, 1891-07-03
HIS OWN STORY.
FiIIebrown Takes the Stand in His
Own Defense.
He Gives His Version of the Killing
and Subsequent Flight.
As to His Motives for Leaving He
is Ambiguous,
But He Sticks to His Statement of
FouIks' Killing.

As far as evidencn is concerned, the
Fillebrown case is at an end. At $3.50
yesterday afternoon the last witness was
called. and the whole story of the killing,
as well as the characters of the two men,
was before the jury.
A large crowd was again in attendance,
and while the defendant himself testified,
every word which came from his lips was
listened to with the closest attention.
In the morning, the father aud mother
OF the boy were placed on the stand, and
testified that Fillebrown was of a peace
able disposition, and, as far as they knew,
did all in his power to avoid quarrels.
Shortly before 10 o'clock. the defendant
was called to the stand. 1t was well on
towards 4 o'clock when he again took his
place beside his attorneys. 1t was a long
aud wearisome test, but. taken as a whole,
the defendant stood it well At times he
seemed somewhat confused. especially
when relating his state of mind after
~leaying Granite Canon. His relation of
the killing, and of the previous difficulty,
however were well told, and seemed to
bear the impress of truth.
His age is about %. lie came to
Wyoming something like two years ago.
and until last February resided in this
state. He first vent to live with the de-
ceased in the early part of last December,
and remained with him up to the time OF
the killing. He and the deceased were
on the best OF terms and had had no
quarrels. With these preliminary mat
tiers out of the way the defendant then
went on with his story of the fatal morn
ing. The men had gotten up a lutte
earlier than usual on that morniuf. 1t
was not Fillebrown 5 custom to wash the
dishes on mornings on which he was to
carry the mail. but owing to the early ris.
ing on the morning in question he had
performed that act. During the break
fast the conversation was directed to some
trouble existing between a married man
and woman in that locality, concerning
which foulks was involved. Nothing of
an unpleasant nature occurred during
breakfast. After breakfast was over
Fillebrown commenced Washing the
dishes. When he was almost through the
deceased made some remark detrimental
to the character of this same woman, and
FillebrOwn defended her. Foulks then
made the statement that in this respect
the woman did not differ from all women.
Then Rillehrown said: you may be fly,
Hiram, but you are not as fly as you think
you are
Then foulks stated that Fillebrown' {
sister herself was not unlike other women,
and sLated1hALhe knew +Aa+4acIi his
W personal knowledge, Fillebrown was
standing at the table at the time, When
Foulks made this remark he turned
around and called the deceased "a --
liar. with that Foulks Jumped upon
him aud beat him in the face and head.
tillebrown was knocked to the floor, and
IN attempting to rise was. once more
struck, and it was at this point that
Foulks made the threat to use the buggy
bar. FlIebroSn was unconscious for a
le" minutes, and then started for the
kitchen door lie saw the revolver, and
believing that tOuIks intended to xii him,
he took the revolver with aim When he
noise, like the dropping OF a shovel and