The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-12-17

/ perceptibly i n his seat. Matuskof
testified that he was a detective and
had been employed in various capa-
! cities at many times by Attorney Gen
! eral Rankin to secure testimony in
/ liquor cases for the government, and
| that he had come to ScObey at the re-
quest Of County Attorney Nyquist to
make Investigations in he Kittock
| case. He said he had secured en- |
p,oyment, met Joe KittOck, and also |
! visited with him at his home where |
they had frequently drank liquor to-
] gether. He said that he spoke Polish +
and that Kittock could also speak in
that language, and that they often
held conversations regarding the trial
ard the Siegert killing in the Polish
language.
WOULD SHUT"
KIDS MOUTH
The witness said he had talked to
Joe on the night of October oath on
that subject, and reference to the
pending trial Joe had told him that
"they had nothing on him. He said
he asked KittOck if he thought he
would be convicted and that Joe had
replied that "they amt got nothing
on me, only the story that d kid
told. She spilled the beans; if she
shut up they would have nothing on
me-" Witness said he asked if Joe
could not make the kid shut up, and
said that defendant replied: "YOu
Just bet l can, I'll make her shut
up before that trial so she won't ever
talk again-I1l shut her mouth for
ever"
!, The witness also said he told Kit
!. took that he had heard that the au-
; thorities had the gun with which Carl
= Siegert had been shot, and Joe is al
= legged to have said: Hell, no; if
:, they get that gun they will have to
swim the Poplar river" Joe is fur
Their alleged to have told the witness
! "even if l did kill Siegert-they amt
: got nothing on me-Only the story of
: the kid and believe me, I'll shut her
. up before the trial"
Z MATUSKOF DRANK
= WITH KITTOCK
- Matuskof said he went over to the
= home of Grandma Kittock for sup
- per on one occasion and Joe asked
n him not to talk about it in English
= for fear his wife would understand
~ He said he and Kittock drank togeth-
er frequently. He reiterated that Joe
2; had told him several times that "they
= had nothing on him except the kids
~ story and that he would shut her VI
- before the trial"
" KITTOCK SORRY
II IT HAPPENED
The witness testified also that 10,
q had said he was "sorry it happened
n and that it wouldn't have happenet
y except that he (Kittock) was drunl
!" at the time"
ne KEOGAN FIGHTS
no MATUSKOF'S TESTIMONY
Fl Attorney Keogan placed the wit
al ness under a gruelling crOss-examina
III ton, and tried to shake the stOr
as it was realized that it was yer
70 damaging to the defendant case.
laC Inquiring as to what he said
q Joe Kittock on the occasions referre
'u' to in his testimony. Mr.. Keogan RI
ceived the following reply:
81 asked him about this murder
Carl Siegert, if he thought he cou
1. get out of it without being cOnvicte
led He tell me che don't know" l to
IN him l heard information here in Il
es- town some little girl here in tow
lad told on him to the authorities 9
aid about that he killed Carl Siegert. T
the told me eff l did kill him they ca
or not convict me-they amt got not
hat ing on me-"
at @. Was that his exact language
nst A. He used his own language
to Polish language.
her @. He told you in so many wOr
IN that if he killed Siegert they cOu
not prove it?
A. Yes, they could not prove
on him.
the Q. What other conversation d
rom you have?
last A. Then I told him about Il
rial, girl He said eff that son --
left a girl it was everything was
and right but she spilled the beans on n
card l told him 81 heard they found t
bout gun that killed Carl Siegert."
she He say, "Hell, nO-they amt fl
a thing on me-"
I told him, at is not my busine
Joe, but you better be careful-abC
/ to the girl, can't you shut her mOut
cess, He said, "YOu believe me, L make
sons shut her mouth up-she never v
held say anything on me- will get av
the with her before the trial comes"
fled O. You are positive that this
tax PENDANT made this remark to you?
aced A Yes.
nan @. You said something on y,
direct examination about swimm
de- in the Poplar river.
the A. About the gun; he said Il
sons, both went at the same time to fl
men or swim in the Poplar river.
With @. What else did he say?
5tock A. Said it would not have h
say pened if he hadn't been drunk.
ne. was sOrry-but they had nothing
him except this little girl and
would not give any evidence aga
,letly him because he would shut
d on mouth forever before the trial.
tan6 @. Did he use those words?
took A. No, he talked in his own
RACED | guage, Polish language.
er to @. Did ne and you talk in
. but ish in YOUR ordinary cOnverSatio