The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-09

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but did not have much of Importance
to relate, as he was not in the build
ing at the time of the row. He and
Josh Ariss, the proprietor of the
place returned from up town shortly
afterward and discovered Hawkes. in
the wash room or shed trying to
wash the blood from his head. Ariss
and the witness washed him up and
he started away apparently in good
health He was headed toward Rake
straw's barn when witness last saw
him. This was the last Ayres saw
of him until the next morning, when
| he was told that there was a dead
man in the livery stable. On seeing
the body he recognized Hawkes..
G. M. Rost was the next witness
and told of having Hawkes. team
stopped and returned to town. He
supposed the man was drunk and did
not have any idea he was seriously
injured.
G. A. Goodrich was then placed on
the stand and said that he was in the
bar room at the time of the trouble
and saw Hawkes. there. He also saw
the woman under arrest and had no
ticed the two quarreling, but did not
know what the trouble was over,
While standing in the barroom he
heard the noise of Hawkes. falling
and entered the dance hall and found
the man lying on the stairs with
L. ~
any weapon lying around or any Gus
pidor He assisted Hawkes. to the
shed, where the latter washed the
blood away. The woman was in the
room and was much excited. She
had been drinking and was talking
about what had occurred. She sale
that she would fix him. Hawkes. ap
peared dazed at first, but afterwart
was all right. The remarks made
by the Russell woman were relative
to the fight that had occurred.
D. D. Wilder, living on the ives
side, was also called as a witness
but his testimony was in great
, measure the same as Rosts ant
: merely substantiated what the latte
had said in regard to stopping thu
the team had been stopped and nc
: ticed that Hawkes. was frothing a
the mouth, but he also thought it wa
nothing more than drunken stu
por. Hawkes. made an attempt t.
speak, but could not.
Ross Moore, the bartender at tn
, dance hall, was called and testifie
; about the same as Flynn and Coco
= rich. He had heard the two quarre
, ing, but did not see the blow struck
He heard something fall and goin
, into the dance hall he found Hawke
! as described by the other witnesses
, Nett had told him she had hi
Hawkes. with a cuspidor.
William Allen, employed at the liz
r cry barn also testified. He said tina
/ Hawkes. was apparently all rigt
when he called for his team, an
s when he was brought back by tn
: Rosts it was thought he was in
e drunken stupor and after he was PIT
n to bed no more attention was paid
e him until the next morning. Whe
an attempt was made to arouse hil
|. it was found that he was dead. TIL
+ authorities were notified and tn
e body was taken away.
It DR.. A. R. Duncan was then Gale
d and testified that he was one of tn
S physicians who made an autopsy {
Q the deceased at McMahon's unde
). taking rooms Sunday. No marks {
|, violence was found on the body e.
O cept on and above the left ear, whel
S a slight confusion was noticed. A
e incision was made and a fracture (
b the left side of the skull was foun
s. The left temporal bone was remove
IS and clot of blood sufficiently lars
e to fill a three or four ounce bolt
e was found. The blood was from {
r artery that had been severed by Il
n bones.
All other organs were examin,