The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-03

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Thomson. Coroner Nelson immediate
ly impannelled a jury composed of
Fred Grave, Melvin Thomson VIM.
Tobin, G. p. Sheen, Oscar A. Doe and
Samuel Taxvedt.
After being sworn in the jury I'M
dertook with the aid of the coroner
to make an investigation. 1t was
found that Otto Lux was shot, a
wound indicated the entry of a small
bullet at a point over the heart. Mar
tin being questioned closely now
cried and moaned and changed his
story admitting that he had shot his
brother, accidentally, and had lied be-
cause he was afraid that something
would be done to him. He then told
the jury that he and Otto were on
the windmill, he on the platform and
Otto about three rungs down, with a
strap about his waist Fastened about
the side of the ladder: that he had
loaded the gun and was holding it in
one hand and hanging on to the wind
mill with the other with the muzzle
pulled the trigger and the gun explod-
pulled the trigger and the gun explod-
ed: that he looked down and Otto
! groaned and unbuckled the belt about
him and the ladder, when he reeled
outward and fell to the ground: that
when he said to Otto, "Are YOU hit %
Otto did not answer, but unhitched
the buckle. There was a bullet hole
through the platform, freshly made.
MARTIN said at first that the bullet
nad gone through the platform and
mt his brother, but when he heard
this statement doubted, because the
passing of the bullet thru the thick
ooard would have battered it flat ma
KING big and jagged wound while
the wound was clean cut and small
ne changed his story and said thai
ne did not know whether the bullet
had penetrated the platform or NOT
put ne could not otherwise account
for the hole in the platform The
gun involved is a 20 caIibra sinn ie
shot and the shells used were 30 %
shorts. 20
Martin stuck stoutly to his last
story. The jury was doubtful. Then
coroner Nelson decided to call doc
tors to perform an autopsy. The
Dody was taken to Outlook to the
Mills undertaking parlors and DR..
Campbell of Plentywood called His
examination disclosed that the buIIet
That killed Otto went into and +br,,
the heart land found that death was
instantaneous. D wac
inns contradicted Martins story Of
shooting him accidentally from above
An examination of the cornse d;S-
closed no bruises and that Otto had
not Iallen 80 feet to the ground nor
was his neck broken.
Sheriff Salisbury who had arrived
curing the afternoon gave the bow a
careIui questioning but he stubbornIv
stuck to his sectond story.
friday evening the coronerss iurv
recessed to convene at Plentywood at
tne courthouse at 2 o'clock in the aft.
| 1iaoon' The jury convened, swore in
witnesses and went thru the whole
matter again. Martin maintained bis
story, his sister Emma, hers and his
little brother, his.
The jury then made no finding but
recessed to allow County ATTORNEY
Erickson to make further investi0a.
lions, when they will convene Of fbe
call of the coroner. ''0
1t was brought out at the hearino
that Martin was "hard'' Inv. tha{
ne had been expelled from the Ont
look school and had often threatened
10 Kill his playmate and was nos
sessed OF a vicious temper. It was
further disclosed that Chris Lux is !
brother of Mrs. Schlops, the mother
OF the murderer of Mr.. and Mrs
Tony Geisler at Homestead two wears
1t is said that Mrs. Schlops had
been visiting the Luxes and that they
had taken Mrs. Schlops to Froid
leaving the children at home alone
; when the death of Otto occurred