Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-29

a human. He further said he had, on an
order from the county attorney, eXhumed
the body Of the murdered man last Sum
day for the purpose of making an ex-
animation Of the injuries that had caused
death INK also make a comparison be-
tween the hair found on the rocks at the
scene of the murder and that on the head
of the dead man. He was shown the hair
taken from the skull; he pronounced 1t
of the same texture as that on the rocks.
Asked as to the weight of the rocks, he
said one would draw between 20 and so
pounds and the other between two and
four.
The witness further gave a description
of the Wounds. He said the forehead had
been crushed in, the fracture extending
we'll towards the top of the head. The
right upper jaw had been separated from
the skull and several teeth knocked from
the right side. There were no fractures
on the back of the skull, or of the limbs,
ribs or other bones of the body. He be-
lieved the injuries had been inflicted with
a Jagged instrument and were OF such
a nature that any man receiving them
could not walk forty feet or any other
distance.
Before closing time last evening John
B. Gavin testified that at the time OF
the murder he was station agent for the
b. A. & p, at Gregson and had foun in
the waiting room Of the station the va
lise identified as havlng belonged to Re
an. On the morning the body of Regain
was found a man answering the descrip-
ton of Lucey had bought a ticket for
Butte. This had occurred about the time
word in regard to the finding Of the body
was received at the springs. The man
that bought the ticket had some scratches
on his face and nose.
John Summerfield, who runs a train IN
the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific road, re-
membered having seen the defendant at
the station at GregsOn on the morning
the body of Regain was found. Witness
was getting some orders and thought he
heard the defendant ask for a ticket for
Butte, pay for the tickle and tell the
agent to keep the change. Lucey then
had a scratch on the left side of his face.
He looked as if he had fallen from a
car.
William Reichle, a boy about Is years
old, stated hat he had slept in Schiff-
mans saloon at Gregson the night of the
murder and got up about 6 O'Clock in the
morning. Lucey had appeared there
about that time and called for a drink.
His clothing was wet and sandy and his
pants torn: There was a scratch or a
bump on the right side of his face, and
also a mark on his forehead.
The witness said he had heard Lucey
tell how he came by the marks and his
wet clothing, the story being the same as
that related by Martin in regard to the
alleged trouble with the brakeman.
Mrs. Copsey, who conducts a lodging
house at Silver Bow Junction., said she
did no know Lucey; did not know
he had stopped at her house on
the night of September 2. She and her
110ho nd hol oy,oe 1.~-A
at Pocate,lo.
Under Sheriff Murphy said he had
known the prisoner more than a year bv
reason Of the fact that he had him in jail
once before. Witness brought the de-
PENDANT from Colorado, having received
MN from the authorities there on April
~. One the way to Butte he had some
talk with Lucey. At Pocatello he told
Lucey that the place where they had din
ner was a great eating house, and Lucey
replied that the woman that formerly
the house had to leave on account
OF the railroad men beating her out of
what they owed her for board. Lucey
also remarked that the woman was a
Mrs. Copsey and she was keeping a lodg-
house at Silver o Junction. The
witness further said that Sheriff Williams
OF Cripple Creek had given him Lucey's
Valise; that he had visited the scene of
the tragedy in Silver Bow canyon and
evidence of a struggle. The
barb wire fence which separated the
creek and railroad track bore evidence
OF having been tempered with, as one of
the wires sagged, leaving a space of
ABOUT three feet between it and the next
one: The fence was 2S feet from the rail-
road track and about 25 feet from the
spot where the large pool Of blood was
found. The distance from the fence to
the creek was Al feet, and it was Is feet
In a direct line from the railroad track