, 1880-11-27
Tried for Murder.
Confirmation OF the -e~simeny In the TRIAL
OF 4. }. Thanas fos thc dnrsfcr oil
SN Erumnesd.

C.,sinuz,Ien Of the -eSstmeny In the TRIAL
Of 4. }. Thanas fos the Murder oil
=. ". Brumnc.d-
All las. Friday and Saturday the eonrt
roam has been SO crowded with spectators as
to settle the buiIding te a crrtaia extent. So
ye.eral is tn. interest taken in the proceed
incs that we z We report 50 volumn'ons
and complete as 10 exclude a large number
of interesting locsls
Tnu 1EsTiUaNY-
DR.. Alhan testified Was acting coroner,
and went to the Tvuchet to see this man;
found him in the stream in an eddy covered
with debrls snd Sir. think he was there
two weeks; held An exsnira'ioa on the
hank: neticed bullet hole IN his lead IN
the left side, above snd IN front oi the ear
Also wound o.: the hase nf his skull on the
opposite SIDE; the ~ound would produce
death to any one: there mas little or no signs
Of decomposition judg,d time OF his beng
in water from the dir and debrs; Mr.. fetu-
john brought the corlse 6" the undertakers'
and the next day saw it there.
Cruss examinatinn-Dii not notice any
dent on the nnsc think Il there hsh bHen
any d.ntation would have n"tic"dit. tEx-
plained PROCESS ct deeanposltmn-)
DEATH FROM vIoLrScE
NSu.d often cause change in mans looks
but not in case he WAS Sleeping at the tme.
DIR. Boyd (coromerl Saw the body found
in the Touchet; ldescrihed the wound siini-
lar to DIR. Allan y also saw n hruise on the
face; the bullet was extracted and was very
much battered piece broken on IN the
skull
Cross examir l'ion-The wound may have
been received after death; this elect Of
bullet passing through the hrain would nave
a tendency Ia make the eye life!ess, dull ana
expressi0nirss-
Mr.. Ireland, Of Dry creek, ststct that he
knows the defendant: saw HIM at Crnttei-
den 4 Kerr's store; the rest OF tie par
were with him: thry we've iun;lnS location
for a cattle ranch gave them direction how
to 90 they wanted to 90 (" Rock creek RIA
Eur,ka Fiat; wrote dTrc.t..'D :" book Z"
cross Dry creek at Lees, then t. Harvey
Sl.ws. and from there t. Estes I'lace anl
he would dirrc' them thr rest If the way
saw them start on; : dat knnW how they
were dress, Il: n"tieel Mr.. BrumiIeld had
cataract over each Of his Eyes; tie was spare
buiIt. FIVE feet ten or c,cv. inches hgh, 'hln
features full Icas.l frd lons hair; they came
from Kansas C.:y; Nr. iir'm'ieid had small
squirrel rifle a th- store men!ioned' It ~"u'd
carry buckSho
Cross examination Was with them ab"nt
two hours the first ,i:nr. ana the second tiilc
was with thrm altu' Is minutes: had talk
alout our r, 5, ee.;ve neigh,s did not notice
\ sccr or marx ou RIumie;t;'s forehead he
tween the .v.s he i.,d his hat oa most OF
the time. Ee.!i!ec,.-H Harvey Saws place
extends on bath si,ics of the Togchef the
river runs fas. except wh're the hody Was
found the ,u:.!ic r".d ran f:om Waitsi'urg
tn WalInIa; stock had hem IN tie enclosure
very frequently; :he gaze waSrerr frequently
uscd: ao'is.-i his -. Was h! her IN the
center: sort ui r,.rr:am MS: couii not say aS
20 the size pasi,ivelv Erdirecr. Bruri'irld
weighed i49 lonnds- R"-cro-s-l weighed
2SS pounds.
J. rettij.hn. OF tIe Toa.ii.t. stated that
h. knew of n mud" h d. henc fonEd Iii the
Touchrt and he WAS ihen present.; body was
hruised; wound w1S made IN .rr"t OF the
left ear boiv WAS i'ani within IS ar lo0
yar,l$ Gf !hc puii!c :'ai .,n & e rsrch al liar
yey Shaw t:r-re waS gate Ia The fence !;
partjrs have driven H. the e:rci"s,ir- AMI
camEei T. exc ua r.a;iy 0rcaS'"ns w- l",i
the. body th-r.. aNhil-: knew I, wGuid bc
SAT. there cvrT n:gi.t H. II hal been there
some time the cnI "n.r ca'ue ali'ng and tod
me 10 deliver it - Mr.. PICARD =. t1wn
dIA 81; in washing the c"r,sse he hair and
whi<ktrS slipped 0ur, although We were c''r-
ful in waShin: II: l'c",''" "' rn S'"lref a'
the cI.nrin. l.lies rear tie ="'e; h2't th@
body !, r,.y G. are l;'r,ln 81, down untii ahHnt
IL o,i0ck tier. had BIN a chang. III tn"
CORPS. from tl,. TIM I .l.:d IL I'll ! saw It
lssr: there was an in,lri.ti'r above the n''ee
when fonnl hirr. a"i vhr-s' last saw Inn
that vas all gore ard tn" :O-eE'eai Was eNea
acro-s-
DC. Russ. of Touch. t s:,.rd lac first saw
Mr.. Thomas a.. the ID # February the
part, werea'l together: B.nmii-ld SAID he
w.- gong ACRES, SIIahc river to lo"k for a
r:,neh, but world ht to g' by Eureka Flat;
Gav,, him direr.icI.s the holy was fonnd 1T
II. S,aw's whrr.. | ,hr,ctc'i th' IN to camp.
Cmss examination Mt thrs- -p.rties ahont
10 o'clock ahUnt ri!rS ahnvc >haws place
whe.,, they were ca p-d.
Harvey Shaw "f 'hr I"nrhc', sfa's,l that
he saw a man in tha T"uche. nH the 9Th of
Narh; 4. lsv IN the stream naked; no
clothes aronrrl that e could see; had bnl-
let hole in the /. mp!'': saw 10 other marks
of violence: beard was rnn-sh and short; dad
not notice ewes In. hnty vas put IN a fox
with clothes and hr"nglr {" toxin hy PETIT
ioln the body sas fOu:.d Ia an eddy with
steea hanks: tie toes Were against the bIuk
.hat kept it fran floating away; people fr,-
! qusn;ly campsd hear there.
Cross examination Passed tlr"ugh the
ga;r near the rlacerrettv regularly /; thep
Gate road led in about 40 feet Of the eddy
think had passed through there the week
previous: body vas covered with asedlment;
some of his hair came nut while washing him;
did not notice any quantity # the hair cnn,e
ont hair was very thin.
MRS RASSETr,
| of Washtucna springs, Whitman CO.: My
residence is on pullic roal: first INST Thorn
as at NV home un the 9TH or 9th OF February;
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