Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11

lawfully and w%rongfully, to write at their
dictation."
I'VE insist upon this writing going to
the jury as an exemplary said Mr.
Duffy.
The Judge admitted the writing for the
purpose Of comparison only.
Jacob A. Yund a Helena pawnbroker,
came next with his books, identifying the
watch positively as the one Eugene Gull
linane had purchased from him at the
instance of Thomas F. Murray Aug. l,
1896.
Thomas F. Murray testified as to how
he had owned the watch originally.
pawned it and later induced Cullinane to
purchase it from the pawnbroker.
NJ. B. Greenwood of the bank of DAILY.
Donahue & Greenwood. and Levi Davis
testified as to Dotson's handwriting as
seen in the diary.
C. A. futile. as an expert on firearms.
declared the bullet in evidence. the one
taken from Cullinane's body, was of 80
calibre.
William Pierson. prospecting on Mea-
dow creek. south of Bald Butte and on
the road from Bald Butte to Helena. IN
August, testified hat on the 9Th or 10Th
of August he saw a wagOn standing sun
on the road south of Bald Butte, east of
Blackfoot City. and headed south toward
Helena. He saw and talked to one OF
the three men with 1t.
who was that man.
"Persinger.'
Joseph Cough. a farmer. whose place
is northwest of Helena, said he had seen
the Dotson wagon from the 2lth to the
31st of July near his place. 1t remained
there about five minutes walk from his
house and in plain sight of it. The wit
ness described the wagon accurately.
During the stay of the wagon there
he continued, Il saw only two men with
it,"
Can YOU describe them?"
Yes
"Describe them
There's one of them" said the witness.
pointing to Dotson. Il don't kho"
where the other man is
Court then adjourned for the day.
The sixth day of the Dotson murder
case was called at $3.50 a. m. All of the
off GERS of the court, the defendant and
jury were present, as were nlne specta-
tors.
The first witness called this morning
! was Oliver Dotson. father of the prisoner
at the bar. As he took the stand the
! eyes of father and son met for an in
slant. He testified about his son coming
to Washington gulch in July. His son
left again on July 80, travelling with
Oliver Benson in a four-spring wagon.
They were looking for work.
On cross-examination he testified that
his son was married and the father of
nine children. the eldest being about IA
or l. years of age. HIS son wrote him a
postal card from Helena, which he re-
ceived about August ..
Captain DotSOn. the witness. was on the
witness stand less than five minutes. the
counsel on either side asking him very
few Questions.
John Golf. Jr, aged IA years. who re-
sides 2lo miles west of Helena. was called
next. He had never seen the defendant
l,,+i1 IN c11rr D,1yipu rho 1af-ar mart of
July he had seen a canvas covered wagon
with a crooked hind Wheel and a spliced
tongue in front of his fathers residence.
The wagon left there on August ; and
came back again about August 10. When
the Wagon was there first there We're
three men with it, one Of them being
Oliver Benson.
How do You know he was Benson?'
asked Counsel Trippet.
They odd me SO afttrWards.'
On cross-eXamination the witness could
not say there were three men in the
party. Deputy Sheriff Robinson had
talked to him about the case. He was
200 or 300 yards from the wagon.
Gould you tell at this distance whether
the wagon tongue was spiiced or the
wheel wohbled?t'
No"
Then how could YOU tell the tongue
was spliced?"
Il saw il in the jail yard Il Anaconda"
1ouIu YOU Stt tlit NIttl NOtblc tlds
~distance?'s
Yes"
Which wheel was it,"
Il can't say; but l saw the track"
George kessinger of Washington suich
testified about the finding of Cullinane's
body on August II. His description of
the position Of the body was identical
with the evidence given by Deputy Sheriff
Tom Mullen. The body was found in the
Old channel Of the creek.
IT, 49,, 5000, mo = ", ~,. .
shoes which the witness thought would
make tracks the same as he had seen.
Il am said he, the road supervisor
of the roads in that district. On August
9 there Were some men working on the
road. The next morning there were
tracks of a light wagon with a peculiar
Wheel
On cross-eXamination witness testified
that he and Deputy Sheriff Mullen fol-
lowed up the tracks on August II.
Sounse Trlppet was permitted to ques-
ton the witness direct. Mr.. Trippat
asked what was the reputation of John
Chadwick, a resident of Washington
gulch for truth and veracity.
The witness pretended not TO under.
stand the Question and evaded it to the
end that some people did not speak vel
of Chadwick. but he found him all right
n. Dumaine testified to being employed
at Hope creek the fore part of August
Between August ) and 8 a Wagon passed
lldt WY. III W men Two I1ltu were Rang
He was so yards away. on level ground
and It was about S or 9 o'clock in thu
morning. The wagon vds eoirg TOWARD
Washington gulch, and returned agair
in about five days.
On cross-examination the witness saiC
\ he had seen the wagon now in the ili
} yard. which had stationary bows on it
but the wagon he had seen at Hope creel
had no bows:
AT II O'Clock a recess was taken for i
minutes.
Pat ROddy was sworn and testified Il
halno q racilant of Rlaccbanr gu i,.cI