Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-01
Charged With First Degree Assault
for Which the Penalty May
be Ten Years.
SAID ZONE OF Us MUST DIE"
Kennedy Likely TO Recover and Be
Abie to Appear Against
His Assaiiant

The preliminary examination q
John Robinson, accused of assaul
in the first degree, md who Stable,
, and severely wounded John Kenned,
at knerr Bros ranch on Cuyot,
i. creek the 18th proX. was held befor,
Justice MacGowan last Thursday
The defendant entered plea OF sci
defense. The following witnesses
i, were called for the prosecution
Jake Knerr, Joe Lock, |. Lyons, jim
Sheldon.
The evidence OF the several wit
nesses was almost identically tn,
same and was as follows.
Robinson and Kennedy were work.
ing together building fence on the
morning of the 18th on Wolf creek.
Robinson complained OF not feeling
well and Kennedy told him to 20 to
the house and rest up. Joe Lock,
who was hauling poles to where the
boys were working, offered To take
lsobinsOn's place and let him take
the team and go home. This Robin
son did and when he arrived there
Jake knerr was In the house. A
conversation took place between
knerr and Robinson in which Kncrr
said that Kennedy told him that he
lRobinsUnJ had said that nc never
went with Il woman very long with
out sleeping with her."
Robinson denied saying this and
made the remark that hc would
cut kennedy's throat that night or
shoot him. lie said that on account
oi his not feeling well that evening
he would finish Kennedy in the morn.
ing.
lie then went upstairs and took IA
gun which was standing in the cor
ner OF the ropT wita him. ON being
asked to come down to eat supper
he refused, saying he was too Sick.
About o'clock. when supper was
In progress, Robinson came down
stairs. and walking up to Kennedy,
who was eating his supper, asked
him what he was telling lies about
him for. Kennedy denied it, the lie
was passed between the two nenand
nm alteration ensued, during which
Robinson made the remark that
either he or Kennedy had to- die and
dared h.n to strike him, whereupun
Kennedy struck Robinson a slight
blow on the face.
Robinson Immediately clinched
with him, putting his left arm around
Kcnnedy's neck and stabbing him
repeatedly with "a knife which he held
In his right hand.
Kennedy said he had had enough
and asked Robinson to quit. The
boys tried to stop Robinson but
could not. The wounded man wilted
and Robinson seeing this let go OF
him. whereupon Kennedy leaned
against the wall holding his intcs.
tines, which were protruding from n
flye-inch wound in the abdomen.
Jake knerr went for the doctor and !
Robinson and shelton tried to put
the entrails back in place, but could
not. Robinson stayed around for
half an hour and then went to Geo.
knerr's ranch two miles distant.
where he stayed all night, returning
In the morning to get his check, and
then left the ranch, being caught later
by Sheriff Shaw In the bad lands on
Arrow creek.
Doctor Mccoy arrived at the Kncrr
ranch at o'clock Thursday morning
and found Kennedy lying on the
floor with his stomach and about ten
feet Of ntestlnes protruding.
The doctor at once gave the wound.
ed man aDesthctics aud replaced the
entrnils. having to take ten stitches
On the inside and eight on the outside
to sew up the aperture. There were
five other wounds In the back, one
On the right thigh and n cut across
the fingers OF the left hand The
mans condition was such that the
doctor tclegraphed to Kennedy's
Iather, telling him that his son was
at the point Of death.
II was only after extreme care and
attention that the wounded man
showed signs OF ultimate recovery
md is now practically out ofdanger.
The evidence went to show that
Robinson was IA heavier man than
Kennedy and though he had been
suffering from an attack Of grip was
N fair physical condition.
No witnesses were examined for tho
license aud the charge was allowed
10 stand.
Bail was fixed at 5000, To- which
.he defendants attorney. Frank ,
smith, raised an objection, which
Hns Overruled by the court.
The prisoner was taken hack tOinlI
% awnit the trial at the district
'Ourt.