The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-01-25

lows: A. 4. Ogden Of Norris, Muir
dock Macdonald of Norris, Andrew
Maichel of Harrison, j. w. Harris of
Norris, Clifford Fox of Twin Bridges,
II. 3. Gorham of Abe, Fred Alien
bach of Waterloo, Glen Bausch of
Norris, A. B. Miller of Harrison,
Henry Wehrle of Twin Bridges, j. w.
Churchwell of Sheridan, and w. R.
REV of Laurin.
AS to occupation the jury is made
up principally of ranchers and labor
ing men. AS Attorney General Ran
kin only arrived Sunday and had not
familiarized himself with testimony to
be given by the various witnesses to
be called, a recess was taken at 5:15
till z o'clock p. M, in order that he
might do so before making his state
ment to the jury.
Promptly at 7 o'clock Judge Ben
nett announced court was in session.
Attorney General Rankin read the
information filed against John Keel
to the jury. He then made his state
ment, which in substance was as fol-
lows:
That the state would show that OF
September 10, 1921, James Grant was
foreman at the Greenback mine, that
he had 80 men under his direction and
that the defendant Keel was employed
as a timber cutter and not under
Grants control. He said that on this
day Grant was shot by the defendant
i who inflicted wounds from which
Grant died. Grant was a strong, Wig
orous man, pleasant, easy-going and
never quarrelsome and that just prior
to the shooting Grant had gone to
the clubhouse to tell Chris Sorenson
that he would be needed to work IN
the mine that afternoon. When he
entered Sorenson's room, Mike o.
Brien was also in the room. While
in Sorenson's room Keel came to the
door and after a few remarks made
the statement that he had a notion
to "tip you over" referring to Grant,
the attorney said. In apparent good
nature Grant grappled with Keel,
They wrestled for some time, and
Grant threw him to the floor.
After Grant had let Keel up, KeeI
. followed him into the hall and made
the statement, II a throw you fol
$50 or for $780, They again wrest.
led and in the struggle Keel's heaC
was jammed through the compo board
that lined the inside of the building
cutting his face. This was witnessed
: by O'Brien and Charles Williams, Mr.
/, Rankin said. After they wrestled
Grant left the building and went VI
the hill toward the mess-hall, a dis
lance of about 125 feet. After Gran
/, left, Keel remained in the bunk house
Grant going to the midday mea.
Due to dyspepsia Grant ate but lit
tie. He soon left the table and start
cd down the hill toward the bun
house.
Mr.. Rankin then stated that all O
the trouble between Grant and Ket
was through by belief by Keel ths
Grant termed him a stool-pigeon. Ths
Keel had remarked on several OF
: casions. "No --- can call me
stool pigeon and get away with it
AS Grant left the mess-hall Keel le
the bunk house to go up the hi
y They met about midway betwee
the buildings and it was there tn;
Z Keel fired his first shot, which struC
Grant in the neck, severing the jugl
lar, the attorney declared. There we
It two more shots in rapid successiC
and Grant fell, he said. Keel WI
then seen by those in the mess-hall
he stood over Grand and fired thrt
e more shots into his head, Grant hs
fallen with his head down hill again
70 a small sappling. About 20 secon,
after Grant had left the table, Il
shooting occurred. Mr.. Rankin sal
and there were absolutely no signs
, any trouble or a scuffle where Il
- killing took place.
w A mar named Bareither, who h;
&c a prospect a short distance away, sa
= Keel come out of the bunk house a
% heard the shot but did not see Ora