Weekly journal-miner., 1916-01-05
MONTOYNE TELLS OF THE KILLING
 OF BROTHER
(From Fridays Daily)

DIOlll6I Ol lHG llldll NllO Was klllCu last Sunday morning at Santa Maria, was the first man to take the stand at the preliminary examination before Justice Of the Peace McLane for Nj. Bowman, charged with the murder oi Ray Montonyc.
 Mo1tonye told of how he and his brother on the morning of the 26th of December started out for Hillside from their rancn near Santa Maria. He started from the ranch alone with a boXless big farm wagon. His broth CT came up later, catching up with him at the Santa Maria. After they crossed tine river they soon approach ed Bowman's ranch and house. As they neared the alleged murderer s place he came out of the house and asked for the wagon.
 My brother Montonyc continued, said that he would settle for it. was driving the wagon and Ray was sitting on the coupling pole. After he said that he would settle he told me to drive ahead.
 Bowman started cussing and rush ed into the house and returned with his gun. He came out and grabbed the horses and told his wife, who had followed him, to unhitch them. Bow man continued his cussing and my brother assisted him by cussing back at him. You won't dare shoot, you haven't got the nerve Ray said.
 Bowman pulled up the gun ani let go at my brother, hitting him on the first shot. He then held the gun on me. He then aimed at Ray and shot again.
 My brother had a six-snootcr on him that belongs to a man by the name of Hastings. When we picked my brother up he had the revolver in his belt but iiad not drawn it.'
 During the latter part Of Mon tonye's testimony when he told O. picking up his brother. tears came to his eyes. Bowman all through the hearing sat alongside his counsel with a solemn face and with his head in variably resting on his right hand. His wife, who witnessed the shooting, sat just behind him.
 In cross-cxamination by Neil Clark. attorney for the defendant, Mon tonyc told of how his brother was ejected from 40 acres of his l60-acre ranch near Hillside by an order O.: Justice Ward II. Wheeler of Mayer. Between December l2 and the day of the shooting he and his brother haul ed wood with Bowman's wagon, one cf his horses and one belonging to d brotner-in-law of Bowman. They used a four-horse team. Montonyc having a horse and his brother hay ing one.
 On one afternoon before the shoot ing Bowman and his brother got into a fight over some horses and swap ped a few licks." John Montonye finally settled the dispute
 He admitted that they had com- pletcd the hauling of the wood before tine morning of the shooting On ttc morning Of the Beth he and his brot;'- C. were going to get some lumber in Hillside.
 Montonyc said that at the time his brother was shot he was sitting on the coupling-pole with a package un- der one arm and tin pail in his otll- CT hand. After the first shot the wounded man got off the wagon and began staggering towards Bowman's mousse When Bowman shot him the second time, Montonyc fell to the road
 The revolver which was loaded the same as it was when found on Mor, tonyc was i'll the court room with the pail and package as an exhibit. The two empty shells taken from the rifle which Bowman used were also among the exhibits.
 ]. R. Corley, nephew of Mrs Bowman when on the stand said that ne was in the house at the time the shots were fired.
 The hearing was continued to 10 o'clock this morning.
 CLAIM MONTONYE
 STARTED TO DRAW GUN