The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-06-11
CRISLER GUILTY
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of the automobile in which Patrick J..
Macy and J. l.. Slattery visited the
scene Of the alleged crime and was
present after the discovery Of the
corpse by Macy. He also related the
details in the exhumation Of the corp
Sc, articles found upon it, and that
it was a male corpse. He also told
of the bloodstains found upon the
walls of the shack and the examination
Of the premises surrounding the house.
B. A. Mcfarland, under-sherif at
that time testified to practically the
things that Pagan had and told of the
examination of the boiler, in which
were found portions of burnt cloth
ing, supposed to have belonged to
| Brown.
Leo Hevener, a young lad IL years
of age was put on the witness stand
and he told Of how Brown had visited
their place, and that Brown had show
ed him a compass, which was after
wards found in Crisler's possession.
Sergeant John B. Hall, of the Roy
al Northwest Mounted Police at Re-
gina, Saskatchewan, Canada, testified
in regard to the arrest of Crisler at
Drinkwater on the 18th day of Aug
ust, 1914; the name in which the
defendant was approached and his con-
duct when arrested.
John l.. Slattery was again called
and told of the arrest of Crisler
and the incidents relative to finding
the compass at the Younglove ranch,
where Crisler was staying.
T. B. Macy also told of the arrest
of the defendant at Drinkwater and
the incidents in connection with it.
} Glenn Tidrick of Baylor testified
regarding the buttons found in the
boiler in the shack of Crisler, which
were alleged to have been attached t.
' the coat belonging to Brown.
Mrs. Charity Brown, the mother O.
Julius Brown, was then called as
witness for the prosecution. She toll
of how her son had lived. at Mans
. field and Centralia, Washington, sub
= sequent to coming to Montana AM
of her correspondence with him afte
he had left Washington, and the ces
sation of the correspondence after h
had gone to Opheim.
= A photograph of Julius Brown wa
introduced in evidence, which she i'd
e entitled. She also told Of how she ha'
y, packed her sons clothes and person
al effects before he left. Certain ex
hibits were then introduced, including
a shirt and socks worn by the decease
and a strap which he use dto hold hi
bed-clothing together. She also ties
II titled to a certain tooth which had bee
filled by a dentist in Washington, tn
hair of the deceased, a certain neck
r. tie and tie clasp worn by Brown. Sh
= told of how her son would write he
. regularly, and of her sewing of but
tons upon the clothing Of the decea.
ed. She told of her search for he
son in Valley and Sheridan countie
and the facts discovered by her
connection with her search at Popls
and Wolf Point, which included Il
purchase of certain horses by the d
ceased at these towns; of his con
partnership with the defendant, Cri
Ter.
George Talenga of Whitehall. test
fed in regard to squatting on a pie
of land Is miles east of Opheim al
the selling of the land to the defen
ant, Crisler, within a short time aft
he. had squatted upon it. He to
of the visit of Crisler and Brown
his place on or about the third day
May and the sale of the place to Cri
Ter for $500. He identified the phi
tograph of Brown as the one of t
man who came with Crisler, and t
identification of the horses and out
brought by Brown and Crisler; t
the absence of any moved dirt in t
length of time he stayed there a
coulee east of the house.
The Misses Gertrude and Bess
Short testified that they had play
up and down the coulee east of t
shack and the fact that they did n
observe any indications of a grave
the coulee or any indications of a,
freshly moved dirt.
M. A. Carter, a blacksmith, %
Larimore, N. D., and formerly
Wolf Point, told Of the trade and 81
of a pair of mares to Julius Brow
and described the outfit Brown a
Crisler had at this time.
e Walter Cassidy, who lives Gig