The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-02
SCOLLICK'S ACCOUNT
The Defendant Tells a Plain Story Of
the Tragedy.
NEW POSTOFFICE OFFICIAL s
Nesbitt and Waite Are Idle and the
Law DEGREES That They Shall
Not Fish Wicked Tramps
In EVidence-No
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Bozeman, May 1.-The case of Peter
Scollick, who is on trial for his life
here, was continued this morning
Scollick himself took the stand directly
AFTER dinner. He gave a plain. simple
story of the shooting, after which
county Attorney Holloway addressed
the jury for one hour. Luce & Luce
then made their closing address. which
lasted for one hour and a half and
court was adjourned until Saturday
morning County Attorney Holloway
Mili then make his closing address.
Judge Armstrong will charge the Jury
ana the life of Peter Scollick will be i'm
the hands of the IL men comprising
that BODY But few persons have gath
ered TO listen to the evidence. there
seeming to be but little interest i'm the
case. AZ 'iiS
The Bozeman postofice changed
hahds thls morning, ID. II. Brooks, the
new democratic POSTMASTER. talsine
charge, with j. b. Cain as his assistant
MI. BROOKS was appointed about March
~, put with the usual leisure shown
py the department at Washington was
nearly two months in getting his
commission. This leaves d. j. Nesbitt
anu L. = waite the former postmaster
ana assistant, with no place whereat to
earn their bread and beautiful as is the
weather now the law declares that
they shall not go fishing. They had
served full term of four years. and
the new administration will undoubt
edly serve for a like period. Miss
'Gardner continues at the general de-
livery window.
The Kleinschmidt dam across the
west Gallatin river, just above Sales
VINE, has always been a great place
Tor fishermen, as the fish coming IN
the river could not surmount this OH
stacle and so were always to be found
IN great numbers just below the dam.
The first of the week Game Warden
heoWn went out and superinNendad
the construction of a fish way or fish
ladder by which the fish can now go
up or down, passing the dam at their
pleasure. The law requires a fish way
10 be six feet wide, but this one is 10 |
feet and considerable longer than was
necessary, making an easy trip of it
for Mr. Fish in his travels. Mr.. Keovn /
remained at the dam fishing for a time |
after the fish way was completed and |
caught a big string of white fish. He |
said that 80 minutes after the compile
tlon or the fish way he could see the
hsh climbing it so that he felt mis- eff
forts had been appreciated.
Two petty thieving affairs interested
the public here on Wednesday last and
we'll they might. George Nichols house
was visited on Wednesday by a hobo
who asked for something to eat. Mr..
Nichols had the Chinaman, who has
charge Of his culinary department,
'ook the fellow up a good hot meal,
giving him four eggs and a good
square meal all around. Then after the
elbow had finished and gone the cook
noticed that his watch, which had been
IN a nail near the table where the hobo
Ute, was missing. Yesterday Mr. Mich
lis started out to assist the police a
little in their search for the fellow and
an onto him i'm the yard to the freight
lepot. He grabbed his man, but as
he fellow would not come with him.
e asked a workman near by to hand :
INN an iron brakerod which lay near
". AT this the fellow jerked away |
nd ran, Mr.. Nichols following close !
ehind and stopping at John Ines I
esidence as he passed to borrow a gun (
he fellow was out of sight in the '
rush and although a large posse c
long and diligently they could I
OF find the ungrateful wretch. The t
ther was hobo who entered the resi- |
ence of A. b. Caron and stole a few I
mall articles. Mr.. Caron saw the man. I
OF Deputy Sheriff Brooks and went d
fter him. They got sight of the man I
ear the depot, when he also lit out o
n the bushes near by Mr.. Brooks a
hot ait him as he went into the brush "
Ut this fellow also nSca ned 1,