The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
It WAS NOT JUSTIFIED
Findingof the Jury in the Murray
fInquest.
NEARY DID THE CUTTING
Coroner Phil Julien Completes His In
quiry Into the Stabbing ARRAY
at the Boulevard
House.

SpEulieI RIM Julien GULL
pleted his official inquiry into the death,
of Alexander Murray, who died
Wednesday from the effects of the
wounds he received in the cutting af-
fray at the Boulevard road house last
Sunday. Several witnesses were exam
ined, including two bartenders who
were on duty behind the bar at the
Boulevard saloon at the time Murray
received his mortal injuries. The lat
ter evinced the greatest reluctance to
tell anything and professed the greatest
ignorance of all that occurred. notWith-
standing that the ARRAY took place i'm
mediately in front of them and but
few feet away. AS at the previous ses-
sion, County Attorney Connolly was
present and rigidly examined the wit
nesses. AT the conclusion of the in
quest the jury returned the following
verdict:
THAT the said Alexander Murray
came to his death at or about 4:30
O'Clock on Wednesday, Jan, A. 1899, at
1 Butte, Silver Bow county, Mont, from
tthe effects of prolonged surgical shock.
which was the result of wounds inflicted
by knife or other sharp instrument of
a deadly character: that said instru-
ment Was held in the hand of James j.
! Neary; that the said cutting was the
result of an alteration which arose
between the said Murray and the said
Neary at an unlawful exhibition given
at the resort known as the Boulevard
house, in South Montana street,
on JAM l, 1899, and that the said cutting
was done without justifying provoca-
ton (Signed).
- CORNELIUS TAYLOR,
MARK DRUMM,
N o., FIRED COLE,
"ENOS SHELDON,
"P. j. GILLIGAN,
"E. A. RUSSELL"
\ Con Gibbons. the man with whom
Neary, who did the cutting, first had
trouble, was called to the stand when
the inquest was resumed. In detailing
the circumstances of his connection with
the matter, he said: Il stood by the
pit when gray and red chicken We're
fighting. [ offered to bet $40 to $40 that
the gray bird would win. Neary took
the bet.and when the gray bird won he
refused to pay. l called him
and he showed his hand in his pocket,
and Murray, who stood near, said: You
did bet Con-. There was a scrimmage
and Murray struck Neary. When those
between Neary and I cleared I saw
knife in Neary's hand.'' Continuing, the
witness said John Kiley came up and
told Murray to so away, which he did,
while a man named Finn and several
others held Neary, who was crying and
bawlng, and two or three minutes later
Neary also went into the saloon. In
minute or so witness heard of the cut
ting.
William Condel, who handled the
chickens on one side at the cock fight
was next called. He said he did not
see the controversy at the pit nor the
cutting in the saloon. He had a room
over the saloon, where he kept his
chickens, and Murray came there after
the cutting.
He was asked by Mr.. Connolly if Muir
rays dying statement that he (Mr.
O'NeilD was at the bar drinking with
him at the time of the cutting was cor
rect: He stated that it was a mistake;
that he was not in the saloon at all.
Edward Bishop, bartender at the
Boulevard saloon, said he was on duty
behlnd the bar when the cutting oc-
Cured He denied that he saw any
thing of the cutting, although n took
place in front of his bar and he did
know that anyone had been cut till he
heard call for a doctor. He ad-
m1tted seeing the two men ''scrapping"
but supposed they We're fighting with
their fists and he did not see any knife.
DO you mean to say this fight took
splace Immediately in front of you, vet
you did not see any of it," asked
Juror.
& Il do" said the witness
Edmund Lebbe, the other bartender
on duty at the time, admitted seeing
clinch between two men. It was
done so quickly he did not see much
of it. They merely came together and
separated and Murray went upstairs,
The other party went out the front door.
A few minutes later a man came down
stairs and asked for a doctor, saying
e man had been cut. He did not hear
word spoken at the time of the
"cllnch' and did not see any knife and
did not see a blow struck either with a
fist or weapon. The witness professed
the utmost ignorance of everything else
that occurred: did not hear anyone dis
cuss the trouble afterward and did not
even know one of the many men in the
place at the time
No more witnesses We're examined
and in few minutes the jury found
its verdict as given.
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