| Show Ik U w M MI MAN I M f O james H Crawford Shoots Charles C Lockhart in Self Defense JEALOUS FEUD THE CAUSE Lit 1181 fleen anti anil lt end cord by br li His III Victim a Number Of or n July Jul Charles C Lock tock jr itt rt colored eol man who hn had been l en enOS pred d BS OS n porter portar In n Wright harbor 7 i f H I van I murdered mil at tt i J p on fl till tho tot top of ot tho thc hP p by ty b Jam II H the th ool crt T i at nt iho tho dub club Imme I it tv Y after aCter tho Iho fatal shot from I ft j 3 r Smith rI s 1 fTer Vt to 10 o Officer Al lI ROIl anti hand handt t tI Mm Hn th pistol Ho k wa s placed t i r and turned tume l over oer tn ChIt hiM f ft f and Tout roul r n 11 took ook him to the city It dt Jail where ha b was ail as locked up for tor Iho tho th night TIle The Ed ad man MM wn n taken to tod lur d claims claim that tho the fatal tatal shot HM l q fired In solf It defense and that thatTil Til III iL bo tho tha defense ho will nt 1 1 put flut ut up when Oien 1 Ien th tho tha case comes to trial It Boomi Iem that f Crawford was WI on his hI way wa 11 homo rd fl 1 went diagonally Washing Wn t I avenue At t the tho corner him with a t with a av v i ihra and ono o no half hilI Inches Inch long rUng at Crawfords neck lIeck The Che fi up T rd r movement of ot Crawford Crawfords arm t f rew few tho the out ont of ot nil and it 11 tho trousers of ot ofA ofa A Ii narb Cranford his hl gun Run rind Ind hot f ono nn Tho hilleL struIk J about two to rh above the heart hear I flown down tho dEp of ot tho barber op under tho building and bUd to death with Ith his head h ul rn C P tho steps Those who ho d this the Incident n Il sert ert that Crawford wa wn be tin t cau o it was a IL case Me of ot killing In hi self defenso render of ot tho J JI dna den I n tonight stated that 1111 t on n Wednesday Crawford oune rame to him nn told him that Lockhart had threatened his tiLe Hie Ho He ala al went nt to t Thief Browning and for tor protection tion Crawford rawford who hn fired tho th fatal ahot ran In the th following to the tho representative of oC tho iho ires I was up liP In tim club in the Elks lodge lodo 1011 6 put putt t ng notices In tim tho envelopes and g them up Ull to bo be sent pent out to the tho of the club While there I 1 looked acro the street and I noticed man meaning walking down the street and an stand anti and look lookup lookup up nt Rt tho lie window of oC o the club then he turned round roun and walked back bRck lie III stood Mood around in runt front run I of oC the thu r shop hop leaning I up uI hUlt tho barber Mo I waited there thel until the tho man N me I told him that there them wn I a 1 man the laying to todo todo do du HIP IIII nm bodily Injury 1 1 wild wald Id 1 I was wn 1111 to III go home and am walked down the and lind down tho the tre 11 When I got Irot over to the tho bank this man mUn came CAmp walking Balking up to m In with loth both lt handy iid In Intile tile hit p lOCk rk L t and mid eald MI to me mo What liat dill did dillU you OU U go out and my Ml y about me Inn today He fore I answered ho lit to know kno whether 1 I wan IM going to hae him ur re tl l or not While I starting to walk away he pulled one hand out nf ot his hili pocket ono hand imail Willi In his ht pocket and us as I 1 to go 10 home homelie hn lie snatched n a knife out of hl hi other othel pocket with his tile right hand and struck mo 1110 m on the tho linn I 1 raised d up UI my IU arm arni and w were Vet HO IO clow cI clO together that the knife did not nut hit tilt Its Intended mark marl but hut was wan wa knock from Crom hi his hll hand halll amol rolled to tho Iho ground When he at ut me mime tho the second time anti and grabbed mr why you OU know the rest restI r t tI I J never anver done the mini man nn nil Injury In my m mI life Ufa I Ho 10 u further slated that he lie nfl Lock Lockhart Lockhart hart about a II year ir ugo 1110 when ho tic Id In that IhM thoy th worn wore rooming at nt atthe atthE the Kimo I rooming houw hou run by h Mrs Ir Violet Iolet ll at Lincoln nyC ave avenue av flue nue up nr until about a n month ago ngo when Lockhart left there thoro and secured a room at another place For or a n long longtIme time past t Crawford 1 know that Lock Loch Lockhart Lockhart hart hud had It In for him and had often threatened hI life lite A few days d J ago Mrs told Crawford that Lockhart had told tol her hor he wa was going to kill him thai and that ho had hat laid out under tinder a n trIo tree near lIar tho tb nil all onn nob night waiting for tor Crawford to It kill III him bin but ho tie lid dill not nol return homo home that night escaped Throe days dar ago nIl Crawford called at nt the tho pollen Ma fla Matlon and reported to tn Thief hint Browning that hail had his lila Hf lito anti and ant ho he wanted d lon to tn carry carr a II gun gum hut hUl the chief Informed him turn ho he rould not lICIt gmt grait Im lt a privilege Again afternoon Crawford about 2 Z cam down In to hiM IH and caused a and und picked flicked up a n large Jarle rock to 10 throw at Crawford but did IUd not Ilot do 10 10 bO and left lett with the tho remark to Crawford Cl Ill IlI see sec you ou later latr Crawford went vont to tho the pollen Matlon after this occurrence and consulted CO 11 with time chief Capt aol and De Dt Detective render as aa a to 10 What he should do tl his life and anti thi him him to th dIV city 11 ty mo 11 y runt anti have hao Lockhart arrested and I placed under bonds bond to keep the peace Ho lie talked with City Atty Alt It y about the cute eaje but as It was wall va tw Io late in the duy du nothing was waa done lotte and time result reull was wall Crawford Craw wa was a and armil his ImI tillant Rt was all shot ahot down Crawford could gl give e no reason for tor Lockhart having it In for Car him He lIe Was WUK asked us ILI mi to whether lockhart w was wall s Jealous of ot him or was wa AI n s In 11 love with Mrs to which he re replied replied plied that tool he know but hul If he hp was al Jealous oer over Mrs Irs he hu l had d no Ito cause to be as 15 he lots has hit a II wife In California and had nothing to todo todo todo do with Mrs lIra who U is I a AI widow I ow more manre than to simply room and board there paying for fir the same sante ems j any all other man would do He lie is III j 2 years year e rl of ot age lias hili been n a resident of ot Ogden U dell for Cor about 15 13 months month The lime dead ad mini mun was Ill about the time same Mine age 1111 ageA ageA A coroners Inquest will be tt held be M before tore fore Judge Murphy A JUr Jury composed of oC Aino mol T W Jones and nd A II IL Vance was Willi Impaneled lo to hoar hUir the testimony Ix Lockhart has lius been b n here her about one year tar and In that period has hit worked three th months for tor the Ih sym II terns tem anti and is III suId to be u a 1 bed bad man mall A colored woman who showed show Id up UI In the jail tonight hut who t III Ic not the wife of Crawford stated elated that lot word can cam be better obtained from the chief of or l pollee of oC Butte Hulle mid and from Crom mm the Sheriff of oC Dow Bo ow county Montana Crawford on nit the th other hand hAld bears beare b Ars Arsa a good reputation lie He has ban ha been por porter porter ter of oC the th Wk club dull lit Itt Ogden and hd W v U D i the exalted ruler state lie he h hits has ha been h en one omme of ot the most em clent dent and bet best conducted employee the local lodge ha h hiss ever ter had bad In its lis service |
