Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-13
THE TRAGEDY
At MELR0SE
WITNESSES TELL 1hE STORY of
THE SHOOTING OF WHITE
SIDE.
CALLED STEVENSON
AN OFFENSIVE NAME.
The Men Had Been Drinking ana the
Trouble Was Precipitated by the
Remark of Woodside.

The trial of the case of the state
against Frederick w. stevenson. charged
With the murder of Joseph NJ. Woodside.
at Metrose. on June 3. OF TINS year. Is
now on full blast in Judge Clancys court
and will probably consume the balance OF
the week. 4 jury was secured late yes
taraay afternoon and one witness eN-
amined before court adjourned for the
a,v Tha witness was w. w. Penning-
ton. a mine and civil engineer. who made
. man of tha nremises where the killing
occurred. Mr.. Pennington simply testl-
ed II, relation to the map. He was fol-
lowed by w. L. Robbins. owner OF the
saloon in watch the killing took place
Rnt Mr.. Robbins was only partly exam
ine1 Yesterday. The balance OF his tes-
tin1onv was submitted his morning.
Among other things Mr.. Robbins stated
thar Stevenson told him subsequently to
the tragedy that he had killed Noodslde
aaadar than IL. He was Familiar. ne
sail. with the revolver With which the
shooting was done. as the weapon be
loneei 10 him. Four or five years ago
he had loaded it for the purpose OF shoot-
ing a cat. The weapon was kept behind
the bar Al the conclusion OF Robbins
testimony the attorney for the defendant
moved to strike out that portion OF It
relating 10 the remark made by Steven
son to the effect that he had kli!ea
Woodside deaGar than h, but the judge
overruled i.
Dr.. Morris A. Walker. of Melrose. de-
scribed the wound on the dead man. ana
identified the revolver used Ny Steven
son. He had known both Stevenson and
Woodside since early in February OF lSa9.
The bullet had entered the right eye and
lodged in the back of tie mead. The Wit
ness used Mr.. connelly's head as a mod
ell by which to show the course taken by
the BAH. L was called to the saloon after
the shooting said the witness, and
when I got there 1 foard Stevenson and
the dead body OF Wcodside IN possession
of the place. In reply to a question from
me as to where the gun vas with winch
the shooting was done, stevenson ans
vered: 4 guess tina is it, pointing to
a revolver behind the bar. Several per-
! sons followed NE into the saloon and be
fore was through with the examination
of the body of Wcodside there must nave
been a dozen present.
William f. Little said he had known
Stevenson about II years and Woodsidt
ABOUT three wears. II went into the sa'
loon with Woodside and Mr.. Austin abou
7:45 O'Clock in the evening" said he
stevenson was Behind the bar. We wax
ed up to the bar to get a drink, ane
Woodside remarked: Isn't that a prett,
----- 10 be waiting on White PEG
pie?' Stevenson said he did not like L
De called such a name. ana Woodsld
answered tina if lie was not such a per
son as the name implied he would d
Until one could be procured. SteVenso
then said something about taking waite
and Woodside answered that he Woul
take Niniskey if someone else paid for i
! adding that if he, stevenson. did NJ
; like to be called such names as nentione
s he should not cali them TO others
{ "What length of time elapsed betWee
; the time You entered the room and II
5 time the shot was fred?' asked NJ
! Connolly.
; .-From three to seven minutes
{ WAS the remark made by Woodsit
{ uttered in a ocular vein?'
II thought he was joshing.'
WAS Woodside drunk or sooer?'
"He had been drinking considerable.
"What would you say as 70 the cond
ton of S~tevenson?"
We'll, I would say that ne was n
drunk"
On cross-eXamination Mr.. Little sa
he had not noticed Stevenson partic
laifv, but he knew Woodside had be
drinking because he had been With him
: The jury by which the fare of Steve
!. son IS to be determined is composed
s. Patrick O'Donnell. Andrew J. Dahl, Je
]. eph MCFARLAND. ]. e. Redmond. j.
g OsNeill, w. f. Gloves. William Rund
{. Thomas E.. Hickey, loi,: II. Bisht
= Charles Merryfeld, George Lazarovi
8. and Patrick Keefe.
= So far the prisoner has not display
8. any outward signs of that nervousnt
=. so common ahong men in similar pc
e tons, but on the other hand appears
&, be cool. He watches the procaedin
= closely.
g. AS there are t~Wanty-four witnesses
u. he examined it is doubtful II the ju
& will get the case before Saturday e'
s ming. The jurymen are not permits
= to separate.
2 TUE THOMAS