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LEVI ASKExY,
banker. Walla Walla: Coala -. ,o.;,;v.,v
say whether ever saw defendant before or
NOT; IN Jsnusry lSSO, ! saw man calling
himself brumtield he was in the bank aud
= man calling himself Thomas wasuith him
brnmheid waotea to change some national
bonds; the bonds were four In numb-r anil
were valued at $500 each; they we're in faro.
of Sam W. Brum6eld he also iepos,tei
hiuney to the amount Of $500; gave him
certificate payable to him; A. j. Thomas
was with him and signed his name in one
ngnature beok; have since drawn the in
terest on the bonds; the interest has never
teen called for; Brum6eld stated he wanted
to buy stock ranch and then would send
Tor his meney. and wrote on the back of
our business card directious how to obtain
his money at the least cost; twas shown card
above identified and said it "a, similar;I did
not give Ihoa.as any card tie treasury de-
partmeut have asked for tina. interest on the
bonds' never saw ANYBODY that looked like
him; he had poor eyes; he signature on the
cefuhcaoe Is very like the signature made BY
Brumfield the defendant is not the man
who called himself Brumhei at my bank
Cross examlnstion-Saw a CORPSE At the
Office in this city. Redirect
DID not examine the corpse looked at it
and did not recognize 1t as the man man
by the name Of Hunter called my attention
to it being man who made deposit on .
certain day; 'Namined The eve and it looked
like there was somcthin. tn matter OF it.
ke-cross sN'minat;"n--Da aot i:ei tify lie
nah at the tine ard an hot .-pau'e 1t Is
..iHi.
L. rEiRpSIEY:
hRoS Thomas; nrst slw :.in ar no d.
land Calf mia; the party If foar Ser.- :n-
s-ther; irei with th=m f.'u- wees N tai-
fnrItil: they lcft first; a-xt sIs tlIrEI on
the irrln At Davis~'H- going to- -Shl Eral-
Csc; they were gong u Oregon ot; the
northern country some lllce; saw Thomas
at Wa!lula On .he l4th 1t last March: ne
said Brumield Was sorping at Spokane
Falls; defendant aud wife were gong 10 Cal
lfOrnIa A. ! understood when | m t 'hem at
Wallula defendant recognized me: said Brum-
field was stopping at 4 hotel. In Spokane
Falls never have seen Brumheld here
MRS. HARKSEss,
of Wslla Walla: Saw defendant at Wash
tucna springs WIS with him we left the
springs together; there VAS Mr. Bassctr,
Mr. and Mrs Thomas, my little hey ami
myself; the cover was fastened on to the
bows Of the wagon !: started out; WAS on
the front seat but 1t was so cold l changed
seats with Thomas and got IN the shelter of
the cover with Mrs. Thomas as We crossed
Snake river; Mr.. Thomas got under the cover
when we got to Walla Walla; went home;
the rest went to the depot together after
wards Mr.. Thomas came back with my
brother
Cross examinatinn-Saw nothing unusual
abou. Thomas and his vic while at the
springs, except they were re,errei a,'d kept
out OF the way; the d.y We came
down 1t was extremely COLL and the sletrird-
ant complained with the rest oi us /: said he
Was cold and hId Leadt;he b.ia. uhder
the cover would keep hi,n from tho cold.
II. N. HODGES.
Know toe defendant; fist saw
him in March last at my fOtci in Wallula
it WAS ON the 18th OF March. Saturday he
stayed until Sunday evening; there was
with him; hal one room in my home:
don't know of their eating any meals there
they might possibly have cat and not no.
,iced it; he paid me up stairS: never saw
him III the office or outside of the house he
could have gore out and III a,i,l not notice it.
Cross examinati"n-Ther have b-en III
stances Of people crming to my house and
not eating before, hot oft'n, however
JOHN JUSTICE.
Walla Walla: Know the iefenisnt first
met nin on til. 22Sth Of Apri! at Kansas City,
Missouri | went there to arrest him for the
murder of S W Brumtie!d ami Mrs Shanks;
left here on the 9TH of April; twitness started
to relate the acts Of the; defendant on the
way East, but uss interrupted by ID. j.
Crowley: the court held the objection gnOd-1
He was in Jail in Kansas City, Missouri
when first saS him he did no. talk rluch
about the Brumfeli mur.l,r; said his lawyer
told him TO keep quiet; he did Iot deny hay
lag been here: brought bim bac!: and tnrDei
hirae over to the sheriff here.
JAMES T. TrIoarsnS,
Sheriff Of Nalla Wa!la e"uaty: WrGt :"
the Touchet when the hody was found; went
out there with the c.Toa.r; an examination
was held out there by the corn.er: 1.-THE Test
OF his dcscripti"n OF the ac;,.'lrs "n .h' T"u-
ch.t and the wuuIi.ls were already gwen by
Harvey Shaw, Pet:ijohn aud Dr. Allan y
saw the ball taken ont: it cane from the
base Of the skull the heirl and HAIR was
rough and uneven: on the LEI; side the beard
was longer than on the right the ha,r d;d
not show SO plainly ~ having been cnt:
op-ned the ewes and looked in,o them they
appeared tn he blurred and dull !: hali the
bullet but have not got II now: hId 1t weighed
don't know its weight.
Cross exaininstion--Ther was about eight
persnus present when the body was washed !;
do not know that anyone recognized it; was
there while the body aas at tie unaer;akers
A aori deal OF the time; there was great
maay saw the body; d" not know as anyone
the body; have heard people
say tiIey thought it was she-p her,ier or
such a person; the body MAS slightly decom-
posr,t: the body looked a little red, other
wise it looked natural DONE know as the
bulIe, was much larger than An ordinary
luck shot-it Was not smaller: don't remem-
brr the weight though l weighed the bullet
at DR.. Holmes drug store.
John Justice recalled-Have the bullet
referred to BY Thompson thu!let was here
shown the jury; it was evidently 80 cali
Ire shot, bat bAily out OF slia:e.D
Levi Ankeney, trecaIlc''i-As an expert
testified that the s,suature on the letter
written by him and certified to by defendant
was made by the same person As that IN the
register leaf my impression Was the corpse
was Brunhelds-
Cross examination Arrived at that con-
c,usion from after facts: not from the recog-
uition Of the body itself.
q. W. Bassett-I disposed of the horses |
&c, of defendant one to Mr.. Marshal the
.,,her 10 John Gloree.
Mr. Ireland recalled-BrumfeId told me
that Mr.. Thomas WAS his nephew.
n J. Andsrs offered the business card Of
tie FRS, National hank picked up by Bas-
sett. Cation objected. Objection sustained
Prosecution offered in evidence the leaf
from register of Star Hotel Defendant oh
iected. Objection held good. Ms Bar.hol-
su,ev was then recalled to identity the leaf
said it was leaf out of the register OF the
Star Hotel dated Jan. 2S, 1880.
Gross exa.nination-know the hand writ
ing of Thomas, also my own; know it be-
longs in the register.
r. Thompson called-The paper was
leaf from the star Hotel; Mr. Rounds cut it
on. in my presence the court held the leaf
IA be properly identified. and let 1t 60 to the
Jury. Prosecution closed.