The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-02-22

away from the gate. JUST as turned
around Nose said there comes Bob
now. looked up and saw him com
ing across the railroad track with his
hands resting on his hip pockets
walked TO meet him ten or twenty feet
and met him asked him for the
heifer and he told me that would have
to pay $2.75. told him that the
charge was too much as he had not adj
vertised her. He said that he had adj
vertised her and told him that didn'
see the advertisement He said that he
didn't have to feed my cattle for moth
ing. He pulled out his revolver and
showed it to me. told him to put mp
the gun that didn't come for any
trouble with him; only to get my
heifre. l put my hand in nay pocket
and found that / had silver dollar
and a few pennies only. | offered him
the dollar telling him that | would give
him the other 81 20 the next time that
! met him on the street. lie said, mot
by d-m sight you'll pay - 20 or
get no heifer said that If he would
not give her TO me / would go up town
and get ner ont by process of law and
then de-stepped to get by him when
he rushed at me with clenched fists
saying, You want law do you, well,
IN give You something to 20 to law
about | threw up my hands and
backed away he following me- trip
ed and fell backwards over board and
he jumped on top of ME, catching hold
Of me by the collar began TO pound me
an 1, Of course, struck back to protect
myself / told him that had enough
and to let me mp but he kept on pound
ing me- muttering at the same time in
a low tone, you old Of a b. IN
fix You now I'll Kill you begged
him not to kill me telling him that /
was an old man and had enough. L
cried to Nose TO come TO my assistance
I was then in dazed condition and
| noticed him pass his hand back to-
wards his hip pocket as if to pull his
revolver grabbed him by the wrist
and held onto IT as long as / could |
was seeing stars and he succeeded
in twisting his wrist away but | got
hold OF his wirsthand He was getting
his hand closer to his pocket and put
MY hand to my pocket, pulled my gun
a.,4I Gvod H., ;t,,,,..l at ,,,. .,,.1 I ,..t
mp and walked away discharged Fin
lay from service once at Crystal Falls
mine Did not pick mp iron and take
it away there was some further ex-
animation as 70 what he did after he
went up town which we did not catch
Cross examined Had revolver in
pocket at the time II simply re-
manned in my pocket all the time, In
the pocket of the clothes that wore TO
the mine When / changed my clothes
I left the revolver in the pocket Gave
the revolver no thought asked Cayia
what the charges were. Went down TO
pay charges Saw no one near Knew
that Finiay drank great deal and
could net Sc found great deal of the
time. When Finlay was backing ne
up ] SAW the men on tine wagon Sought /
70 break into the pound because Of the
condition Of the heiter and me knowl I
edge That others had done 50 when CON I
ditous were similar Knew IL was
have stated an that was
said about charges Have nothing ad
iitional IL give as reason for nor pay
ing charges. Did not see Cayia after
asked him for assistance the cross
examination Of this witness was cond
ioted by Mr. Powers and was quite
lengthy As much Of it is simply
.epetition Of the direct examination
snd did not bring to light any new
natter or put any Of the old matter in
, new light we omitted Il, abridging
he testimony to what we have given.
Tho defense announced that il rested
lere and as it was late in the day
'ourt announced that an adjournment
md asked the prosecution if they had
my rebuttal testimony Mr. Watson
eplied that there was little and asked
hat the names of JAS Fl johnson
md X. b. Webb be added to the in
ormation. The request was granted.
AT the opening of court next Morning
he defense started with it's rebuttal