The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-20

ware building. He admitted that he
said nothing at the inquest about rab-
BILE heads being thrown by the second
explosion. At the corners inquest
Griffin had also testified that he did
not see the firemen at work on the
burning building, and did not see them
after the department turned of Arr.
IONA street toward the warehouses.
w. J. Mckee testified that lie reached
the scene of the explosion after the
first and before the second explosion.
Both hardware buildings had been de-
molished. He saw a dead man with a
10-foot iron pipe lying across mis- feet.
warehouse when the second explosion
occurred and was assisting another
man In carrying away a wounded Icy.
The explosion killed the man and he
pulled Mckee down with him. while
the latter was lying on the ground and
trying to extricate himself rabtle
heads were falling all around him. HE
thought the explosion came from the
Kenyon-Connell building. non
Mckee also got funny when croxs-
examined by Mr.. Nolan. He said there
was no building left standing after the
first explosion, but he Could not say
they had been wrecked. lie sid he
could not say who was the man who
was killed by his side, but had an idea
trouble in disengaging himself from the
dead body because The mans joints
stiffened. v.er (
did you not say to John II. Stein
born on East Park street in "a store in
this city about two weeks ago that you
could testify for us, but the other Ieor
pie were after you, hut they did mot
want you because you knew too much,
or words to that effect?" asked Mr..
Nolan.
well, not altogether, don't be-
lieve." said the witness after some hes
itation.
Il ask you again; did you or did you
not say it?"
II did. part OF it," ,ssU
did you not say to Mr.. RileX1iyo4
East Park street, in this city, about
three weeks ago. that you did not tes-
tify before the coroner's jury because
there was nothing in 1t, and that, you
preferred to testify against the Ken
company, but that there
was nothing in it. or words to that eff
fect?"
Mckee hestiated, and then tried to
make some explanation, but Mr.. Nolan
insisted on a direct answer, and then
Mckee denied making the statement
On redirect examination Mckee at
tempted to explain the matter but his
explanation was not very clear. He
said he was almost positive" he, said
about there being anything Id
it." He told Riley that he would not
like to be subpoenaed by the Kenyoni
Connell company, because he preferfed
to testify for the other side, where his
sympathies were. He was asked by
Mr.. Forbis IL he had said anything at
all about testifying for the side where
there was something in it.
Il would not say; j could not say
positively"
The witness made some other ex-
and was then excused.
p. Martin testified that the waste had |
not stopped falling from the first ex-
plosion when he arrived on the scene
He saw the wounded fire horses and
noticed that in their struggles they
lifted some wire which was strung
across their feet. He was standing be- |
hind the hook and ladder wagon when |
the second explosion occurred. 1t came
from the Kenyon-Connell building, and
threw out rabble heads and fish platesl
Before the second explosion he saw a
lot of shovels and several bales of |
wire lying around. He said that the |
Butte Hardware building was entirely |
demolished by the first explosion, and |
that the Kenyon-C onnell building had |
not been damaged much and was just |
burning slightly when he arrived on
the scene. ~ "Tfo
Mr.. Nolan sprung the deadly parallel |
again on the witness on crossSexaniin-
alton by comparing his testimony with |
that he gave at the coroner's inquest.
The transcript of the testimony taken |
at the coroner's inquest quoted Martin
as saying that he did not see any rab-
bic heads come from the second explo- |
sion and that the first explosion had
blown off the end of the Kenyon-Con-
nell building and had taken a corner
Off the Butte Hardware building. The
witness tried TO explain the dis6repaff-
cies, and at the conclusion of his testf- II
mony court adjourned for the. day.
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