during the afternoon, and
when court adjourned Mr.. Hammond
said he thought the cross examination
would take at least half a day longer,
and perhaps more than that.
The facts as related by the witness in
his direct examination were gone over
closely, and toward the close of the
afternoon the gun with which the shoot
ing was done was produced in court and
given the boy, who showed how, as he
claimed, the weapon rested on the saddle
horn, and the position in which he stood
when the trigger was pulled by him.
When the jury was dismissed at the
close of the day, Judge Winchester ex-
tended them an invitation on behalf of
Rev. Spoor of the Methodist church, to
attend divine services Sunday morning.
The question Of the custody of Roehm
was brought up again by the defense,
and the judge expressed himself willing
to appoint any person who might be
named to accompany Deputy Sheriff
Read of Billings county, and see that
no person conversed with the boy rela-
tive to the case. Several persons were
named, but declined to serve. Deputy
Sheriff Read said he would be especially
pleased if some n should be appointed
to accompany him, and Judge Win
chester finally appointed Fred WEIGH of
this city, with instructions to accom-
pany the boy, see that no one commu-
nicated with him, and to bring him into
court at $50 this morning, to which time
court adjourned. . @..
The cross-eXamination of the witness
Fred Roehm was continued this morn
ing. He was taken over the incidents
testified to by him as having happened
subsequent to the death of Severson:
how he was taken to Medora, where he
was lodged there, and in whose care: the
making Of a confession after having been
there for some time was made the cen
trail point OF a fire Of cross-questioning:
the boy said that Nobe Stith, the hotel
keeper there told him he had better tell
what he knew about the matter: hat he
had better tell the story before Wads-
worth got in his, and that if he did so he
would get off, but that if Wadsworth
should get his story in first, the boy
would be in trouble: he told, in answer
to questions, when and where he made
his first confession, and that it was
written down and he signed it; admitted
that it was untrue: and then told that
he made the second confession after
ward, which was also taken down and
signed: considerable of the cross-examin-
ing was as to conversations had by the
boy with different persons at Medora, at
about the time of these confessions, as
to what induced him to make them: the
cross examination was still being con
Quoted when court adjourned at noon.
This afternoon the cross examination
OF the boy Roehm was completed by
MIR. Hammond at 2:3O, and Mr.. Miller
then took the witness in hand for the
prosecution.
TUESDAY,.
The WadsWorth trial is progressing
rather slowly. A week has passed today
since the trial of the case began, and SO
far but two witnesses have been placed
upon the stand. The boy Fred Roehm
completed his testimony and cross-ex-
animation at about 5 o'clock last even
ing, after having been on the stand I'M
interruptedly for two days. The state
then called upon A. Young, one of the
men who was summoned by Roehm on
the morning of the homicide. Mr..
Young was on the stand a short time
last evening, and has been on the stand
again today, the direct examination be-
ing finished shortly before noon, when
the witness was turned over to the de-
PENDANTS attorneys for cross examin-
alton. This cross examination was be-
ing continued this afternoon, and the
testimony of the witness will probably
take up the greater part of the day. It
is understood the prosecution has about
ten witnesses in all, and at the present
rate, the trial will run along we'll into
next week.
The attendance at the trial has been
large for the past few days, and at yes
terday's afternoon session the court
room was crowded; there being a large
number of ladies present to hear the ties.
timony in the case.
YoUNG's TESTIMONY.
A. Young testified to the boy Roehm
coming to his house and telling him
Severson was dead. Witness went tc
Wadsworth's ranch and went into the
house. He said to the Wadsworths:
This is a pretty bad thing about Ed
being dead; and the defendant, in a
laughing, smiling way, said that he
guessed he did not suffer much, as be
seemed to have died from the kick of a
horse. Wadsworth then said to him, az
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