The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-21

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Mrs. 1sggie Leverpne: sm the wife
OF Frank Levergne; lived here months:
married 25 years; left Dakota Z years
ago; don't believe my husbsnd lived in
Texas, he was always travelling; don't
know what time he left home Sunday
morning, think ii was about 10 O'Clock
he came back at 8; started down again;
don't know what time, it was after Z /;
came home sgain about IL 80; he said he
hadn't come home sooner because he had
some business to attend to about land ;
don't know whether he came home be-
tween and II. don't think he did; have
known Mrs. Tex for months; been 10
the house lots Of times; worked for her
often; she was at my home Friday / was
at her house an hour and q half Thurs.
day; never saw Tex at home but once
heard Of his being killed at a. m. Mon
day; colored man came to the door and
said Mrs. Tex wanted me TO come down /;
was up until 10 80 Sunday night when
took chill; sent my son down town
after medicine, he came right back think
he rode horse; never saw any trouble
between Mr.. and Mrs. Tex; Mrs. Tex
told OF quarels, but didn't pay any at
tention to them as every body has them
and have them; Monday morning when
went down Mrs. Tex said her husband
was shot; she didn't say any more; Sun
day my husband was dressed in black
coat and pants; h. more small broun soft
hat; my husband had two guns, one was
shot gun; one hangs over the bed. you
can go aud look for yourself; don't think
he ever had another gun, but don't
know his business; he was sober when
he came home that night and didn't seem
excited; be never sold any gun well,
don't know what he did, that's his bust.
ness, not mine.
James Clinton, porter OF the Hotel
Yakima: Saw LeVergne at the hotel
about 2 30 p. IN. Sunday, when ne came
and was assigned to room %; next time
| saw him was in the Office next morning
at about $3.50; went to the room aud the
bed didn't show any indication Of having
been slept in; saw Mrs. Tex about 4 80
Sunday afternoon; she was upstairs and
was down; noticed her pass the stair
wav three times; she had to pass the
ladies' toilet to get to room 90; very GER
tain she had her hat off; did not see Le-
Verene and the woman together; think
he had hard black hat on did not see
Mrs. Tex enter the hotel; she was there
fifteen minutes from the time l first saw
her.
Mrs. Mary Josephine Shannon: Was
in the hotel during the entire day; saw
Mrs. Bagwell in the hotel paror, who
told me her name was Mrs. Tex, and
asked me il l had seen a tall, middle
aged woman with gray hair; there was no
such person in the hotel as she described,
and had not been; she said she wanted
her to work for her; asked me to direct
her to the toilet. and I did; saw her
when she came upstairs; wasn't there
more than FIVE minutes, and IL was be-
tween and O'Clock; can't say whether
or not Mrs. b. was there the second time !;
she said she didn't know the woman's
name, but she had been told to come to
the Hotel Yakima and she would find
her.
w. s. Davidson: The witness was very
dramatic in his testimony, picturing
everything In realistic manner. He
went over the entire story again, but the
only new developments were that there
was racket in Tex's house early Sunday
morning, according to the reports of his
boys. and that at the time Of the shoot
ing there was light in the front room !;
afterwards he remarked to Matt Bartho-
let that it was out, but in minute or a
minute and half it reappeared. This
was after the body had been taken to the
undertakes and no one was LETT except
ing Bartholet and himself. No one had
at that time told Mira. Bagwell Of the
shooting, at least of those who gathered
at The scene.
L. G. Boyd, waiter at the Hotel Yak
lima testified: Was at the hotel all day.
Saw Mrs. Bagwell going up the steps at
ladies' entrance about 5 :05 Sunday after
noon. She remained about Is minutes.
hn Iaft ta,sth Aar
clothes, small, soft hat, moustache and
goatee came down the same way.
DR.. w. W. McCormicx was called to
testify as to the nature of the wound.
Frank LaVergne, recalled: Slept from
l to o p. IN. at the hotel; spread quilt
over the bed so as not to soil the spread (;
doubled the pillows; went down to see
w. S. Davidson at s O'Clock and again
about 10 that evening; (Davidson's barn
is back of the Bagwell residence Dav-
idson was away; didn't see big, intoxi-
Gated person who was making threats
looking for Tex sold gun to prospectors a
week ago Thursday for a IS gold piece;
had to 20 home TO get accom-. panying tools
for gun; life was away; can't remember
where IS piece was changed; think il.
went for -four; didn't send for flask OF
whisky on Saturday; Mrs. LeVergne
might have sent for it; never signed my
name to the order; can't write; went to
the Columbia river before I sold the gun.
l.. G. Boyd recalled: The man who
was just on the stand looks like the one
| saw at the hotel Sunday. l take him
to be the same man.
Frank Metcalf was called, but bis evi.
dence was OF no importance.
William V. Fyan: Met son of LIE
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