The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-10-19

ly enraged and had Patton, who had
vanished, been caught they would have
made quick work of him.
The country was searched by large
number of armed men all night. A man
had been stationed at tic ferry at Holt
Early in the morning Patton approached
and requested to be put accross the river
but Paul Smith detained him in conversa
tion while word was being taken to the
posse that Patton Was at Holt. While
he was waiting he sta ed that he had
killed man, and did not seem to realize
the seriousness of his crime, but said
that he desired togo to Kalispell and give
hinlslf ur, as his lite was in danger. A
posse consisting Of Messrs. Engle, Wicks
Sitter and Neadreau soon arrived and
Placed him under arrest, they at once
started for Kalispell with their prisoner,
who was safely landed in iail. The
corpse Of Tic murdered man was brought
to tt g city late in the afternoon by Coro-
ncr NcMahon and an inquest and post
mortem examination held at 10 o'clock
Wednesday night. Only one witness
was examined, Albert Goarche, who
was the only witness of the crime. DR..
McNiece made the examination, and his
report in part says:
The body was covered with blood from
the neck over the front part of the body
to the ankle on the right leg. The ex-
teraal wounds located on the left side of
the chest one and one half inches from
the inside of the nipple, between the
fourth and fifth rib. The contents of
the chest when examined exposed to view
the poricardium torn and displayed a
wound on the anterior surface of the
left veutricle of the heart one and
one-half inches long and one and
one-fourth inches long at the point of exit
and confined to the muscles of the
heart"
The coroner's jury, which was com
posed of John H. G. Fitch, George Borg
mann. George f. Stannard, George
Avery, Lee Kerr and Fred Russell after
hearing all evidence submitted decided
that Carroll, came to his death by means
OF knife wound inflicted by J. J. Patton.
Edward Laport and w. G. Mcdonald,
the two men whom Carroll had assisted
in placing in bed, were in such state of
intoxication that they could not be
around until late the next morning.
Mr.. A. Fair in describing Patton and
his actions after the murder said: pat
ton acted like a person insanely angry,
He stated that a mob had broke into the
cook room door and were playing HI.
| stabbed one." l said to him, YOU
did not kill him? and Patton answered
II think | ran the knife clear through
him. l stabbed Pat"
VIM. Engle, who assisted in making
the arrest of the murderer said: We
were notified that Patton was at Holt
and at once proceeded to that point,
where we found him talking to Paul
Smith. Patton was ordered to throw ur
his hands and quickly did so, saying.
Don't shoot!" We searched him AID
while doing SO he asked if Pat was dead.
referring to Carroll. when informed tha
he was. He said: We'll lie was raisin
trouble, licked my cook last night ane
has been trying to run the cook house
and me. I won't allow any man to run
my cook house."
Constable Neadre. ara Frank Wicks
who brought the isol cr into the city.
say that lie jokcd and talked Of the
trouble and that ne seemed to care yer,
little about tie crime. At one time after
&c had leen telling US what he had done.
lc said: You can tell what have told
you, but if you swear to lie Til follow
you up and kill you both. l am sorry he
$ dead. lie should have been killed ten
years ago. No can go into
cook slack of mine."
There seems to be much bad feeling
among some of the men and also tend
ency to shield Patton by few of his
friends, but those who defend him are
reported by responsible witnesses to have
been as drunk as Patton seems to have
been, and in no condition to know any
thing of the crime.
A number of witnesses in the case
were brought to the city yesterday and
are being held to give their testimony
before the preliminary examination be-
ing held this afternoon before Justice
Billings.