The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-26
HARMON IS BOUND OVER.
Charged With Threatening to
Kill Frank L. Grey.
SERIOUS CHARGES MADE
It Was Alleged That Grey Cruelty Beat
Harmon's Son, From the Effect
OF Which Injuries the
Child Died.

A case which has attracted much at
tention among acquaintance of the
parties concerned was on trial in Jus
tice Traps court yesterday afternoon,
and the court room was filled during
the progress of the case by a curious
crowd. 1t was the case of the state
VS.. James b. Harmon. who is charged
with threa tening 10 kill Frank l.. Grey.
who is the prose. uting witness in the
case.
IL seems from the testimony adduced
in the case that Harmon's divorced
wife has now become the wife OF Grey
and they are living ct the corner OF
Galena and Wyoming streets. The
little son of MIR. and Mrs. Harmon lived
with his mother after she was divorced.
The 10y died a few days ago. Some
people said that Grey whipped and
kicked the boy and thus inflicted in
Juries from which he died, but the doc
tors considered the boys death due to
dropsy. The defendant in the case.
however. heard that the boys death
was u to the new fathers brutality.
and. il is claimed. he then threatened
to kill Grey.
The case was prosecuted by Assist
N Prosecutor Stivers. while Mr.. jack
son handled the defendants case. Sew
eral witnesses were produced by the
state to show that the defendant had
made threats. Among these easily the
most decided in her evidence was Miss
Marguerite McCleary. a culored fairy
living at los East Galena street.
Harmon came around to my house
a few days ago" said Marguerite. and
he wanted to borrow a gun to kill
Frank Grey with. l told him 1 had no
gun. Then he asked me If I would
cook him something TO eat. / told him
l would If I had time. out l had no
time"
The witness said on cross-examina-
kicking h boy. She nursed the boy
some when he was sick. He had dropsy
of the heart.
Will Lee, the head of the American
Volunteers, was the first witness for
the defendant. He said he had known
two ear and his reputation
for truth and veracity VAS good. He
nae a good character.
Did you ever know him to do any
thing criminal?"
NO"
Did you ever know him TO make
threats or to act cratic or queer?'
Nothing except that he was the en-
gineer who drew the Coxey train out of
Butte. ] thought that was rather err
ratio
Did you ever hear him make any
threats to kill Grey?"
Never"
did you ever have any conversation
with him in regard to Grey"
Yes, he told me he heard hat Grey
his son n that that brought
about his death. He came to me to
inquire what he should do about 1t. /
advised him to have the body exhumed
and a post norton held. Then If they
found that the kicks had caused death
they could charge Grey with murder. |
advised him to leave the whole matter
to the law and he said he would. He
made no threats of taking Grey's life,
but he said he would put an end to
him on the scaffold. This conversation
look place two days after the boy was
buried"
You know this nan very well, do
your" asked Stivers on cross-examina-
ton.
Yes, l used to see him every night
at the hall"
did he belong to the Volunteers
No. he wanted TO join but could
not"
Why couldn't he join; what was
to prevent him?"
He uses tobacco. and nobody can
join the Volunteers who uses tobacco
in n form"
David T.. Freeman also testified To
Harmon's good character. He had
heard the talk about the boy being
kicked and had old Harmon of
IL. He did not e Harmon make any
The boys mother had told
the witness that IL il was o for Grey
the boy would a got well.
James y. Harmon then went on the
stand in his own behalf. He lives at
No. al West Granite street. next door
{ o w. A. Clark. He denied tina he
ever made any threats against Grey.
He had been told that Grey had
whipped his boy, and he had then said
h a IL IL was true hat Grey had
whipped his boy he would whip him.
He had not carried a gun for two years
except when he went out in the noun
tains.
II have no intention of ~injuring Mr..
said the witness. II am going
let the law handle lin. lie is too
dirty for me to lay my hands on. I
lived here 20 years and never
carried a gun or shot anybody. | have
paid a fine for resisting an officer"
The case was argued and then the
bound Harmon over to the dis
trict court. fixing his bonds at 500.