Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-10-26
TESTIMONY IN cLlMIEs CASE.

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finished its evidence IN the trial Of the
Clinic murder case at Dickinson. with
the exception of the argument of a
motion by the defense to compel the
prosecution to put on the witnesses
HarteM and Brown, whose names APP
pear as witnesses inT5the Information.
This matter was to be disposed of this
morning. Otherwise, the state has
completed it's chain of evidence.
Among other features Of the case
was trip to the ranch where liner
was killed, which was ordered by
Judge Winchester over the objection
Of the defense and was made Monday
morning. The jury returned Tuesday
morning and the hearing Of evidence
was resumed Tuesday afternoon.
Taking the testimony for the state
was begun Friday morning and con-
+. tinued till Tuesday at the adjournment
OF court.
The first witness for the state was
R. s. Brookings who gave testimony
as to the location of the ranch. A. M.
Pomroy testified that he went to the
liner place May 16, after the killing,
in company with others, and took pic
lures of the surroundings An effort
was made to introduce plat made by
him but the court sustained the objec-
ton Of the defense.
Harry Knudson, an employe of the
liner ranch, returned to the ranch
with horses in the morning and saw
liners dead body. He covered the
body with blanket. He helped keep
watch and testified that the body and
surrounding objects were not moved
until the coroner arrived.
Richard Fordyce, another employe
Of the liner ranch. corroborated Knud-
sons testimony. -.
Robert Lyon, a member Of the
coroner's jury testified as to the party
that went out from Dickinson. He
said Pomroy took pictures of the body
and surroundings. The first picture
was taken before the cover was re-
moved, and others we're taken at diff
ferent angles. The photographs form
erly offered were offered again in
evidence. The defense objected, but
the court allowd them to be received.
DR.. George A. Perkins testified as
an expert witness for the state. He
corroborated the testimony as to the
place where the body lay. He said
that pieces of brain tissue we're found
SO feet north, of the body; two pieces
Of skill were found % feet away; brain
tissue and blood were also beside the
body and in the hat. It was 80 feet
and inches from the feet of the body
to- the place where the revolver lay.
He told how the body was dressed and
described the nature of the wound as
revealed to the autopsy, showing how
the bullet passed through the spinal
chord. The bullet was offered in evil
dence He said the wound had caused
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instant death and no: voluntary move.
ment was possible after it had been
inflicted A second bullet had shat
tered the skull: Witness said this was
the result Of the second shot, other
wise the hat would not have been
found beside the body 1. szI.tt y ~. + :
DR.. H..A. Davis. testified as TO- the
autopsy, corroborating the previous
witness. isu. s7ss iise5
Richard Fordyce was recalled and
gave the most important testimony fol
the prosecution. He was at the ranch
on the morning of the shooting. He
Il had gone with liner to the plowet
ground south of the house to plan
onion sets. From there he went t.
the barn to. quiet the horses, and saw
Clinic, Hartell and Brown driving up
Clinic and Hartell were ON the seat
Hartell was driving and Brown wa:
behind. This was as he went to thu
IS barn. When he came out Of the barr
T.;
4 coat and heard some one say lo'
/ While in the house he heard a shot
b He stepped outside and saw liner OF
his hands and knees, coming towart
!. the house; he saw Clinic standing. Il
& the wagon, and saw him raise hi
rife and shoot. He saw liner tai
under. the fence and did not see hin
move again. Then he saw Clinic
Jump out Of the wagon. e on q the the nortl
SIDE and go west some 20 feet to with
ia few feet Of Elmer and shoot again
He said Clinic had been at the rancl
about i've minutes when liner i wa V
shot and he had heard no talk ez
81 cept the word Hello!" He sal ,li'
Clinic had called down to him an ,'
q said liner had tried to kill him bu
lie got liner instead. Clinic also sal
ssThere's his gum pointing to tn
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