Courier Democrat., 1901-08-01

NUNlHEk ~
Milton the neSt morning andlateHgn9
4 the train enroate to Lnngdon. Littist
any conversation took place betyee73sst. \.
them. E 4
\ Objection was made by defense to NiIPj
ness testifying in part to any hing thai e
Barry had said to him on January
Objection eveFrulsd. asas sr1tsa
Witness in reply to a question of snts
state said Barry had told him that yyhsNs
he entered tie Barn Mellem had q fork M
his hand and was in the act OF sthro wing
out u job. Witness had not partic cularlNs Ns
noted condition of deceased 4 clothilH y
in tbs morning but in the evening y N
attention was called to the fact that ths. |
suspenders We're not buttoned to- the |
panta. He remained there oil day, hays
ing hecn instructed to see that nothing
was moved. To the bost Of
knowledge no one touched the bod
disturbed anything. On first ente}
the barn he had noticed that -, s'sf
were fastened only at the Waist baAt
Drs. Reilly and Mcqueen arrived at tt
farm about noon, remaining 20 minutoN
Before witusss left in the evening tie
coroner had reached the scene of 41hes
tragedy, aecompaniedsby the jurors andE
county officials from Langdon. Stated
that the body WIS in the same cOndil
tion when turned over to bCoroner
Semple as when he had taken charge Of
it in the morning.
Cross examined by Attorney Bangs
witness testified ;, that Swanlaw and
Robinson had viewed seE eeg,
reached the Barry farais y. \! ~ ~ lss
twenty below zero tlIa MI
they remained in bars 'ii6 6sS ShSSiI Il CSs
half an hour before going to the. house. I
Plain entered barn before Swain and sther/
others. Admitted body might have
been touched by others before he got
there without his knowing it, but ~
body did not appear to, ha,t been X,
turbed. In answer to anoti. &SiaaestA
witness said the position Of
the floor was not one OF e.,
empty milk pail was used in tho
OF potatoes for a meal that til
had in the house about noon than
Some OF the cream was used but II
milk in other crooks was not touche
"He ccudn't say as to it's condition.
the answer of witness to a quest. -.
the Defense intimating somethIs
been dropped in that mi nigh. thu ha q.
poisNnous. The only mo- ..ha.a
table consisted OF o bi. -. 90.
and part of an onion 80 80 -. 80. n,,;0
woman we're scatte' .t.aa 49,:
room. Didn't exama ao;n;a, 49,,
downstairs closely wa w;t.o,. .rd
door and looked in. theS 49,:
all returned to the 3CroA ,ts,,o-aJ
watering and feeding B, rs ii, .hsx /
defense that none OF the "a .+,t.s =,
were loose, all being secure; .;a;toa \
was again introduced and
as describen by witness, Al
with that testified tosff,,H
loop going all the 3JdoeenR
neck. Witness fi,abduel
right. Found no IT. III
around house. Ixh, ;de
They kept their iais 60
fire was started.
Cady Swain, o maokiHelS
Grand Forks, was next ca.s
out from Milton and spenN
Jan. 3rd on the Barry "a
Swanlaw and Robinson t:,e1e -
arrived about IL o'clock, and i.
by them where they would find ~
Of Mellem. He didn't notice tbeY
tion Of the dead mans pants unit.
attention was called to them after
coroner arrived. He felt of the b
but found no pulsation; the head und
meath the hair was still warm, but
fngers were icy cold. It was AZ ston
ness who directed the attSr.aons ene pee
with him to the tell tale big 4nwernment @ N MT maf
imprint of mans knuckf storage basins,
on the door jam, back ally benented. espe
closes the top half of sasonss ny tne pres
oenAnu "nefe nnellen population of the
was supposed to sho!valley would be gr,
fastened it before the corrying out of
a,ona Ha vanA le Minnesota river woul
something Of itss forme
o9ue'e W .ne fproporttons.s.Ns s
rooms both ups s.,.Z
entering the bar, 60 ecnnS snrHonc Won ncrs,.
door. st the ED Of the alley.
frqm the driveway to the west stable "
partly open. Court reached the noon ),
adjournment here.
AFTERNOON sRssIoN.
Cross sxamipation Of Caly Swain
was taken up at the afternoon session. [
On finding blood marks on .hasp and :
door jam opened the door to Ret v,
LIGHT. It was secuYelv faatorod.S 4