The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-27
THE ANACONDA STANDARD FRIDAY MORNING MARCH 81 1895

get up, walk the floor and talk 10 him
self. He thought he was of unsound
mind. Luke Dillon of Columbia Fails
gave similar testimony. He said Sc
bastian was visionary and excitable
and talked about things which could
not happen. He thought he was OF un-
sound mind. NJ. s. Richards of Colum-
bia Falls, told of a rifle he and Sebas-
tan had taken during which Sebastian
would break in on the conversation and
talk about his wife, saying he always
felt a pain in his head when he thought
of her. He talked to the horses and
acted queerly. The witness thought he
was insane.
John z. Lewis of Columbia Falls, said
the defendant always appeared down
hearted and melancholy. His CONVEX
sation was disconnected and his mind
was wandering. He thought he was
not sane. j. L. Fitzpatrick of Colum-
bia Falls, testified that Sebastian. his
wife and Frost, lived on his ranch IN
1894. Thought Sebastian of unsound
mind. j. L. Gensman of Columbia
Falls gave several instances which led
him to believe that the defendant was
of unsound mind.
John Haste. a boy OF IA. whose par
ents lived about so feet from Mrs. Hoff-
mans house on the river bank in Great
Frost, as he had frequently bought
beer for her. He said that Frost lived
there a year or more. He saw her
come staggering out of the house the
night before the shooting.
John Schubert was recalled for the
defense and said that the night before
the killing Sebastian stayed at his
house. The witness asked him il there
was any government land in the Flat
head country.
Lots of them" replied Sebastian.
You can get them for 81 piece"
WHAT"
"Cayuses." was the rejoinder. Sebas-
tian would not say another word. He
was absent-minded and uneasy. The
next morning he said he had not slept
any. and did not know when he had
a good nights repose. Peter Merkes OF
Dubuque Iowa, had known the defend
ant and his wife since 1882. The wit
ness gave several instances in which
the defendant had insane spells during
which he raved, shouted and acted gen
orally like a mailman.
Keith Sebastian was recalled for the
defense He said that at Belt his
brother slept on the floor with the door
open in cold weather, saying he would
die II he slept in a bed. One day in
summer he lay for two hours out in the
He got wild IL any one touched the
things that belonged to his wife. His
mother told him not to argue with his
brother as John was crazy.
The deposition of w. c. Stanton.
lumber dealer in st. Paul, was then
read The deponent had employed the
defendant as fireman in 1892, position
so arduous, on account Of the heat, IL
was difficult to fill Sebastian said the
hotter IL was the better he liked 1t.
Sebastian was so peculiar in his man.
ner and actions that the deponent was
afraid TO be alone with him and would
never allow the engineer to leave Sc
bastian in charge. His mind showed
instability and was always rowing
among impossible conceptions. His
actions were not of a sane man.
The case will go TO the jury to-mor-
row.
In the O'Brien case. the state has ap-
pealed for a new hearing to the su-
preme court, and the remittitur has
been recalled.