The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-23

l pared hN the time court he
had brought in the card table. or one
like IL. used in the room where the muir
der was committed and he explained to
the jury that when Shadwell left the
room he went out only TO give his
brother a key which his mother had
left for him. When he returned he de-
mandeu his chips, but O'Connor said he
could not have them and could have
nothing. n could not play. Shadwell
said IL ne could not play nobobdy else
could. and he grabbed up the cards on
the table. Whereupon O'Connor jump
ed up and lifted the table and pushed
il against Shadwell. pinning him
against the wall. at the same time strik-
ing at him with his fists, and tried to
get around the table to get at Shad-
well. That was sufficient provocation
and Shadwell whipped out his big gun
and killed O'Connor.
The first witnesses for the defense
were McCauley and Anderson. two OF
the states witnesses. who identified the
table as the n used by the players.
Jakey Barrett, the third witness. testi-
fled about some trouble O'Connor had
with some other player. n then aid
O'Connor told Shadweil he would have
To quit that KIND Of business or ne
would he hit over the head with a CHAIR,
and he might prepare himself Tor II.
Barrett told a story Of the murder IN
] Inc Win tne statement Oh MI. lnit0hfi.
on cross-examination by Mr.. Connol-
~. the witness said he had known
%Shadwell for some years. both in Butte
and Denver and other places, and never
knew hin tn do anything except gam
BILE. Barrett said he had no usine
either except faro dealing. He said ne
had been i'm Butte eight or nine months
and i'm that time had done no work, but
he managed to get along He could
not tell where he was living. but said
somebody else paid his room rent.
w. B. Bugless, a hash singer. testl-
fled that he had known Shadwell for 10
years. He was present at the game OF
cards which resulted In the murder. lie
heard "a good deal more thar any or
the other witnesses had. Somebody OBJ
jected To a peculiar way Shadwell had
of cutting the cards, n OConnor
walked over TO him and told him II he
did not stop il he would hit him over
the head and added that he did not care
If Shadwell was a gun fighter. And
then the game went on" said the Wit
ness. ~''Shadwell never opened his
mouth on that occasion and when the
deal was over Shadwell got up and went
out"
on cross-examinatlon by Mr.. Connolly
the witness was asked what caused
O'Connor TO refer to Shadwell as a u
fighter. but the witness did not know,
unless III was on httbunl VI tnt iiluoi
O'Connor had on board. Mr.. Connolly
asked him II he knew anything o
some other gun play Shadwell a been
In, but the court ruled the matter out.
Ben Cohen, the next witness, was also
present during the row over ShadwelIs
attempt to cheat at cards and he heard
O'Connor say he would beat Shadweil
over the head with a chair or table, the
table the witness had reference to evil
IDENTIFY being the big deal table used in
the game, and was over four feet
across. Cohen saw O'Connor grab the
cards away from Shadwell and push
the big table over against him. and at
that point Cohen walked out of the
room. A moment later he heard the
shot. He turned around and went back
into the room and saw O'Connor plunge
forward and fall to the floor. ON cross
examination by Mr.. Connolly, the wit
ness said he was an upholsterer by
trade. but had worked at nothing for
six months. He had known Shadwell in
saloons and gambling houses In Butte,
Helena and Anaconda. APP
piled some vile names TO Shadwell, but
the latter seemed not TO mind II and
kept on playing. and when he left the
saloon he did not seem TO be excited. He
appeared no different when he returned
and made no allusion To the alleged
abuse heaped on him by O'Connor. The
I WllltNS ulu NOT klpN lnbA GilauNfll hdu
IA gun. but when O'Connor pushed the
table over on him Cohen thought there
would be trouble, and as he did not
want TO see II he went out.
DO you know who fired the shot?'
II kin o. had an idea"
Cohen said that when he returned TO
the room. from whence all but he had
fled. he saw the murdered man, O'Con-
nor. fall lead pom his head, there was
one other man I'm sight. but he, too. was
fleeing fast. and Cohen's was the only
soul that had not taken flight. Two
minutes later. Cohen declared, 3 or 10
policemen in uniform came rushing in.
He was sure there were at least that
number. and said that O'Connor did not
fall until Shadwell and everyone else
had left the room. Cohen named some
of the policemen who came In.
Garrone Antonio was another person
who was witness to part of the row and
heard O'Connor threaten Shadwell II he
did not stop cheating. Antonio said
O'Connor was so drunk he could hardly
stand on his feet.
I Shadwell. the defendant, was then
put on the witness stand n gave his
reasons for killing O'Connor. In an
swer to questions asked by Thresher,
the defendant said he first met O'Con-
nor at the Combination gambling house
on the hill about "a year ago.
What was he doing there?'
Playing stud"
What sized man was hc?"
About : feet 10 n very heavy-set,
and probably weighed 1870 pounds"
What was the color of his hair?"
was one of the important questions
Mr.. Threshcr asked.
Red" said Shadwell.
Shadwell told about the game of
cards he played with O'Connor and
others Just before the shooting.
who was there"
"O'Connor, a nan named Slim, and
another man whose name | aid not
know. Slim was dealing. He claimed
TO he an expert. and IL was my cut. He
laid his hands on the cards and OBJ
jected To my cutting. ! said my money
was up and ! had "A right to cut. O'Con-
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