The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-25

O. w. Mcconnell, Helena, Mont: De-
liyered prisoner to officers at train.
Writ denied on McAnany but issued
on me insuflciency fugitive warrant.
Personal service not had. Returnable
today n thirty. Expect arrest self
and five policemen for contempt and
kidnapping. Goddard my attorney.
rs. F. MORSE, Constable"
DEFENDANTS GIVE TESTIMONY.
Chief Morse and Others Tell Their
Stories.
When the matter was resumed yes
terday morning the prosecution had
a few more witnesses to examine.
The messenger boys who delivered the
dispatches received by Chief Morse
and County Attorney Harris were call
ed to prove delivery to the two, as
up to this time the defense had held
that no testimony had been adduced
to Show that Morse and Harris had
received the messages which it was
sought to place in evidence.
Chief Morse.
Chief Morse was the first witness
called in behalf of the defense. At
ter he had taken the stand Mr.. Cod
dard asked him the usual questions
as to his official position in
the city and county, and
then led up to the more important
matter in the case before the court.
The witness stated that he has charge
of the city Jail and in his absence
the Jail was usually in charge of Ser
geant Hannah of the police force.
Morse said that none of the policemen
except Hannah and Salisbury knew
anything about the Snyder affair and
that they had not been advised by him
as to any efforts being made to Sc
cure the release of the prisoner. He
stated that on the evening of Septem-
Der IA he had turned the jail over
to the keeping of Policeman Salisbury
and that he went about town to attend
to some other official duties. Cues
toned by his attorney concerning his
knowledge of the writ about to be
issued he denied that he had any
knowledge of it's issuance, but
qualified this by saying that
he had heard rumors late in
the afternoon of that date that a writ
wound be issued against Detective
McAnany. He said he a advised
from Helena that the governor had
honored the Missouri requisition and
that he instructed Policeman Sails
bury to take Snyder to the Northern
Pacific train at IL o'clock that night.
AS a matter of fact Chief Morse de-
MED every charge set up in the COM
plant against him alleging that he
had %conspired to get Snyder out OF
the jurisdiction of the court.
When the matter of the telegram
he sent to Detective McAnany on the
train at Big Timber was called to
his attention by his attor-
ney the chief insisted that eve at
that time he knew nothing about the
writ sisued out of Judge LIQUIDS court.
He said that he had been in commune
cation during the afternoon with the
attorney at Helena who acted for the
Missouri officers before the governor
in the matter of the requisition and
that he supposed that if a writ would
issue it would be directed to McAnany
and not to him. Accounting for he
inability Of the sheriff to find him that
night to serve the writ prior to the
departure of the Northern Pacific
train, Mr.. Morse claimed that he
made no effort to keep under cover.
Cross-examinatoin of Chief Morse
was then taken UP by Mr.. Hathhorn,
one of counsel for the prosecution.
1t was apparent from the very outset
that both Mr.. Hahhorn and Mr.. John
ston would not spare the chief in the
least while on the stand. During the
cross-examination, which lasted over
an hour, there were numerous objec-
lions on the part of the defense and
the court invariably sustained the
prosecution. Passages at arms be-
tween the attorneys for the two sides
were and at times seemed
deep cutting to the spectators in the
-
court room.
Mr.. Hathhorn began by inquiring OF
Mr.. Morse if it had not been the Gus
tom of his Office when ne held a pris-
oner in Jail as constable of. Billings