The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-07-15

tock's sister Of Poplar. She had
been legally adopted by DR.. Har-
ris Of Poplar but after Mrs. Har-
ris' death the little girl lived with
different relatives and has spent
some time at Scobey where her
grandmother Kittock lives, as we'll
as her aunts, Miss Carrie Kit
took and Mrs. Annie Curran, and
her u%ncles, Thomas Kittock, sec
ton foreman, and Joe Kittock, the
accused.
The latter and his sister Carrie
live with their mother and it was
at their place that the shooting
took place, the girl says.
About a year ago, as near as
the little waif could remember, a
man whom Elsie did not know was
at the house and all were appar-
emily drinking, with Joe Kittock
and the mar very drunk. She
said that Joe accused the man Of
not paying him for a bottle of
whiskey he had got for him. The
row continued, she said, and f.
nally Joe shot the man He fell
to the floor and Elsie said she ran
outside and over to her other
aunt's. She was soon followed,
she said, by Carrie who took her
back and she was warned to say
nothing of what she had seen, to.
tell no one about it. She was
then sent back and said she play
ed outside until after dark when
she saw Joe Kittock lug some
thing big and heavy from the
house and put it in a car and
drive away. She also said she
had, while at the house before,
heard them talking about 'throw-
ing someone in the creek"
Tells Story of Hardship
The little girl also tells a story
of hardship and neglect at the
home where, she says, they are
frequently all drunk and that she
does not get regular meals.
A couple of years ago the place
gained considerable notoriety as
a night resort and it was raided
by Sheriff Lawrence who arrested
Miss Carrie Kittock for bootleg
cling. She pleaded guilty and paid
a fine. For a long time after that
there was no complaint and the
proprietress had promised faith
fully to quit the booze business.
However, as the house is located
several blocks from the center of
the town only rumors have been
heard of drinking there, with Joe
Kittock apparently the chief i'm
biber.
Officers Vigilant
The officers have never let up
on the murder case. Seigert'sI
death is the only case of murder
in the county since the county was
organized in 1920, and no stone
has been left unturned to solve
it. Every clue has been followed
up.
However, as Seigert was not
well known in Sc0bey and he had
been missing for three weeks be-
fore his body was found and not
until then had even his friends
commented on his disappearance,
the officers did not have any very
recent clue to work on.
It was established that Seigert
was not given to gambling, but
that he did have &, weakness for
and women. The places
he frequented in quest of his
pleasures were soon learned and
on those clues the officers have
worked constantly. The Kittock
resort had been under s%urveil-
lance for some time, but it was
Unexpectedly that the little girls
story was learned, after she had
apparently kept the secret for q
year.
The officers had never before
to the little girl who is of
such tender age that it is hard
TO conceive of her presence dur
ing the brawl she speaks of. But
she said her aunt and grand
mother were also drinking but
we're in another room when the
shooting took place during the day.
Since Kittock's arrest many
'umors have been circulated by
he sensationalists and most of
hem have enlarged on the story.
However, the Leader is publish
ng all that the writer could learn
1t this time.
Hearing July g
The accused man will have his
preliminary hearing on July 8 be-
g local justice when the state
will present evidence and ask that |
defendant be held for trial before
district court.
Should the evidence prove his