Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-11

the court of inquiry, little Eveline came
10 my cabin between and O'Clock or
Saturday afternoon and said: Grandpa,
give me some nickels.' No. I le-
piled, I will not give you any. as I
have none to spare. She tapped my
pants pockets lightly like this indicating
by tapping one of his pockets) and con-
tinued to ask me for nickels. She was
then standing between me and the stove.
When she turned around and started
away she brushed against the stove. tip
ping it from the bench upon which it
stood. The bench was about two feet
long, foot high and eight inches wide
across the top. AS soon as the stove fell
over ran out at the doorway. which was
but a few feet away and called to the
girl to follow. On reaching the outside
l again called to her to come out. She
screamed and from the direction whence
the sound came l suppose she had in her
fright, jumped on the bed instead of to-
wards the door. Her screams We're of
short duration; l heard only couple OF
cries At first l thought | would pull the
burning stove from the house, but the OIL
had spread over large space and could
not reach it. l then tried to reach the
child. but she was beyond the growing
, flames. In trying TO get over to her l
burned my hands. l cried fire and girl
who l think was Ray Mcleod came and 1
sent her after some buckets. When she
returned with them l went to The north
side Of the reservoir, broke>a hole IN the
ice with pick and filled the buckets with
| water. after which | returned to the cab
IN and threw the water on the flames.
Several persons asked me if anybody was
in the cabin and l told them Eveline
!
| grabbed axes and picks and began to
! batter in the north wall to reach the
child. 1t was all done SO quickly that
l cannot remember everything in con.
| nectiOn with it
| With reference to what transpired be-
tween the girl and himself previous to
the time the stove was upset the old man
| said he had not touched the girl and
! stuck to the story although closely ques-
toned on this point by Mr.. Mackel. He
said he thought the child had been in the
cabin about five minutes before the stove
| fell. She had entered the cabin alone.
"Who was the first person you saw af-
| ter the fire." was asked.
THE city marshal of Walkerville."
what did you say to him.?
II believe told him about INV tai have
said here l was then under arrest.
| Had little children been IN the habit
of visiting your cabin?'
! Il often allowed them to see the reser-
vor, but | never invited anybody to
visit me or the reservoir either Eveline
called possibly three times week. Other
girls also called and l gave them nickels
! at times. ! did not give Eveline any
nickels on Saturday.
| why did you not give her nickel?'
IF l should give away nickels every
| time / am asked | would have none left
for myself"
when was the last time Eveliur was
at your cabin prior to Saturday.
..She came the night before with the
| little girl who delivered milk at the ca
| bin"
Had you not been told that 1t was
| unwise on your part to entice little girls
| into your cabin and give them money!
Il never enticed child to my cabin.
! They often came, though, and asked me
! for nickels. That's ALL