Fergus County argus., 1900-12-19
score for the defense.

the preliminary examination, though
he did not deliver 1t so impressively
He said he knew Inkel's voice, buI
that the words, you -, you =
-, I've got you now" were not II
Inkel's voice but in broken English
In few minutes he saw Inkel come
to the corner OF the store badly
wounded while the other man wen
on down toward the school house.
This morning Ed. Harvey, for thu
prosecution, testified that he heard
two men quarreling atthe side OF thu
Montana Hardware Co. sstore. They
clinched and one called the other Il
---. He was personally ac
quaInted with lnkel, and recognized
Inkcl, but could nOtidentify the Other
man, who went on toward the school
house. Inkel staggered to the corner
where Harvey took hold of and
assisted him. On cross-examination
Harvey said InSel had a knife in his
hand. After witness reached him he
closed the knife and put il in his
pocket. IL was small, white
handled knife.
Rev. Father James Nermaat testi-
tilted that in DR.. AtchisOn's office the
defendant had said that somebody
slapped him in the face and he had to
defend himself, but he did not do 50
with knife, which the under sheriff
had taken away from him. The
prisoner did not specify particularly
who slapped him in the face.
Frank MOshner, witness for the
state, asked Gricsmcyer in the doc
tors office why he cut lnkel up so,
and Griesmeyerreilied that Inkelhad
struck him twice in the face. Healsu
said he did not strike Inkel with the
knife. Witness said hesaw no marks
OF blows on Gricsmeyer's face.
Philip Laux was recalled by the
prosecution, the court allowing that
a sufficient foundation had been es-
tablished for his testimony previously
ruled out. He swore he heard Cries
meyer say in German: damn you;
have you got enough now?' Inkel
walked toward Main street and the
other man toward the school house.
Witness was acquainted with both
lnkcl and Griesmeycr. lnkel was
accustomed to speaking French.
Under Sheriff Slater testified to ar
resting Griesmcycr two blocks down
toward the school house, searching
and taking a pocket knife away from
him. He produced the knife, which
was offered in evidence. 1t has u
brown handle and large blade OF
medium size. Slater swore that the
next morning he noticed blood on
the large blade near the handle. The
blade is ~ inches long and when Of
fered in evidence had IA discoloration
upon it which rcsembled blood stain,
but which the defense claims is rust.
DR.. Long, recalled by the prosecu-
tion and shown the knife, said lnkels
wounds could have been inflicted
with an instrument like it.
At II O'Clock the prosecution rested
it's case. Attorney Blackford then
began his opening statement to the
Jury. He said the defendant was -
or 5G years old, and was employed at
the Big Bear saloon; that as he was
going to supper he was assaulted by
lnkel; that he pushed lnkel aside and
in getting away he stepped on apiece
oi iron; that he picked up the piece oi
iron to defend himself; that lnkel
struck at him but missed him, the in
strument striking fire against the
side of the building; that Griesmeyer
struck with the piece OF iron and did
not known what injury had been in
licted till brought face to face with
Inkel In the doctors office; that il
something had been done to check
the bemurrhage the life the deceased
nj ,ght have been saved.
Griesmeycr, the defendant, was
placed on the witness stand. He ties.
titled through Interpreter Pfaus that
he was 10 years old, born in Switzer'
land; had been in Lewistown since
last lambing time; had worked al
houses laying carpets, and subse'
qucntly been employed by Mr.. Stoudl
and f.. q. Schneider. he testified
that he had known Inkel since the
middle of June last. He slept back
of baker shop, in house painted
red. month, and there became ac
ouainted with Inkel-Oliver JutTas
baker shop. He left there in the mid
die of last August and went to live a
Expressman Bucks house where III
roomed on Nov. 3. Inkle left wher'
he was rooming about Sept. 6 or
last, but witness did not know
where he moved to. Left for suppe
at 6 o'clock on Nov. 3 for Schneider
house, going by the hardware stor
on Third Avenue. Witness said h
had trouble with Inkel over a dlvi
sion OF payment of room rent, an
that Inkel had threatened to do hir
bodily harm. His described the figh
much as bis attorney had related i
and was still ON the witness stan
this afternoon when the ARGUS wa
, put to press. The trial will not b
concluded before tomorrow. I'll
, defense has seven or eight Witness