The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-29
BUTTE NEWS.
JURORS ASK QUESTIONS
Contradictory Testimony Con-
corning Hat.
STATE HAS A HARD CASE
But Makes Good Its Promises in Rela-
ton to Proving the Guilt of Dan
Lucey-Some Damaging
Testimony.

County Attorney Connolly yesterday
made good his promises relative to the
proofs the state would produce against
Dan Lucey to convict him of the cold
blooded murder of Patrick L. Reagan,
and more of it will be presented at the
trial to-day. The state, however, has
a hard case on it's hands, which was
shown during the trial yesterday by
the character of questions some of the
jurors asked the witnesses. Abe Phil
lips, the man who said he would not
convict Lucey on circumstantial evil
dence, took a hand in the cross-exam-
ination of many of the witnesses. One
witness testified yesterday that when
Lucey and Reagan left Butte togeth-
er Lucey wore a light colored hat
Half a dozen other witnesses who saw
Lucey subsequently said he wore a
black SLOUGH hat when they saw him,
and this slight contradiction in the
evidence seemed to give Juror Phil
lips much concern, and he asked near
ly every juror about it, and his aues-
lions seemed to indicate that he was
not satisfied with the evidence.
By the testimony introduced yester-
day the state made out a damaging
case against Lucey.
When the trial was resumed yester-
day morning Mrs. Michael Reagan, sis
'ter-in-law of the murdered man, was
recalled to the witness stand and Mr..
Connolly asked her if she had any per-
sonal knowledge of the amount of
money Reagan had when he left and
she said he had $3.50 on deposit in a
bank, evidenced by certificate of de-
post which she saw in his trunk. She
said her brother-in-law was about 43
years of age. Several photograph s of
Reagan were submitted to the witness
for the purpose of identification, and
was objected to by the defendants at
torneys, but Mr. Connolly stated that
the photographs were the only means
by which Reagan could be identified by
other witnesses as the man seen in the
company of Lucey at Rocker going in
the direction of Silver Bow canyon,
where Reagan was murdered. The
court overruled the objection and Mrs.
Reagan said the photographs were good
pictures of the murdered man. The
witness further testified that after Rea-
cams body was found Acting Coroner
Laurandeau came to the house with
Reagan's trunk key and unlocked the
trunk and took out some articles. The
county attorney submitted ito the wit
ness a. lot of collars and shirt which
had been taken from the trunk. They
bore the laundry number 1915" the
same mark which appeared on the
shirts found in Lucey's Valise after the
murder. Mrs. Reagan described how
Lucey held the valise the night he put
Reagan's clothes into it at her house.
The valise appeared to her to be empty
and she watched Lucey closely.
From what Reagan had said !
tbougbt there was something wrong
said Mrs. Reagan.
Mrs, Reagan talked so low that nc
one could hear her and the court, law
yers and jurors had to constantly urge
her to speak up. She got mixed in her
dates and insisted that Reagan left
home with Lucey on the End of Deem
Der and that 1T was about three
months before Christmas, and on FIJI
day night. The attorney tried to get
her straight, but she got stubborn
When asked why she could not tain
louder and answer questions properly
she said she was excited.
do you ever talk loud when ex
cited9' asked the court.
She finally gave it as her opinion that
it was September instead of December
.Are you sure it was in September
ton.
II will not answer" replied the wit
ness "You can't make a fool out o.
me-
'.He can't make a fool out Of you
but you can make one out of yourself,
said the court
After considerable urging Mrs Rea,
gan. finally answered and said it wa
September. She testified that whel
Jucey called at the house for Reagan
the latter asked him where the Other