The herald., 1894-08-01

July 25th she was employed at the Hun
ter ranch. She and Mrs. Emily Craig
were engaged in the kitchen getting sup
per. She heard Mrs. Craig scream, and
upon looking out saw Craig drive up.
Mrs. Craig had seen her husband from
the window.
The witness and Mrs. Craig ran and
locked the doors when Craig went to the
back door and called his wife. She
asked him what he wanted, in reply to
which he said he wanted to see his
children.
Mrs. Craig told him he had no right
to see them. and Immediately asked
Craig if he knew there was man on
the place. Craig asked whore he was.
George Hunter, brother OF Mrs. Craig,
came up at that moment, whom Mrs.
Craig said: 'There he is now."
THE KILLING.
Craig and George Hunter had = few
words. though the witness could not
hear what was said, when Hunter passed
through the hall and came back to the
door where Craig was standing. Just as
he stepped from the door to the ground
and spoke to Craig the latter de-
liberatsly shot George Hunter, who
fell. Placing the revolver to the
screen door he Immediately fired
at Mrs. Craig, and she fell dead, never
uttering q sound after the shot was fred.
STEPPED OVER HIS wIFE's BODY.
The murderer calmly stepped over the
dead body OF his wife and that of the
wounded man and went into the house.
Drawing two revolvers, he levelled
them at the witness and said he had
enough revclvers for the whole family.
At this the witness fed from the house,
going to Asa Hunters house, half mile
distant. In passing the window of the
house where the shooting occurred, the
witness saw the murderer kiss the little
baby and then leave the house.
In continuing, Miss Jensen said that
when Craig came into the room after
shooting his wife and George Hunter, he
said that the witness had been against
him and he would shoot her too. After
Craig left the house she heard q shot. as
she was running toward Asa Hunters.
Tne witness said she had never seen
anything wrong with Craig during the
nine months she had known him. She
considered him sober on the day of the
shooting.
There were present at the house at the
time of shooting the witness and Craig's
three children-Willie, aged g.; Walter,
aged 5, and an 18-months-old baby girl.
Attorney Mcintosh then examined the
witness on behalf OF the defendant. She
gave the position of Craig's arms when
he shot his wife and George Hunter, and
testified as to his condition, saying he
did not appear in the least excited nor
out of his usual temperament.
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said, he addressed his wife from dis
tance OF about IL feet. The witness re-
peated the same story she had given
prosecution. She said that George
Hunter had not been staying in the
north room up to two weeks ago; there
are five rooms-three bedrooms, the
parlor and kitchen. Craig, after shoot
ing his wife and Hunter, passed through
the kitchen into the hall. He went into
no room.
The witness thought Craig had no
clothing or property in the house at tho
time. On returning to the description
OF the shooting, the witness said Craig
was standing about half way between
the door and walnut tree. There were
only two shots fred, and but seconds
intermission between them. The re-
volver in Craig's right hand was fred at
Hunter, the one In the lett hand being
fred at Mrs. Craig. Whom Craig ap-
preached witness after the shooting. she
knocked his hand aside, for he had a
revolver levelled at her.
After witness had fed from the house,
she was overtaken by Willie Craig shout
half way between Asa Hunters. She
was passing through the willows when
ahe heard the third shot. She saw the
buggy as Craig drove away.
Mrs. Craig and the witness had spent
the day at family's, named Ralph, in
the southwestern part Of the city. They
returned home shortly after 6 O'Clock.
This closed the cross-exsmination.
When Attorney McIntosh had finished
questioning the witness, Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Davis asked her If Craig
expressed any sorrow or remorse at what
he had done, to which she replied that
he did not.
ASA HUNTERS TESTIMONY.
Asa Hunter, who lives on ranch half
q mile distant from William Hunters 9
ranch, the scene of the shooting, was
then called to the stand. He said that
he saw Mrs. Craig, his niece, shortly
after O'Clock. He was at William
Hunters house, going home at once.
Just az he sat down to supper Willie
Craig ran up to the kitchen door and
screamed. He told us that his father
had shot both his (Willie's) mother and
his uncle George.
The witness ran out, met Miss Jensen,
who, with his wife, tainted. He threw
water in their faces and jumping upon
his horse started for william Hunters
his brothers., house. There he found
George Hunter and Emily Craig lying
as if dead. He examined Emily and
found her lifeless; George was still
breathing. He then started in pursuit
of the murderer. having seen him pass
his. witness, house, as he started to the
scene.
Upon cross. examination he thought 1t