The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-13
STORY OF THE STADB|hG
1T WAS A LONG,, DEEP CUT
The Row Started In q Saloon About .
Package of Ciearettes-The De-
EMS Is Long and VIII Be
Presented Tuesday.

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Skuplanc and Joseph Jovan. the two
men arrested for the stabbing of
Frank Borg about a week ago. was
commenced yesterday afternoon i'm
Justice L~aurandeau's court. The COM
plant charges the defendants with as
sault in the second degree. The taking
of testimony for the state occupied the
afternoon, and at its conclusion the
defense having a number Of witnesses
to examine an adjournment was taken
till next Tuesday at 2 o'clock. The
newly appointed deputy county attor-
ney. Dan Yancey. appeared for the
state and Attorney j. N. Kirk for the
defense.
Frank Borg. the man who was
stabbed. was first called. He said he
was i'm a saloon at the corner of wy
oming and Park street the night of
May 10. ~Skuplanc and IVA were
also there. Skuplanc sent the witness
after cigarettes and when he came
back and handed them to him Sku-
plane knocked them on of his hands.
Skuplanc then struck the witness and
the bartender interfered, but Skuplanc
attacked him again. The bartender
stopped the fight again and witness
then left. Skuplanc and Jovan had
gone out ahead. Witness saw them
standing at the corner and started
down Wyoming street to get away. Jo-
van and Skuplanc ollowed and Joyan
attacked the witness with a knife,
plunging IL into his right shoulder.
Jovan and Skuplanc then ran.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Kirk. the
witness said he was accompanied by
Andrew Leshaw, a friend, and when
Jovan assaulted the witness Leshaw
knocked him down. Jovan then got up
and stabbed the witness. Skuplanc also
had a knife but did not use it. After
being cut the witness called for the
police. Mr.. Kirk attempted to show
that Borg was the aggressor, but he
denied he had knocked Skuplanc down
in the saloon. He admitted he had
struck %Skuplanc in the saloon fight and
kicked him. but i'm self-defense.
Police Officer Shea testified to ar
resting Jovan and Skuplanc. Both had
blood on them, and he took A knife
from Jovan which had a three-inch
blade which was covered with blood.
They made no statement except that
they had been quareling with Borg.
DIR. Shultz. who dressed Borg's in
jury, told of being called to the city
Jail to sew up a bad wound in Borg's
inches long and extended down through
the muscles. He said the wound did
not extend to any vital part.
DIR. j. N. Alexander, surgeon at st.
James hospital, testified he had dressed
and examined Borg's u at the
hospital. He did not regard the
wound as dangerous il kept perfectly
clean. The wound was sewed up when
he first saw it. and as he found no
necessity for opening it he could not
state how deep the knife had gone.
Martin Matisek was In the saloon at
the time of the roubl the
defendants and Borg. The defendants
were standing at one side of the bar
and Borg and his friend at the other.
Skuplanc passed along and the wit
ness asked him for a cigarette. He
said he had none but furnished the
money to buy some and Borg went aft
err them. He came back and handed
them to Skuplanc, who remarked that
they were no good and knocked them
out of Borg's hands. One word led to
another about the cigarettes n Sku-
plano attacked Borg. The bartender
interfered and stopped the fight. a
err the fight started again but was also
topped. Skuplanc and Jovan were the
aggressors. After a time ~Skuplanc and
Jovan left the saloon and some minute
later Borg and his friend left. They
saw the defendants standing near the
corner and Borg and his friend re-
marked If they did not want to get
into trouble they had better 20 home,
and started. Cross-examined by Mr.
Kirk. the witness said he did not see
the cutting. as he left Borg at Park
and Wyoming streets. AS he went
away, however, he saw the defendant
cross the street toward Borg and his
friend.
Isn't it a fact that you knew BorG
and his friend expected trouble viii
the defendants and were waiting tc
meet them" Mr.. Kirk asked.
The witness said he was not aware
of zny uch thing.
Sam Fowler. one of Borgs friends
who was i'm the saloon the night In
question. said he saw the lighting and
saw Jovan cut Borg. His description
of the tight tailed with that of Borg
Cross-examined. the witness said IN
was with Leshaw and they were goint
home, and that Borg accompanied
them. as he was afraid the
would attack him IL alone. Jovan fol
lowed the three down Wyoming stree
and did attack Borg and was himsel
knocked down by Leshaw. When h
got up hi stabbed Borg. The witnes
denied that he. Borg and Leshaw wer
looking for trouble.
Mr.. Yancey the close o
the states case, and as IL was then
o'clock and the case of the defens
was long. IL was decided to continu
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