The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-05-05


iendant about the pistol
J.c. Mayer testified: Live in Lebanon.
Was in saloon business on Feb. 2Sth last.
Was in saloon from noon until half past
2 o'clock A. NJ. Wassom and Gentry
were in my saloon until half past 2.
Wassom wanted me and Dave Gentry to
90 to Grubb's and take drink. Told
him he had had trouble there and he
should not 90 there. Wassom went to
Grubb's, but Gentry and did not go.
Gentry was somewhat intoxicated.
Heard the pistol shot. First saw was
som about 10 o'clock that night in my
saloon. He and some others were play
ing cards. Did not hear wassom say
anything about Grubb that night. was
som was in an ordinary humor that
night. Wassom had been drinking that
evening. He took ten or dozen drinks
at the bar. He talked intelligently, We
went by Grubb's because wassom went
that way. 1t was on his road home.
wassom, about three or four months be-
fore the shooting, said that il Grubb ever
treated him again that way (about or
dering him out OF the house, he would
get the worst Of it. Saw pistol in was
som's outside coat pocket about 2 o clock
the night Of the shooting. wassom quit
playing at my saloon about u O'Clock.
wassom and | shook dice from II to 2
O'Clock. wassom wore black sack coat
that night.
James Sharp testified; Have lived in
Lebanon three years. Knew Gfubb.
Know defendant. Was barkeeper for
Guy & Mayer. Had talk with wassom
in that saloon last September. He said
that Grubb could not throw him out Of
his saloon; if he did he would never
throw another one out.
Lewis Crandall testified: Live in Leb-
anon. Was acquainted with Grubb.
Have been in Grubb's saloon. Saw was
som in Grubb's saloon in May last. was
som and Grubb had little. ihisunder-
standing about game. Grubb said he
did not want to have any trouble with
him and that if he could not do right to
go out OF his saloon. wassom went out.
| T. NJ. Steele was called, but gave
nothing additional.
Rev. ii. 0berg was called. The de-
Tense objected to him giving any testi-
mony in the case on the grounds that
any confessions made to him by the
| prisoner were OF the nature OF profes.
sional communications between minis
ter and communicate.
The court took recess until 7:l5 in
the evening in which to consider the
objection.
The court decided that the testimony
Of Rev. 0berg should be rejected.
This was the last witness called in be.
half Of the prosecution in the direct ex-
animation.
Joseph Warwick, examined on behalf
of tire defense, testified Am acquainted
with defendant and Mr.. Grubb in his
life time. Had talk with Grubb the last
Of August or Sept. LIST. Grubb said, as
wassom passed, II smell something. II
does me good to hate that man." / TOLD
him that wassom was man who went
heeled and that he (Grubb) had better
leave him alone. Grubb said that i
wassom attempted to use that pistol be
would take it away from him and breaH
his skull with it.. Some time after thai
wassom and | went into Grubb's saloon
Grubb said to me that that was the frs
time wassom had been in his saloon fol
six months. He said wassom had bettel
stay away from there, as he had 1t in fol
him.
A. NJ. Richardson testified: Was &C
quainted with Grubb and wassom. HaC
talk with Grubb about middle Of Sep
tember. Grubb said wassom was d.
mean s. Of a b. and If ever he had ,
chance he would hurt him d. bad. II,
said in speaking about boxing, that i
wassom ever get up before him he woul(
smash him. This talk was in Grubb'
saloon.
E. A. Truelove testified; Was &C
quaintsd with Grubb and wassom. Hat
talk with Grubb on the 18th Of last June
Grubb said he wished that he was
single man. Ii he was he or that S. o
D. (wassom) would die before the,
slept. AT another time he said wasson
was sneak; they all had him sized VI
as the wrong kind Of man. He sale
he was loaded for wassom at any tim,
he would open the ring. | live in Wash
ington. Was subpoenaed at Pendleton
Came there to be subpoenaed, Cam
here last Friday. Came the same tim
that Richardson did.
y. Shepherd testified for the defense
Was acquainted with Grub in his lii
time. Not much acquainted with def
Heard Crubb say one time in l.ebano
there goes man (reterring to Wassom
that have some lead laid up for and whel
get the chance will put ii into him
This was month or six weeks after las
Christmas. DO not know the man witt
whom Grubb was taking when he mad
that statement Said nothing to Grubb 0
the other man. Stood near them about /
or 20 minutes Did not talk with them
First told this TO some detective who wa
working up the case, Think did no
ialk 10 def't's counsel about the matter.