Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-11-06

atCOr0ey. Inc evidence adduCed at
the trial was to the effect that Van
Buskirk and another man were about
to engage in friendly bout with the
gloves when Castlebury walked up to-
Van Buekirk and told him that If he
was going to fight anybody he would
have to fight him. Seeing that Castle.
bury was under the influence of IL
quor he refused to fight him. Then
(astlebury became abusive and Van
Buskirk struck him In the face with
his fist. At this. point it is claimed
that Castlebury drew q sharp pocket
knife and attempted to stab his assail-
ant when some one grabbed Van Bus
kirk and another man stepped between
them and had his vest ripped open by
the knife in Castlebury's hands. The
prisoner then left the saloon with the
murdered man in pursuit. The pri-
soner went up the street and when
near the big rock they met. Castlebury
still had the knife, when Van Buskirk
saw him he threw q brick striking his
victim on the left side Of the head
causing fracture of the left temporal
nerve bone over the left ear. The bone
was depressed to about the size Of an
egg, the meningeal artery being rup-
tured. Doctor Mccoy was called and
assisted by DR.. Hoxsey. retriphened
the injury and removed a piece OF
bone about the size of silver dollar.
The operation greatly relieved the in
jured man and for the next twenty
four hours he Continued to improve,
being able to turn in bed, but never re-:
gained consciousness, and hisversion of
the affair can not be given.
One important point in the evidence
Buskirk 90 after the brick or did he
pick 1t up near where he stood? Anoth-
er important point is did he have the
brick before meeting Caetlebury? The
superstition is that he had the brick
and then started back to the saloon to
find Castlebury and unexpectely met
his victim and threw the missile with
the above result. Van Buskirk then
walked off and the injured man was
conveyed to his boarding house and
the above mentioned physicians sum-
moned.
Van Buskirk was re-arrested last
Saturday night and formally charged
with murder in first degree, and taken
to the Jail in Wenatchee by deputy
sheriff John Holden, on the early train
last Sunday morning. The prisoner
remained at work, engaged as engine
wiper by the Great Northern, until
his arrest, and made no attempt to
escape
The deceased came to this stats
from Kansas about nine years ago and
lived for time on the Sound, later
coming to this valley and took up q
homestead on Chumstick creek and
continued to farm until about 1897,
when he went to work for the Great
Northern as engine wiper. being ad-
vanced in short time to the position
of locomotive fireman, and about one
year ago was promoted to locomotive
engineer. He left the employ of the
railroad company a short time before
his death.
He never proved up on his home
stead as can be learned. When not
drinking he worked steady and was
quite and orderly, seldom speaking
unless spoken to; but 1t is said, that
when under the influence Of liquor
was considered dangerous and liable
to stab anyone in sight.
, Deceased Was- twice married and di-
veroed both times. BY the first marri-
ago two children were born. both
girls, the eldest one being about 6f-
teen years Of age. Two sons were the
huft Of the second marriage, being
now about six and ten years respec-
lively. The girls live at tho present
time in southern Iainols. Nothing III
known a. to the. whereabouts Of the
two boys at present