Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-29

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father entered, he saws what was not
true, does he not?
Yes sir.
If Mr.. Sewer says that Won told him
that your father shot your mother first
and she fell down, and that Norman
then stopped to pick her up and he
shot him in the neck, he saws what il
not true, doesn't he?
Yes sir.
Didn't you originally think YOUR
father said, when he came i'm. fJjIl
settle this" and afterward after talk
ing with your father didn't Won think
he said "this is the way you do it"?
Yes.
Didn't you tell Mrs. Hallin that your
father said, "I'll settle thisv?
No sir.
Did you tell Mrs. Hallin that Won
had no reason to be jealous of vour
mother?
No sir
Did you tell Mrs. Hallin that your
iather had always been mean to your
mother?
No sir.
If she says you did she says what is
not true, doesn't she?
Yes sir.
Did you ever tell Mrs. Hallin. "Tf +
ever meet father and have ANYTHING ia
Kill him with, / will kill him myself',?
Who said that?
Did you ever say that?
No sir
Did you tell Ella Carpenter that
your father, after shooting your mother
and Norman, then stopped down.
llited your mothers arm, put the re-
Volver to her side and pulled the
trigger, but there were no more cart !
ridges left?
No sir.
Did you not tell Newton LaswelI and |
Mr.. Hart that your father threatened |
to shoot his own brother once because |
he was jealous Of him?
No.
Did you tell them that your father
had no occasion to be jealous?
No sir.
lhe cros--eXamination was inter
rupted at noon by recess until .
o'clock.
At , p. m. the court convened with .
me usual jam Of spectators i'm the court
room. n large number of ladies were
present, seated within the rail. The
'ross-eNaminatiOn of Ida Humes was
'esumed Immediately after the Juror.
ook their places.
Which ring was it you wore when
you went TO SCHOOL,
This one.
Did you tell Susie Lee that that was
our engagement ring?
NO SIR, J never told her anything
bout it.
Now, Ida, think carefully; didn't
'ou tell any Of the girls about this?
No sir.
Norman gave you the ring, did he ;
Yes sir.
DIDN'T you show to Mr.. Hart a black ,
nd blue spot on your mothers arm ~
tier she was shot and say there i. !,
here father pinchcd her?
No sir.
Didn't you say at Mrs. Hallin's. i'm 81
ne presence Of Mr.. Laswell and Mr. =
Tart, that your mother had sent for q
loney and was going TO Texas? ,
Yes sir. v
Was there anything peculiar about !
ne floor Of the pantry Of your house? ],
There was a lid there.
The hole was cut there while Won ,
we'd there, was il not? ~
Yes sir. u
On the redirect examination the !
illness related that Humes on one oc- q
lslon threatened TO shoot Long. He a
ma Mrs. Long went out i'm the bushes =
hen blackberrying, and the witness !,
nd some other children wanted TO go u
ong, but they would not let them. "
hey were in the road and saw a man "
'ming. Witness thought it was her ~
ther and called to him. Humes and ~
.rs. Long come out Of the bushes i'm u
lger. The man did not prove to be a.
ong. Humes said if il had been Dave V
e would have shot him. \ long y
oak was then identified by the wit :,
.ss as the one worn by her mother. " y,
The defendant was then placed upon p
e stand. The examination of his s'
tughter was a severe trial TO him. and ~
hen he stepped forward to take the w
tn it was apparent that he was i'm a u
ate Of suppressed agitation. He con- P'
Dlled himself, however, as well as a W
'rvous man on trial for his life could W
we done while relating the revolving tuhl
id horrible incidents of the ruin Of vi
; home. He gave his testimony ~
lmly, i'm low, weak voice, except "
hen describing the tragedy. Twice W
broke down ana Wept like a child. ~ ~
lie said in substance: | was born i'm ~
linois My father was a millright. ca
hen ] was ID years old we went TO 00u
wa. Lived there one year and went Ipl !1
Missouri. In 1870 we went to Ar 1e
nsas, but afterwards went back to IS
andy, Mo. While there ! married III
san Russell. | lived there eight IN
ars, and our only child W born lls
ere. From there / went 10 Dallas Po
unity, Texas. ! followed farming az
d stockraising. In 1888 / came 10 20
hatcom. We lived first in house iI'
ar the water tank. In the fall ma
ught place Of Hugh Eldridge. The VIC
st work ! did in the territory was ON uh
Is place. ! cleared it and put on tra
erything ! could to make it attrac- co
e. | did all kinds Of work, anything tIa
Ould get TO do first met Hunles in OF
g Salvation Army barracks. He M
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