The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-28
TERRITORY NEWS.
Opening of the bye Mur-
der Trial.


wAEIA wALLA, Nor. 27.-The trial
of Enno C. bye for the murder Of the
Horitz brothers n Washtncua lake
was begun this morning. Aessrs.
Anders and Brents appeared for the
prosecution, aud Allen and Crowley
Tor the defense Peter Moritz. 3
cousin OF the deceased, testified that
Peter and Carl Aoritz. FL. Thinner
man and himself vent % kahlotus.
across the lake, 10 Blye'spiace Sunday
afternoon. July Is. Mrs. Peter Moriiz
was already there, visiting Mrs.
johnson, housekeeper for bye. On
their arrival they found bye sitting
on the fence Of small corral contain
ing a stallion belonging 70 the Moritzes.
Witness went up the hillside to pick up
a horse he had bought. Returning,
be found the Aoritzes and bye In the
corral, holding a rope attached 20 the
stallion, and wrangiing and striving
noisily. Blye left. went into the house
and returned in few minutes with
revolver. Immediately bye rode up
been turned out during Blye's absence
Blye succeeded IN getting the stallion
nearly back 10 the gate, when Peter
shut Ii. bye asked Peter 10 open the
gate. He refused. bye said, "Yoa
stinker, open the gate. Peter said.
"Yom scoundrel, I've a notion to hit
Won q lick between the eyes" BlYe
said. "If you don't open the gate I'll
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have courage. do it." Mrs. Moritz
threw up her hands and asked Blye
not to shoot. Blye lowered the pistol,
Peter advancing toward him threaten
ingly, bye raised and fired. Peter
fell IN his wife's arms. Immediately
Blye fired al Carl, who was six yards
TO the right. lie was shot in the groin
and hmped toward the stable, bye
following, who shot four times more
Biye dismounted and vent TO Tim
norman, the constable, standing close
by, who made no move 10 prevent the
slaughter, and shook his hand, telling
him he was the best friend he had
bye then told witness % leave the
place or he would Kill him also. He
saw bye go away on horseback. Peter
was carried 10 the stable and died in
five minutes. Carl was shot in four
places. Blyereloaded his pistol before
be threatened me.
Ed Zimmerman was sworn, and
testified that he went from the boat
with Carl TO where bye sat. Carl
said, bye, have you my borse2'
bye sal Yes; I'm going to keep
IL until the damages due are paid. I"
Carl said. Il guess not, and jumped
over the fence OF the corral Peter
also jumped, Blye following All took
hold Of the horses rope and qnarreled.
Blye said, I've told you many times
about your horse being loose and dam
age done. Now, II you want the horse
go according 10 law. as | propose
standing on my legal rights" He
said the justice lived just over there,
and the constable was here. Carl said,
ITO HI with the constable. We hare
the horse" Then Blye left, returned,
took a horse and drove the stallion
back where the shooting occurred.
After the shooting he reloaded the pis-
tot, shook hands with me and then
went away. While bye was in the
house Moritz let the stallion out Of the
corral. Blye was much excited. When
Peter went toward bye he stopped as
though 70 Plck up something. There
were stones around. After the shoot
ing Blye said he would give himself
up to a justice.
Cstharine, vile OF Peter Moritz, a e.
ceased. was in the house when Blye
came and got the pistol aud loaded It.
She asked him II he was going to kin
something. He said: YES, | have
no peace Ia my corral"
Mrs. Johnson followed. eorroborat-
ing the story OF the killing.
Peter Moritz lived half an hour and
Carl five hours. All the parties were
schoolmAtes in Germany. This was
the first quarrel they ever had. They
were once in business together. The
defense claim the crime was com
mitted under impulse, without mo-
tive, while defending Blye's rights In
a manner he believed Just.