, 1897-11-03

n trouble Win MI. IN us
life; eve had a cross word with
him; told Mr.. Owen in town that some
parties were stealing cattle, and asked
him if it would be all right to use this
animal and he said yes; Mr.. Jahren and
Deputy Berner requested witness to ac>
company SHREDDER with the search war;
rant; Mr.. Reid's horse was at Harris
and he rode out with the party; Wit
ness had a rife and so did his brother;
they often see game on the plains; ask
ed one of Coughlin's men who helped
kill the day before and was told Charlie
Armour aided; Armour var abjured to
tell the truth: SO lie showed them the
kettle; did not appoint Foley marshal;
when the hoofs and horns were taken
out of the kettle witness instructed n
Of Coughlin's men to get a box to put
them in as they were hot. There is a
slaughter house near where the kettle
IS located; Coughlin had been arrested
in town in the meantime: transferred
he bones from the box to a sack by the
buggy, near the road: put the sack and
contents under a seat in the buggy;
never said, on leaving. that tomorrow
"Ill give you boys a drink of whisky
and pretty soon you'll all be working
for me" CRuled out). Is not a mem.
her of the Wyoming Stockgrowers as,
sociatinn.
Re-cross-examined by Brown-Neve>
had any personal trouble with Cough,
lin; when he went to put a fence be-
sween the ranches, Coughlin and fam.
lily came to him and said it would be
Unnecessary as they could have a road
there some time.
This concluded Mr.. Bells testimony.
MORNING SESSION.
Court opened promptly at Q o'clock
this morning.
Dick Farrell and John Webb were
sworn as witnesses for the prosecution.
The first witness called was Chas. Ar
now. Resides at Laramie just now;
worked for NJ. J. Coughlin in August;
went there the 3rd, and left the 18th;
IS 10 years old; went out for the pur,
pose of making hay; was present when
Mr.. Coughlin killed a black yearling
At the ranch; Mr.. Coughlin shot the
animal with a rifle in the corral; after
the animal was shot witness took a
horse and snaked the carcass to the
slaughter house after Mr.. Coughlin had
cut its throat; did not see the animal
before that time lit was left in the
slaughter house all that night; mex,
morning it was cut up into quarters
some going into the ice box and some
INTO the house put the hoofs and horns
into the house: put the hoofs and horns
toes; didn't know what became of the
hide as he was away when 1t was dis,
posed Of; filled the kettle two-thirds
full Of water; when boiling, the lights
head and hoofs were placed in the ket'
tie, under Mr.. Coughlin's instructions;
had the fire in readiness at the time
Of the killing; rekindled the fire a,
night; on the 10th some gentlemen tool
out bones and hoofs and put them in 6
box; those gentlemen were Mr.. Bel
and brother, Mr.. Reid and Henry Shro,
der; the first thing they done on com
ing to the ranch was to ask me II
was the boy that helped Mr.. Coughlir
kill the %critter; I did not know wheth'
err to tell them or not but they said
had to tell, SO I showed them the ket
lie and contents; was arrested and tax
en- to the Bell ranch: there were two
red animals in the corral at the tim,
Of the killing, both about a year old.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Burritt-Firs
saw the animal about 4 o'clock tina
day; had been hauling hay until callet
to assist to butcher; don't know VIII,
put the animals in the corral; didn'
know what became Of the other tw,
animals.
Asked to explain the situation Of tn,
corral, lane and slaughter house, wit
ness showed a remarkable clearnes.
IF mind and a degree Of intelligenc,
seldom e in a youth.
Had been working for Ora Haley un.
til yesterday; 1t was an ordinary ket
tie and it was used for boiling water;
when the men (Shroder and others,
came up he was behind the barn stack
ing hay; Coughlin and wife had gont
to town: Mr.. Bell did most of the talk.
ing; don't know how many of Cough.
,in's men came in at the time, "but they
locked in like ducks around hot pota.
toes" there were several. All the con.
tents of the kettle were not taken;
just the hoofs and horns; witness cor.
roborated testimony of Mr.. Bell and
SHREDDER as to the sacking of the bones
and disposition of them; they all look
ed at the hoofs; he and Mr.. Foley cut
a mark in n Of the horns so they
would know 1t il they aver saw it;
marked 1t at Mr.. Bells suggestion; the
killing was between 4 and 5 o'clock In
the afternoon; examined the marked
horn and identified it; the kettle was
next to the river and next to the hog
pens; 1t is outside of buildings; abou,
100 yards from where the animal was
killed to the slaughter house.
Re,cross-examined by Judge Jahren
Might see the slaughter house from
the road but is moi certain.
COMMISSIONER REID.