The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-17
ANACONDA News.
T|LL|E CARR REMEMBERS
That Hamilton Had Revolver
in His Hand.
The WOMAN IN THE CASE
Santi Told a Reporter That the Row
Was About Her-Duffy Had an
Antidote - The State Has
Closed Its Case.
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE

A genuine sensation was sprung in
the Santi case yesterday when Tillie
Carr was on the stand. She remeu-
hered several things which she had for
gotten on previous examinations, and
this sudden and unexpected vigor If
mind for a moment put vastly differ
ent aspect to the case. She told the
jury that she distinctly saw a gun n
Hanailton's hand just before the shoot
ing, not a word of which had she lsped
in the two former times she had been
upon the stand. And she stuck to it.
A roaring in her head like a waterfall
was her only explanation for not re-
membering before. AS an antidote, Nj
Duffy introduced transcript Of her
sworn testimony, which is in radical
contradiction in many particulars with
that given this afternoon on the wit
ness stand. A significant admission is
made in which she says that Santi took
care of her while she was sick and
was good to her.
The state, after making an exception
ally strong case against the defendant,
apparently without a link missing
closed for the state at the evening SEES
sion of the court. The defense will
open in the morning. Its nature has
not been indicated, save in Title Cars
evidence.
The crowd yesterday was largest in
the afternoon and evening, but was
composed almost entirely of men, The
derendant presented the same demean-
or Of rigid attention that he displayed
the. previous day, but his personal APP
pearance was much improved by a few
little touches which made another man
OF MIN. A peculiar fact is that he has
hardly ISped a word to his attorney
/. since the trial began
When court was called to order at
$3.50 yesterday morning outside of Jurors
/ there was hardly a spectator in the
room. After the reading of the min
uteS, the jury was called and all an
swered to their names. The new venire
of five were then examined as to their
qualifications. r. A. White was drawn
to fill the vacant chair in the jury box.
He was passed by both state and de-
tense for cause.
The defense then used its seventh
challenge to excuse Patrick Walsh, who
stepped down with a broad smile of
apparent satisfaction James Dunnigan
was called and proved acceptable as a
juror ITO both sides. The eighth chal-
! lenge for the defense was utilized in ex-
cusing r. A. White, whose place was
/ taken by P. SHE. He was challenged
for cause after a statement to the eff
4 feet that he did not believe in CAPITAL
Il punishment. H, I, Mcmillan was called
r and passed for cause. Mr.. Hamilton
was challenged by the defense and left
n the box. AS this eXha listed the panel q
venire for 10 was issued, returnable at
s. 1870, to which hour recess was taken.
When court reconvened the under
T sheriff reported that service had been
i obtained on three only Of these Paul
III Kefg did not believe in capital punish
2: ment and was ordered to stand down.
&. A. Barbonuiere had no fixed opinion of
f the case. although he had known Santi
for three years as a customer He was
passei. for cause.
I The defense waived it's last challenge
4 and the jury was sworn. The winnow-
ing process leaves the fate of Santi in
the hands of these men: James l..
Young, Ovando, rancher; Charles Gal
lagher. Anaconda, smelter; A. Barbon-
s Mere, Anaconda, butcher; Nels N. Gar
wish, Anaconda: Charles Hill, Amazon
VI; da, foundry; James Dunnigan, Anacon-
da: John Hahn, Elliston. rancher: G.
I'D. Topper, Helmville, rancher; H. J
Mcmillan Anaconda, teamster; John
8 Kummerle, Anaconda; Peter Aasgard
Ovando, rancher; c. A. Mayer, Ana
81 conda, merchant.
The state made it's opening statement
at the beginning of the afternoon SEES
sion. The information was read for the
Information of the jury and stated that
! 1t expected to show that Hamilton oc-
cupied cabin near that in which SAINT
lived, that on the evening of the trag-
edy, while on his way home, his atten-
$ tion was attracted by noises from the
cabin occupied by the defendant and
that he went to the cabin and requested
Santi to desist, as he couldn't sleer
with such racket going on. The an
swer he received from Santi was to the
effect that he would make as much
noise as he id pleased. That following
this Santi got gun and, stepping ou
of the door, said to Hamilton, "Yor
called me a dago," and fired two OIL
three shots. The deceased was found
soon afterwards and taken to the hospi
~ tall where he finally died. The post
mortem examination would show tn,
direct cause of the death. Mr.. Duff,
said that the state would show tina
the cabin was also occupied by Tillit
Carr, who saw Santi get his weapon
and who heard the shots. Mr.. Duff,
further said he would show that SAINT
admitted that he was the one who free
the shots and that the confession wa:
made of his own Nolition and that aftel
all this had been shown the state would
expect a verdict of murder in the frs
degree.
The witnesses for both the state ant
defense We're then called and sworn
and at the request of the attorney fol
the defense We're excluded from tbs
court room during the progress Of th'
trial
Tillie Carr, the woman in the case
was the first witness called by the state
to which she proved the biggest kind o
"a surprise party, her evidence on tht
witness stand having certain vital add
lions to that which she had previously
sworn at the coroners inquest and 4
private examination in the sheriff
In, ta Of bar pva yli4
ton yesterday she insisted that she saw
a gun in Hamiltons hand. saw him TAX
it from his pocket and saw it glistel