The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-04

he was working at the High GORE mine
on the night of the assault. and when
he got of shift he went straight to the
Sullivan boarding house and to his
room. He was rooming with Eugene
Sullivan. the defendant. and found the
latter asleep in bed. He awoke him ana
asked him to take a drink. On cross
examination he said he did not remem-
Der when Sullivan quit work at the
mine and did not remember whether
he quit of his own accord or was dis
charged.
rs IL an everyday occurrence for a
roommate of yours to be discharged, so
that you cannot keep account OF
them?"
d near 1t. 1t is almost an every
day occurrence for men to quit or get
fired"
How far is IL from Sullivan's board
ing house to the High ore hoist?"
'Oh. d. IL l know; I never measured
it,"
rs II customary to wake up a man
to give him a drink at that time In
the morning."
when we have got whiskey."
After they had a drink the witness
went out to change his clothes and
then came back and they had another
drink. Shea said IL was 20 or 10 min
utes of o'clock when they had the
first drink. and when asked as to why
he was so exact as to the time he said
that he experimental for a week after
Sullivans arrest to find out the exact
time when he got home from work, and
he found II was about the same time
every morning.
Timothy Hanley testified that he had
been working at the Green Mountain
on Sept. 81 and quit work about 4:30
o'clock in the morning and followed
O'Meara and Powers down the trail as
far as the railroad track. and then he
crossed over to Sullivan's boarding
house. He heard two shots just as he
was entering the yard. He went up
stairs and in passing Sullivan's room
saw the latter in bed and Dan Shea was
i'm the room. Hanley said that the man
Hamblin called at the boarding house
several times and inquired for Sulli-
van.
Mrs. John Sullivan, keeper of the
boa riding house, testified that she was
no relative of Eugene Sullivan. but had
known him since infancy. She said the
fellow Hamblin had called at the house
several times and inquired for Sullivan
and once he asked her for money. She
thought he looked suspicious, so she
hid her pocketbook and locke dthe
door.
Police officers Gray and Newstrom
testified that they talked to William
Powers soon after the assault and he
tOid ne COuiu nOt TtCOkIlLt the us
sailant of O'Meara and hesitated about
giving Sullivans name, and said he
could not identify him. Powers had
testified that he positively identified
Sullivan.
Deputy Sheriff James Hooking testi-
fed that when he arrested Sullivan
the latter said he was in bed at the
time of the assault.
Eugene Sullivan. the defendant, was
next put on the stand and testified that
on the evening before the time of the
assault he was down town with Dan
Shea and they returned home about IL
o'clock and went to bed and remained
there until some time in the forenoon.
He was arrested on the same day and
put in jail. He was locked up for sew
eral weeks and was then released on
bail, but was out only short time,
when one of his bondsmen withdrew,
and he was rearrested. He succeeded
in giving a new bond and then went to
South Dakota, where he remained until
he was sent for. The man Hamblin was
in Jail when Sullivan was sent in. The
witness denied that he ever said to
Hamblin that he wished he had killed
O'Meara. Hamblin came to him and
said that for $40 he could get witnesses
to clear him and swear OMeara's life
away. Sullivan told him he was inno-
cent and didn't need any one to testify
for him. Sullivan admitted he had had
trouble with O'Meara in the mine and
that he asked the latter to come on
top, but O'Meara told him to come to
the house and he would give him what
he wanted.
What did you mean when you asked
him to come on top?" asked Mr.. Hal
dorm on cross-examination.
II meant fight"
Sullivan told about Shea waking him
up to give him a drink of whiskey. He
first heard that O'Meara was assaulted
at noon. when the deputy sheriff came
to arrest him.
Mr.. Brooks read to the jury a trans
cript of certain portions of Powers tes-
timony given at the preliminary exami-
nation, swhen he said he did not recog-
nize Sullivan as O'Meara's assailant.
Deputy Sheriff Hooking testified in
rebuttal that he did not inform Sullivan
of the assault upon O'Meara when he
arrested him.
Jailor Donati testified about the time
the fellow Hamblin was in jail, after
which the testimony was announced
closed.
The arguments took up the remainder
of the day, and the case was submitted
to the jury in the evening.