Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-25

daughter had been at his house and he
answered yes I told him to tell her
to return to her own home and ne said
he would. but she remained at Rodgers
house until she and Littlejohn were mar
ried. l did not tell Rodgers to turn her
out of doors. After the marriage my
daughter did not visit our house until
March. AS to my relations with Little
john. they were friendly until the time
he brought the giant powder to my sa-
loon. l did not visit them much, but
Mrs. L~ittlejohn' often came to our house.
Last October Branen told me hat Lit
tlejohn had come into the saloon and
asked about my son. who was sick. He
said to Branen that the whole d fam
lily ought to be dead One afternoon
when / came back to the saloon from
dinner Littlejohn was there. I started
to take my coat off and he said l need
not do that as we would not fight about
1t. He asked me why I had not been
down t. see Lydia when she was sick
and I told him that my wife and I had
always been good to her. He then said
hat neither my wife nor myself was
any good. / told him 1t looked as If he
had come on purpose to make trouble
and asked him to leave, which he did.
but returned a few minutes later with
three sticks of giant powder which he
placed on the bar. A fuse was attached
to one of the sticks and he attempted
to light it, but my son knocked the
match from his hand. Littlejohn re-
marked that we would all go to h to-
gether. I took the powder and put 1t
behind the bar and Littlejohn said he
would get even with me-that he would
blow my wife and myself up while we
slept. MY son died on the 18th Of last
April. I told Littlejohn to get out of my
house and he replied that he would NOT
wanted to shake hands and let it go at
that. He took me by the hand and tried
to pull me over the bar. I asked him to
let go, have a glass OF beer n Keep
quiet. On March Is Tom Murphy and
VIII Hooking came into my saloon and
Murphy said: I guess you are the old
man Littlejohn has been talking about.
He said YOU were the biggest old -
- in the country Murphy further
said that Littlejohn had made many re-
marks about me. and Hooking sald Ldt-
tlejohn had abused me while he was
down in the Original mine. saying that
one of MS must die before the end of the
wear. On Sept. % Of las. Sear my son
told me Littlejohn had said ne would Kill
me on sight. told my wife about 1T
Connolly. 1 told him abou the threats
Littlejohn had made to kill me and
blow up my family. Mr.. Connolly sug-
gested that he be placed under bonds to
keep the peace, but I told him no one
would go on his BOND for five cents. MI.
Connolly said he would W. to go to
Jail for a year. but my wife told him she
did not want him sent to Jail, as his wife
had a little baby and Li%ttleJohn would
be more bitter than ever when he got
out. I told him that Littlejohn was a
big, strong man, and I was afraid of
him, and asked permission to carry a
gun. Mr.. Connolly told me he would
carry a gun If he were me, but told me
to avoid trouble if possible. We told him
we would talk the matter of prosecuting
r ~~I 1A IS~a ~y
MOVED THEIR BED.
''what steps did you take to avoid be-
blown up with dynamite" asked Mr..
my wife and I moved our bed to an
other ROOM
What, if any,. other steps did you
take?"
ION the 2srd Of September I came
down town and notified a policeman of
what We expected, and he told me he
would put a guard over the house."
Pooley then related what ~transpired
just previous to the shooting.
II met Mr.. Littlejohn at the corner OF
him why he had threatened me. He said
I was a bloody old liar and wanted to
fight me with his fists.,'
eWhy did you speak to him first?"
'"It was at my daughters request; a
request She made in my house on the
23rd Of February"
For what purpose did you speak to
him?"
1.-The purpose of effecting a ~reconcilia-
tion."
What did you say to him when he
wanted you to fight him with your
fists?"
IT said you ought to be ashamed of
yourself. I am an old man. You must
remember that I have a gun on me, and
if you are looking for trouble you may
get it, He went away, but after Walk
ing probably so feet he turned and came
back. He walked fast and when he
came up to me caught me by the throat.
L put up my hands to ward him off and
he threw me off the sidewalk. which was
about a foot or twenty inches high. I
fell on my back in the street and he
started to kick me or. the right side of
the face. I called for help-called for
some one to take him away The next
think knew William Hooking came up
and said: .Pooley, what have you done?
You have shot Littlejohn inc your
daughter I said I have xot shot her.
ether Then Paddy Walsh came up. I
tried to get on my feet, but, fell again."
D you remember when the revolver
was taken from our pocket?"
mo. SIR"
do you remember when the shots
went off and who took the gun from
you?"
mo, sir; I do not"
after you got up off the ground, do
you remember whether you had any
bruises or wounds?"
II remember of having some the next
day. My face was cut and I called Or,
Lobb to attend me-"
On cross-examination Poo1ey was asked
If the conversation he had with the