Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-03-27

Guy marshal, saw uelenudnt III jail sooH
after he was arrested. Asked him how
he came to get himself into that trouble.
Defendant replied that he had just
come from the mountains; his wife had
some of his guns and he went to get
them in the evening of Oct. II, but
thought she was then drunk and did not
ask for them until the next morning,
when he picked up the gun to scare her
and pumped cartridge into the barrel;
in the excitement it went off; defendant
followed his wife, when she went into
the next room, to see if she was hurt,
but was stopped by Mrs. Hoffman and
left the house; did not know whether
she was shot or not.
JOHN HAMMOND
was reporting for the Leader oct. is
and heard the conversation between
Marshal Guerin and defendant, which
he related substantially as Guerin re-
lated 1t.
W. Il. DWYER,
sheriff, and
MYER HARRIS,
a member OF the coroner's jury at the
Inquest over the body of deceased, itlcn-
titled the rifle which defendant used and
some articles that were in the room.
Then, at p. m., the state rested.
Attorney Geo. II. Stanton stated that
the defense would be insanity, iut nsiied
by defendants knowledge OF BIZ wife's
adultery with Frost; and the defense
would also show that tho homicide. evon
if committed by a sane man, would not
have been murder in the first dez,oe.
! W, J, MARTIN,
who said that he was a ranchaT. living
about six miles from Columbia Falls,
was the first witness for the License.
Had never met defendant until ablut one
year ago. Witness and few friends
were playing freeze out" for the drinks
in saloon in Columbia Falls Sebae-
tian took hand in the game, Wit
ness noticed that defendant was narrow.
ly watching him and witness paid more
attention to Sebastian than to the cards.
Finally Sebastian arose, with drawn
knife, and said to witness, "You damned
half breed - -, you are following
me- Witness is white man and has
no appearance of possessing the blood of
any race other than Caucasian. Witness
knocked defendant down and badly
bruised him. There had been no previ-
GUS dispute, Sebastian was not drunk
The next morning, defendant came to
witness and said "Martin, I an
sorry and amt responsible for what
| did. | have lots If trouble
Defendant also told witness that he did
not know how he had come by his black
oned eyes until someone told him. A
few days later defendant Izked Witrees
what il would be worth 10 take four or
five men and their baggage by wa-u0
from Columbia Falls to Hamilton, dis
tanCe of 200 miles, defendant stating
tb8t he considered - 2 fair price
Witness replied that thar sam would not
pay ferrlago across tho like. Defend
ant could never hold conversation;
would switch off on to various subjects;
when questioned would nul pay any at
tention; witness always considered de-
fendaut insane; he Bb5 nervous and
Teat!oaa,
County Attorney IRE man had begun
a severe cross examination, whom cour.
adjourned until $3.50 a, IT,. TEuFsday.
All day Thursday, tho third day of the
Sebastian murder ttia. the defendant
sat as he has done through the trial
looking at no one ard al nothing except
his hat, which be cor 5t6otly twirlcd II
his hands; TO all appearances be cared
no more for the testimony lhat HIS c0Un
gel hope may cave him fsom death or
the gallowe than he did for that in which
was told the story Of the incidente con
nectod with his killing OF his wife. lie
never spoke and there w8e no more ex.
preston in his eyes than in those Of
corpse.
The first witness for the defense,
W. J. MARTIN,
again took the stand and his cross-ex
animation was continued. Witness ad
mitted that he WAS defendant himself ir
murder case about nine years ago. o.
redirect examination he swore that b,
was acquitted. He also stated that h
; killed the man in self-defense, but Judg'
Benton ordered this statement stricken
out.
BURTON KENNEDY,
raucher Of Columbia Falls, told of tn
quarrel between Martin and defendant
!; ; He did not remember that Sebastian
called Martin half breed, but did re
/. member that defendant called Martil
either black or a brown
i Martin is dark complexioned.1 Witnes
), considered defendant insane while re
siding at Columbia Falls.
= Cross-examined-Had observed dc
fendant's actions only once. Never eav
!. any other person whom he considere
insane.
y. u. DAVID ROBERTS,
o a saloon keeper in Columbia Falls, sal
I. he was pretty we'll acquainted with d.
u fendsnt; had conversed with him; d,
u fendant used to be about witness ealoo
B. and would take drink there every tim
s. he was in town; would come to witnes
10 at night; would ask to sleep above the 81
loon, saying somebody was after hi
and he was afraid to go home. After d
fendant had retired witness would he,
U, him get up, walk the floor and talk
Il himself. Defendant was very excitab
70 and was always provoked very easil
v Witness thought defendant insane. Wi
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