The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-04-09

who should have been killed ten years
ago. Patton had also tod the Officer
that he (the officer) might testify to
just what he (Patton) haI said, but
if he testified to anything else, ne
would follow him up and kill him when
he got out. No cross examination.
Frank Wickes, corroborated the
previous witness.
The witness Gocrcke was recalled |
for further cross.examination, for the
purpose as explained hy counsel, OF
laying the ground tc: impeachment.
Witness never told on: McTaggart
that after Pat had bee, killed he, wit |
ness, picked up the lantorn, lighted
it and carried it ii.to the bunk house.
The state said it hal . witness who
had the knife with which the killing |
was done, but he had not arrived. The
state was ready to rest. provided the,
might be allowed to examine such wit |
ness when he arrived. The defense
objected, and the court ordered the
defense to proceed, d;ld the matter
would be decided when the witness
arrived and his testimony was Of
fered.
MIR. Logan then made the opening
statement for the defense and said
the defense would prove that
Goerckes testimony was tissue Of
falsehoods, and tina. Patton had acted
in self-defense in killing Carroll. That
Goercke and Carroll had threatened
to fix" Patton; that when Patton
went to the door, Carol. struck at
him and cut his CATIONS hand with
some instrument he had in his hand;
that Goercke had at various times and
ly contradicted his testimony on the
stand.
William Mcdonald, tAe first wit
ness for the defense, testified that on
the afternoon of the 10th. he had seen
Goercke in the kitchen and that he
had said he would get even with Pat
ton for taking away his, GOercke's
job as cookee, and that Patton had
ordered him out of the building.
Goercke was pretty wei! under tho
weather." that night at the saloon.l
When witness got nome that night
he went into the kitchen and Patton
had said, my God. Billy, what has
happened to you:" Witness told him
Carroll and Goercke did it and added
"They are coming after you, too
jim" Patton then arose from the
bed, and at that moment there was
great racket at the door, as If pan
of some kind had been IT,. own against
it. Patton started, lor the door, and
witness started for a cleaver hanging
on the wall, but he fell over onto 6
bunk and remembered no more. Wit
ness admitted that nc ha.t been yer,
drunk "paralyzed" DIS MI. Grubb ex
pressed it, but had partially recover
ed by the time he reached the kitten
en-. Upon cross-exami1ation the wit
ness said he had heard murmurin;
voices at the door as Patton opene'
it.
Ed Laporte testified 20 the fight a
the saloon between Carroll and Nj
Donald. Carroll had put Laport
to bed in the bunk house that night al
ter returning from the saloon. Cal
roll was carrying a lantern. Laport
had been cooking at Fairs camp, an
had quit. He had Deen drinking a
that day, but was not very drunk
Saw Carroll knock Mcdonald dow
and strike him after he was down. Wa
not asleep when the fight started 8
the saloon. Heard no disturbance a
ter he went to bed in tie bunk house
Went to bed with his tlo:bes on.
Edward Mantle, onc OF the ba
tenders at the Sitter saloon, testifie
that Goercke had played cards an
drank whiskey at the saloon the nigl
of October 16. Goeccke was drunk
Did not remember giving Goercke {
any other man present, sour win
Did not know If there was any SO,
wine in the house. Witness was NJ
drunk that night. Never told Jat
Ware that Laporte was drunk ar
asleep in a chair at the time the fig
occurred at the saloon. Witness
scribed the fight at the saloon betwet
Mcdonald and CarrS..
William Myers, another bartend
at the Big Fork saloon. testified tn
there was no sour winc on hand
the time Goercke testified he h;
drank sour wine in the saloon.
T. H. Jackson, leamster at Fail
camp on the 18th OF October. tes
fed that he is not q G::nkingman.
told of q conversation tina. night shol
~ after 6 O'Clock between Patton al
Goercke over the cookie matte