The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-06-11

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Robert w. Olin, residing eight miles
south Of Oswego testified regarding
his acquaintance with Crisler and Of
Crisler's informing him. Of: an intend
ed trip to Canada and the correspon-
dence he had with Crisler while Girls
Ter was in Canada and Of his acquaint-
ing the authorities Of the fact that
Crisler had been writing to him.
Sergeant Hall was recalled and tes-
titled regarding certain personal ef-
fects taken from Crisler at the time
Of his arrest.
Gilbert Swanson was called and tes-
titled to the number Of times Brown
was at his place and Browns alleged
dissatisfaction to conditions in the
country and his aversion to bringing
his mother to this country to live.
William Tams Of Glentaha testi-
fed that he saw Brown. on the 7th
day of May after the time it was al
legged that Brown had disappeared
from Crisler's claim. On cross-exam-
nation, questions were asked wheth-
err or not he had not made contradict
ing statments to witnesses in town
and others. He also stated or; exam
%ination that Mr.. Hurd. had; shown him
Exhibit @, which was = photograph
of the deceased Brown and afterwards
multiplying it by saying that he had
seen a photograph similar to the n
shown. He described the mar he had
seen passing by when he; was plow-
ing.
r. H. Friedl was sworn and testi-
fled that the shirt introduced by the
state as an exhibit, alleged to have
been worn by Brown at. the time of
his death and which wa found on the
corpse east of the shack Of Crisler.
He stated that he had been in the
clothing and tailoring business for
30 years, and that the sewing. done
upon the patch on the shirt was done
with fine thread, Whereas the witness
Mrs. Brown testified that the thread
taken by julius Brown was a coarse
thread. He also stated that the work
was done by some person extremely
handy in the art of sewing.
DR.. E. N. Layton was sworn and
testified regarding the bloodstains. He
stated that he had received masters
degree in Medical-legal test Of blood
stains and stated that blood will
change to a darker color after ten
or twelve hours and that after ten
, days bloodstains would become a
dark brown. .,t'
John Ancil Crisler, the defendant,
was then put on the witness stand.
He stated that he was born in Indi-
ans in 1878; that his living relatives
are his mother, a sister and two bro
theirs. His father died in the fall of
1912. He lived in the state of Indiana
for the past thirty years and is a
farmer by occupation. He stated that
he left Indiana in 1908 and went to
Manitoba, Canada, where he remained
. until the fall of 1912, when he went
home to bury his father. He remain
ed in Indiana about three weeks at
that time and then went back into
E Canada where he stayed untf the fall
of 1918. He worked on a farm while
in Canada and from there he went
to Grand Forks. N. D., arriving there
in the fall of 1913. In Grand Forks,
e he worked at the barber trade, re-
h naming there until the spring of 1914
e when he came to Montana. He left
Grand Forks the latter part Of Feb
f ruary. He went to Poplar where he
remained about a week and from there
to Williston where he worked as a
e barber. He vas at Williston about
three weeks and the fore part OF
v April he again returned to Poplar
d This time he was at Poplar a week
or more, and while here be became
acquainted with a party by the name
of Julius Brown, at a restaurant, the
# Overland Cafeteria. It was at break
# fast n morning that Brown intro
# duced himself to Crisler.
le From Poplar he went to Wolf Poix,
with Brown for the purpose of getting
ID land. He stated that Brown mad
a little trade there. At Poplar Brown
g. bought a small pony and paid $500
r for it. He also bought an old set o
he single harness and an old buggy
" These purchases were made on the ST
Of April, 1914. Brown got his pom.
be shod at the blacksmith shop and 60