The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-01-22

spells before testified to that he took the
horse and buggy. On Cross exniintion.
he was asked why he told the court
when he was arrested he was Is years
old, and he answered, he did not then
remember how old he was. He said
that he served five years and eight
months ia the navy and went from
Philadelphia to the Saratoga training
ship, where he served year and q
half, and from there went to the Brook
lyn, from which ship he was discharg-
ed. the latter part of 1898. Witness
said that he was commissioned lieuten-
ant, with, the rank Of captain, and had
235 men under his charge at the battle
Of San Juan Hill. He said that his
mail was addressed to him as captain,
but when he was asked for his COM
mission and discharge, he said he had
lost them in Montana. and further
said that he had never applied for a
pension. He swore that he was draw
ing $135 q month at the time of his
discharge. He said that his parents
were dead that he was raised by his
grandmother, and that his aunt sign
ed the certificate regarding his age,
when he entered the training school.
Witness said that. he was in his right
mind at the present time and was cor
responding with a lady in Philadelphia
and gave her name and address. Henry
Zuleger was called, and being first duly
sworn testified That defendant had work
ed for him, and at times had acted
peculiarly ami would not attend to his
work, and if the woman did not praise
him he would be snlky for two or
three days at a time. On cross exam
ination, witness testified that defend
ant took all the money in the till with
him the night he left. Witness said
that he returned key to him after he
was brought back, and told him that
he had intended riding a wheel that
was in the barn. but found it was
punctured and had to leave it, The
key testified about was the key of the
barn. @ 49, .,p r.
DR.. J.,iA. johnson was called on the
stand and testified to examining the
defendant and finding the wound. He
said one layer of the skull had been
fractured, and possibly the inner one.
but he could not swear that it would
affect the brain, s sves
George Whiting was called and said
defendant had done some painting for
him and. that he acted peculiarly, jump
ing fromlo one room to- another and not
finishing any of them. l2tes., =, (,
Herman Neindorf swas called but his
testimony was not exactly what the
defense expected, as he swore that
defendant worked for him and that he
was good man.
George Perrin was called and said
that defendant hired out to him but
only stayed half an hour.
At this point the court adjourned
on Saturday evening and on Monday
morning on account of the absence Of
Mr.. Fisher, one of the jurymen in the
case, this case was not taken up unit
Tuesday noon at which time A. Myers
took the stand and testified that he
saw the defendant in the Zuleger hotel
the night before he left and that he
came into the room and danced around
with broom as if dancing with {
lady. and then dropped into a chair
made few stabs with his broom ani
left the room. He said the spell lastei
about FIVE minutes, and that he saw
him later in the evening. smoking I
cigarette in the Office. The defence
rested. and the state called the defend
ant, who testified that he, had been addic