Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12
ALL RIGHT;
ALL WRONG
Some Varied Opinions Of Par
rims Character.
HOT TIME IN ELK PARK
Witnesses in Strozzi Case Tell of Gun
Plays and Threats-Argu-
mentS Begun.
HOT TIME IN ELK PARK

The battle between the representatives
of the state and the attorney for Bap-
tiste Strozzi over the guilt or Innocence
of Mr.. Strozzi in connection with the
welding Of an ak that caught L. w. Par
rim on the right side of the head in Park
canyon a few months ago was resumed in
Judge Clancy's court today. n II the
testimony adduced car be taken as an in
dication Of existing conditions in he Elk
Park district the Strozzi and Parrin fac
tons have an occasional hot time, an ex-
change of shots being frequent. The wit
nesses examined today were for the de-
Tense, but what the majority of them said
related solely to a comparison OF the
character of the two men. They said the
reputation Of Parrin was bad and that of
Strozzi good. John Redlich was one that
gave Parrin a bad name. He sale Par
rim had taken all the property he owned
in the Elk Park district and the matter
had not been taken INTO court because OF
the expense that would be attached to II.
Further, he was afraid Of his life, for his
brother had gone to Parrin's place to see
him about the property and Parrln had
taken two shots at him.. He would there
lore lAkG no chances WIFI IaTTlH.
Steve Gavonetti, a Meaderville butcher,
testified that one night he was driving
Strozzi's horses past Parr.n's house and
Parrin, supposing Strozzzi to be in charge
Of the team, had stopped him.. When he
learned that it was not Strozzi he apollo
gized and said had it been Strozzi he
would ave killed him. Witness sad he
answered that if he, Parrin. fired at him
and missed him the first time there would
he no more Iudwip Parrin.
Gavonetti talked very fast and at one
point in his narrative the Judge said:
Talk slower. Fourteen stenographers
could not get the words the way you are
shooting them out"
John Ruffa defined a bad reputation.
He said that Parrin's reputation was bad
and when called upon to state wha bad
meant he said: Its a man that's no
good; a man that goes against the law: a
nan steals and robs." He then told the
court and jury all about Parrin.
A. A. Burton also testified that Parrin's
reputation was bad.
Strozzi testified in his own behalf. He
said he conducted a milk ranch in Park
canyon, being in partnership with his IA
ther and brother, but he owned another
ranch in Elk Park. On the day the SOL
diers arrived in Butte he had gone home
and found his father suffering from the
effects of an assault that had been made
upon MIN Dy lIudWlg Parrln in a saloon
at Meaderville. A little later he had
heard a wagon coming up the road and
believing it belonged to Ben Macbeth he
had gone out to see. II called to Ma.
chetts." he said, my intention being to
find out what the trouble between Par.
rim and my father was about. 1 asked
him if Parrin was on the wagon and he
said yes. The Parrin sa.dd. Yes. I am
here and I have something for you, ]
will kill you I had an ak in my hand
and as he reached for his pistol pocket ]
put the ak against his head and SHAVED
him. Just then the horses jerked thu
wagon away. I had been chopping wood
at the cabin
strozzi said he and Parrin had beer
having Jul for some time. They hac
once had a business transaction and Par.
rim had given him the worst of it..
John Gagnon, w. D. Fenner. Rober,
Ornsby n others were called by tn,
state to rebut the character testimon,
given by the defense. Neither Mr., Fen.
ner nor Mr.. Ornsby knew much abou,
what others knew of Parrin, but Gagnor
said he had heard persons say Parrin wa.
all right while Others said he was al
wrong.
Parrin finished the testimony. He saif
he had trouble with r. N. Rand. Burton,
son-in-law and Rand had taken a shot q
MIN. For this he had Rand arrested.
The argument was confined to an hon,
on each side. being commenced at 11.O4
The :1"ry will probably get the case thi,
evening. ~