Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-29
JOHN ROBINSON FOUND GUILTY
Wolf Creek Stabbng Case Occupied Attention of Dis
trict Court for Two Days--May Get Five Years
Trial of BauIey for the Murder of
HartZell Comes Next

place at 1880 O'Clock in the evening
and it was O'Clock in the morning
before he had any assistance.
On being asked by the counsel for
the defense as to whutformer trouble
had taken place between him and
Robinson he said that the only trouble
he remembered was over "a game oi
freeze-out, through mistake in the
count. One word led to- another and,
thinking that he may have been in the
wrong, dropped it. The witnesssaid
he had never claimed to be the better
man and that himself and Robinson
had been on friendly terms.
On being asked what story 1t was
that Robinson accused him OF telling
he said that the defendant had told
him that "never went with a girl any
length of time but what he got the
best of her." and that the way Jake
Knerr got to know OF it was in acas-
ual conversation in which the witness
let the remark drop.
Kennedy said he had not been able
to do any hard work since he was
hurt, but had been employed at the
Knerr ranch herding lambs and ewes
during lambing.
Jake Knerr. who was present at the
stabbing, and whose testimony cor
robOrated that OF the former witness,
said that on the afternoon OF April
18th Robinson came home sick, and
meeting him at the ranch asked for
what reason he was going to be fired.
The witness said he told him that
Kennedy had mentioned the state
ment he made about going with a
woman but n short time before he
got the best OF her. and as Robinson
had been taking Lureen Knerr to
dances it was thought to be reilec-
ton on her character. Robinson said
il was damned lie and that he would
cut Kennedy's CUTS out or shoot him,
and stated il he wasn't sick it would
come off that night.
Mr.. Knerr said that Robinson then
went upstairs and took n rifle, which
was standing in the corner, with him.
His account OF the iracas was sub
stantiully the same as Kennedy's.
The witness stated that he had not
been on friendly terms with Robinson
for some time, owing to the latter's
talk about his sister.
George Knerr, whose ranch is situ-
ated three miles distant from the
scene Of the trouble, said that Robin
son came over 10 his ranch about S
O'Clock on the 18th of April and asked
him to dig up what he owed him, as
he had cut the CUTS out OF Kennedy
and would probably need it. He al
SO said that he ought to havecut Jake
Knerr, as he had caused the trouble.
The next witness was Joe Lock,
who said he went to work Mt Knerr
brothers ranch a couple of days be-
fore the trouble between Kennedy and
Robinson occurred. His evidence
substantiated the story OF the pre-
ceding witnesses. He said that after
the fight Kennedy lay on the floor
with his entrails protruding and that
he did not see any marks on Robin
son where Kennedy had struck him.
jim Lyons was called aud told a
story similar in all the main points.
and which agreed with evidence al
ready produced.
John Shelton, who stated that he
was a nephew to Robinson, said he
had been working for knerr Bros. for
Is months and that at $ O'Clock In