Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-06-12

'ieheSo roiu tudI Dd'llel never
worked on Sundays. Bauley also
told him thathesaw Hartzell running
his cows with n horse and the cows
came home shot, and that he didn't
like that.
DR.. H. Ii. Wilson, who was present
at the inquest, was called and stated
that he made an external examina-
ton OF the deceased on the 9th and
found two wounds Of entrance and
one OF exit, there being a slight
wound on the left shoulder which
only penetrated the skin. The wit
ness said that he saw. the bullet taken
from the wall Of the room, and on tits
being shown to him identified it. He
didn't find any bullets In the body OF
the murdered man, and judging from
what he saw the shot was fired
through the window, both bullets go.
in%gthrough the body, one lodging in
the log and the other rebounding
underneath the bed.
Here the state informed the court
that several witnesses who had been
subpOenaed would not be called, ow.
Ing To the fact that their evidence
was entirely cumulative and only
a repetition OF former testimony.
Court here adjourned until9 800 Sat.
urday morning.
Witness Aubury, ON being recalled
by the state, said that during his
conversation with Bauley on the 9th
OF March, the latter said that he had
crossed the ford near Hartzell's house
that morning and passed the cabin,
but did not see the bullet hole in the
window. Bauley further explained
that he was on his way to the post.
office at that time.
Doctor Hedges was then called and
said that he had made apost mortem
examination OF Hartzell's body and
found four wounds, three wounds oi
entrance ON the left side and one
wound OF exit on the right. He also
noticed several small %abrasions or
the face, two OF which, one on the
chin and another on the flip, were
clear cut missions, which were prob.
ably caused, he thought. by the de-
ceased having q pipe in his mouth al
the moment he fell from the chair.
The wound on the point of the left
shoulder was only skin deep, but
both wounds in the side penetrated
the abdominal cavity, the bullets ap.
parently coming out on. the right
side of the body at the one wound oil
exit. 1t was the doctors opinion
that Hartzell came to his death from
wounds inflicted by a firearm, and he
also stated that the OF the muir.
dered man was perforated in two
places, the spinal cord being severed,
as was also the aorta.
The county attorney, on behalf oil
the state, asked the court to allow
the jury TO view the scene of the
crime, as he believed 1t would assist
them to a better understanding oil
the evidence.
Counsel for the defense asked that
such leave be not granted until such
time as all evidence was heard.
The court ruled In favor of the de
tense.
The state here rested and the de
tense stated that nof urther evidence
wOuldbe offered by them.
The court ordered that the jury b.
taken to the scene Of the crime a.
once In custody OF the sheriff, IL
whose charge they would remain I'm
til $3.50 O'Clock Monday morning.
Undersherif Slater was instructed
to show the jury the premises and t.
allow no other person to hold AM
conversation with them. The de
iendant was given into the custody
OF the sheriff and ordered to be pres
ent at the examination.
Judge Cheadle, County ATTORNEY
Belden, w. L. Cort and the jury, II
charge Of Undersheriff Slater and &C
companied by n representative OF tn
| ARGUS, started for the scene OF TIN
crime ut 1880 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing.
George W. Bauley, the accused, &C
companied the party In charge O
Sheriff Shaw. The day was a pleas
ant one and the ride down Warn
Spring creek, across the Waite an,
Elliot ranch tn the Hartzell property
was an enjoyable me The part.
arrived at the scene Of the killing a
4:30 a.. m. and Undersheriff Slater a
once proceeded to show the jur.
around the premises. The excellenc
OF the plat, which was used durini
the trial, was made evident by tn
easy way In which the various point
Of interest wereidentifed by theiury
The stakes stlll remained In tn
places where the tracks OF tho assas
sin had been found and the fact tina
the direction Of the tracks had bee
made plain to the jury was very evI
dent by the unfaltering manner II
which they went from point to poIn
The house itself was subjected to
' close examination, while the patch O