The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17

then turned across the street and pro-
ceedcd to his home and Moody and
Franey continued slowly west on the
south side of Park street. Washington
street is two blocks east of Crystal
street. the point where the murder was
committed. Meyer said he suspected
Moody and Franey as soon as he heard
of the murder, and he informed City
Detective Murphy Of what he knew and
they were arrested. The two men and
another were brought into the county
attorneys office day or two after their
arrest for the purpose of giving Meyer
an opportunity TO Identify Them and
he pointed out Moody and Franey as
the two men he left at the corner of
Park and Washington streets. When
he saw them on that night they wore
the same clothes they had on when he
saw them hanging around the saloon
on Main street and had the same APP
pearance. except that Franey did not
carry his hand in sling.
On cross examination by Mr.. Nc
Clernan. the witness said he could not
tell within two blocks where he first
saw Moody and Franey on Park street
on the night of the murder. He said
he lived at 211 West Park. about
block east of the place where he left
the two men and turned back toward
his home.
why did you walk block past your
home and follow Moody and Franey to
the Parochial SCHOOL,"
Because / thought that they were
two bad men,.
And that is the reason you followed
them?''
is ii not a fact that you are testify
ing in this case in a hope of reward? z"
Nc. sir
us it not a fact you and Henry Wey
and some others made arrangements to
turn over your part of the reward, in
case these men are convicted, to pay
for an assistant prosecutor in this
case?"
Yes. sir
Then you have a hope of reward z"
Expected Nm Reward.
NO, sir: do not expect it and do
not need it,
How could you turn over thing
you did not expect or hope for?''
We'll, didn't want to make a hog of
myself, and | didn't have anything to
turn over.
Meyer said he had no claim or ex-
pe.ctation of reward and wouldn't ac-
cept it if offered him.
John Halter who runs bakery near
Crystal street. the scene of the muir
der was the next witness and testified
that he went home about 500 o'clock
in the evening and found a man stand
ing near his store window. The man
asked him what time 1T was. Halter
then went into the house and retired
and awoke again at 1915 o'clock and
about 10 minutes later he heard two
shots fired and heard several men run
ming He got UP and went out and
found Kroeger lying on the ground.
who was the man you found stand
ing al your window. who asked you for
the time?" asked Mr., Baldwin.
1T was Mir. Moody-Frank Moody
This defendant?
Yes, sir"
Halter said he had a good look at the
man who asked him for the time and
readily and positively identified him
when he saw him subsequently in jail.
After Moody inquired for the time he
walked slowly east toward Main street.
On cross -examination Mr.. Halter said
he had not seen Moody before that
night and ii was five or six days after
that time that he saw and identified
Moody at the jail.
DR. George ii. Wells, .he physician
who attended kroeger at the hospital,
testified as 10 the nature of the wounds
and said either one of the two wounds
would have been sufficient TO cause
death. EF
Wif@am r. Welsh, a druggist residing
al Gil West Park street, adjoining Hal
lers bakery. testified that he was at
home at the time of the murder and
heard the two shots and some parties
running He went to the door and
looked out and saw three men run west
on Park street. One was crying for
help. He watched them for some dis
lance and then he turned his attention
to a man who was lying in the street
and groaning. In going home just
few moments before the shooting he
saw two men standing near his house
and a little to the west of it. They
were talking in a low tone and he could
not hear what they were saying. One
of the men was slightly taller than
the other and both Were of medium
size.
Before Mr. Welsh's testimony was
concluded court adjourned for the day.