The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-27
CHARGED WITH PERJURY
An Information Filed Against
Al Ford.
NOW IN THE COUNTY JAIL
He Was Supposed to Be One OF the
Principal Witnesses in the Cas-
Against Attorneys Wines
and Booth.

county Attorney Stapleton yesterday
morning filed another information for
perjury. growing out of the Shafer MUIR
der case. The accused this time Is Al
Ford. the colored man. who was a CO.
defendant of Shafer for the murder of
John Hawkins. and who had been
counted on as one of the principal wit
nesses against Attorneys Wines and
Booth in the s~ubornation of perjury
case. The information charges that on
the 10Th of last November. during the
Shafer trial, the defendant was in due
form of law sworn by Frank Normoyle,
the deputy clerk of the court, to speak
the truth touching the matters then In
controversy. 1t became and ! was a
question material to the issue whether
a certain person described by Ford as
a thin-faced man, smooth shaved and
light in build. had said to Shafer on the
morning of the 12th of August. in the
Swim saloon, that Hawkins had got a
u from the party then speaking. and
that Hawkins had SAID to the party at
the time he got the gun that he was
going to kill a Niger before morning.
and whether or not the party men,
toned and described by Ford asked
Hawkins who 1t vas he was going to
Kill. and whether or not Hawkins then
explained that IL was Shafer. 1t was a
material question whether the stranger
said to Shafer in the Swim saloon that
he didn't want to see any killing or any
body hurt. and that he thought it was
his duty to tell Shafer. To this the
defendant. Ford. did then and there
feloniously. wilfully and corruptly tes-
tify and say in substance as follows:
Q.-"While you were standing there.
a.l .tA - -
did you have any conversation or over
hear any conversation with any person
except Shafer and Eva smith,"
Al did"
Q.-"Who was that. il you know?'
Al dom know his name: / only
seen him that once. | have not seen
him aroun since, but he was a thin
faced man, smooth shaved. and also
light in build. and / should judge about
shafer's height. or Mr.. C~avanaugh's.
and not quite so heavy"
Q.-'What was hat conversation that
you a or heard at that timer"
Ale was saying something to
Shafer. and l vas not in the converse
ton. At the time / was standing at
the bar he was saying something TO us.
and said something about Hawkins
having a gun. I turned around and
said. What's that?' and then he repeat
ed to me and Shafer together. and said
Hawkins had got a gun from him, and
that he said he was going to kill a mig
ger before morning. and this man asked
him who IL was, and he explained to
him that 1t VAS Shafer. And he said
that he didn't wan to see any killing
or anybody hurt. and he said he thought
1t was his duty to tell Shafer, and told
him to look out. and so they had a drink
at the bar. and ] didn't pay any more
attention to them i'm particular. but that
was what he told Shafer in my pres
ence."
Whereas. i'm truth and fact. continues
the information. as the defendant. Al
Ford. well knew. all the facts herein set
out as testified to by him were false
n untrue.
Ford Is in Jail, and will be arraigned
on Saturday.