The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-24
A Threat Said to Have Been
Made by Dahlman.
POINTS IN THE DEFENSE
Witnesses Testify That the Murdered
Man Said He Was Going to "Do
Up" Carson and His
Whole Family.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.


ternoon and evening was an effort by
the defense to substantiate Carson's
statements that he went into Wahle's
saloon to look for another man, and not
to lick or "do up Dahlman, and that
the article with which the blows were
struck which caused Dahlmans death
was a small sack of tools, and not a
hammer, as alleged and shown by the
prosecution. The general sentiment
about town appears to be that the de-
Tense in these matters did not make
very good showing. The matter of
threats said to have been made by
Dahlman against Carson were also gone
into. ...
Mrs. Hardesty, sister Of defendant,
said that on the afternoon of the day
of the assault Carson handed to her
small sack of tools and told her to take
it to the house. She examined the sack
as to it's contents and identified 1T as
one offered in evidence containing Tor
ceps and files. Mrs Hungate also tes-
titled as to examination of the sack
and contents and saw blood stains on
the sack.
John Mulligan testified as to the
threats. He lived in Butte; knew Dahl
man; was a MINER but now working at
the Combination pool rooms in Butte;
met Dahlman at the California brew
cry in Butte last January and joshed
Dahlman about his losing the suit
brought against him by Nellie Doher-
ty Dahlman said that he had bought
a gun that cost $3.50 and was going to
kill Carson and the whole family. Wit
ness afterward came to Boulder
Springs, saw Carson and told him of
the threat.
George Dunn testified that he met
Dahlman in December. He carried
gun in his overcoat pocket and showed
it to witness and said he was carrying
It for Carson and would kill him if he
ever laid hands on him. motion to
strike out all testimony of this wit
ness, on the ground that the last words
removed it from being a threat, was al
lowed.
James Fought and Peter Wolcott
were called to show threats, but moth
ing of Importance was developed.
Joseph Crosier said he had arranged
to go with Carson to Elkhorn to do
some veterinary work He had heard
Dahlman say that he was going to XIII
Carson. On the night before the TRACE
dy Dalllman was in the CRYSTAL saloon,
drunk. Some one tied a mask on his
face and he took a lantern and said
that he was going to look for Carson.
Charles Smith testified as to threats
made by Dahlman, but it was stricken
out as not being sufficiently definite.
Brush Beckwith, an employe of the
Gaffney Mercantile company, said that
early in November Dahlman purchased
a gun from him at the store, saying he
bought it to protect himself from Car
son.
Mrs. Hungate swore that Dahlman
came to her house one night and kicked
on the door. She told him she would
tell Carson and Mr.. Hardesty if he did
not let her alone. He said that she
wouldn't have Carson for a protector
very long. Mrs. Hardesty testified tc
the same. Mrs. Carson. wife of the de-
PENDANT, said Dahlman came to he1
house between 10 and II o'clock on the
evening before the tragedy and knocked
al the door. He said he was going tc
kill Carson.
G. r. Hardesty heard a conversation
between Carson and Barteau. Carson
did not tell Barteau that he was armeC
with a slung-shot, gun and razor
and intended to win the fight, as was
testified to by Barteau.
The above was practically the defend
ants case. and some of the testimony
was materially weakened by the RAPID
cross questioning of Judge Pemberton
At the evening session the defendan
was on the stand for cross examina
ton, and stuck to his version of the at
fair very well, though the weight o
evidence is strongly against some of hi:
statements, both as to the conversation
between him and deceased at the TIM
of the attack and as to the weapon
used.
The defense here closed its case ant
the state called few witnesses in re
brutal. AL Reidel testified as to takins
Dahlman home after he was injured
He examined his clothes and he has M
gun on his person John Bergman wen
with Dahlman to the doctors office
saw no gun. B. E. Barteau and Trac,
Blair also testified in rebuttal of SOM
of the evidence offered by the defense
This practically closed the case. |
has attracted great attention, and tn
court room has been crowded during
the progress of the trial, with man.
women in attendance. 1t has its sor
rowful features not only in the suddel
death of Henry Dahlman at the hand
of Carson and the answering of the lat
ter for the crime, but in the court room
were Carson's wife, who appears t
be in poor health, and his young son
Also in the court room was the pathet
ic figure of Dah1man's widow, dresse
in black. and deeply touched, not onl
by the sorrow of his death. they havin
been married but few months, bu
also greatly moved and angered as tn
details of the murder We're narrated b
the witnesses Her anger and resent
ment overcame her at one time durln
the progress of the trial and create
something of a sensa ton. r. r. Pur
cell, chief counsel for the defendan
was making his statement to the jur
previous to opening his case, and re
ferred to Mr.. Dahllnan in somewha
uncomplimentary manner with refer
ence to what he expected to prove b
his witnesses, when Mrs. Dahlma
sprang to her feet, and. moving towar
him with a cry, she denied the truth {
his statements. Judge Parker directe
that she be removed from the coul
room until she could be more calm.
Arguments to the jury will be mad
Monday forenoon, and it is eXpecte
that some very strong and able ac
dresses will be made by Judge Pembel
ton and T. T. Lyon. county attorne.
for the state, and by r. r. Purcell an
]. NJ. Clements for the defendant.
IN VIRGINIA CITY.