Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-25
LONG STORY IS ENDED
ALLEGED HENIous crime AGAINST HIS DAUGHTER THE SUBJECT
OF CUES TIONNG.
COURT, HOWEVER, ORDERED 1T STRICKEN FROM THE RECORDS
-POOLEY ANGRILY DENIED INSINUATION-
DEFENSE CLOSED.

tan streets what induced you to pun a
gum"
4 did not pull the gun until he was
on my back
Did you not follow Littlejohn after
he had gone three or four steps?"
Il did not"
At this point in the proceedings 1sr.
Connolly handed Mr.. Pooley a letter and
asked him if he knew the signature and
handwriting in. it. Pooley said he did
not.
Il will ask you if that is not your
daughters handwriting?"
Il will say that it is not"
'Mr. Stenographer, mark this letter for
Identification" said Mr.. Connolly. toss
ing the epistle over to the court re-
porter.
Mr.. Thresher moved that the exhibit be
stricken out on the ground that it was
not a part of the proper cross
ton. The court read the letter and over
ruled the motion.
OBJECTIONABLE QUESTIONS.
Mr.. Pooley," said MI. Connolly, "you
knew at the time of the marriage of
your daughter you We're accused OF haV-
ing had
: Il object" interrupted Mr.. Thresher.
Mr.. Thresher, you cannot anticipate
the question: said the court.
Mr.. Pooley, you knew at the time of
your daughters marriage that you had
been accused by her of being the father
of a child that she had had in 1922
continued Mr.. Connolly.
II object to this as being incompetent.
irrelevant and immaterial, and ask that
it be stricken from the records" said
Mr.. Thresher..
And that your daughter had so in
formed Thomas Litteljohn?" continued
the county attorney.
The second question was also objected
L~AA
tons and instructed the jury to pay no
attention to what was said along this
line.
II further ask that the county attorn-
ney be not permitted to ask any more
such questions said Mr.. Thresher.
ut is time enough to swim a river
when you get to it," said the court.
Il am trying to show a feeling against
Littlejohn," said Mr.. Connolly, in ex-
PLANTATION of the line of questioning be-
ing pursued.
II think this is too remote and is going
too far" replied the Judge.
Pooley was asked to again tell why
he had applied to the county attorney
for protection against Littlejohn. He
repeated what he had formerly saidy and
the. county attorney asked him if it was
not a fact that the reason he did not
have Littlejohn placed under bonds was
because he did not want az investigation
made as to the cause for Littletohn's
threats. Pooley answered in the mega
tive. IL
How old was your daughter in 1922
Fifteen years"
Were you married before GREATER
your daughter" @*r
afterwards" -.
D you know how many times LIE
john had been married prior, to the time
he married your daughter2' asked Mr..
Thresher on redirect examination.
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DIR. LoBB ATTENDED PooLEY.
DR.. Lobb testified that he had attended
! Pooley in the county Jail two or three
days after the tragedy and found some
bruises of a severe nature at the juno
ton of the parietal and frontal bones on
the right side of the head.
MRS. POOLEY TEsTIFIES.
Mrs. Pooley testified, out added moth
ing new to the case. She said among
other things that a reconciliation be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Littlejohn and Mr..
Pooley had been effected at the time Mr..
Pooley's son was down with an attaek
of pneumonia. The Littlejohns had then
called and after that had frequently
taken tea at the home of the witness.
EVAN HERBERT SAW POWDER.
Evan Herbert, formerly a justice of the
peace in Walkerville. said that in the
morning of the day of the tragedy he had
dropped into the saloon kept by Pooley
and had been shown a can containing
two sticks of dynamite which it vas al
legged had been taken from Littlejohn.36
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Pooley testified in his own behalf1 He
said he was SO years old and had lived in
this county fifteen years. "I'had known
Thomas Littlejohn about eight years"
said he. II first met him in Burlington
three or four years before he married
my daughter. One day my stepson came
home from Deer Lodge and told me my
daughter had been there with Littlejohn
and that Littlejohn had said he would
kill he old ----- the first time
he got a chance. I know Thomas
Rodgers and James Littaejohn. who tes-
titled aus to a conversation we had in
Burlington. I asked Rodgers II my