The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-28
Eye-W illnesses Do NotAgree
AS to Death at Guard camp

name was Mary and she came to see
| me"-kline. Shaw and himself were
sitting together in the car:
Give me your gun. You've been
talking about smoking things up; now
I'm going to smoke things up"
Shaw picked up his gun and put it
out of Kline's reach. The trio went
on singing and talking for awhile. then
Kline picked up his gun. which Smith,
had unloaded the night before. put a
cartridge in the barrel and fired out of
the window. He reloaded with one
cartridge and hung the gun up on the
wall. The singing was resumed.
"i'm Going 70 Smoke Things
Suddenly Kline reached back for his
gun again and showed II toward Shaw
I'm going to smoke things up" he
said. V
Look out, Kline" Smith said.
THE safcty's on" Kline answered.
Then he pulled the trigger.
II said something" Smith told the
jury. but l was so excited I don't
remember what it was. Then I turned
to this here rcd-headed girl and I says
to her. For Christ's sake co. saws,
and she run out across the bridge
Smith nearly tainted on the doorstep.
he said. he was so shocked Presently.
nc said. Kline came running out and
said
Fellows. you needn't a-thnk done
that a-purposc."
Promised Secrecy.
Smith went down to two pine trees
on the bank and II started wiling:
l couldn't help it." To him came Kline
and said. kid. when the sergeant
comes. tell him it was an accident"
L says ! would" Smith told the
jury. and We shook hands on it,"
Mrs. Cline Not Vampire.
Smith quite removed all suspicion
that jealousy over Mrs. Mary Cline
might nave caused Shaw and Kline to
quarrel. The frightened little private
could not keep straight the tangled
record of Mrs. Cline's amours, but he
was sure Of two reiterated facts about
the queer Triangle
"Shaw called Mrs. Cline mamma
and said he'd like somebody younger"
and.
"kline. he didn't like her very we'll;
he thouoht she was too old"
lie painted n pathetic picture Of Mrs.
Cline breaking" with the private who
didn't like her very well" and be-
slowing without invitation her affec-
tons nron the man who called her
mamma. Mrs. Cline made Kline
give back n ring and watch she had
given him. but Kline didn't seem to
mind. the witness said.
Ears Full Of soapsuds.
SHAW was talking about 1t one
morning with Kline" Smith said ''but
didn't hear what he said. I was
outside taking n good wash Ct always
try to keep cleanN, and my cars were
full of soapsuds."
Shaw's wide Open" Camp.
Shaw was responsible for the loose
conditions at the camp. according to
Smith. 1t was Shaw who gave Smith
permission to receive Mary Carson
into his boXcar lodging.
This here Mary came to see me. all
right, but | wouldn't never have been
there If fellow named 'Rickety'
hadn't fetched her out. And didn't
let her in, either, TIL I got permission
from Shaw"
And Shaw thought his men ought to
appreciate him for his leniencey. ac-
cording to Smith.
He called me in one day and read
me n letter he had gotten from Cap
tain Morse about some trouble I had
had and he said, I've been good to
you boys. Smith. I've been running
this camp wide open and letting YOU
boys and women and do whatever you
damn please"
Cole Corroborates Smith.
Private Cole. who was next called
to the stand. began his story by re-
marking that the "red headed one"
meaning Mrs. Carson. had come to
the camp late in the afternoon. His
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