Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-02-02

PENDANT mad never at any time since
his arrest showed any interest in the
case, and had given no assistance
whatever in the preparation of the de-
Tense.
"He was willing" said the witness,
Ito pull himself into it, but would
do nothing to help himself out"
Mr. Huntoon: From his actions
since his Arrest. would you Judge him
to be sane or insane?
The witness: He has not acted like
the same boy he was.
Mr.. Huntoon: Would you Judge him
TO be sane Or insane?
The witness: Insane on this prop
osition.
did he show any signs of shame
at being arested?"
None. He said to me once that
he thought the trial would draw good
crowd, and treated it as joke"
Have you ever heard him laugh
heartily"
"No. he merely smiles-he doesn't
laugh. | haven't heard him laugh in
year."
On cross examination the witness
again insisted that the defendants
statement discriminating Gervais was
after the interview with Judge Chea-
die.
Sherman's Mother on Stand.
The spectators had their first real
glimpse of the tragedy in this case
when the defendants mother. Mrs.
Clara Sherman was called. AS she
arose from her seat beside her son
and tottered over to the witness chair,
sympathy was written on every face
in the court roim Mrs. Sherman tes-
titled that as child her son was
peculiar. He left school at the age of
about Is and took a position with the
Argus. After that he took up the
study of mechanical engineering. and
he thought his life work should be in
| the navy. Whenever he saw blood he
tainted away. He was very sensitive
to the suffering of dumb animals and
| felt it keenly when they were hurt.
During the past year he had been more
quiet than formerly and had developed
way of watching her about the
| house that made her nervous. Mrs
| Sherman stated that her father died
in an insane asylum. Last winter
! the defendant commenced to have ter
rble headaches which sometimes last
ed as long as week. When the de
PENDANT took up physical culture, he
! tasted a full week and since then had
never eaten any breakfast. The wit
ness told how the defendant had an
nounced the fact of Studzinskis muir
der on Aug. 25, the day the body was
found. On the night of Aug. %. the
defendant came home about I'LL
O'Clock and went to bed. He did not
go out again that night.
Many Ladies Attend.
The crowd was greater yesterday af
ternoon than at any time since the
trial began, and scores were turned
away from the door by the bailiff, the
room being completely filled long be
fore the Session opened. Fully one
half of the spectators and probably
more We're women.
Mrs Sherman resumed her test
mony at o'clock and stated that he
son had gained much in weight since
his arrest. She described the occa
sion when the defendant was brough
to his home and she was i'll in bed
At that time she told her son he mus
confess the truth before God or sh'
; would not own him as her son. HI
, then made his confession that h
! alone committed the murder. He hat
not been a particularly religious DO,
J prior to his arrest, but since then hal
read the Bible through.
! From his actions since his arrest,
= asked Mr.. HuntOOn. would you be
lieve him to be sane or insane?"
From the last few times have talk
ed with him | believe that he i
wrong He takes no interest in tn
r defense. and has no fear of any pos
. sible consequence. He told me hi
conscience was good with God. Ono
he told me he was going to get thre
, years for this.
The cross examination lasted but
. minute. Mr.. Belden asking if the il
j. sanity referred to in her fathers cas-
was not the result of sun stroke
). The witness could not answer this POI
f itively.
+. G. WINS was called, and testifie
that he had once or twice heard tn
defendant complain of having hea'
n ache.
). Halsey r. Watson was examined
+ regard TO the keys to the Argus. espe
tally those to doors on the grOun
4 floor. He said that prior to the di
a covery of the loot under the Argu
Sherman and the colored janitor. M
c Coy, We're the only ones who had Ike!
O to the Fifth avenue door. Mr.. Wa
son and the proprietor were the on
r ones who had keys to the front dot
!. of the office prior to that time. She
!. mans character prior to his ARE
+ was excellent. After the finding
q the loot the keys were taken up al
new locks put on the doors. The kt
4 returned by Sherman was a dup
q cate. and not the one originally issue
II to him.
Question of the Keys.
d Albert Klein. tinsmith at the Mo
d tana hardware company, testified
e having made key to the front do
,e of the Argus one Sunday in May la
ID He said the key was made for m;
t. who was stranger to him. He W
At requested on a Saturday night
Il make this key, but it was too la
* then, and ne agreed to make it t
e. next day He received pattern X
k from the man, nd was told to ha
Is the key made by the time the b;
to game was over and that the party {
to dering it would be at the Argus
I'd fee for it. They key was made a
it. Sherman and this man came to t
a Argus and got it. Sherman's comps
,h ion was a smaller man than the
ne PENDANT, and the witness did not kn'
lg that he had ever seen him since.
ne Finding of the Loot.
it. H. C. Denzer. the telephone linen
who first found the suit cases unt
IS the Argus told how he came to ma