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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

FOR Rents FURNISHED HOUSE.
keeping rooms. 720 Utah avenue.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

suMPTER PROPERTY SOLD TO THE
amount of $32. 1000 during the last ten
days. Prices will be advanced on Feb
ruary 10; buy now before the raise.
Cobbah-C asey-Day Company.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

FINE RANCH NEAR MEADERVILLE
we'll improved. only $1,000. Inquire c.
II. Churchill, A West Granite.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

FOR 1.-TWO FURNISHED
rooms. with board. at 412 West Park.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

A RELIABLE AND COMPETENT
young man ants work. Experienced
bookkeeper, collector n office man.
Will accept anything. Address. Posi-
ton, Inter Mountain.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

FOR RENT-NICELY FURNISHED
room. ve:y reasonable. with electric
light. etc. :15 South Montana.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

TWO FINE FURNISHED ROOMe
Rent reasonable. Mrs. f. Gre;ser, TO-
California avenus.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

FOR RENT-EXTRA LARGE FRONT
rooms, suitable for dressmaking or
housekeeping, rent $1,000. 434 Colorado.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

FOR RENT-THREE ROOM HOUSE
water, cellar. pantry. 119 Iowa Avenue
Inquire 435 East Platinum.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

THIS PAYS OVER 8 PER CENT PEI
month. 8 room frame house on Eas
Side, bringing $37 per month will sell 70
$1,000. Inquire Of G. H. Churchill. A w
Granite.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

WANTED-A POSITION. EVENINGS
at any kind Of work. bookkeeping pre-
ferred. F. o. box S74.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

ONE VERY LARGE NICELY FUR
nished room with fine front view, also
two side rooms for rent. Steam heat.
Electric light, bath. cts. Harvard liz
w, Broadway.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

EVERY THING NEW. ELECTRIC
light. steam neat. steele Block north
of Brewery 316 North Wyoming street.
Mrs. M. z. Will proprietress, formerly
Of Will House. Transient guests invit-
ed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-12

FOR RE INT NICELY FURNISHED
rooms. with all modern conveniences.
al 49, West Park street.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28

toby that witness. Had told Downs
that there was water enough for
both and the ditch was adequate.
Rolling had come up. jumped from
his horse, and without provocation
struck him and bore him to the
grount, pounding nint repeatedly,
breaking out one tooth, cutting lips,
etc. He had not attempted to strike
Rolling with shovel. but had merely
sought to avoid punishment by clinch-
ing. He had previously told Rolling
that he was unable to cope with him
and did not want any trouble. After
Rolling let him up he had said that
Howell had been telling Moule n lot
Of damned lies about him and that
he would fix him" Howell said he
left the scene first and went home,
hut saw no camp wagons In lane
that night. nor did he see Lamson
until hc went on the stand. He had
asked pirrlc about the branding, but
hnd not made the threat toward
Rolling ns alleged. He took the rifle
with him on the morning Of the 9th
because he feared Rolling and be-
lieved he was justified In being pre-
pared. As he WAS working near al
falfa patch of Pirrie's on waste
ditch, he saw Rolling coming. As
I,ozling approached he demanded of
witness what he was doing and used
violent language, saying that "when
] get through with you your mother
won't know you" Howell said Roz-
ling ordered him to keep out of the
way, pursued him with. determine
tion and attempted tn head him off.
Howell sought to escape, Rolling
pursuing, calling him IA coward.
Howell said that II Rolling would
leave him alone he would get out
and quit the job. Finally, being
J struck with some missile, and excited,
Howell said he dropped the shovel
aud, turning quickly, fired. Rolling
being about eight feet distant. Said
he remembered firing but once. Roz-
ling falling, after which he took his
shovel and returned to the house.
From the barn he took one Of Pr
rie's horses and returned To another
part oi the field to attend to n ditch,
but fearing that his actions would be
inisjudged, and not knowing that a
defendant could testify in his own be-
half, he determined to- flee. He de-
nied making II threat, as alleged by
Iiediield. Said that there was so
much water about where the en-
counter took plnce that footprints
would have been invisible.
The crOss-examinntion was severe
and the defendant manifested great
nervousness. When Attempting to-
explain himself by pointing to the
map his pencil point made IA tattoo
ON the paper. Gen. Nulnn went over
the ground very thoroughly, aud
while he failed to shake the witness
In his story, he caused its weak points
10 hc emphasized and its complete
improbnbility manifested. On the
point of Rolling being shot in the
back defendant offered no explana-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28
Continued on Eighth Page. I

1t II very hard to stand idly by and
see our dear ones suffer while await
ing the arrival of the doctor. An
Albany, n. Y, dairyman called at IA
drug store there for doctor tocome
and see his child, then very sick with
Group. Not finding the doctor in, he
left word for him to come at once on
his return. He also bought a bottle
OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
which he hoped would give some re-
lief until the doctor should arrive. In
few hours he returned. saying the
doctor need not come. as the child
was much better. The druggist, Mr..
Otto Scholz, says the family has since
recommended Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to their neighbors md friends
until he has a constant demand forit
from that part OF the country. For
sale by all druggists.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28
Execution Set for April II, but Appeal to the
Higher Court Will Doubtless Cause
Delay.
JURY OUT BUT FOUR HOURS
His Plea Was Self-Defense but So Palpably Weak
That the Jury Could Entertain Little
Doubt of Guilt

Theo. Gervais, ranchman, Lewis
town.
Adam Shell, woolgrower, Ubet.
John Volkenand, woolgrower,
Grass Range.
A. Boatright, ranchman, Utica.
W. II. Clark, ranchman, Cotton
wood.
Fred Coos, miner, Fort Maginnis.
o. NJ. Clement, woolgrower, Flat
willow.
As stated last week, on account OF
the delays OF the sheriff of Flathead
county, the court waited until We'd
nesday morning to hear from Bert
March, who was wanted as wit
ness 10y the prosecution, but March
not being found, the trial proceeded
without him. Friday morning tel
egram was received from Kalispell
saying March was there, but it was
too late, arguments then being heard.
Throughout the trial Attorney
General Nolan conducted the exam
ination of witnesses and he also made
the arguments before the jury. Coun-
ty Attorney Smith being too sick to
handle the case at all and not even
being able to attend court Thursday
evening or Friday. The great work
Of preparing the evidence had been
ably performed by the county attor-
ney and Gen. Nolan said Thursday
that In presenting the case to the
jury he found not one link of the evil
dence lacking, not one point unpro-
vided for, except OF course, the testi'
mony Of March, for whose absence
the county attorney was I'm no way
responsible as n subpoena for him
had been sent in abundance OF time.
Gen. Nolan, in outlining tbecase to
the jury Wednesday morning, relat'
ed the story of the murder as ID would
be told by witnesses and every allie.
cation made was amply proved.
The account ran as follows:
For some time prior to March, 1895,
Howell, the defendant, and Rolling,
deceased, had been employed by p. l,
MOule. on the latter's ranch on
Swimming Woman. There arose
some jealousy bet tween them and also
ON account OF a better offer from
George Pirrie, Howell, about April
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28

Another murderer has been convict
ed in Fergus county, and unless an
appeal to the supreme court he per-
fected his execution will take place in
the Jail yard on April 81.
The jury decided in less than four
hours that the killing of Thos. Roz-
ling by Milton o. Howell on Swim
ming Woman July q, 1898, was de-
liberate, premeditated and without
just cause. The trial had lasted two
days and half and was attended by
large crowds, including many ladies.
County Attorney Smith and Attor-
ney General Nolan appeared for the
state and Cort & Worden for the de-
fendant.
The defense relied upon n story told
by the murderer to the effect that he
killed Rolling to save his own life,
but the tale was so weak and the
circumstances so improbable that in
the minds of the jury 1t almost
amounted to a plea of guilty. One
of the iurymen said after the verdict
was rendered that had Howell de-
MED all connection with the crime a
verdict of murder in the first degree
could not have been reached, but
when he himself went on the stand
and alleged that he was compelled to
slay Rolling, his story could not be
believed and the theory Of the prose
cution that the murderer, smarting
under the wounds received at the
hands Of Rolling the night before,
carefully planned the encounter, lay
In wait for his enemy and shot him
in the back, was accepted and the
extreme penalty of the law believed
none too severe.
Howell took the verdict without a
tremor. but as he left thecourt house
manifested emotion and afterward
said that the verdict was worse than
he had expected.
The jury was secured Saturday
morning. March II, and included the
following:
A. g. Green, woolgrower. Utica.
G. B. Anderson, Tanchman, Lewis
town.
A. l.. Bolman. ranchman, Ubet.
Ed Cox, ranchman, Cottonwood.
Ole Sleten, ranchman, LewistOwn.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28

had seen no gun.
C.. n. REDFIELD.
Redheld was II herder formerly en-
ployed by Moule, but not now. In
spring Of 1898. after Howell had gone
To work for Pirrie, he had met How
ell on prairie and Howell had told
him that but for Rolling he (Howell)
would have preferred to work for
Moule, and added, "I'll fix that -
before the summer IL over"
Attorney Cort tried to break this
damaging statement, but the wit
ness proved altogether too certain,
being one Of the most effectual of any
witness placed on the stand.
wM. LAMsoN.
Lamson said he was a teamster
and reached Pirrie's on the night ol
the 26th, taking his meals at his
wagons and sleeping In one Of them
He saw Howell at bunk house after
supper, all men being strangers to
him, and he had later overheard con
versaiion between Howell and Pr
rie. 100 feet away, Howell saying In
conclusion and In n louder tone, iii
kill the - -" On cross .ey-
animation he said he heard the threat
very distinctly.
l.. T.. SLATER.
Testimony was only az tn Howell
having been brought In by detectives
Nov. s and concerning warrant. OF
which he had knowledge as under.
sheriff.
j.. u. WAITE.
The former sheriff testified M tu
placing Of warrant In his hands and
his inability to apprehend the mur-
derer.
ED FLEURy.
Witness Ia u half-hreed and said he
saw Howell on the South Fork oi
Flatwillow, In foothills Of Snowirs,
late In July, 1895. Howell had two
black eyes and swollen face. Hewas
camped near IA fire and had saddle
blanket. bride and gun with him.
Said he was not hungry, as lie had
killed "a deer. Claimed to be lost and
asked way to Craig's cabin. Wit.
ness was hunting horses. III direct
examination Attorney General Nolan
sought to have witness locate the
scene. Fleury innOcently and In con.
versational tone said. "Do you know
where Grass Range is" This amused
the court greatly and cnused n hearty
laugh. Under-Sheriff Slater had tu
be called TO make the location of the
scene clear To the jury. He said II
was some thirty miles from Pirric'H
and twenty mics east of Craig's
cabin.
JOHN +. CHAMBERIAlN.
Chamberlain saw Howell in bunk
house on 2Gth, londing rifle. Later
witness picked II up and examined IT,
Next morning he saw Howell going
toward scene Of crime with shovel
and gun.
This concluded the testimony for
the state.
Chamberlain y testimony was heard
the first thing Thursday morning,
and after "A shGrt time spent In con-
sultation Attorney COrt presented tn
the jury his account Of the occur
renccs OF the 9th of July md prior
and subsequent thereto. There had
been much speculation as TO what
the defense would he. By many IL
was thought Howell would deny all
kno wledge Of the crime, while Others
went no far az to suggest that the
defense might seek To place the crime
upon the absent witness. March. Al
though seli-deiense might be relied
upon. not until Mr.. CUrt's opening
was II believed that Howell and his
attorneys would offer so weak an ex-
PLANTATION,
The account as given by Mr.. Cort
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28

differed little from that Of the prose
cUtion except as regarded the actual
killing, He, however. said he would
prove that Howell did not attempt
to strike Rolling with the shovel. ~
alleged by Downs; that Rolling had
previous to that encounter and at
that time made threat against How
ellis life; that Howell had made no
threats. AZ alleged; that on the morn
ing of the 9th Of July, while Howell
was attending To his business, Roz-
ling sought an encounter. yilliiicd the
defendant, pursued him with threats
and that Howell was compelled,
through fear for his own safety. to
use the weapon which he carried for
protection. He also said he would
prove the previous good character Of
defendant.
The testimony offered on behalf Of
the defendant was as follows:
T. l.. HALBERT, JR.
Witness had known Howell since
spring of 1896, had employed him for
eleven months, knew his general rep
utatlon to bc peaceable and well dis
posed. The cross.eXanlinntion 10y
Gen. Nolan brought out that witness
had stated, since rraching Lewis
town, that Howell was oi revenge
full disposition.
W. L.. HALBERT.
Testimony similar to that of his
brother, ne believing defendant to be
Of good disposition.
&. u. SHEPARD.
Had known defendant In Wheaton,
Wyo., where he bore good reputa-
tion. On cross-examination witness
said he had also known Howell In
Eaton, Colo, where he was known
az n penceable man.
q. II. suErARD.
Testimony same as that Of preced.
ing witness
Jos. TEETs.
BY this witness and Others follow
ing the defense sought to east doubt
upon the testimony Of Lamson, they
testifyiDg that they had not seen
Lalnson at Pirrie's the night Of July
". Witness knew Howell. had seen
him at bunk house ON the 26th, no.
ticed his face was badly lncerated
and eyes blackcncd, but had not seen
Lamson. On cruss.eXaminatlon he
refused To swearpusltiyely that Lam.
son was not there.
GEO. rIIuuE.
WltIesss repositiyely that How
ell had not said to him ON July 2G
"I'll kill the e---," and further
said he did not know Lamson until
the time Of trinl, and did not believe
he was at the witness ranch, as
stated.
joins MILNE.
Milne had not seen Lamson on the
18th. On cross-rxamination. how
ever, witness said he did not come in
with sheep until about sp. ~. and
then took supper before going Ia
bunk house. This wns important,
as LamsOn suid he had gone To- bed
in his wagons about $50.
wM WILLIAMSON.
He had not seen Lamson, hut had
seen the wounds on Howell's fnce
GEO. HOLMES.
Had known Howe ell since 1896 and
believed his reputation to- be good.
An attempt was here made to prove
n threat by witness Pat Quinn. hut
IL was temporarily ruled out and de-
fendunt took the stand.
NJ. O. HOWELL.
Defendant said he was ~ years old,
had been raised In Texas. had lived
three months In Eaton, Colo. and
three yenrs In Wheaton, Wyo. He
had worked for Halbert Bros, Msule
and Pirrie. leaving Moule because he
could do better with Pirrie. Two or
three days prior to the murder he
had had an alteration with Rolling
about the water, Mt which time Roz-
ling had cursed him. On July 26 he
had talked with Downs, as testified
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28

county attorney and other officers to
the scene. holding an autopsy upon
the body Of Rolling. He had then
found two wounds, both from what
appeared to be I5-callber bullet
fired from a distance so great that
no powder marks or stains were Wis
ible upon the clothing or body One
bullet had entered the back under the
shoulderblade and emerged below
the heart. Another bullet had en-
tered the base of the brain and came
out over the right eye. Either Of
them would have caused death, al
though it was possible that a man
could have walked several steps with
out falling from the effect of the
wound in the back. The wound In
the head would have thrown him
forward ON his face, as deceased was
found. He also testified in corrobo-
ration OF Moule as to the footprints,
of which he made examination at the
time in company with Under-Sheriff
Simons.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28

Witness knew very little. and that
little not well. He had seen Howell
at bunk house on 26th and at break
fast the following morning. Milne
was the blacksmith and had seen
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28

Howell pass shop with shovel. but
had seen no gun.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28

Mr.. Stlgen's ranch was situated be.
tween portions OF Moule's and Pr.
rie's fields. On morning OF 9th he
saw man going from toward Pirrle's
in direction OF alfalfa field, and later
saw him going back. lie could not
identify the man.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28

Witness got to Pirrie's ranch from
Billings on the night Of the 2Gth. Saw
Howell at bunk house next morning
loading rifle. Thecross-examination
was only regarding wounds on How
ellis face. On redirect lie said he had
overheard Howell ask Plrric on the
9th II he was needed that day to help
brand.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-03-28

1st, left Moule and went 10 work for
Pirrle. Moule's and Pirrie's ranches
adioined and they were common
owners in certain irrigating ditch.
During the spring and summer OF
1898 Rolling had charge Of the irriga-
tion OF Moule's crops and Howell did
similar work for Plrrie. Shortly
after Howell went to work for Pirrie
he said to certain herder, whom he
met, that but for Rolling, he
(HowelD would have preferred to
work for Moule and that he would
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04
CORBlN'S MILITARY RECORD.
THE SUBJECT OF A RESOLUTION
OF inquiry.
mir. Teller Opposed the support of
National Banks by the Govern
mept--An Anti-Quay speech.

Washington. March 3.-The senate held
a brief session today adjourning early on
account Of the death Of Representative
Epes of Virginia. During the session Mr..
Ross (Vt.) spoke In opposition to the
seating of Hon. NJ. S. Quay and Mr.. Teller
spoke in criticism of the conference re-
port upon the currency bill.
Mr. Teller said that the power con-
ferred upon the secretary of the treasury
under the proposed law was practically
unlimited and predicted that under its OPP
Grafton the banks would control the vol
,lme of the currency when they want
to create a fail in prices he said, 'of
TO coerce congress, they will have nothing
to do but go to the treasury Win t-slr
notes, get the currency and return them
when they get ready. thus forcing ~
traction or expanslon at will aud thus
giving us the promised elastic currency.
Under this provision the banks wou'd
control the business of the country. ~
terrlng 10 the recent acts OF the treG-Ifs
IN coming TO the assistance OF the banks
IN All emergency he sald that the money
then deposited could not now be taken
out without creating disastrous effects. he
did not believe Secretary Gage TO be
dishonest, Dull unueT Inc pONSi 8iNShi y.
dishcMest man In his position could hayc
made untold wealth out or the traneac-
ton. why he asked. 'should the coun-
try sustain bank any more than any
other institution
Mr.. Teller criticised the bill as silly and
weak because 1t meant nothing. Sena-
tors who had stood here for years calling
themselves bimetallists have accepted the
gold standard bill at the die 1ron OF d
caucus and the probability was that tn"v
would go to the full length demanded by
the banks.
Mr.. Pettigrew introduced resolution
instructing the secretary of war to send
to the senate the recorus In the court
martial proceedings in 1864 against the
then Lieutenant Colonel Corpin, now ad-
jutant general OF the army. The resolu-
ton also calls fo- other information bear
ing on General CorDin's military record.
Mr.. Martin (va.' ANNOUNCED tho desrn
OF MIR. lpes and the following senators
were appointed 10 attend the funeral on
behalf of the senate: Mesers. Daniel. Mar
tin, Perkins, Scott and Harris.
AS further mark of respect the sem
ate then, Mt 3;45 y. m, adjourned.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04

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