The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-05-07

where he met one of his brothers. He
visited the butcher shop and after
a while drove out to his brothers
place, z miles west of Homestead,
with his brother sitting in the front
part OF the car. He stayed at his
orothers place during the night but
never told his folks a word about
tne murder. His folks say he was a
little more silent than usual but
they did not notice anything else
strange about him. He remained in
the vicinity of his brothers farm I'M
III arrested by the Sheriff Sunday
afternoon.
The Inquest
AFTER visiting the scene of the
tragedy, the accused was brought to
the Town hall at Homestead where
the dead bodies Of the victims were
lald out on stretchers. When con-
tronted with the sight of his victims,
the slayer showed the first signs of
emotlon. He took a spotted, blue
handkerchief from the pocket of his
Diood-stalned overalls and wiped
away few tears that stood out like
beads under his ewes. When the
lurymen filed into the hall with the
County. Attorney, he turned sudden
~ 70 the Sheriff and showed fight in
ms eyes and exclaimed "What are
they going to do to me?" Upon be-
ing reSassured by the Sheriff he sank
oacK INTO his customary silence until
asked by the foreman of the Cor
oner Jury. "Who killed these PEG
pie Z! He answered.: Il did" The
Jury. then brought in a verdict of
death caused by the wilful discharge
OF nrearmS by one Finderand
SchIaosz. The jury, of which Vic
Johnson was foreman, consisted of
j. ). Olness, Henry Norbo. Vic John
son, Harold Johnson. Martin Vists
Floyd Smith. After the verdict was
rendered by the corners jury, the
bodies OF the murdered man and
woman were taken to the Morgue
at fIentywood. The man accused of
CRIME was conveyed to the Sheridan
County Jail.
Inc Situs of the Crime and the
Corpus Deficit
The crime was committed in Roosa-
Nelt county near the postofice of
Biem, where Tony Gissiers lived for
some years. The dead couple were
married about a year ago. The find
ing OF the bodies in Sheridan county
established the corpus Deficit. I'm
ger the laws of Montana, the county
IN which the crime was COMMITTEES
assumes jurisdiction. The trial of
the accused man will, therefore. tal-e
place IN Roosevelt County. The
roosevelt County Attorney and Sber-
III arrived in Plentywood TUESDAY,
ana took the prisoner, handcuffed to
the Jail in Wolf Point -
He will be held there until the
case Is disposed of.
Curious Crowd Views Prisoner In JsiI
Monday morning the morgue where
the dead bodies Law was crowded
with a curious crowd. Men and
women walked away and the most
common expression was: 1.-THE man
VINO committed that crime must he
insane Sometimes someone said
ne should be hung" There was
however, no high feeling runnino
against the accused. When he was
taken to the Luehr studio bv TTp5o,..
S9heriH Stoner and Deputy Bantz to
i3e photographed Monday morning >
large crowd congregated on the side
walks and gazed morbidly at the nris-
oner as he passed. The attitude Of
the crowd was that of curiosity NOT
OF anger. Large crowds of women
dressed IN their best clothes visited
Ine JAN all day Monday to gat .
of the accused. As fbav
gazed at him through the heavy iron
bars of the Sheridan County iail he ii
ignored their presence. The curious
VISITORS saw a country bow. who d;5
not look much different from otber
country boys they had seen. He did
not look vicious or the tvpe that
would commit the fearful crime that
hao Just cast a shadow over The
countryside. He seemed to be in
s1upor and talked very little. He did
not seem glad or sorry for what had
happened the Saturday before He
looked more Ike a domesticated an
mal in a corral. an
LOW MENTALITY
Inc accused man is of medi,,y,,
gu 2glld light complexion, blond hair
His head and face do not suggest -1,l-l.