Cundiff Guilty of Murder and Sentenced to Life in First Case
Schuyler Cundiff, brother of Louis Cundiff, was tried for murder in the Ajax saloon shooting of Frank McLain in Wisdom. The trial opened in district court with the same attorneys as Louis Cundiff and a new jury after a lengthy voir dire. Witnesses James O Connell and Sam Davis testified, matching their earlier statements, with Davis asserting Schuyler stood ready as Louis shot McLain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler Cundiff
Frank McLain
Ajax
Wisdom
Louis Cundiff
Melton
W. S. Barbour
Edmund J. Callaway
Joseph C. Smith
John B. Smith
Joseph Wall
Chas- Maine
James O'Connell
Sam Davis
Cundiff
H'G
Schuyler
McLain
District Court
Cundiff Brothers
Louis
Messrs
A. W. Childs
Joshua Bennett
George W. Murray
John Steger
Thomas Warner
Robert Schendel
Moses Loree
Nels Nelson
J. I. Berry
Paul Brown
Chas. Morris
R. S. Quackenbush
Death of James McAllister in Grant grading accident
James McAllister a former Dillon resident died from injuries after being crushed by a graders wagon at a Grant grading camp. He came to Dillon twenty years ago from Canada and lived here as a railroad worker and rancher before marrying Margaret Williamson. Funeral will be at the Presbyterian church in Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McAllister
Dillon
Grant
McAllister
Canada
Margaret Williamson
Ellen Williamson
Butte
Gilmore & Pittsburg
Presbyterian Church
Crowley Sentenced to Two Years for Burglary
James Crowley and Joseph Day burglarized George Harlin's blacksmith shop in Armstead. Day pleaded guilty and received one year. Crowley was found guilty of second degree burglary after inconsistent testimony and was sentenced to two years by Judge Callaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Crowley
Callaway
Crowley
Joseph Day
George Harlin
Armstead
Day
Dillon
Montana Trial Finds Louis Cundiff Guilty of First Degree Murder
The jury in the Montana case State of Montana vs Louis Cundiff and Schuyler Cundiff finds Louis Cundiff guilty of first degree murder and sentences him to life imprisonment in the state prison. Foreman J D Berry delivers the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Montana
Louis Cundiff
Schuyler Cundiff
J. D. Berry
Story of the Killing by Louis Cundiff in Wisdom Ajax Saloon
Louis Cundiff testifies in a Wisdom district court murder trial recounting events on July 29 after drinking with his brother Schuyler and Frank McLain. He claims intoxication blurred details, describes a fist fight at the Ajax saloon ending with McLain mortally wounding him, and says he fled toward Swanson’s ranch before hiding in a field and later surrendering 12 miles from Wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Kline
Ajax
Kline
Cundiff Brothers
McLain
Cundiff Boys
Schuyler Cundiff
Louis Cundiff
Cundiff
Cline
James O’connell
Wisdom
O'Connell
Kid J
W. F. Waldemar
Louis
Cundiffs
Thomas Sullivan
Shuey
Swanson
Sam Davis
Davis
Candiffs
Dr. Sweet's
Kentucky
Dr. Cash
Frank McLain
Big Hole
Gus Swanson
Schuyler
Geo. Murlen
Mint
Silver
Dillon
Irrigation Plan Considered for Beach North of Dillon
Surveyors employed by Beaverhead Ranch Co study canal routes from Beaverhead Rock and Sheep creek to irrigate 50 000 to 75 000 acres of arid beach land north of Dillon. If feasible water would be bought from the Lima reservoir company and conveyed to the lands at a reasonable cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Rock
Dillon
Beaverhead Ranch Company
Penwell Companies
Sheep Creek
Beaverhead River
Theompany
Lima
Also Mentioned on This Page
Schuyler Condi
Janes Walter
Dillonirl
Dr. Sweet
Thomas O’connell
Ness
Tom Sullivan
Anaconda
Big Hole Basin
J. H. Shuey
Old Glory
Joshua Hill
Louis Gundiff
Dillon—Beaverhead Ranch Co
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