Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-20
.STRASSERS
HAVE HEARING
Story of Their Assault Upon
Charles Allen.
KNIFE WOUNDS
witnesses For the Defense Say That
1t Was Allen Who Started
the Trouble,
KNIFE WOUNDS

~ S<~s 9oAAA0 W. a. 0C4 ASSET al
wife Elizabeth and adopted daughter
Maggie Taylor, charged with assault ir
the first degree with knives on Charles
Allen at Meaderville on February 16, was
commenced in Justice Nichols court
this morning, but was not completed.
The defense had summoned about hall
the population of Meaderville to give
testimony, but some of the army OF
character witnesses We're shut out at the
quarter, as the law allows only a limited
number of such witnesses.
Inc assault was the outcome Of a
n~eighborhood quarrel Of long standing.
On the day Of the ARRAY Strasser had
been tried and acquitted of a charge of
disturbance brought against him by
Allen, n all the parties to the case
were on their way home. When near
their destination they came together, and
the stabbing resulted. Allen was badly
wounded, one of the knife thrusts pene-
trating a lung. For several days his life
hung by a thread, and While his condi-
ton was at the serious point the county
attorney took from him what he then
believed to be his dying statement. Allen,
however, pulled through the bad stage,
but has not yet from the
e11ects OF the wounds, as he appeared in
court today with his left arm in a sling.
In order to get at the correct version
OF the ARRAY the justice enforced the
court rule Of separating the witnesses
from the one giving testimony.
Inc state was represented by Roy s.
Alley and the defendant by j. NJ. Hinkle,
out the justice, desiring to be enlight-
ened on some particular points. did a
little questioning himself.
CndfIeS Allen was the fret Wit via r
lie detailed his meeting with the Strass-
ers, saying that Strasser had frst
STABBED him near the corner of the
mouth. He had seen a knife in the
nanus OF mis- adopted daughter and one
IN the possession of his wife. Both Of
the women. he said, had stabbed him. the
slil making the last plunge, which had
caught him on the back of the NECK
me u In the lung had been inflicted
Ny mrs. Strasser, as he had seen her
make tne plunge and watched the blood
drip from her knife after she had with
drawn It from his body. After the stab
ping Allen said he had heard Mrs,
Strasser say: run, Wash, we have
fixed him noW!"
Mary Jane Hasty stated that Allen had
stopped at her home on the way to his
own residence and had gone out IN the |
porch about the time the Strassers were
passing. ~
lr. +. w. McCrimmon testified that he
ana Or. Mcdonald had attended Allen.
me wounded man had eleven stabs and
cuts, said he. One had penetrated the !
Jung from the back and air was escaping
from IT,. VI the eleven Wounds nine were !
pad, and the blows with which they were
inflicted were hard ones.
Jonn BAILEY, a miner at Meaderyille. |
testified that he had seen nothing of the
trouble, but after it was over Mrs.
strasser had told him they had beaten
Alleh IN court and nov they had fixed
tue - -" Mrs. Strasser was
then on her way home from the scene If
the ARRAY. Her husband was ahead of
her. Mr.. Bailey said he had known AL
len about thirty years, but was not par
llcularly friendly with him and was not
trying to help him out. He had never
talked the matter over with him.
Mrs. Jane Williams said she had heard
Mrs. strasser call Allen a
ana add that she would put him where
the dogs would not bite him, This was
time In January.
fercy Rowe, II years old, said he had
seen strasser running from the battle
ground and his wife and fol-
lowing him in a walk.
James Coutts, IL years, said he had
seen Mrs. Strasser wiping the blade of a
knife on her handkerchief. The weapon
had a long blade. The boy further said
father had trouble with them. His IA
Their had told him to tell on the witness
stand just what he had seen and no
more.
Charles Keast said that while Walking
along the Great Northern railroad after
Inc assault he had met Strasser and
asked him where he was going. and
Slrasser had replied: W. have laid out
.naf!es Allen and I am going to give
myself up
>. y. Brackettir said he had not ard
WIS. Strasser say she had fixed Allen. bur
ne knew 1t was she thai had uttered the
remark because others had told him so.
ne was excited, but knew not why. His
was ordered stricken out.
At this point the prosecution rested
h defense opened with Mrs. sarah
6urch on the stand. Mrs. Burch stated
hat after the trial of Strasser on the
OF the stabbing she had heard Allen
there would be serious trouble in
ess than an hour. Witnes said she was
Win the Strassers at that time and was
Intimately acquainted with them. She
NEW their reputation in the community
n which they resided. It was good. She
lad never had any trouble with them I
md that is why she considered their ]
equation good. Her testimony was {
stricken out. ]
S~tephana Lentheler said she had known !,
he Strassers three or four years and She 1
lad never heard anything said either for
n against them. .
Effe Burch said she had heard Allen :
tay there would be serious trouble be-
ore long. This remark had been made
after the trial of Strasser on the {.
charge. >
George North. who is working on the
Id Colusa dumps for the Thompson In
.estment company, said he had seen the
'trasser family and Allen having words