The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-30

yon. The wagon road runs about three
miles around the canyon, and the cam
yon way is used only by the railroads.
The witness said he saw the defendant
in his place on the morning of Septem-
Der 3. He was in bed when Lucey ar
rived and was let into the saloon by
John Martin. Lucey got drink and
offered 81 gold piece in payment, and
Shiffman had to get up and change it.
Lucey called for round of drinks
and Shiffman then noticed that his
face was badly scratched on the left
side. He had a scratch on his nose
and another on his hand. The
scratches were fresh. Shiffman asked
him if he had been in a fight, and
Lucey said he had a fight with a
"brakey'' on the B. A & P. He said
he had come from Anaconda, where he
paid brakeman so cents to carry him
to Butte. He had a lot of money, he
said, and when the train got into Sill
Yer Bow canyon the brakeman de-
rob him, and finally threw him out
into the creek. Lucey told the same
story to others in the saloon that morn
ing. He bought a number of drinks
and displayed considerable money.
among which was a new IS bill. He
said he intended to go back to Ana
conda but went over to the station
and bought ticket for Butte and then
came back to the saloon and showed
it to the witness, and said he had
changed his mind about going to Ana
conda. He said the train from which
he was thrown by the brakeman was
the Standard paper train. which. the
about AS o'clock in the morning.
Lucey arrived at the saloon shortly
before O'Clock and he remained
around there until about ll:3O o'clock,
and drank a great deal. After he
bought his ticket for Butte he returned
to the saloon and fell asleep and was
sleeping when his train went through.
When he woke up he said he would
wait for the next train, but soon after
wards the report was received that d
body of a murdered man had been
brought from the canyon. Lucey and
several other men went over to the
station to see it and short while
thereafter Lucey disappeared, walking
in the direction of Anaconda. Before
he bought his ticket for Butte he said
he was going back to Anaconda to
have the brakeman arrested for throw
ing him off the train.
On cross examination the witness
said the first news received of the dead
body was about I o'clock, when it was
reported that the man had been killed
by the railroad train. Later the re-
dered and after that report was re-
ceived Lucey left. After he had bought
his ticket for Butte he talked about
going over to Con Hayes place and
telephoning to the police in Butte on
some business, but he did not go. At
ter the report of the finding of the
dead body was received Lucey began
drinking heavily.
Con Hayes. of Gregson Springs, the
next witness, was questioned regard
ing the two pieces of rock, covered with
blood and hair. He said he saw the
rocks on the ground at the scene of
the murder. and he took charge of
them and turned them over to the sher-
iff and county attorney. The two
pieces of rock were produced and the
witness identified them. The rocks, he
said. We're found on the side of the rail
road track embankment.
DR.. George H. Wells testified that he
received the two bloody rocks from
the county attorney on the 22d of the
present month. and made an eXamina-
| ton of the blood stains. He found thai
| a good portion of the rocks We're Gov
| cred with human blood and some hail
that is evidently human. The hair:
are covered with blood, and both are
| firmly conn cd.
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