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man OF womamt for this county and
adjoining territory. Salary. $50 and
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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06
All to the Widow.
THE BRITISH ARMY.
Its Condition Far From Satisfactory
to Japan.

" Vap0Us
Toxic, Feb. Am elucidation Of the
Interpolation of the minister of war,
General Terauchi, at meeting of the
budget committee of the diet yester-
day, shows that NJ. Oishi, leader of the
progressive party, interpellated the
war minister as to the extent of the
expansion of the Japanese army,
which will be necessitated by an en-
fOrcement of the provisions of the An
glo-Japanese alliance. In so doing, M.
Oishi remarked that the British army
was not undergoing a development
equal to that of the British navy. and
he asked if the British army did not
require improvement in order to avoid
a one-sided responsibility. General
Terauchi replied in the affirmative
evidently mindful it is explained, OF
the provisions contained in article
VII. of the agreement between Great
Britain and Japan, which was signed
August 12, last.
Article VII. of the Anglo-Japanese
treaty says:
"The conditions under which arm
ed assistance shall be afforded by
either power to the other in the cir
cumstances mentioned in the present
agreement, and tn means by which
such assistance snail be made avail
able, will be arranged by the naval
and military authorities of the con
tracing parties, who will from time
to time consult one another fully and
freely on all questions of mutual in
terest."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06

his own guilt Sherman's frame OF
mind at that time showed clearly that
he was suffering under some form of
mental disease He freely admitted
his guilt with the moose staring him
in the face, and looked forward to
the trial as a good joke. That was
not the attitude of a man resigned
to his fate, as Sheriff Slater said he
was. 1t was the attitude of an insane
man. and the speaker insisted that
the Drs. Wilson were entirely right
in stating that at the time Sherman
made the confessions he was suffer
ing from paranoia. The suggestion as
to the confession had been made right
at the first. it had continually been
urged upon him After discussion
of the insanity plea and the testimony
of the experts. Mr.. HuntOOn took up
the second defense of an alibi, and as
serted positively that through the teS
timony of Race. Peterson, Desy and
Layadore. it had been established be-
yond all doubt that Studzinski was
alive at midnight on the night of Aug.
% and hours after the defendant said
he had murdered him. AS to the prop
erty alleged TO have been found in the
possession of the defendant. he might
have stolen that from the cabin after
the murder. or he might have stolen
it from the man who stole 1t In the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06

statements were untrue. and each var
lea from the other.
Ed. Taylor testified that neither
Sherman nor Studzinskl called at his
place on the night of Aug. 23, and
further that he. the witness. had never
spoken to Studzinski in his life
On cross examination. the witness
testified that ne knew Sherman WELL
that they were both members of the
Lewistown base ball team last year,
and played together in games and
practice He had also bowled fire.
quently with Sherman, who was an
expert at that sport, and bowled a
great deal
RebuttaI Begins.
The defense rested here. and the
state commenced it's rebuttal by call
ing Dr. o. Y. Warren. for Is years
past superintendent of the state in
sane asylum at Warm Springs. He
defined insanity and paranoia. dwell
ing at some length on the latter form
of mental disease. He said hereditary
played an important part in it. A
child afflicted with it was usually
bright or even precOcious. yet peculiar.
egotistic and selfish. AS the child grew
older. the disease became more mark
ed until there was an outburst, char
acterzed by fixed delusiOn. The chill
dren We're often vicious, and victims
of the disease often committed crimes
by reason of their impulsiveness. They
did these things because they had no
power of resistance. Often they at
tackled members Of their own family Or
friends. Paranoia was generally man
ifested between the ages of 1S and 27.
Mr. Belden here asked the witness
hypothetical question which con-
sumed half an hour in the stating.
The question was intended to sum-
marize all of the testimony in the case
and covered especially the confessions
of the defendant as to his own guilt.
The witness was asked if there was
anything in the confession to indicate
insanity or that it was made as the
! result of delusiOn by an insane man
DR.. Warren answered positively that
there was nothing to indicate insan-
ity.
Mr.. Belden then asked the witness
if It would have been possible for any
man to have made sucn a confession,
explaining every detail Of the crime in
a manner found to be correct, and ac-
counting for all the plunder and re-
citing circumstances since proved to
| have been the truth unless he him
self was present at the murder and
had personal knowledge of those facts.
81 do not think So" replied the wit
| ness.
Mr.. HuntoOn asked, if five witnesses
shouldtestify that long after the time
Sherman said he killed Studzinski
and after the time Sherman was prov
Cd to have been in bed. Studzinski
| was alive and talking with two men
in front of his place, what the wit
| ness would then say as to his cOnfes
| sion being a delusion or fact.
''If it were shown that his state
mcnt was absolutely untrue, and that
he could not have done the deed,
would say the confession was a delu
! sion"
Dr. F. f. Attix testified that he ex,
| amined the defendant for life insur
| ance in October. He was asked to
, state the defendants condition at that
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06
Novel Sunday School Scheme.

st. Louis, Feb. 3.-Trading stamps.
as means of getting children to
come TO Sunday school, to bring 9TH
er children with them. and to CON
tribute their pennies to the contribu-
tion boxes nave proved SO successful
in the First Methodist Episcopal
church south. that Pastor Todd will
extend the innovation to the church
proper and allow the grown-ups to
share in his business-lke religious
enterprise.
Under Rev. Mr.. Todds plan every
child who comes to Sunday school reg
ularly receives a 2-cent trading stamp
each time he or she is present. For
bringing new pupil a scent trading
stamp is issued and a 1-cent stamp is
given for each penny contributed to
the Sunday school plate. When the
child has 50 worth of stamps it is per-
mitted to select a present from a
large stock kept by the pastor.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06
GUILTY OF MURDER IN SECOND DEGREE

attorney, the sheriff, or any deputy
sheriff, made confessions prior to De-
Cember 18th, based upon the idea
founded upon such circumstances, if
any were made, that it would be bet.
ter for him to make confession, the
presumption is that such idea of bet
tering his condition induced the confes-
siOns made at period later than the
18th; and unless it has been affirma-
lively shown to your satisfaction
by the evidence beyond a reasonable
doubt that such idea of bettering his
condition, if defendant had such idea
in making the confessions before the
18th, had been removed from his mind
at the time of the confessions made
subsequent to December 18th, you
should disregard such subsequent con.
fessions entirely in arriving at your
verdict.
"If you believe from the evidence
in this case that any of the confes-
sions made by the defendant and in.
trOduced by the state in this trial,
were induced by statements made by
the sheriff or any of his deputies. or
the county attorney, which led the de.
fendant to believe it would better his
condition to make such statements or
confessions, then you must disregard
such statements or confessions in ar
irving at your verdict; and if you OF
any of your number have reasonable
doubt whether the defendant was in
fluenced by the statements of such off
GERS or the county attorney, If any
such statements were made by them
or any of them, you should give the
benefit of that doubt to the defend
ant and disregard entirely any confes
sion or confessions so induced or pro
cured, in arriving at your verdict"
As to Insanity.
AS to the plea of insanity put in tC
explain why the defendant made his
confessions, the court said:
UNLESS you are satisfied beyond q
reasonable doubt that the defendant
at the time of making the confessions
il any were made, that he alone com
mitted the Offense with which hs
stands charged, was sane, you must
entirely disregard the confessions o1
the defendant and must not take then
into consideration against him in ar
irving at your verdict.
"If, after consideration of all thu
evidence, there is a reasonable dOub
in your minds as to whether the de
fendant was sane at the time he mads
the confessions admitting the killing
of Samuel Studzinski by himself, i
you believe that he made such con
fessions, you must give the defendan
the benefit of that doubt and who'll,
disregard such confessions.
"You are instructed that if there il
one material fact proved to your sat
isfaction that is inconsistent with thu
guilt of the defendant and cannot b.
reconciled with his guilt, that is suffi
Gent to raise a reasonable doubt, ans
your verdict should be not guilty"
Can Fix the Degree.
Judge Cheadle instructed the jur.
that it could find the defendant guilt.
under the charge, of murder in thu
| first degree, murder in the secOnt
degree, or could acquit, but coult
not find him guilty of manslaughter
This point was considered very impor
tant, as many believed the verdic
must be one of murder in the first de
gree, with death as the penalty, or &C
quittal.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06

voted almost entirely to discussion
of the evidence. He told of the dis
covery of the loot under the Argus
building, and proceeded to review the
testimony that showed the connection
between the defendant and the plum
der. 1t had been shown that on Aug
10, if not later, Mr.. Shaw. of Magin-
MIS- pawned a gun with StudZinski
That gun was found with the loot un-
der the Argus. and made it apparent
that the other property found there
and offered as exhibits had been TAX
en- at the same time. The confessions
were next discussed and Mr. Ayers
maintained that there was nothing to
show that they were obtained by
means of any duress or of induce.
ments, while on the other hand, there
was positive testimony to show that
they were made voluntarily. The de.
fendant could not be shaken in his
statement that he alone killed Stud.
zinski. When told that persons had
seen the old Jew alive after midnight
on Aug. 90, he said they must either
be crazy or lying. It was natural for
him to say this, for he knew positive
ly that they did not see the old man
at that time. Mr.. Ayers paid consisl
cradle attention to the testimony OF
the medical experts and strongly con.
tended that taken altogether, it show.
ed that James Sherman was entirely
sane when he confessed to having
killed Studzinski, and that the state
ment of his crime was correct in ev
cry particular.
In closing, he urged the jury not tC
lose sight of the deceased. In think
ing of the defendant, they should not
forget the old man who fell under his
brutal blows on the night of Aug. 23
The plea of insanity had ben wedget
into the case by Mr.. HuntOOn because
there wasn't anything else for him tt
fal back upon. They '.o'lld not, upor
such a plea, turn this man loose tt
again prey on this community. If the.
were to be swayed by sympathy fol
the family of this defendant they
might as well open the doors of the
penitentiary. 1t was for them to say
whether the law was enforced, am
people protected from such men as thi.
defendant.
! 1t was noon when Mr. Ayers con
cluded, and recess was taken unit
2 p. m.
Mr.. Huntoon for the Defense.
Mr. Huntoon commenced his addres.
| at 2 p. m. He spoke for about two
hours, and made the best of difficul
proposition. Mrs. Sherman, who wa!
not present at the morning session
was in attendance, and with Mr.. Sher
man and the prisoners aunt, complet
ed the circle in front of the bench.
| r no a n IN
entirely fair in his discussion of th'
case, which was one of the most pc
culiar ever tried in this county. HI
reviewed the events Immediately fol
lowing the Arrest of Sherman, and in
sisted that almost from the first, pres
sure was exerted on the defendant
1t was never relaxed for an instant
and finally came those confessions o
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06
ST. Paul's First Train.

1t was an eventful day when the
first train was run into ST. Paul, not
only for ST. Paul but for the entire
northwest, for that event was the be-
ginning of the phenomenal develop
ment of the great Northwest No,
vember s. 1905. was hardly a less
eventful day in st. Paul's history, for
on that date the Northwestern line
put into service between the Twin
Cities and Chicago a new limited
train, conceded to be the finest and
most comfortable train between
these three great cities. Tickets and
berth reservations for the New North
Western Limited can be secured at
396 Robert ST. (Ryan hoteD. ST. Paul
or 500 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis,
Mimi
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06
ALL
TO WIDOW
WILL OF THE LATE DANIEL MAR
TIN CROWLEY Is FILED FOR
PROBATE.

The will of the late Daniel Martin
Crowley was yesterday filed in the
district court for probate, accompanied
by the petition of the widow, Annie
E. Crowley, to be appointed admins
tratrix.
All to the Widow.
By the terms OF the will, which is
very brief, all of the property of ev'
cry kind constituting the estate is left
to the widow. This is stated to con
sist of personal property of about the
value of $4,000, cash in bank amount
ing to $2,196.64 and much real estate
The appraisers will later file a report
1t is generally estimated that the es
tate is of the value of about $4,000
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06
FERGUS GOLD
OUTPUT LOWER
ANTICIPATED FALLING OFF FOR
JANUARY is REALiZ-
ED.

Helena. Feb. 3.-The receipts of
gold and silver at the United States
assay office in this city, during the
OS7.30, as compared with $l95,S26.75
in December, and $l47,312.S9 in Jan
uary of last year. OF the January
1906, receipts, Montana contributed
1921 ,029.91. This was all gold except
$542.05, and was contributed by the
several counties as follows:
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read the Argus for the news
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Continued on page four.)
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06

Patronize those who advertise in
the Argus; buy your goods Of the live,
energetic, spend-your-rnoney y-at-home
merchant and you will surely prosper.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-06
Togo Will Visit.

Toxic. Feb. SIT is announced up
on reliable authority that Admiral To-
go will visit America in April with
two armored cruisers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
CHICAGO MEN ARE INDICTED.
Pat King, Policy Chief, and Other
Land Promoters Caught In Net.

Lincoln, Oct. 19.-"Pat" King, the
policy king Of Chicago; Lawrence
King and w. J. Baird, promoter of
idan county, Nebraska, were indicted
by the federal grand jury on the
charge of fraud and conspiracy in
seeking to obtain title to $4,000 acres
Of land in Sheridan county by fraud.
The Chicago Ranch" scheme was
a new one to the land officials and
was nipped just in time. The com
pany originally consisted Of fifteen
entrymen, who filed on whole sections
Of land and then organized themselves
into a company, known as the Chicago
Ranch. These parties were all Chi
cago people and each put In from $50
to $3.50 cash and became stockholders.
Some of the proceeds were devoted
to fencing the entire tract OF so 900
acres and buying live stock, the whole
number of live stock consisting OF one
COW and six horses. An assessment OF
50 so a month was made on s%tockhold.
ers and things were moving along fine.
linen IL DeCdIHe HeCesSdiy " seSu'o
titles to all the land enclosed by the
fence and the country was raked for
a number OF old soldiers to make FL
ings on the lands. They were paid a
bonus Of $25 at the start. After a
time the soldiers were persuaded to
give Accomplishments to the land for
an additional consideration in order
that other parties might be persuaded
to file on their claims. The purpose
of the Chicago Ranch people was to
cover up the land by fraudulent Al
ings and then speculate on securing
other filings by parties who could be
persuaded TO become stockholders.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
MINTYRE PLEADS OWN CASE.
Prisoner at Lincoln, Said to Be Des'
perate Man, Before Supreme Court.

Lincoln. Oct. IS-Philip Mcintyre,
convicted OF separating Captain Fish
er of Chadron from some 81 900,
pleaded his own case before the SUI
preme court in the presence of a large
crowd, of which a number were WON
en-.
Mcintyre was brought back from
Virginia, where he was arrested. He
brought his case 10 the supreme court
or a writ Of error, but asked the court
TO change that and near the case as
an original appeal for habeas corpus
The court tool the matter under ad.
visement and Mcintyre was taken
back to the ~penitentiary.
A letter was received by Warden
Beemer from w. B. Laughlin, saying
Mcintyre was a desperate man and
would probably attempt to escape
while arguing his case. He Is badly
wanted. the letter said, at Fort Scott,
Kan, Warden Beemer and a deputy
guarded him.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
SNOW AND sLEET IN NEBRASKA
Trains From the West Many Hours
Late and Wires Down.

Lincoln. Oct. 23.-All trains from
the west were late many hours on &C.
count of snow and sleet storms in Ne
braska, Kansas and Colorado. The
storm was responsible for a freight
wreck On the Burlington near Hem.
!ngford. No one was injured. but traf.
fc was badly delayed.
A bad sleet storm prevailed in cen.
trail Nebraska, breaking down trees,
telegraph and telephone wires and
causing suffering among stock.
The storm still continues at ALI
ance, more than twelve inches of
snow having fallen there in twenty.
four hours. Train service west is at
a standstill. There Is much appre.
hension there for live stock. A large
portion of the potato crop is also in
the ground and it Is feared it will be
a total loss. Passenger trains may
run west from there today. but 1t Is
doubtful.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
HOT CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK
Hughes and Hearst Continue Speech.
Making Tours of Empire State.

New York, Oct. 22.-With election
day only two weeks distant, the cam.
paign in this state continues to be-
CONF more active and more interest.
ing. Both Mr.. Hughes, the Republic
an candidate for governor, and Mr..
Hearst, the Independence league and
Democratic candidate, made extended
speech.making tours the past week
and will continue to make such
speeches from now on until the Satur,
day night before election. Not In
some year have candidates in this
state been greeted by such large and
apparently interested crowds as this
year. Besides the candidates them
selves, other speakers of national
prominence will deliver addresses dur
ing the coming week, among them
Bourke Cochran for Hearst and Secre'
taries Root and Shaw for Hughes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
BRYAN GOES TO COLORADO
Entertains Japanese Visitors at His
Home in Lincoln.

Lincoln. Oct. 20.-S. Haseba, a mem.
Der Of the parliament of Japan, ar
rived in Lincoln, accompanied by his
secretary, Yamachita Y. Bryan, and
the two gentlemen were entertained at
dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Bryan at their home, at Fairview. Mr.,
Haseba is making a tour OF this coun.
try. Yamachita Y. Bryan IS the
young japanese protege of Mr. Bryan.
who came to Lincoln six years ago
and made his home with the Bryans
four years, adopting their name He
left for Japan two years ago, after Sc
curing a degree from the University
OF Nebraska. Mr.. Bryan left for Colo
RADIO where he will make a number
Of political speeches.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
RuLo FARMERS ARE FOOLED
Make Deal With Life Insurance Agent
and Must Pay Notes for Policies.

and Must Pay Notes for Policies
Rulo, Neb., Oct. ia life insur-
ance agent, giving his name as H.. c.
Smith, defrauded a number of people
Of this neighborhood in a novel man
ner. Representing the Kansas City
Life Insurance company. he came
here and after trying to sell policies
in the usual manner, proposed to sew
eral persons that he would give them
each 20 per cent of the premiums
paid in a radius of five miles of their
home II they would take a policy, in
each case saying that the use of the
name would be of that value to him
AS he gave written guarantee OF his
offer he found no difficulty in making
such arrangements. his victims giving
notes for policies in the company, to
be paid later by. the 20 per cent COM
mission. After Smith left 1t was found
that the notes had been sold to an
innocent purchaser" A letter by one
of the victims to the company brought
answer that Mr.. Smith was no longer
in it's service: notes were sold and
guarantee not binding on the company
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
MINNESOTA FARMERS COMBINE
State Branch Of American Society Of
Equity Organized In st. Paul.

st. Paul, Oct. 20.-The Minnesota
branch Of the American Society OF
Equity, known as the farmers trust"
was organized in this city and e. S.
Morrell of Bethel, Anoka county,
elected president. 1t is proposed to
establish a central bureau of informa-
ton which will furnish to the mem
bers all information available about
crops and prices. With a sufficient
representation they hope to be able
to control marketing in a manner that
will secure higher prices.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
sNoWsToRM IN NEBRASKA
Trains Delayed Ten to Eighteen Hours
West Of Alliance.

Lincoln, Oct. 22.-Reports show snow
falling as far east as Broken Bow IN
northwest Nebraska In southwestern
Nebraska snow Is reported as far east
as oxford. A heavy sieet fell IN that
section before the snow. High wiEcs
and weather conditions have delayed
trains ten tc eighteen hours west Of
Alliance. A cold rain extends ali ovei
eastern Nebraska.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
BANK OF PAULINE ROBBED,
Dynamiters Take $500 an Are Fol-
loves oy Bloodhounds.

Hastings. Neb.. Oct lS.-The Bank
OF Pauline nj Pauline. fourteen miles
southeast Of this city, was broken
into by safe blowers about 2:30 a m.
The safe and n chest inside were
forced open with four explosions OF
dynamite and approximately 81 500
stolen Bloodhounds are on the track
OF the robbers.
The bank is an associate institution
OF the First National of this city.
The loss is covered by burglar insur'
ance
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
RAILROAD GIVEN HEAVY FINE
New York Central Assessed Ove'
100000 for Giving Rebates.

New York. Oct. 20.-Judge Holt, in
the United States circuit court, i'm
posed a fine of $1.0S,000 on the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail
road company for granting rebates to
Lowell NJ. Palmer, who has charge of
transportation for the American Sugar
Refining company. There were siy
counts and a fine of $4,000 was i'm
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
Eilipino Press Is Jubilant.

Manila. Oct. 23.-The native press
Is jubilant over the proposed changes
in provincial boards, and declare faith
in the promises of the government.
Some give credit to Governor Smith
for the results Of the assembly of
governors.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-26
Bandit Asked to Restore order.

London, Oct. 23.-The Tangier cor
respondent OF the Times avs in a
dispatch that the local authorities,
being powerlers to take action, have
invited the bandit Raisull to restore
order at Arzllla.