The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-09
HESL0P IS BOUND OVER
Defense Introduces No Evidence
Whatsoever.
BAIL REDUCED TO $4,000
Prosecution Puts a Number of Witnesses
on the Stand Who Tell What They
Know OF the stabbing OF
Ed Burns.

The preliminary examination of Jo-
seph Heslop. charged with assault with
intent to commit murder, in stabbing
Ed Burns, on June rs, came TO an alb
rupt ending in Justice Fitzgerald's
court yesterday. 1t had been confident
ly expected that the examination would
take up at least two days. and doubt
less such would have been the case had
not the defense ~refrained from intro
ducing any of its evidence.
The prosecution put Burns, the COM
plainant, n a number of other wit
nesses on the stand. who told the story
of the stabbing ARRAY. substantially
as II was published in the Standard at
the time of it's occurrence. At the on
clusion of the states case. the attor-
neys for the plaintiffs asked simply
that Heslop's bail bond, which has been
$1,000. be reduced. The court granted
the request and the bond vas fixed at
$500. Heslop was bound over to await
trial in the district court.
Edward Burns was the first witness
called. After giving considerable evil
dence concerning the friction between
Heslop and himself. which had existed
for the past two years. and in which
he said-shat Heslop had operated the
machinery in a manner such as to
cause him great annoyance. the witness
Sot uoNn 10 the story OF ln6 SldDDlnS.
He said he was an oiler at the engine
house at the works, where the trouble
occurred, and on the morning of June
Is he went to work as usual. He was
engaged in sweeping the floor just be
fore the difficulty occurred. Heslop WAS
walking about with his and behind
him. looking at the machinery. On a
railing under which he was sweeping
lay a measuring stick. about five feet
long. In reaching under the railing
the witness picked up the stick and
placed it on the cylinder block behind
him. Heslop put it back on the rail-
ing and Burns knocked 1t off with the
broom. Heslop came along again and,
picking up the stick, struck Burns on
the back with it, at the same time
saying: Don't you know that's a
measuring stick? I'll have to report
you to Dyblie-"
Burns wheeled around and struck
Heslop with both fists about the head
Heslop had a knife in his hand, and
while Burns was striking him, accord
ing to the story of the witness, Heslop
plunged the knife into his side. Burns
did not pay much attention to the first
cut, but the next stroke of the knife
caught him under the heart. Burns
felt dazed and dizzy, and when Heslop
withdrew the knife he saw the blood
squirt out of the wound. Burns looked
around TO see what he could find II
defend himself with. He saw the start
ing bar in it's socket and picked it up.
Heslop rushed at him and assumed a
threatening position, as though TO
make another lunge. At he same
time Burns brought the bar up and
Heslop. seeing Burns was going 20
strike him, turned about, the bar strik-
ing him in the back. Heslop then left
the building.
Burns also testified as to his condi-
ton. the various positions occupied
during the struggle n other details.
Lewis Crook, an engineer. testified
with reference to finding Burns lying
on the platform where the trouble oc-
CURED. Burns told him that Old Joe"
a stabbed him. and asked him to
send for a doctor and a priest, saying
he believed he was going to die. The
witness said Burns clothing was COW
cred with blood.
James Hagan, William J.. Mead,
Alex Parker. Ed Stamford and Dan
Campbell were also called. ut knew
little of the trouble. Nearly all, but
not all, of these latter witnesses testi-
fled that on numerous occasions Heslop
had carried a knife around, tossing II
from one hand to the other, and maxi
ing statements that he would kill the
first man who laid hands on him, n
had also said: Some of these days
you'll see arms, legs, blood and hair
scattered all over this place"
Upon the conclusion of the states
case the attorney for the defense an
timony and asked that the bond of his
client be reduced. hich request was
granted, as related above.