The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-11

wagon since the finding of the body,
| but had not been able to find it, as it
evidently leave the road, but blood spots
We're found in the middle of the road
| as though they had dropped from the
wagon. They continued for about 500
feet and ceased near where the body
was found. Witness thought it evident
that whoever committed the crime was
well known in the locality.
Albert Christ, living near the Britain
ma mine, was one of the neighbors
summoned by Callahan. His testimony
added nothing to the inquiry.
Henry c. Barnum was next called.
He testified to having identified the
body and said he had, on Dec. 49, Sc
cured work at the Divide. On the way
Stoughton, and third man was on the
train, who said he understood he could
get contract for running tunnel. He
went to Divide with the witness, and
| went to work teaming. On returning to
the city Monday the witness heard of
the murder and that Stoughton had
identified the body as that of the man
who had gone to Divide with him. Wit
ness went to the undertaker's rooms
and found the body to be that of the
man in question. Witness ate with the
deceased and slept in the same bunk
worked, and got to know him quite Well
Witness described the clothing of the
teamSter, which was the same as that
found on the deceased. Witness had
heard the man say he had previously
worked four years for one man in Mon
| tana as a teamster. Witness did not
| learn the mans name, nor hear any
thing further of his previous life. Wit
ness had once heard the man make
remark which led him to believe he was
| a blacksmith. Witness here detailed
conversation he had Sunday last with
| Mr.. Butler foreman of the carpenters
at the dam, in which Butler had said
| the deceased had had trouble with his
foreman, Brown, who had pulled a gun
on deceased. The latter took the gun
away from Brown, and gave him a
thrashng. Deceased had previously
quit work, and the trouble was over a
settlement. Brown was regarded as an
overbearing man, and had whipped one
man. and said he could whip any one
| on the job. The deceased had once re-
marked to witness that ne would not
take great deal from that foreman"
Robert Stoughton gave the same testi-
mOny.
John NJ. Gillispie a rodman in the
employ of the Montana Power com
pany at the Big Hole dam, identified
the body of the deceased as George
Quintal who worked at the dam as a
teamster from Dec. % to the evening
of Jan. 5. He received $15 when paid
off, after deducting his board. He left
Friday morning, Jan. 6. for Butte. He
may have taken the train from Divide
or may have walked all the way. This
was customary with laborers Witness
heard Quintal had words with Time
keeper Frank Brown over his time,
Quintal claiming he had half day
more coming to him than Brown al
lowed. They had trouble, and Brown
got a black eye, but witness never
heard anything about Brown drawing
gun. Witness said it was customary
to pay the men who quit before the
month is up by a time check. which is
sometimes cashed by Pat Lillis, sa-
loon keeper at Divide, and Charles
Wonderlich, another saloon keeper.
Witness did not know whether QuintaPs
check had been cashed or not. He said
there could not possibly be any mistake
about the identity of the deceased.
Arthur w. Vance. teamster, was
next called. He said he came in from
Divide last Friday by team. AT Divide
he saw man at Wonderlich's saloon
who asked to have a time check cashed.
Witness did not notice whether the
check was cashed or not but the man
bought a drink and Wonderlich sug-
gested that the witness allow him to
ride to town, which he did. The clothes
worn by the man We're like those of the
deceased. He wore a Scotch cap. Wit
ness said he left Divide about noon.
Asked if he could identify the deceased
as the man who rode to town with him,
the witness said he was not positive,
as the features seemed swollen, but the
body looked very much like that of the
man.
James A. Mcconnell, proprietor of the
Free Coinage lodging house. said he
had seen the body of deceased. 1t was
that of a man who occupied a room at
his house for eight days up to the
morning of Dec. %, and who signed
himself on the register as George Quin-
tai On the 23d he left the house and
left some clothes in witness care He
also gave an order to the postmaster to
deliver any registered mail or money
orders that might come to him.
The jury returned the following YER
diet:
THAT deceased came to his death on
or about the 9Th or 9th of January, 1899,
in Silver Bow county, at a time not
definitely known to this jury, from the
effects of injuries inflicted by some
deadly instrument, as to the character
of which there is no evidence and from
the testimony, we, the jury, find said
injuries were inflicted with murderous
intent by some person or persons I'M
known to this jury"