The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-29
ACCUSED OF MURDER.
Trial Of Fred Larimore On Charge
Of Killing w. p. Turner.

at the Monday morning session, the
defendant being represented by At
torneys w. S. Towner and w. G..
Downing, and the prosecuting at.
torney being assisted by Attorney F..
E. Stranahan. The work of securing
a jury proved to be less difficult than
anticipated, the panel being compelled
at the noon hour.
The jury selected to try the case
consists of Jesse Strawbridge, Nelson
Bingham, Ernest Johnson, Isaac
Evans, Paul Hensen, NJ. r. Johnson,
Victor Zweina, Ernest Hattie, Alex
Barkley, j.. B. Kinsella and Frank
Laird.
The crime with which Larimore is
charged was committed April Is, at
the Turner ranch on the Marias. Ac.
cording to the story told Al the time
of the tragedy, there was q dispute
regarding wages due to Larimore from
Turner, and the defendant went to the
Turner ranch to secure a settlement.
He is said tc have demanded that
Turner give him three cows in lieu of
cash for wages due, aud when Turner
demurred to this proposition, Lari.
more, it is alleged, pulled his revolver
and fred a shot into the air to give
emphasis to his demand. This ap.
pears to have been followed by u con.
tinuation of the dispute when Turner
went into the stable, and it is alleged
that he was shot and fatally wounded
by the defendant while in the build
ing. The victim of the shooting
died a few hours later, before q ply.
stefan could be secured, and Larimore
Immediately surrendered himself to
the authorities.
AT the Monday afternoon session of
the district court, the attorneys for
Fred Larimore asked for a continu.
ance because of the absence of DR.. H.
w. Power, of Conrad, who is expected
to give testimony for the defense. 1t
was stated that DR.. Power had been
served with q subpoena, and had de.
clined to attend. The court issued an
attachment for the person Of the alb
sent witness, to be served by the sheriff
immedi ately.
The defense, at the Tuesday morn.
ing session, moved to dismiss the case
on the grounds that the Information
is defective. The motion was over
ruled by the court, and the case pro.
ceeded to trial.
Plats of a survey OF the Turner
premises, where the shooting took
place, were submitted by A. w.
Merritield, county surveyor, to b,
used during the trial.
Mrs. Anna Nj. Moore, the chiel
witness for the prosecution, then pro
ceeded to give testimony. The witness
stated that abou, $50 o'clock on tn,
morning of April 10, while ia thu
kitchen Of the Turner ranch, she heart
a gunshot and went outside to SEE
what was going on. She saw Lari
more confronting Turner with a pistol
and asked the former to put hi.
weapon away, but Larimoee swore u
her and refused to comply with her re
quest. The witness stated that sht
then went into the house aud got hel
own pistol, and upon returning was
warned not to give the gan to Turner
who then rem arked that he would ge,
the cattle, and went to the stable, the
witness and Larimore following him
The witness stated that Turner wen
into the stable, united his horse ant
led him out, and asdeG her 20 hold tn
animal while he got the saddle. Tur
ner then returned to the stable, aul
while reaching for the saddle was sho
by Larimore and sani, to the ground
the defendant again shooting at hin
after he had fallen. Larimore thel
left the premises afoot, leaving hi.
horse there. Mrs. Moore then called
Chas. Huntington, who was workin.
in the cellar, and who assisted in tax
ing the wounded nan into the house
Mr.. Turner expressed the belief tina
he was fatally hurt and made prepare
tions for death. He executed q will
and made an oral statement regarding
his difficulty with Larimore, in which
he said the shooting was withou
provocation-that he was going to ge
the cattle and turn them over tt Lari
more TO settle the business.
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examination of witnesses is expected
TO occupy two or more days, and tn.
case may not be concluded bctcr'
Thursday.
Assessments We're Raised.