Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-01

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an Georr., Plain in preparing the meal
thu had later on.
Jehn SaaniGw, among the first to ap.
per on the scene of the tragedy wns the
. nsxt witness. He was not one of the
nunber testifying at the preliminary
examination. His farm lies seven miles
distant from Barry's place and he had
known defendant for a number OF years.
1t was at Ii O'clock in the forenoon VIXEN
he saw Barry first on Jan. 3rd in the
Close drug store He heard Barry say
u toDr. Mcqueen, "Go and examine my
= sister and if it is not rs I tell you about
her condition hang me to that pole,
pointing through the store window to a
telephone pole on the. corner of the
street. Swanlaw then told the story of
the drive IN company with VIM. Robin
son to the Barry farm. On Arriving they
tied the team to hay rack and entered
the barn finding Mellem's body. They
bad view eft the head and shoulders
+ through the partly open sliding door as
l-thsy passed through the alley way from
tbs drive shed TO the stable. The rope
Stay in loop under and partly over the
heck. There was. eingle horse in the
1tsli behind which Mellem's body lay.
icy we're outside and INST Plain and
Gin in the yard when they arrived and
3fned to the barn with them. Went
b there to tho house, the witness
ering first. His testimony corrobor-
ID what previous witness had stated
BOARDING the condition of the house.
tFhe mornings milking had been done.
Although the fire was out the stove was
htill warm. Swanlaw put on fire. The
fs!y Of Mellem he said was not dis
lhrhAd until the coroner arrived.
Crbss examined Swanlaw esid that
himself and Robinson arrived about five
minntas ahead Of Plain and Swain. He
passed down behind the horses in the
west baeess ane! saw no harness. In pre-.
..pAIiNRtAeIr dinner had used some Of the
Rt nod started on one OF the
SfSlk for their tea and coffee.
Of the crock WAS used in cook
J. 5ng. 7 Witness was not present ut the
J pos mortem Of the body made in Milton
thai evening.
4"s. Butterwick was employed at the
y" { John Wild, situated between
7lacs and Milton at the time OF
7y last winter. He said be-
do o'clock that morning he
-straw into the loft over
Barry drove up with his
rho wore at that time
mans cap and .
I'd her as being 6
in proportion,
IDS, undoubt-
light as she
side of her
drove up il
being there
would take
at she had
.4d had frozen
ltterwick helped
ltime Barry added,
20 tell, have killed
morning" On leaving
itness for his mitts saying
% town and will send out q
N as I can" Taking the
the house he found that
ears were frozen. About
srds Drs. Mcqueen and
itness said that
Les directly south
lie to say positive
his sister was s'out
49,. got froze," or "out of
OF froze."
cToss examination en-
from witness statements
lion he had with Mary Ann
house; how she appeared,
ma. 3r excited, and how leng she was
th8a These questions, leading up to
81 On IT ct WIZ in o. not she was sane,
ieoted to alf ruled out by the
an Defense tax bag an exception.
HFolsy was VI gkins with Butter
hen Barry 81 pve up, Was In the
kHeaEd part 81 the conversation
idn'ts see them. lie also testified to
gcifk over 70 the Barry farm right away
nth David Weir, where they saw the
ssbcdy but neither .sasw any sleigh tracks.
m hs doorinto the bafn was closed but
The sliding door at the. end of alleyway
ne stable part ways open. He staid
back behind Weir, who stopped over and
looked at Mellem's face pidn't remain
long and seither touched tie body nor
open the door behind the body. RetaEn-
JIG hon o. ~ #ss team where sfsi