The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-23
WHY HE KILLED 0CONNOR
Murderer Shadwell on the Wit
ness Stand.
HIS STORY OF THE AFFAIR
The Coolest Tale of a Cold Blooded
Murder yer Told in a Court-Evi-
IDENTIFY Proud OF the Fact That
He Had Killed His Man.

The coolest story Of a VI -blooded
murder ever told in a court room was
that related in Judge Clancy's our
yesterday by q. r.. Shadweil, the fell
low on trial for the murder OF Martin
j. O'Connor. IL was the story Of a
bravado. who took apparent pride in
h fact that he had killed his man
and that he expected to be honorably
acquitted and indicated after the GUS
tom of Butte juries. He explained with
great care and pride how he carried
and handle his gun. a weapon almost
as big al himself, and the excuse he
offered for shooting O'Connor down
was as fiimsy as the crime was cold
blooded. He was on the witness
stand when court adjourned, and ne
will tell more about IL this morning. 1t
Is possible that the trial will be con-
cluded to-day.
Patrick Kelly. one OF the proprietors
of the saloon where the murder was
committed. was on the witness stand
yesterday morning n said he was on
duty from Z O'Clock the previous even
fBg until in the morning, about an
hour after the murder. He saw Shad-
well come out of the card room and go
out OF the house. About Is minutes
later he returned and went into the
card room again and in two minutes q
shot was fired and Kelly ran u and
called the police. The witness went
into the card room and found Martin
OfConnor upon his face on the floor. He
was dead and Kelly carried the body
out into the saloon.
: Charles MCGOWAN. the next witness,
said he went from the saloon into the
card room a short while before the
murder and saw Shadwell and O'Con-
nor playing cards. O'Connor told Shad-
su-all 20 In,l frA.. sha tAR tA tn Kne.n,A
of the pack or he would put him where
he would not play cards. The play then
continued and MCGOWAN went out. He
returned some time afterwards and saw
Shadwell covering O'Connor with a gun.
O'Connor was trying to get away and
Shadwell, holding the gun with both
hands. moved IL abou to get at O'Con-
nor. He fired a shot and O'Connor fell.
Shadwell kept the crowd covered while
he moved oward the door, but as he
passed MCGOWAN the latter grabbed the
gun and took il away from him and aft
srwards gave II to officer Handlin.
Thomas Brady and Martin McDougall
assisted him in handling Shadwell. on
cross-examination Attorney Thresher
questioned the witness about the size of
the room, position of the articles of
furniture n as to what for sized
table" the card players occupied.
Thomas II. Brady told about a
well going out and then coming back,
after which the shooting was done.
Brady was in the saloon at the time and
went back into the card room and help
ed TO hold Shadwell till the police ar
rived.
Martin McDougall testified TO about
the same effect as Brady. When he en-
tered the room he saw MCGOWAN stand
ing lea Shadwell. McDougall grabbed
Shadwell by the throat and Shadwell
said no had no nlln and MrGRNya N
spoke up and said he had the gun.
Antoine Rocheleau, "A police officer,
testified about hearing a pistol hot and
about the same time Kelly called for
an officer. Rocheleau and officer Hand
lin went in and got Shadwell. The wit
ness said Officer Handlin took the gun
away from Shadwell.
officer Handlin told about he part
he took in the arrest Of ShaGweil. He
said he did not know from whom he
got the gun. As he was taking Shai-
well TO Jail the prisoner asked him:
why don't you 60 after and arrest
some of the numbering - that dole
the shooting?" He also told the officer
that he did not get the gun from him.
Handlin's testimony closed the ca &c
of the prosecution and Mr.. Connolly O.
tanned permission from the court To
amend his Information to conform with
the testimony as TO the description OF
Gated the wound on the left side of the
neck. whereas the proof Shove that
the wound was on the right side.
Lawyer Thresher made "A request that
the jury be taken to the scene OF the
murder and be allowed to inspect the
premises. The state did not object. but
the court would not permit il. and said
he had never heard OF such a thing in
a criminal case; could not see the need
OF II and would not permit II. An add
journment was then taken for the noon
recess to give Mr.. Thresher time to
prepare for the defense. In view OF the
states evidence OF a most co~ld-blooded
murder there was some curiosity TO
know what excuse Mr.. Thresher would
offer for his client. He had none pre-