The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-24

told Mr.. Connolly a he had pursued
that line of examination far enough.
Shadwell again got into a corner when
he was questioned as to where he slept
that night. but his attorney rescued
him with an objection which the court
sustained. but not until Shadwell had
said he was stopping at IS East Gaiena
street.
Did anybody stop there with your"
asked Mr.. Connolly.
Mr.. Thresher's objection disappointed
the spectators. who had expected Shad-
well to say that Jew Jess. the notorious
woman. was stopping with him.
Mr.. Connolly questioned Shadwell
further about the big gun he claimed
to have carried for four years, and
when he was pinned Town he could
ont tell whether ii was a A or a As cali
Der. although he claimed to have fire.
quently have purchased cartridges for
it. He could not tell the exact name
of the gun, although the name Colts
Frontier Six-Shooter' was cut on the
barrel in big letters. The gun is a Il
caliber.
Mr.. Connolly concluded his cross-ex-
animation by asking the following i'm
peaching question:: when you were
being brought to the county Jail in a
hack, directly after your arrest, did
you, in the presence of Captain Daw
son and Officer league. in response to
a remark by Captain Dawson, tina
you did a pretty good job on that fell
low. Bob say. The police ought to
a taken the man from whom they
got the gun, as that is the man you
want?"
Il don't remember saying that" re-
piled Shadwell. ITO the best of my
knowledge / did not say a word"
Shadwell was excused. but he did not
wear his usual satisfied smile when he
left the witness stand.
Chas. Charlton. colored. was brought
out of jail to testify for Shadwell. He
said he met Shadwell on the morning
of the murder coming from East Park
street and go into the NJ. &. NJ. saloon
n gambling house. That was be-
tween $3.50 and 6 O'Clock in the morning.
Mr.. Connolly wanted to know why
Charlton was in Jail. but Thresher did
not want that to be shown. Inc he OBJ
1ected, n Mr.. Connolly did not press
the question.
John Albright, the next witness. testi-
fed that he had known O'Connor, COM
monty known as Red O'Connor.
He saw him about three hours be-
fore the murder. O'Connor was
drunk at that time. The court
sustained an objection to any testi-
mony to show the condition Of O'Con-
nor. He aid he did not believe there
was any rule of law that permitted it
or gave a man Justification for shoot
ing down a drunken man.
Joe ~Shadwell. a brother of the de-
PENDANT, testified hat the defend
ant came to him at the nj. g.. NJ.
the morning of the murder and gave
him a key to his mothers house. That
was the time Shadwell vas supposed TO
have gone out for the gun with which
to Kill The witness said his
brother always carried a gun. The
brothers live with their mother and
step-father. the witness saying that his
own father was living in Chicago. Joe
said he, too, carried a gun, but not so
regularly as his brother.
Mrs. Griffin. mother of the defend
ant. was put on the witness stand. and
testified that she saw him last before
h murder on the evening of January
10. and gave him a key to deliver to
his brother. Mrs. Griffin also said her
boy had been accustomed to carry d
gun. Their was nc cross-examination
of Mrs. Griffin. and Mr.. Thresher an
nounced the close of the case for Tie
defense.
Police Captain Dawson was called in
rebuttal. and asked about the alleged
remark made by ~Shadwell when taken
to the county Jail. but the court sus-
tanned an objection to the question be-
cause Shadwell. when the impeachinC
question was asked him. said he could
not remember whether he had made
such a statement or not. officer league
was called for the purpose of testifying
on the $ anne matter. but for the same
reason he was not allowed to do so.
There was no further rebuttal, and
n state announced the conclusion of
its case, whereupon an adjournment
was taken until this morning at Q
o'clock, at which hour the
will begin.