The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-20


the gun and shot into the caves of the
house. I never knew my husband to
use a gun. He was afraid OF a gun.
He was not a knife man e Their. never
knew him TO use a knife. When the
two men left my house both men were
pretty full-just as full as they could
be and walk straight. They seemed to
know what they were doing. My hus-
band was always half crazy when he
was drinking. / never knew him to be
very quarrelsome Both. however. un-
derstood everything that was said.
Both talked sensible enough. although
their tongues were thick and they stag
gered around a little. Campbell has
sometimes told me about his prize
lighting. Campbell worked last SUM-
day. He worked on night shift and
Judge on day shift. Neither of them
worked on St. Patricks day. My hus-
band and Judge both had black hats
on when i last saw them. My husband
had a light Stetson hat. but did not
wear IL that night. Judge had a long
bottle of whiskey in his pocket that
night. but my husband did not have
any"
Mrs. Cussick. who lives at the corner
of Main and Mercury streets. said: Il
did not know Judge. l know where
cabin No. is. l was there about
O'Clock on the afternoon of st. Pat
rick's day. Five or six were in there
drinking beer, but l did not know any
OF them. There was some quarreling
and threatening TO fight and we went
out. A fellow started quarrellng with
Miss Camp and somebody else inter-
fered. Miss Camp went out with me.
| did not see anybody get hit"
Morris Nugent testified: II knew
Campbell and Judge. l first met them
at Crowley's saloon early In the after
noon of st. Patrick's day. After a few
drinks we went down to the cabin.
There were Jim Ryan, Jim Hawkins.
Leyden, o'Donnell, Campbell. Judge
and myself. This was probably about
3 O'Clock. I stayed there until $50 or
o'clock. Mrs. Cussick. May Camp
and another lady were there for a
while. May Camp. about three years
ago, robbed me. Leyden was talking
to her. l asked her IL she remembered
the time she touched me for that mon
ey. Before she could answer Camp
bell jumped up and hit Leyden with his
INST There was one gun there in the
cabin. Judge or Campbell took the
gun out of the bureau drawer and
showed IL around. Campbell had light
pants on and a coat with no vest Judge
had on a black suit. / saw Judge
again about o'clock that evening.
About 1880 or o'clock / was with
They went into the house OF CampbelPs
woman i think they were in the Cali
fornia brewery about 10 o'clock, but I
am not sure. / did not see Campbell
after that. In the fuss in the afternoon
between Campbell and Leyden. Judge
interfered with the gun and tried to
make Campbell stop hitting Leyden.
ODonnell and l ran out of the cabin
TO get away from the trouble. Leyden
was lying on the floor when left.
went back to the cabin I'm a few min
utes. stayed a short time and then
went home"
Kate Sagriff was next examined. and
said: II live on Silver street. l knew
Judge about a month, but did not know
his name. / saw him i'm cabin No. 2 OF
wyoming alley. There were about six
men in there and two women besides
myself. We were drinking beer but did
not seem the worse for liquor There
was no row in the cabin while | was
there except drinking and dancing. I
went to bed at 10 o'clock. / heard the
shots, three of them that night The
three shots were all within a half min
ute or minute. 1 ran out of the house.
L saw an officer inquiring where the
trouble was, and man was telling him
the wrong place. told him no, II was
right down i'm the alley. / went back 10
my house and did not know anyone
was killed until o'clock in the morn
ing when the paper was brought To me.
When / saw Judge he had no coat or
vest on, only a pair of pants. He
seemed to be very quiet. / saw no guns
in the afternoon. The looking glass was
not broken at that time"
The coroner told the witness she
could go with the other witnesses and
doubtless she would know a little more
in the morning.
Il MnnnnaIA
off shift at IL o'clock | live at 53s
South Washington street. heard a
shot fired as / came off the dump. II
sounded toward Main street When
got near the wood yard heard another
shot fired. / saw some people come out
OF the alley on run. There were three
or them. One was in his underclothing
and had long gun in his hand, nickle-
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