The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11

stand. He said that he had gone down
! to see Gaibraith and asked him II he
! desired to make statement and had
told him that no promises would be
made. Galbraith told him he would
see him later The next day he was noti-
fled that Galbraith was going TO make
a confession He went down to the
Jail and telephoned for his stenographer.
Galbraith told him he wanted TO make a
statement. He had particularly in
structed all parties to be careful and
not to hold out any hope or reward to
Galbraith.
on cross-examination Mr.. Trippet
was asked about certain conversations
he had had with Sawyer q Walsh about
not wishing to punish Padgett Mr..
| Bragg had no authority from the county
attorneys office to hold out any induce
ments to secure a confession from Cal
bIaith.
Under Sheriff Daily said he had heard
Mr.. Trippet say he would not make any
promises of immunity to the defendant
in order to secure the statement.
The defense called Scott Galbraith to
the stand The defendant said he was
incarcerated about 730 O'Clock in the
evening At about $3.50 Mr.. Casey came
TO see him. Casey said to him: we
have got you for five years, you had
better cough up. If you don't, we won't
let anybody in to see you" The wit
ness had not made any reply to this. He
said Mr.. Trippet had told him that while
he could not make any direct promises,
the defendant ought to know from his
language that he did not want TO prose-
cute him. but that II was j. Il. Gnose
and others whom he was after. He had
asked Mr. HennesSy for liquor and had
been told that ii was whiskey that put
him where he was. Mr.. Hennessy had
told him that it was not he whom they
were after. but others Bragg had come
n him md "a inn haN
were not going TO hurt him at all. Bragg
said that he was the man who had filed
the complaints and he was the only
man who could dismiss them. Bragg
told him that it was the evidence that
was wanted. Under Sheriff Daily had
told him that he had better make Il
statement Deputy Sheriff Pickell had
also told him that the best thing he
could do was to tell all he knew about
ii. Mr.. Moore had also called on him
and told him that when a man turns
states evidence he is always turned
loose.
on cross-examnation he denied that
Mr.. Trippet had said TO him that con
fession must be free and voluntarily
made. He had made the statement in
order to get out of jail Mr.. Hennessy
had told him that Mr.. Trppet had some
influence with the judge and would
make it easy for him.
Joe Noonan and man named
Tracey, two fellow prisoners of Gal
braith testified that one night some
one had called at the jail and told Gal
braith that he was in pretty tight
fix and that he had better tell all he
knew about it. or they would send him
over the road. The witnesses learned
from Galbraith that the man who called
was Casey, but they could not tell of
their own knowledge whether it had
been he or not
Deputy Sheriff Piclleli was called.
but he added nothing to the testimony
already given.
W. Il. Rodgers, one Of the attorneys
for the defense, was then put on the
stand. He said that MI Trippet had
told him that there We're other parties
in town whom he wanted to connect
with the case. and had said that Gal
braith'S testimony was necessary to
convict them. Mr. Rodgers said that
Mr.. Trippet had told him that if Rodg
ers could get Galbraith to testify, while
he could not make any direct prom
ises Mr. Rodgers knew the usual course
of such things Rodgers had said that
he did not feel willing to give Gal
BIRTH that kind of advice.
c. NJ. Sawyer was called to tell about
what Mr.. Trippet had told him about
Padgett but the question was objected
10 and the defense closed.
j. NJ. Pickell was called in rebuttal
and said that Galbraith had told him
that he did not receive any promises of
immunity from Mr.. Trippet.
j. II. Bragg said he had never made
any promises of immunity to Gal
braith.
\ page of Galbraith's testimony given
at the preliminary trial of the Gnose
ease was then introduced and Galbraith
said he was drunk when he testi-
fled.
j. j. Walsh, constable. who had
charge of Galbraith al the time. said
that Galbraith was sober The mat
ter was then argued by counsel and the
court took it under advisement until
7:30 o'clock.
At the beginning of the night session
the court said he did not care To render
Il decision just now and the examina-
ton of witnesses before the jury was
proceeded with.
James :. Casey was called. He said
that Galbraith had been a teamster
for his company and had received a
salary of SIS per month. In regard to
THE sugar transaction in question
Casey said that Dorr had told him it
was to come up. Sugar at that time
was worth $3.50 per sack. The company
had received. on Sept. %. an order for
five sacks of sugar at about 10 o'clock
in the morning of Sept. %. The order
had been brought up by Galbraith after
his return from Carroll Galbraith had
also brought up the $3.50 in payment
No order for great quantity had been
received that day.
ON cross examination he was asked
il il We're possible that an order might
have been received and not put upon
the books. He said it was possible but
not probable. 4 mutual understanding
had existed between himself and Dorr
for the latter to find out all he could
Mr.. Casey said that he could not state
whether or not there had been an order
received for 10 sacks of sugar from
Wills x Gnose on Sept. Is. He did not
have any particular interest in the case
There had been no friction between his
employees and himself over the matter
lis it not a fact that you are in the
habit of making false bills?" asked Mr..
Mcconnell
The question was objected to.
is ii not fact that you put three |
gallons of water in every barrel of