The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-10-24

she had a habit Of not remembering or
not knowing circumstances that were
seemingly propounded to catch or confuse
her, but otherwise was Q willing and a
good witness for the state.
Stephen Wade, who lives near the Nc
Gonigle place. testified in quite q sensa-
tional way the story Charley McGonigle
related to him as he came to his house
after the shooting. He said: Charley
came to my door after had gone to bed
and calling me up said that he was afraid
he had shot or killed his poor old father !;
and in an excited manner told how
Esves had come to his home with intent
to beat him, and that he got his rife and
shot person near the corner OF the
house-thinking 1t was Eaves with re-
volver 10 his hand. about to shoot him.
After the shot he heard bis father say to
him, Charley. you have killed me-"
Upon cross-exsmination Mr.. Wade said
McGonigle inquired for the boys, and
that he advised McGonigle to give him
self up to the authorities.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Rowe then testified
that Charles McGonigle came to the
sherif's Office on the evening of August
IL and gave himself up. He made a
statement Of the shooting which was in
substance similar to the testimony OF
Stephen Wade.
81 Woolsey testified to hearing the
three shots fred very close together.
Fred Harris heard one OF the bullets
whistling over his head quarter Of a
mile from the McGonigle house.
DIR. Frank testified as to the location
and nature of the wounds OF Byron Nc
Gonigle and J. M. Eaves said both were
made by As calibre bullet and that the
wound in Byron McGonigle caused his
death.
DR.. Heg coroborated the testimony Of
DR.. Frank and stated that the wound of
Byron McGonigle was not made by a 3S
cslibre revolver.
Sydney Arnold testified and produced
map of the McGonigle residence and
the surroundings.
Witnesses identified the rife Of Charles
McGonigle. This concluded the direct
testimony for the state.
During this forenoon the prosecution
occupied almost the entire time in intro
ducing evidence in the way of expert tes-
timony-medically and otherwise; Mr..
Dan w. Simmons being several times
called to the stand fer opinions as one
having knowledge Of the use OF firearms.
At the time THE HERALD's forms closed
Mrs. McGonigle was on the stand, and
seemed to be making strong FIRST wit
ness for the defense. The efforts to con.
fuse her on cross-examination, although
skillful, were void Of result. One of hei
remarks was somewhat sensational. In
reply to q query from the prosecution
which seemed to imply that she was not
exact in her statements, she said, i'm.
pressively, that she was an old woman
and very sick woman; that she had not
long to live (she is seriously afflicted with
heart disease, and at times unable tc
walk y and in the face OF such facts she
was not on the witness stand for the pur-
pose Of lying. Whatever may be the fate
in store for Charles McGonigle, he can
have no fault to find with his aged and
aiIing mother. She is doing everything
in her power to save her boy from the
terrible consequences of bis rash act.
Throughout this afternoon the witnesses
for the defense are being heard, and it is
hardly probable that the case will come
to argument on the part of counsel until
tomorrow afternoon.
The testimony as whole tallies closely
with that brought out at the coroner's
inquest and printed exclusively in THE
HERALD at the time OF the murder. The
trial is exciting much interest, the court
room being continually crowded with
spectators OF both sexes.
The jury is as follows: U. F. Diteman,
Moses Adams, Ole Washington, j. II.
Simmons, M. Rowland, +. A. Shanna-
felt, G. s. Hale, Walter White, A. G.
Campbell, jr., T.. W. Bacon, ]. j. Tyler
and d. A. Macdonald.