The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-13

FRANK l.. MURRAY,
EVAN HERBERT
MICHAEL b. TORPEY,
III. GUTHRIE
The inquest was held at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning at Shermans undertake
ing rooms, where the body of the muir
dered man had been taken soon after
the shooting.
The witnesses were examined by Dep
uty County Attorney Stivers, and in Civ
ing their testimony told the story of the
murder as it appeared in Yesterday
mornings Standard in all the essential
points, varying only in few minor de-
tails.
Martin McDougall was the first wit
ness. He told the story of the shooting
substantially as IL was related in yes
terday's Standard SO far rs what he saw
was concerned. He did not see the
shooting and merely helped oyerpower
the murderer.
William McCauley, a waiter. was an
eyewitness. He sat at side table
playing solitaire while the fatal poker
game was in progress and saw OsCon-
nor, Shadwell. johnson and Schenborn
engaged in it, lie heard OConnor
speak to Shadwell as though he had
caught him cheating and say that if he
did ii again, he t0'Connor) would hit
with a chair. Shadweli stacked UP his
chips and went out. When he came
back he demanded his chips and Red"
said he couldn't play any more. Shad-
we'll said, If I can't play, there won't
any one" and grabbed the cards. He
pulled a gun and Red" put Johnson
between himself and Shadwell and then
lifted up the table and got behind ii for
protection. lie reached out for the gun
but couldn't reach far enough and Shad-
well fired
A. NJ. Anderson was reading the morn
ing papers when the murder occurred.
He went into the poker room and heard
OConnor have some words with a miner
over s.. and then sat down to read
few minutes later he saw O'Connnr get
up from the poker game and heard him
tell Shadwell to SO ahead and play
cards or he would take a chair to him,
Shadwell said nothing. but got UP and
went out and when he came back he
called for his chips. Red told him
he couldn't play any more and Shad-
well said no one should play II he
couldn't. Red" replied All right" and
told him To go ahead and make his
bluff. Shadwell arose and witness saw
the gun. II was pointed toward him
and he stopped and ran for the door. He
heard the shot and turned and saw
Red" fall. Then he saw someone grab
Shadwell He didn't see 0'Connor make
any threatening gestures or act as
though he We're going 10 strike shad-
well.
Joseph Clancy testified that oConnor
caught ShaaWen deahls from 17e nut
non OF the aecR ana sala We eau s3h-
ca you against mat ana II cateh You
az y again you Il SCI eha4t over 1ne
head. ShadWen GOT UP anu ielt the
room ana witness. knowing ms fepuia-
ZION Tor making gun pays. went oht
ana Iola proprietor kelly q me sal09h
shat ne was afraid there Was gong L.
De shooting scrape. Kelly said sked
had better close the game ana nothing
lufthef was sald abaat 1he matter.
ShadWeI came back IN 20 minutes and
asked Tor ms eh.ps. hed tod MN ne
coulnn't pay any more ana shadWeil
ferllea. Veil II can y thtfe can
anyone else. Red said. All right,
think It's time u close the game. any
way, and reached for the cards Shad-
Well had grabbed out ef the hands Of
one 4of the other players. As he did 50.
Shadwell pulled his gun from the front
Of his trousers and pointed IL at Red
The latter pushed Johnson between HIM
self and Shadwell and Johnson kept
1rying 10 get out of range Of the gun.
He finally got away and Red" tilted
up tht. table for protection 1t came up
IA bout To his breast He reached over
the top for the gun but couldn't reach
far enough and shadwell fired
Tom Brady told OF the circumstances
of the oyerpoweItng and dfsaTallng of
Shadweu As the men in tba pnker
room rushed ont INTO tfap saloon Charles
sTcf.owan shouted Here's he n,af
with the s1,, ;. and witness then caurht
Sbadwe1l IN. the wrists and held MIN tfn
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