Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-04-10

her house she spoke about Mr.. Smith
being drunk again. She said she
came very near shooting him, the
other day. Witness said: "Mrs,
Smith, don't do that !" She said: 81
Wilt" Witness said: "Don't YOU
know they'd take you and put you in
prison, if you was to do that? And
what would become of your children"
She said: "No; they wouldn't
bother them!"
Mrs. Margaret Brown sworn: Re-
sides about block ora half from the
Smith dwelling. Mrs. Smith was at
her house the afternoon of the End
instant, between 3 and O'Clock
She came over aud inquired for Mr..
West, she wanted him to 60 after
Mr.. Tatro; witness came out and
asked her what she wanted with him?
She said she wanted Mr.. Tatro to
come and arrest Mr.. Smith; witness
asked her if he was drunk? She
answered.: "He's always that. :"
Witness said: s'That's too bad!"
She said: ayes: I've stood it for IL
years, and can't stand it any longer"
She then went over and just as she
went in--witness had in the mean
time gone to the back part of her
house, and was looking through a
window--by the kitchen door, Mr..
Smith and Willie came out, aud Mr..
Smith ran Willie around the yard
two or three times, turned and went
in by the kitchen door, Willie after
him. Then witness heard shot and
groans. 1t was one or two minutes
after they went into the house; can.
not say whether she heard the groans
first or the shot; remained at the
kitchen window, and saw Willie
come out and wash his hands; his
mother was with him; she was talk
ing to him but witness could not
hear anything she said; Willie was
endeavoring to wash blood stains off
his hands; did not notice any stains
on any other portion OF his person.
Mrs. Smith then turned into the house,
in the dining room, after her hat; she
then came out and started to town.
While Willie was washing his hands
Mrs. Smith tried to shut the kitchen
door; Willie was washing his hands
in tin basin.
Odd he get the basin himself,
or did somebody hand it to him?
[Obj'cted to; objection sustained.]
|. Q.--Where did he obtain that
basin?
A.-From in side of the kitchen
door. Cannot say whether there was
water. [Question objected to as
"leading." Objection sustained.
When Mrs. Smith came to the kitch.
en- door she had on u large kitchen
apron, with sleeves; it was a light
colored apron. When she started to
go down town she did not have that
apron on.
Cross examined. Is acquainted
with w. G. Tatro.
Q.-(By Mr.. Ruick. lis he, or is
he not an officer in this town or act
ing as such? [Objected to as not
the best evidence and immaterial
Objection overruled.
Ayes, sir; he is acting as such.
Q.-(By Judge Lennon. Mrs.
Brown, how long after you heard the
shot and groans was it until you saw
Mrs. Smith and Willie come out tie
kitchen door?
Al could not exactly say, but
everything was quiet in the sitting
room when they came out. l don t
sup pose it was more than a minute
after the shot.
The prosecution rests.
Recess until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
DR.. Higgins recalled (for the de-
fense) Conducted the post mortem
at the request of DR.. Brown, Coroner
of Al,uras county. April Bird. between
8 and 10 o'clock, a. m; counted Is
grains of powder that had been blown
into the skin of the face; they were
thoroughly imbedded in the face Of
deceased, as ne had been thoroughly
washed by the undertaken.
William Smith sworn: Is son
of j. l.. G Smith, deceased, and Of
Mo. II Smith tho 6efandant iT