Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-10-25
SHERIDAN COUNTY ROBBERY CASE

Just IKE WORKING menS.Q. WORKING
men dress sometimes in overalls, and
sometimes in trousers, so that you go
no information about that fact did
you, of any value to you? A. When
] first came in there | was in a hurry
you know. Q. Naturally you would
be? A. Yes sir. @. You didn't
know when you went down there for
what purpose? A. Not when / came
to the office, no. O. You simply
thought from the way Torstenson
summoned you over the phone, it was
n friendly vista. | did not. Q.You
thought it was over some politics. did
you? A. | think it was over the
appointment of a county commissioner
We met in the office before and dis
cused that. @. You didn't ask Mr..
T%orstenson what business was on
which he summoned you to come down
right away, did you?. A. did not.
@. And all that he said. was come
down to my office right away?
A. Yes sir. @. And you said you
would be down. A. l did. z.
You finished your dinner or supper
whichever you call it, and then got
in your car and went in town and went
down to the T~reasurer's office. That
is right, is it not? A. Yes. Q
You had to drive three quarters of q
mile to get there, did, drive through
the snow. Was there snow on the
ground from your house into town?
A. Yes there was snow in places.
@. When you got down to the Coun-
ty building, where did you park your
car? A. l drove up in front of the
Sheriff's office. Q. In front of the
Sheriff's office? A. Yes sir. Q.
Or do you mean the real of the Sher-
ifs office. A. Well l call it the
front. Q. Well, here is exhibit So
concerning which Mr.. Babcock in
CURED? A. | drove right down here
(indicating). @. That is that little
building is your private office?. A..
That is my office. @. You drove
right in there? A. Yes. O.. You
had your automobile in there, had you,
during the day? A. | had yes sir.
@. And there were other automobiles
came down to the court house during
the day on November both, from time
to time? A. Yes sir. @. Nothing
unusual to see tracks anywhere ar
ound the vicinity of the Court House,
was it? Al Ne @. Well. going
back now, or rather getting down in
logical order to what Torstenson act
ually told you when you arrived about
the description of these men. Did he
give you any information as to. the
head covering of this short fellow?
A. | don't recall whether he did or
not. @. Did he tell you the color of
his hair? A.. Yes. | believe he said
he was sort of light haired, and the
short fellow had brown eyes. Q. the
short feloow had light hair? A. /
am just talking about the short fell
low. @. He told you that the short
fellow had light hair? A. Sort of
light hair he said. @. And that he
had what color eyes? A. Brown
eyes. @. And did he tell you whet-
her he had on any mask or any kind!
A. He had a handkerchief over his
face. @. Did he tell YOU what color
was the handkerchief? A. | don't
remember what he told me about the
handkerchief. Q. Now. did he give
YOU any other information as to the
dissertation of the short fellow! A.
Not that I recall at this time. q.
So that is all of the information that
you had when you strted away from
the Court House concerning this short
fellow. is that correct? A. | think
that is all. @. He told you that this
short fellow had CONNIE into the
Treasurer's office through the side
door? A.. Yes sir. @. The side
door is the one which leads out on the
corridor is it not? A. Yes,-well
they both lead out there. @. Well,
on the east and west corridor, that is
the n~ortheasterly and southwesterly
corridor, looking at Defendants Elk
hibit "A, the corridor, the side door is
the first door in that picture to the
left as you are going east from where
the picture was taken down that cor
rider. is it not. A. Yes, it would be
this here. Q. Well, to get you
Strengthened out, Mr.. Salisbury, the
corridor, we will say runs east and
| am standing out west OF that door
so that it would be looking east to-
ward the back door of the Court
House. You notice that, don't you!
Take time to examine it. A. 1t
would be-. There are two doors lead
ing into the Treasurer's office. Q,
The one that he was talking about
when he said he entered the side door
IL.