The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-12

rested I think the first one who spoke
to me about it was a reporter at Boze-
man.
Were you at any time between Aug.
| 5 and IL in Washington gulch or
vicinity?'
mo" with emphasis.
Where were you on Aug 1922"
ION the road between Helena and
| Townsend
Whose shoes ar. those" pointing to
the broad-soled and slender-soled shoes
| previously exhibited.
| They are both mine"
| Then came the long and searching
! cross-examination. In it the defendant
| adhered closely to his story told on d.
rect examination and promptly met
each sudden turn taken by Mr. Duffy,
| who conducted the cross-examination.
! In most Of the ton Mr..
Duffy used the statement made by Dot
son Aug. l6. There were several places
, where Dotson's testimony seemed to
conflict with this former statement. but
| the prisoner made a plausible explana-
ton Of each. The jury was profoundly
| interested.
Rigid Cross Examin alton.
Dotson said he had called on GULL.
name the Sunday after arriving in the
gulch, that that was the only time he
had ever called on him and that Null
a
| time He declared positively that the
three conversations he had testified to
having with Chadwick We're all he ever
had. AS to the time he went after the
milk. he was asked:
did you take the milk in vessel be-
longing to Chadwick"
yes"
Did you return it?"
mo"
"Why not?''
He insisted on my taking it and said
some one from our place could bring it
back"
Recurring to the conversation in the
field, Mr Duffy asked:
Did you talk about Cullinane or An
tone?"
No"
about Geary or banks or Cullinane
losing money in banks?"
No"
"That you wanted to get Mulholland
out of the way?"
NO"
so as to rob the old man?'
No"
THAT you merely wanted him to post
you in regard to Mulholland?'
No"
You didn't tell him il Mulholland
hadn't been there once you would have
got the money!
| Asked as to where he met Benson. he
said at old man Dotson's house. Ben
son having arrived before him (the wit
ness).
singer. He replied Aug. 2. Mr.. Duffy
produced the statement Of Aug. 16 in
which Dotsl,n had said he first met Per-
singer Aug. 4. Dotson said he did not
think he made that statement and il
he did he Was mistaken.
Did you in this statement ever say
that while at Helena you changed
campo"
II was not asked
The statement shows he said that all
the time at Helena he was in camp
near Central park.
Cross-examined as to his first knowl-
edge of the watch the witness was in
a bad box, but he failed to get ratified.
He swore that while he sat within so
or 40 feet of the ~lace where the search
was being conducted and heard Deputy
Robinson say. THAT is what | was
looking for" he did not see the watch
nor know anything about it.
Parties AllThrusts.
Did you not say in your statement
Of Aug. is that this watch, which you
say you know nothing about, was
bought by Persinger in camp at Hell
ena?'
Il said "a watch was bought by Per-
singer
Didn't you say that Persinser put
the watch in the bed tick?"
II said if the watch was there Per-
singer put it there
Didn't you say"-referring to the
typewriter statement in which the ad
mission occurs-"that it was q gold
watch?"
Il don't think l did"
Didn't you say when asked where
the watch went to- that tho officers
got it'?'
II don't think l did
The witness testified that he had ap
Piled at the East Helena smelter .nd
at the capitol for work. but could give
the names of no foremen Or superin-
tendents, and could give no detailed
description Of any of them.
Then, when pressed, he said the wag-
on on the eth and 18th Of August was
in blacksmith shop at Helena on the
| main street of the town, on the left
hand side of the street going toward
the depot the first shop beyond the
foundry. He could not recall the name
of the blacksmith.
Then the prosecuting attorney fred
question after question at him, asking
him If it We're not a fact he had re-
turned to Washington gulch between
Aug. and 10. He vigorously replied
in the negative.
The witness denied the entry in the
diary had been made by him. This
class of testimony was ruled out. After
long nst of searching questions had
been asked, Mr.. Duffy put this one:
Did you not in the Renitentiary at
Deer Lodge tell Mr.. Jackson. life
time convict, that you We're after Va
900 in belt which Cul.inane wore
about his body?"
This was objected to enerseticaiiy
and ruled out. the court telling Mr.
Duffy he should not make such state
ments. The jurors were instructed TO
disregard the question.
On redirect examination the witness
was asked: Where We're you on Aug
So" He replied In Helena
At 4:2s p. m. the defense announced
If rested A recess of Ii minutes was
taken. On resum.ng, by permission
Dotson was recalled and asked by Ma
Trlppet: What was the date on
which Persmger bought that watch?'
.Auo II the renlV.