Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-27

fendant job at the mill in Columbia
Falls; defendant was quite suspicious
when playing cards.
LUKE DILLON
Of Columbia Falls, Roberts partner,
said that defendant was always talking
about something to which there was no
foundation; was visionary; always seemed
to be afraid of somebody, or that some
thing was going to happen to him; was
down hearted and scary looking; would
start conversation about himself and
his affairs, and witness could hardly un-
derstand him; witness knew that state
ments he would make were false; wit
ness considered defendant insane.
Cross-eXamined, witness said that be
had never in his existence met any other
liar than Sebastian; because defendants
statements were lies he considered him
insane.
| NJ. S. RICHARDS,
resident OF Columbia Falls, swore
that at one time defendant pro-
posed that they should trade wagons; de-
fendant wanted more "to boot" than both
wagons we're worth; would propose to
trade and then drive off and leave wit
ness; witness was riding with defendant
in wagon, and attempted to converse
on business; defendant kept turning the
conversation to his wife; said he was
coming to Great Falls to get her; said
thoughts Of her gave him pains in his
head; told witness how much he thought
of her; then he would drive rapidly, cease
to talk about his wife and commence
talking to his horses, calling them pet
names; witness thought defendants talk
was imbecile and was sorry that he had
accompanied defendant; considered de-
| fendant insane.
Cross examined, witness said that per
| haps defendant was angry when he could
not effect trade. County Attorney
Freeman asked if defendant had not
been tried at Fort Benton on charge of
fraudulenty obtaining bounties on coy.
ote hides, but Judge Benton suetained
an objection to the question.
JOHN E. LEWIS
Of Columbia Falls swore that he had
beid several conversations with defend
ant, who was nearly always melancholy
and down. hearted his conversation was
disconnected; talking on one tonic, he
would break in and talk on something
else; witness considered defendant in
sane.
Cross- examined, witness said that he
WIS hn attorney at lew hie Ollice il at
his residence; denied that he spent his
time in gambling; said he did not gam
bic very much.
| JOS, p, FITZPATRICK,
rancher, Columbia Falls, swore that de-.
fendant lived at his ranch for about 10
to Il days in the fall Of 1891; defendants
wife, Dan Frost, and another man also
lived there for time; witness left home
for few days and when he returned all
had gone except defendant; defendant
WAS solemn and tacturp; witness con-
sidered him of unsound mind; could not
say that he was insane.
JOHN p. GENSMAN,
laborer, Columbia Falls swore that in
February, 1905, defendant had been
working at mill near Columbia Falls;
the mill shut down and the other en-
ployes left; witness remained; defendant
came 10 witness ana SAID ne would IKE
to talk to him; he did not like to stay
alone; always Imagined some one WAS
watching him. Defendant was absent
minded; sometimes would not appear to
know that witness was talking to him
~ another time, defendant told witness
!flat LIE nSa peer o3efed J0o al COOK,
~ ~ tao. t',r nit,eo t to,5 i' ~ o wv C'@, w.
lob, and witness would ehow him how to
/ bake: defendant did not ranly. stared
pccuIiarly Az witness and walked away.
/ there was kind Of wild look in his ewes;
his conduct vas unnatural; witness cor,
eidered him insane,
Cross examined - Witness admitted
that he was defendant in murder case
few Years ago. "You are the man thnt
shot man to obtain reward. are YOU
rot?0 asked the conntv attorney yit-
| ness SAID that he was not; he tried 70
C.~IG -"Phaa t1 o Non4 t'' "" % tle lie WY
| hlidyalo, and kjIIod him in ealf 'dcfensc.
| lie had known White prior to tho roh.
bery. had "bachnd" y7ith him for ao,oa