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

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work above the counter, you are fam
liar with, are you not, in that office?
A. Yes. Q. There is exhibit Al,
which illustrates it. He told you that
the tall mar had come over that grill
work did he, over the top of it? A..
Yes. @. Now then, tell us what he
told you concerning a description of
the tall man. A We'll, he said the
tall man should be over six feet tall.
Q. The tall man should be. or was
over? A. Was Owe six feet. Q.
Was over six feet, and did he tell what
he had on his head, or anything? A.
| don't recall whether he did or not
tell me what he had on his head.
@. Did he tell you what color his
hair was. A. He had dark eyes.
/ remember that. Q. All right. What
else did he tell you about the descrip-
ton of the tall man. A. He had a
s~heepskin coat on. @. And did he
give the color of the outside of it?
A. Not that l recall. Q. And did he
tell you whether or not it was long or
a short coat! A. 1t was a long
coat. @. A long coat. Did he say
anything about the color of the cloth
ing, of the suits, if he had a suit be-
low the overcoat? A. l believe he
said he had overalls on. Q. He told
you that his man had overalls on?
A. Yes, | think he said he had over
alls on. Q. And what did he say,
if anything as to whether the maj
was masked? A. He was masked
too. @. What color was his mask,
if he told you. A. He may have
told, but l don't recall now. @. Now
are those all of the items of the des-
cription you recall which Torstenson
gave you at the time you arrived there
shortly after? A. 1t was about all.
| just talked to him a couple of min
utes. @. That was about all you had
to start out to work with, was it not?
A. That is about all.Q. Did he give
you any description of the tone or
pitch of the voice of the tall man?
A. He said they spoke very low; did
not speak loud. @. Did not attempt
to describe to you the kind Of voices
as nearly as you can describe those
things. that the tall man had? A..
1t was about all. | just talked to him
a couple of minutes. @. That was about
all you had to start out to work with.
was it not? A. That is about all.
@. Did he give you any description
Of the tone of the voice of the tall
man? A. He said they spoke low;
did not speak loud. @. Did not at
tempt to describe to you the kind of
voices as nearly as you can describe
those things, that the tall man had.
A. | don't recall hat he did. | re-
member that the said that they spoke
low..Q. Did he tell you what they
said? A. Yes. They told him to
lay down on the floor or they would
kill him. @. they told him to lay
down on the floor? A. They told
him to lay down on the floor. q.
They told him to lay down on the
floor. and what did he say, if any
thing. to you. that he did?
Mr.. BABCOCK:I object to it as not
cross examination as far as anv in
formation to these supposed robbers
is concerned.
THE COURT: Oh yes. this is the
chief officer of the county of SHEER
idan. He was Investigating this Of
fair. Counsel is induiring, I think
properly. as to what facts or inform
alton he had to 90 on for making a
search for the property. | will over
rule the objection.
floor or he would give him the same
as the banker got over to Wheelock
He would give him the same or words
to hat effect. @. Torstenson told
you at the time that they had told
him to lie down on the floor or he
would get what the banker got owe
at Wheelock. is that it? A. Yes
sir. @. Did he tell you whether or
not he complied with their instructions
A. He said he did. @. And then
did he tell you where, that is, in what
part Of the County Treasurer's off
he laid down on the floor? A. Well
it was down there close to the safe.
I don't know or close to the vault
there. @. Did he point to you at the
time there, where he lay down? A.
Well yes, | think he did, | think he did.
@. And do you recall now. A. !
don't recall exactly where he said he
was. @. Did he tell you how long
he was on the floor? A. Well, he
did not konw. He said, it seemed like
an awful long time. @. Well, did
you inquire of him to estimate the
time closer than that? A. Yes, he
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