The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-03-14
SWINDELHURST TRIAL
ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD
CASE oPENElr< oNDAY BEFORE JUDGE TAY.
LOR OF BILLINGnh TWO DAYS TO COMPLETE
JURY; SOME OF BEST LEGAL TALENT
IN STATE ENGAGED.


right eye was swollen closed almost
and one of which blows
was delivered in the mouth and upper
lips, so that the blood exuded there
from and trickled down over and out
side the lower lip; that while the
blows were being inflicted upon the
head of Mr.. Harvey after the defend
ant Swindlehurst put his arm around
his neck, Mr.. Harvey began to sink
to the concrete floor Of the alcove
marked "a on states exhibit No. /,
into which alcove Harvey and Swim
dlehurst stepped during the time that
Swindlehurst was delivering the blows.
Harvey did not go completely down
to the floor of the alcove but was held
up by the defendant Swindlehurst,
and thereupon Swindlehurst released
his hold upon Harvey and Harvey sank
down in partial sitting and partial
lying position, leaning to his right
and while in that position did not re-
ply to questions addressed to him by
person or persons with whom he
was acquainted, but did straighten up
until his head and shoulders dropped
forward and thereupon tried to utter
sentence which was not understood
by person who was acquainted with
him, and Harvey then took his hand
kerchief from his pocket and wiped
the blood from his mouth and there
upon several persons Strengthened him
out so that he could be carried to a
room 10 or II feet distant from the
alcove, namely, the Elite Cleaning
rooms, shown at &C. on states exhibit
No. 1. AS soon as Harvey straighten-
ed out he began breathing deeply
and loudly and blew his breath out
from his mouth. In that condition he
was taken into the Elite rooms, and
when he arrived he was breathing
stertorousiy, his pulse was rapid,
weak and tremulous.
81 will ask you as result of your
examinati tions of Mr.. Harvey and the
facts elected at the autopsy, what
would you say as to the blows of Mr..
Swindlehurst having caused the death
of Mr. Harvey?" asked Attorney
Hurd
~ should say that they were the
cause of his DEATH" replied Dr. Leard.
The same hypothetical question was
propounded to DR.. Gieschen, with the
addition to it of the summary to in
clude the period covered by the au-
topsy.
DR.. Gieschen then stated, as DR..
Leard, that Mr.. Harvey's death was
due to the blows which had been ad-
ministered by Mr.. Swindlehurst.
Wednesday afternoon the state pro-
duced it's first witness, who testified
that Swindlehurst had banged Har-
vey's head against the wall.
Mrs. May E. Reesman, the wife of
contractor and builder in Living
ston, saw Swindlehurst strike Harvey
several times. The street lights, said
Mrs. Reesman were lighted and she
saw without difficulty. Mrs. Estelle
Piatt, wife of a Northern Pacific
fireman, and an employee at the Mon
tana cafe, was next called to the
stand. She had seen the trouble from
across the street, saying that she
could see the men plainly, it being
quite light but that she could moi
tell at the time who they were
"Seemingly," said Mrs. Piatt, "the
men had just met and the hands Of
both were at their Sides" She heare
Swindlehurst curse Harvey but she
heard no response from Harvey.
Immediately after, she asserted
Swindlehurst hit Harvey. Harvey'
hands at the time were at his sides
81 believe in his pockets" she said
She could hear the blow land from
where she was and didn't hear i
land.
"Were there other blows ?" she wa
asked.
eyes. Altogether ten or twelve"
Mrs. Piatt then said that Swindle
hurst put his arm around Harvey
neck and Immediately after strikin,
him the first time and then hit hin
with his right hand. After Swindle
hurst had hit Harvey five or 81.
times, in this manner, she said tha
he released his neck hold and that a
Harvey sunk to his knees, Swindle
; hurst hit him five or six times.
"Do you think that Swindlehurs
hit Harvey when he was on hi
!; knees ?" she was asked.
"He did"
, "How did Harvey act after he wa
struck?"
j "He acted to me like helpless mar