Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-24
WOMAN ON TRIAL
She is Accused of Murder in
the First Degree.
ARTHUR DONNELLY TALKS
He Was in the Room When the
Tragedy Occurred and Pre-
vented a Suicide.
ARTHUR DONNELLY TALKS

Nettie Wilson, charged with the murder
of Jacob Barrett in this city on the 18th
of December, was placed on trial in Judge
Clancy's department of the district court
this morning. The state was represented
by the county attorney and the defend
ant by J. l.. Wines.
Unlike the majority of women that are
called upon to pass through an ordeal of
this magnitude, the prisoner did not have
to be carried into the room or even sup
ported by a stalwart while en- route from
the Jail. Although not bold or defiant in
demeanor at the commencement of the
proceedings, she displayed no apparent
outward signs of nervousness or anxiety
save an occasional twitching of the fin
gers, but when the prosecuting attorney
began to read the complaint a copious
flow of moisture from the eyes was no
ticeable.
In view of the fact that several of the
men called to the jury box were opposed
to hanging a WOman considerable time
was spent in getting twelve men to sit
in the case, but it was finally accom-
plished. Their names are as follows: H.
NJ. Edwards, Edward Hyland. Thomas F.
Casey, Dennis NJ. Smith, William Bush,
William r. Tonkin, John J. Williams,
Peter McDermott, Thomas Williams, Ed
ward Ward, w. X. Parker and Arthur
Mcfarland.
Arthur Donnelly, in whose house the
murder occurred, was the first witness.
He said that on the night Of the killing
he and the woman had INDUCED in a
little trouble and they had agreed to
separate. Barrett, the murdered man,
was present. All had been drinking
some milk punch. While witness was
swallowing his beverage he heard scuf-
fling behind him and turned to see it.
Barrett and the woman were the scufflers.
The woman had a gun IN one hand and
fired a shot. The bullet struck Barrett
in the head and he fell on the arm of wit
ness. For a few seconds the woman was
dazed, but On recovering placed the muz-
zle of the weapon to her own head and
remarked: "Well, there is one left for
me-" Witness jumped forward and pre-
vented her from killing herself. A little
later she exclaimed: MY God! My
God! l did not mean to do it!'
Donnelly said that by occupation he was
a faro dealer and had been shot himself;
that on the morning of theday of the shoot
ing CWilSOn-Barrett tragedy he had quit
work about 6 o'clock. He described the
house in which the shooting occurred.
Barrett had been staying with him about
two weeks. He could not say positively
WneLlcr the uelclludHl nau Deen Inefe
during that time but he thought she had.
About Z o'clock in the evening a Miss
Spencer had called at the house and told
witness it was time for him to get up and
go to work.
Donnclly further said that in view OF
the fact that he was on the night shift he
had slept during the greater part of the
day. Barrett was there and all had a
drink. Not a word about the defendant
had been uttered prior to her entrance.
w. A.. Clark G. Bro, filed a suit in the
district court today against Julius Levy
and Sarah Levy to %forclose a mortgage al
legged by them to have been given by
the defendants m October Is, 1889. to Sc
cure two promissary notes ag%gregating
Sc, GOO. One of the notes is for 50, 900 and
has been drawing interest at the rate of
one per cent a month from August Is,
1892: the 81, 900 note has been drawing the
same rate from September s, 1892.
Judgment for the full amount of the
principal and interest is asked for, to-
gcther with SSo.37 expended in the pay
ment Of taxes on the property, 5000 as an
attorneys fee and the customary decree
for the sale of the property to satisfy the
claim. The plaintiffs also ask for the APP
p%ointment of a receiver to take charge Of
the mortgage and property.
Finest teeth made $40. DIR. Wix