Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-29
FORGING A CHAIN
Lucey Murder Trial Progress
ing Slowly.
DR. WELLS AN EXPERT
He Describes the Wounds That Caused
the Death of Regain and Com
pareS the Hair.

The trial of the case of the state against
Daniel Lucey, the alleged murderer of
Patrick L. Regain, was esumed in Judge
Clancy's court this morning with Sheriff
Regain on the witness stand. The sheriff
stated that shortly after the murder was
committed he had made efforts to locate
Sullivan or Lucey, the supposed killer.
He had searched Gregson, Anaconda and
the Silver Lake region.
While being examined an objection was
made by the defense. Mr.. Connolly stated
in reply that the testimony vas material
because he desired to show that imme-
diately after the discovery of Regan's
body Lucey disappeared from Gregson
and although diligent search was made
for him he could not be found. He had
sought safety in flight.
The judge overruled the objection inc
the sheriff proceeded with his testimony.
He said rewards had been offered for the
arrest and conviction of Lucey, n print
ed circulars giving a description of him
mad been sent to all parts of the country.
About a month after the murder witness
had heard that Lucey had passed through
BoZeman, but until the time of his arrest
in Cripple Greek, Colo, he had not heard
anything more of him.
Inc SHeTlI 1uTlIeT stated lHdC Wnlle
searching over the ground in the vicinity
of the spot on which the murder was COM
mitted he had found two blood-stained
rocks between the fence and the railroad
track. He had also found foot prints near
the bank of the creek. The rocks had been
turned over to Con Hayes, proprietor Of
the springs at GregsOn.
On cross-examinatiOn the sheriff said
he had made inquiry for Lucey in a sa-
loon in Stuart and it had yielded affirma-
tive returns, as he learned Lucey had
been there.
Jacob NJ. Schiffman, proprietor of the
saloon near the depot at Gregson, gave a
description of GregsOn and its surround
ings. He said it was located about two
miles from the mouth of the canyon. The
canyon was seldom traveled by persons
on foot and never by vehicles. Hunters
sometimes invaded it in search of game.
Asked Il the defendant had ever been in
his saloon, he answered yes, on the Bird Of
September last. He had then given his
name as Sullivan. He appeared at the
saloon about 6 O'Clock in the morning and
John Martin let him in. He told Martin
he wanted a drink" said the witness.
land I told Martin to give it to him. /
was not up yet. Martin gave him the
drink and he threw down a twcnty-dollar
gold piece to pay for it. Martin brought
me the money n 1 had to get up to
change 1t. ! saw Lucey. He had some
marks on his face and ! asked him how
he came by them. He said he had trouble
with a brake" He told thesame story to
others at the saloon. He was liberal with
his money. BY and by he went over to
the station to buy a railroad ticket and
when he returned he bought more drinks
and paid for them with a %five-dollar bill
that was wet. 1t was not the one I had
gwen him along with a ten dollar bill and
some silver in exchange for the twenty in
gold. | know he bought a railroad ticket.
TOT ne showed 1t to me. In explanation
of his disheveled condition generally he
said he had left Anaconda on the paper
train early in the morning and given the
brakeman so cents to carry him to Butte.
When the train reached the canyon the
brakeman had asked hin for more money
and he would not give it to him. A fight
had followed and the brakeman had
knocked him into the creek. 1 saw the
valise he had with him. He took it away
from the saloon with him. 1t looked like
the one you have here. The pants worn
by Lucey at the time he was in the sa-
loon were grey. noticed them when he
was drying them near the stove"
Witness was shown the pants. He said
they looked like the ones Lucey had on.
Cross-examined, Schiffman said Lucey
had left his saloon about II O'Clock. AZ
ter the report Of the finding Of Regan's
body had reached the springs. Lucy had
gone to the station and bought the
ticket. While waiting for the tIyin he
had fallen asleep in a chair and when he
awakened the train had gone. Then a
report reached the springs that the man
found in the canyon had been murdered
and Lucey and two others started for the
station to see the body, which had been
deposited there. They could not get into
the station nous and Lucey returned to
the saloon alone, had a drink and then
disappeared, starting off in the direction
of Anaconda. After the report that the
man had been murdered reached Lucey
he began to drink harder. Along about
10 O'clock Lucey, while still in the sa-
loon, said something about going over to
Con Hayes place at the springs and tele-
phoning to the police in this city. He did
not say anything about the nature Of his
complaint.
Con Hayes was the next witness. He
has charge Of the springs near Gregson.
He described the course Of German gulch,
near the mouth of which Regan's body
was found, and it's relation to Silver Bow
creek. He said he had accompanied the
sheriff and his party to the scene of the