The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-02-21
NEARING THE END.
TRIAL OF THE BROGAN MURDER
CASE WILL CLOSE TONIGHT.
The Last witnesses Examined This
MorniDg-Lawyers Now
Pleading.
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mark, 'Hurrah for Slim J" When they
said Go for it, Gumm ran down and
struck Forester, and the next time 1
saw FORESTER he had gotten up and had
a knife in his hand. Did not zee Brogan
just then, but said to Silvertooth "Look
out Jim, he has got a knife Silvertootk
cried out For Gods sake put it up and
started out from behind the bar, and in
the row was hit or cut in some way"
Witness said he grabbed chair from Bro.
gan, but he got another one and struck
Forester, who was in squatting
position. 'tSome one else must
have knocked Forester down
second time, but not Brogan." Witness
did not know whether Brogan saw the
knife or not. When Brogan was strik-
ing him with the chair he appeared to
be warding off the blows with his hands.
Clarno was asked if he had made the
statement to Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. Gamble
and Mrs. Glisan that he saw Forester
come into the saloon with the knife in
his hand and his hand behind him.
Witness denied the fact.
The next witness was Geo. Fagg, who
testified he was at Dial's saloon when
someone said, "They are fighting at Sill
vertooth's." He went over and stepped
in the door, when Brogan said, 81 am
stabbed" and fell back on the bed.
Witness did not see any one come out
of the saloon, but did see man on the
ou,slde and thought he had no hat on.
George Hammond was then called and
testified that he was going up the street
on the evening of the killing, and heard
some noise in Silvertooth's and walked
over and tried to push the door open,
but found something against one Of
them. He put his left hand against the
other door ard opened it about SIX
! inches and saw chair coming down,
but did not know who had it, but that
it came down on man STOPPING at the
bar. Saw the chair a second time, and
it was directed at Forester. The hrst
time it hit him on the head but the Sec
ond time he lodged the. blow, and then
he saw Forrester's hand go out and he
came falling against the doors and wit
ness stepped away and Forester came
out and went around the corner of the
saloon. After some one else went into
the saloon witness followed. On cross-
examination witness stated he was sure
it was FORESTER who came out of the sa-
loon, and that he had no knife or weapon
in his hands.
1t was 9:45 p. m. when this witness
left the stand, and court was adjourned
until this morning.
MORNING SESSION.
The first witness called this morning
was Thomas Hannaghan, who testified
he did not hear FORESTER say 'I will
have my money or blood with it." Also
testified that he was under the influence
of liquor on the afternoon of the killing
Fred Wallace was the next witness
and testified as to the blood spots anc
gave a description of the chair used il
the fracas.
Stanley Vineyard then took the stand
and testified that he arrived in Antelop,
on the afternoon of the killing at abou
3 O'Clock with four-horse team ant
wagon loaded with freight for Mitchell
Alec that there was another team be
hind him driven by a man namet
George. On arriving in Antelope h.
stopped near Bottoms store. Witnes
saw Brogan and Forester on the stree
nearly in front OF the postofice. For
lester came down the street and Vim
yard spoke to him, and then Forreste
passed on and George spoke to him
when Brogan spoke up and said to tn
man behind witness stTell him he is
That's what he il
; George" Brogan said further, "4
L horse fell on me or 1 would fix him.
1 can't someone else will tonight Th
witness then went to purchase som
. . bread and left town about half hou
: after arriving. At this point the defens
rested their case.
The prosecution then offered test
q mony in rebuttal and called Max Lueo
If deman in an attempt to impeach tn
testimony of Charles Clarno. Witnes
e stated he heard Clarno testify at th
e coroner's inquest, and in substanc
"a said, '.Brogan struck at Forester cot
Is pie of times with a chair, but do nC
1t know whether he hit him or not" Lued
'e deman also testified that he was anti
3, orized by the acting coroner to take tt
sr substance of the testimony offered an
did 80, couched in his own languag
:, Further, that he was asked by the co
oner to reduce the testimony offered