The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-10

go by the sidewalk in an opposite direc-
ton. He next saw Rec after the
hold-up.
On cross -examination, the witness
said that he saw Roe in the lining
room between 6 and Z O'clock although
he could not tell just what time it was.
He thought they sat in the patients
dining room after supper for five min
utes; it might have been more The
direction Roe walked after leaving the
room was north, in which direction
his (Roe's) room also lay The wit
ness followed him out of the room. The
witness turned south and went toward
the station. He walked continuously
and did not stop until he got there. 1t
might have taken the witness six or
seven minutes to walk the distance.
When he got nearly to the station he
thought he saw two men on the plat
form, He was not sure. After the
hold-up he ran to the asylum and gave
the alarm.
Ed Hobart testified that he saw Roe
walking toward the asylum from the
direction of the depot on the night in
question, while the witness was on the
way to the depot. Shortly afterwards
he saw Roe back at the depot again.
W. O. Downs saw Roe on Thursday,
Jan. u, in his room after Roe's return
from Anaconda. The latter had a gun
then and took it out of his pocket and
laid it on the table. 1t was a new
looking gun. The witness was Roes
roommate Roe came home on the
night of the 14th with his coat and
vest under his arm. He seemed to
have been exercising. Roe got his grip
and put something in or took some
thing out The witness understood he
had been down to the depot helping
hunt for the robbers.
po1N I
Kelly is an insane patient and the
counsel for the defense objected to the
introduction of such a witness There
was a sharp tilt, and the commissioner
excused Mr.. Kelly. Mr. English said
he wanted to show by Kelly that the
latter had overheard a converse ton
between Henley and Roe in the laun-
dry, in which the robbery had been
planned.
Detective r. c. Hunt told of Officer
Buchanan and himself having arrested
Rec at Yankee Hill. near Lincoln. On
their way to Lincoln, Roe asked the
officer what he was arrested for. The
officer refused to tell him, and said he
would find out down town. Then Roe
said. 1T amt for that Warm Springs
matter, is it?" The witness had inform
ed him that it was. Then the prisoner
had said. My God, I'm as innocent of
that as a child
With reference to a gum Roe had told
the witness that he did not buy a gun
in Anaconda, but had traded for one
in Lincoln.
witness, had talked with Roe at Lin
coin. Roe had protested his innocence
and had declared that he had never
bought gun in Anaconda or any other
place in Montana.
p. K. Ralph, a salesman for the hard
ware department of the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company. testified that he
had sold Roe a 3S-caliber Smith and
Wesson revolver on Thursday, Jan.
IL. He was positive it was Roe who
bought it, because Roe had been in on
Wednesday and looked at cheap
gun, but the next day came back and
bought the better one.
On cross-examination the witness
said the purchase was made between
1880 and 1:30. The witness was GER
tain he saw him on Wednesday. On
Wednesday he was dressed in a gray
suit of clothes and an overcoat. He
didn't wear an overcoat the second day.
The witness said that Roe told him
that he wanted the gun because he
and an officer were going up to collect
some rents. The witness understood by
this that he was property owner
here. When he returned next day and
bought the gun, the witness asked him
about the rent. Roe had replied that
that was all right now. He paid SIS
for the gun and IS cents for box of
cartridges. That was the last time the
witness saw him until he saw him in
jail, where he was invited to identify
him.
Upon redirect examination, the wit
ness said it might be possible that Roe
had been to the store twice on the same
day"-on Thursday. but was almost sure
that it was the day before when Roe
had made the first visit.
On re-cross- the witness
said that if he saw Roe twice on
Thursday the first time was before Q
o'clock in the morning. Considera BILE
and the second.
The prosecution then rested
Hans Bond was the first witness for
the defense. He is an employee # tho
asylum. He saw Roe at supper on the
night of the robbery, and after supper
saw Roe in the bread room, Just off the
dining room. Roe had informed him
then that certain overalls were ready
for him in the laundry. The witness
then went to take bath. After bath
ing he looked al his watch and found
it was o'clock He went to the laun-
dry and got his overalls. 1t was not
more than five minutes after that that
the alarm was given. Roe was in the
laundry when he got his overalls. The
handed them out to him.
r. c. Henley was recalled. He said
that on Thursday he had assisted in
up team for Roe and a man
named Gavin to go to Anaconda with.
They left Warm Springs between l and
O'Clock. He did not know whether
Roe had come to Anaconda on Wednes-
day or not
W. c. Smith was the next witness
He was at Roe's room about o'clock
Roe came in and went to his vaise and
when he turned away he had a pistol
in his hand. Some one asked Roe what |
was the matter and Roe replied:
They're holding up the agent; come
On" The witness had seen Roe at the
supper table before that time.
w. ]. Hanson. another witness, met |
Roe coming out of the dining room. He |
saw Roe few minutes before o'clock. |
He went to Roe's room and saw him |
there, with the pistol in his hand when |
ne turned away from his valise. The |
went 10 the depot with Roe.