Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-09-16
MUST DIE ON
THE SCAFFOLD
Walter Jackson Guilty of an Unspeak
able Crime Must Pay the Pen.
atty With His Life.
PUNISHMENT SPEEDY AND SURE
Fiend in Human Shape Will be
Corpse Within Just Two Months
After Crime is Committed.

Hamilton. Sept. 10.-Walter Jack
son is guilty of murder in the first de-
gree. Such is the verdict as render.
ed by jury at $50 o'clock. 1t was
verdict that gives general satisfac,
tion. The Jury was out less than two
hours.
When the attorneys concluded their
arguments S.45 o'clock, Jackson was
taken to his cell. When Jackson step
ped in his cell he began dancing. an
inmate of the jail remarked, You
will feel different tomorrow" Jack,
son replied. "Oh. | don't know" Lat.
er his supper was brought in and
when the jailer came to take him to
hear the verdict he objected. as he
did not want TO be interruped during
his evening meal. After hearing the
verdict he returned TO his cell anu
finished his supper. The verdict did
not affect Jackson in the least, he
maintained a stolid indifference to the
last. Judge Webster will pronounce
the sentence Saturday. September 12
at p. m.
Jackson did not take the stand IN
his own behalf. Following is the
principal evidence adduced durin. the
trial:
Thomas Bard. of Steyensville. wag
the first witness called. He testified
as to being one of the searching party
who had been looking for the Buck
boy, telling of his finding The body In
a slough. about threefifths Of a mile
southwest of Steyensville. He gave
a miAute description as 10 the posi-.
tion and condition of the body when
found. how the arms and legs were
drawn out OF shape and distorted aa
If from excruciating pain. Lon
Youngs evidence was along the same
lines.
DR.. Brooke, q practicing physician
OF Stevensyille vas placed on the
stand and testified as TO making an
examination of the body of Fonnio
Buck at the time of the coroner's in.
quest. He testified that the body was
slightly decomposed. that there were
abrasions of the skin about the boy
also discolorations, resembling finger
marks. The boys jaws were rigidly
locked, arms and feet reflected, there
was a general contraction OF the mus
cles, while other parts OF the body
were dilated and bruised. Every evi
dence, according to the witness, was
that the boys death was caused by
lockjaw. superinduced by convulsions
caused by the perpetration of an un
natural deed, the pain arising from
such a deed would be sufficient &c
produce the above effect. DIR. II. C.
Higgins, who made an examination al
the same time. testified along the
same lines as DIR. Brooke.
Albert Card. l2-year-old boy ol
Florence. who was in Stevensville al
the time of the murder, testified as
being with the Buck boy on the even
ing of the murder, that they stopped
at Frank Cyr's store. where the ba
nanas were bought, Fonnie taking one
and saying he was going home.
Ruford Buck, aged nine years. q
brother OF the murdered boy. gave evi
dence before the jury. He is a very
bright, manly little fellow. and gave
his testimony in straightforward
manner. He stated that on the even
ing of August 18th he. his brother ant
Albert Card started TO deliver mill
to the home Of Charles H. Buck, re
turning they stopped at Cyr's store
and purchased bananas, Fonnie TAX
ing one and saying he would go home
the other two remaining to eat a sauc
er of ice cream. This Is the last tim,
he saw Fonnie alive.
Miss Vivian Warner was perhaps
one of the most important witnesses
introduced by the state. Miss War
ner works at the Charles Buck home
and testified that on the afternoon o.
August 18th. she went 10 the store o
Amos Buck on an errand. while there
Jackson came in and asked to b,
shown a shirt. She saw Jackson fac,
to face at close distance and OBJ
served that he wore black pants, .
black shirt and a black coat and hat
Between and $3.50 she went TO tn,
wood pile at the Charles Buck HON,
for some wood and saw Jackson anr
little boy coming down the street
they passed within thirty feet OF her
This time Jackson wore the sam,
clothing with the exception that h
had on a light colored shirt and wor,
a red necktie. She was quite positiy,
that he was the man she saw II
Bucks store, the man she saw pas
Charles Bucks residence and tn,
prisoner before the bar, was one AM
the same person. She identified IN,
shirt and tie produced in evidence a
being the same as was worn by Jack
son when she saw him on the after
noon Of August 18th.
s. b. McKett Identified the prison
er as the same man he saw in CON
pany with little boy on the 18th O
August, they were about fifteen rod
\ from him when he saw them. The
were not keeping the usual travele
road, but coming through yards an
pastures. He heard the boy remark
This is not the right way to 60" {
which Jackson replied: "Oh. that
all right, come on" He began TO ca
the boys attention 10 sunflowerl
| They passed on westward.
Hanging 10 Penalty.
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