Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-04-09

Producing bullet. Here it is.
Bullet introduced in evidenced On
the floor found several pieces Of the
bones of the skull, large quantity
OF blood, also brain. matter, and fur
cap with a bullet-hole through it.
Found Sharp's rifle in an adjoining
bedroom. IA fur cap handed witness.
This is the cap. Ia rife handed wit
ness. This is the gun. [Cap and
gun admitted in evidenced Casually
examined the face Of deceased. Did
not sec any powder.marks upon it.
They might have easily been over
looked. the face being bloody and
dirty. From observation and re adinp,
think the face would have been safe
from powder marks at a distance of
about Is or Is feet. Assuming that
there were no powder marks on the
face, or fakes that might have been
blown away by strong wind, the
deceased must have been 20 feet
away.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
John West sworn: Was at Andy
Browns when the shooting occurred
lao or $50 feet from the Smith dwell
ing. Saw deceased come home that
afternoon, about 4 o'clock. From
where witness stood could see but
could not hear what was said. De-
ceased was running the boy around
the house and barn. About 4:15
Mrs. Smith came over and asked me
to get Mr.. Tatro to arrest Mr.. Smith.
| said l would. She started toward
the house, when called out that she
had better go down town to swear
out a warrant, as Mr.. Tatro could no,
act without it. She said she would,
and went back to the house. About
three minutes later heard a repor,
of gun; and Immediately Mrs.
Smith and Willie came out, and Viii.
lie came over and said "Ma shot pa
and Pm afraid she's killed him.
He left me to 60 down towl
to ask some one to come up
Was looking toward the kitchen doc
when Mrs. Smith and Willie came
out. Saw some blood ON Willie.
hands and face; it might have beer
something else. Thinks the door wa
shut wien she came out. About
minute after they came out Wilt
came right over to witness and toll
him about the shooting. Wnnes
went right over to the house wit
Willie. Found the dining room AM
sitting-room doors closed. Opene,
them, and saw Mr.. Smith lying on tn
floor, on the north side of the stove
lying very strait OH the back. Tn
bedroom door was open; the nortl
door was locked; this last was abou
seven feet from the bedroom door
Did not see the rifle until after tn
Coroner came up; it was setting in
side the bedroom, behind the dool
After the shot was fred l heard VIVA
seemed as though it was some ba
language. [Objected to by defense
Objection sustained.
District Attorney.-You can state
If you know, what was said by Mrs
Smith, Immediately after the shooting
Witness.--l kon't know; l heart
something - she might have sai'
some,hing-but l could not under
stand.
THE prisoner rocks nervously i
her chair, and is evidently about t
protest that she did not say anything
Her son restraining her.
! District Attorney.-What did 70
understand the words to be?
| [Objected to. Objection sui
stained.]
The witness being directed to an.
wer to the first question above statee
said: "The way l understood wins
Mrs. Smith said, l would not swes
to it,"
Q.-(By District Attorney.l-Ho
far were Mr.. Smiths feet from tn
bedroom?
/ A.-Bctween eight or nine feet
it might be less, and it might b
more.
Witness noticed a hammer upo
the table in the bedroom; notice
blood on the pole of it; does nj