Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-13
CASE
other Grift of Testimony by People
who Saw the Shooting.
NT 7la95l7 Z f717X3Tf
,ha ox0 discrimination of
JOHN sWANSTROM

continued when court reconvened
day Morning, He admitted that
did nh know which way the boxes
which Leyden's chair and
IL of the lookout" sat we're
ned and that his recollection
| @ the position of the chair after Ley
and liz had fallen was no better
ZEN Il9 walked to the stove. with his
IT haSGl "a his hip pocket, the whole
wd insst6e saloon moved away from
Il. Witness WAS not scared. Ilg did
sppoaf angry when he left the stove
| walked toward Leyden immediate
,rior q the shooting,
WILLIAM DwyER,
liner, Of Neihart, related the "Iexas
X, episode as Attorney Leslie had
! lined IL and also the facts, as outlined
Mr.. Leslie, concerning the difficulty
ween Zig and barber.
Il rose-oxamined, witness denied that
had told him that his Gig's) weight
145 pounds
il fY&sWJLLTAM STONE,
,mmon laborer. of NeihGrt, said that
en- Ilg was standing behind the stove
said, "Where is that faro dealer? |
| Mt to fix that - - =" When Ilg
lked from the stove to Leydon, the
ter shouted, loud enough for all in the
" hall to hear, "if this man has any
,nds here, they ought to take him
i" Ilg seized Ieyden's left arm,
yden's gun was in his right hand. Jig
d, II am not afraid of your gun; ]
| takeiit from you and kill you with
| Witness related the circumstances
the shooting about as other witnesses
the defense had done
/ mination-Speck, also, ad-
ed Ilg's friends to take Zig away.
.tness was sure that Loyden first
unded Ilg in the side of the chest,
|, in the abdomen. Could not be mis-
ZEN in this. Witness denied he had
IN drinking much prior to the shoot
:. Immediately afterwards proceeded
get drunk. Did not "keep cases. on
| drinks.
| HENRY BUSER,
barber with whom llg is alleged tc
70 had an altercation, related the
ticulars of it as Mr.. Leslie stated
would be shown. He also corrobo
ed Dwyer concerning the trouble be
zen Ilg and Dwyer. llg's physica
ulties were not impaired by his use
ntoxicants the day Of the killing.
CHARLES JOHNSON,
bartender in the beer hall where the
- ,edy occurred, knew less and tried tt
more than any other witness. llg
" the second fight with Leyden
ed witness and everybody else in the
n for the loan Of a gun. When liz
ked from the stove to Leydcn, lll
|, "A man could not scare You till ht
ed you." llg, when witness re
sted him to not bother the games
lied an opprobrious cpithet to ant
eatened to lick witness,
'ross-examined -Iig WAS not stagger
-. Witness swore that llg took hls
off as soon IA no entered the door
= then swore that he Was Just as sur
1t Ilg was not staggering as he va
nut the coat, Eg and Leyden begal
luarrel as soon as llg walked up Il
faro table the first time, While III
standing behind the stove he eX
ded his arms toward l49yden, as l
hing q gun, and made choking nols
b his mouth,
Jourt then adjourned until l:3O p, n
When court recOnVened
CHARLES LANE
d the story of the first two fights sui
.ntially as the other witnesses tol
sm. When Ig picked up the card
4 at once slammed them down again
- nile Leyden was boating llg with tn
u Ilg kept his handa up as a guarC
tness denied that there was any boz
ID as a platform for the "lookouts
t, by the faro table. When Leyde
[ I'D the third shot he was flat on h
Nix, his hand on a level with llg'a hea
tness did not see Jose Martini in tt
" hall.
;ross-examined fter the shooting
g head lay on the box on which lie.
had been sitting. This was at var
70 with all other witnesses testimony
Nv Ilg, when behind the stove, gestu1
" if firing gun and click with b
que. Witness admitted that he ha
rked only four or five days since D.
O1ber 8, when he was witness
I J,den's behalf on Leyden 8 applicable
% admitted to bail. He had rustic
und and got money to live; had DO
ed some; denied that he had bo
ed any from Dave Hatfield.
GEORGE. II. SPECK,
'den's partner in the gambling, to
= - Leyden's custom concerning h
II ney and revolver as other witness
~ it. Leyden's lungs are weak.
quarrel with Dwyrr, Ilg said tn
could lick "any lao, pound man |
not staggering. When ilg a
ached the table the third time, lac
told him he'd hurt him, it he didn
away, and hurt him sure. Lcydc
ied on his arm to fire the third aho
;ross-e examined - Witness admrt'
when lIg knocked Leyden down Il
time, witness started toward Il
Len'n with Il hammer in his hand; grabbt
inner when llg Knocked Steve dow
On Stew got up, witness turnr
und and returned to the faro tabI
not rueh out at all while Steve W
ing the best Of it,
10 redirect examination, witness sa
ha adviaeI tha crowd tn not foui