Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-01
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EXPENSIVE HORSE SHOOTING

The case of the State VS.. Henry Gramm.
who is charged on complaint Of Simon
Holman with f%elniously and maiiciously
shooting u horse. the property of the
complaining witness, on sunday after
noon, August 26th, was tried in Justice
Houlcnen's court yesterday forenoon be-
iore q jury, and after being charged by
the court the jury had the ease under
consideration but a few minutes when
they returned Il verdict finding the de
PENDANT guilty as charged, and the court
imposed a fine of $25 and sentenced him
10 fifteen days in the county Jail. The
Interested parties in this case have the
appearance of prosperous farmers, and
own and operate adjoining ranches on
Grant Creek, about nine miles northeast
OF this city. Gramm is a German who
has not the reputation or appearance of
bearing Il very good disposition, and it
is said to be fond of running for his
shooting iron on the slightest provOca-
ton. and making Il gun play, which is un-
derstood by those who know him to be
purely bluff. TIL scrap has been going
on for several years between the two
ranchers, with Gramm continually get
ting the worst of it through the superior
intellect of his neighbOr Hellmann. who
is said to he the agitator of the cOntin-
ued quarrel, and is also charged with
being quite as malicious a person as the
nelShbor he is pestering. He had Gramm
arrested about two weeks ago on the
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his children. and q fine Of SO and costs
was imposed.
1t appears that he ATTEMPTED to play
even with Hellmann for this work and
took a wei! directed shot at his sorrel
horse. which lacerated it's abdomen so
badly that the intentines We're protruding
and necesSitated the killing of the ami
NAL Monday, as there was no possible
chance of it's recovery. At the trial yes
teriay morning Gramn was represent
ell nv ATTORNEY \ L. Duncan. and AttDr-
ney II. G. Stiff appeared Tor the prosecu-
ton. a jury was secured without a
challenge, and Mr.. Hellmann was CALLED
and testified that he was UP stairs at his
home about 5 O'Clock Sunday afternoon,
when he heard some logs barking. He
got up ana looked out and saw four dogs
belonging to Gramm. chasing his horses,
about that time he heard q shot fired. and
i'll the course Of five minute he heard
another. He then ran out and up an ele-
walton a short distance from his house
and from there he could see Gramm
standing about three hundred yards
away with Il gun. The dogs were still
running the horses and as they passed
Gramme he snot the one in QUESTION when
it was within ten feet of HIM.. Hellmann
then ran back to the house, grabbed up
his rifle and hurried to the scene Of
trouble. Grainm was not in sight but
the dogs We're still chasing, and he open
ed fire on them and tried his very best
to kill them all. He one and
they escaped he then walked to where
the horse was standing and fOundd it ter
ribly wounded, and after having several
men eXalniHe the wound they decided
that the horse had no chance for recov-
cry, and was living in agony from the
wound, SO they killed it Monday morn
ing.
After hearing several other witnesses
for the prosecution, Mr.. Granlm was
called and swore that he did not shoot
Ethe horse, and knew nothing whatever
about it. He also testified that he did
n ot leave his door yard all day Sunday:
but his story was not believed by the
jury. 1t was necessary to bring Z. Il
Hughes into service as interpreter in TAX
ing the testimony of Mrs. Gramm, who
. simply swore that her husband REMAINED
at the house during the entire day Sun
day. Mr.. Gramm was rather surprised a
being sentenced to Jail. and after being
! taken there he was served with a sum
! mons, in which he was made the de
PENDANT in a civil suit for $50 on com
plaint of Hellmann. who claims that as
the value OF the horse.