The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-03-14

OILS shack at about 2 O'Clock OF
the morning of November 29
Nichols built the shack last June
and according to his testimon,
was engaged in the business o
selling pop, tobaccos and candy
From about August l to Novem
Der / Frombey and Nichols were
partners. Then the partnership
was dissolved and bad feeling ex
listed between the two. Nichols
owed ]. H. Coffey some money
and Mr.. Coffey took a mortgage
on the shack to protect the ac-
count. Nichols failed to make
payments as per agreement and
there was a foreclosure. Nichols
was under the impression that
he had a month in which to re-
deem the property after the fore
closure, and when he went back
to the shack near the bridge, af-
ter hearing JUNIORS that it was
in the hands of other parties, he
felt that those in charge were
trespassers. In conversation with
one Earl Stringer, he said that
he was going to get the sheriff
and have the men arrested for
trespass. That started the fight
and Frombey mixed in and beat
Nichols oven the head with a
bottle and struck him with a
pitcher while Nichols was pros
trate on the floor. Both bottle
and pitcher were broken and
Nichols skull was considerably
Clipped. He was in the a Of
a doctor for about a month. The
charge brought him was second
degree assault.
County Attorney A. M. Foor was
assisted in the prosecution by
Deputy Marion while E. L. Wal
ton and Frank Catlin represent
ed Frombey. Witnesses who tes-
titled for the state included G.
Nichols, who was the man at
tackled by Frombey, DR.. c. B.
Larson, who cared for Nichols
injuries after the assault, Oliver
R. Brandon, Leonard Miller;
Dean Swanson who swept up the
glass from the floor after the
and Sheriff John Ander-
Witnesses for the defense in
J.. X. Bramble, who testi-
led regarding the mortgage fore
Ed Nichol who testified
'egarding the foreclosure, and re-
conversations which he
aid he had had with G. w.
Nichols, Hank Frombey who gave
lis version of the fight; John w.
jonathan and Guy Fraser who
we're called as character witness
The defense sought to prove
Nichols came to the place look
ng for trouble and that he knew
lie was not wanted there.
Nichols was recalled to the
tand as a rebuttal witness and
Hiss Marie Tessmann, stenogra-
her in the county attorneys Of
ice, testified regarding statements
lade by Frombey in the county
ttorney's Office on the day fol-
owing the fight.
General satisfaction is express
ed on the street as to the out
ONE of the trial and it seems
o be the opinion Of most people =
hat Frombey got no more than +
vas coming to him. In fact so
trong was the case against him
hat eleven of the jurors were .
1r sending him to the pen. The
however, hung out for !,
eduction of the crime to third
egree assault.
He is also on the calendar
1arged with selling intoxicants
school boys, and is under bonds
appear in U. S. district court,
I'D has been "raided" many
mes.
Jurors in Frombey Trial
Victor Aspengren, Bainville
Leonard hummer, 500 =
Oscar Iverson, Poplar +
Lawrence Jensen, Bainville
Floyd Kao, Froid
Edward Kaschube, Brockton =
c. S. Ketchner, Poplar :
Martin Olson, Culbertson
Morris Perrin, Froid
Thomas Ryan, Wolf Point
c. M. Sager, 500
Rudolph Schultz, Volt,