The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-10-17

School House Graphically Depicted BY
Witness Joseph Prettyman--Straub's
Straw Hat Found Behind the Stump.
The jury selected to try the case of
the State of Washington VS.. Richard
H. Straub as defendant, charged with
murder was completed Thursday night,
and were sworn to do duty as trial ju-
rors i'll the above entitled cause OH Fri
day morning. The jury panel is as fol-
lows: J. e. Maxwell, Alfred Jones, Ed
Scribner, Harry Strive, Alfred Doug
las, Robert Scurr, J. D. Coppersmith,
John Bergman, O. w. Barker, Jas.
Frye, Samuel Belshe and Chas. H.
Frenette. The opening of the case on
the part of the State was made on FRI
day morning by Deputy County At
torney King, VINO in a brief manner
indicated the line that would he fol-
lowed by the prosecution.
The attorneys OH behalf of the state
are County Attorney, w. II. Thacker,
Thos. G. Newman, of Whatcom, and
H. S. King; for the defense, Chas. f.
Repath and J. l.. Green, of Seattle, E.
G. Nordyke and G. E. Hackett.
The first witness called by the State
was Ralph Blythe, who was one of the
parties fired upon, and his testimony is
substantially as follows:
Who was present when the body of
Leon Lanternan was found? Rev. w.
Ii Black, Walter Spencer, John r.
Jones, JOS. Prettynan aud myself found
the body in clover field, near potato
patch. At what hour was body found?
About 10 p. IN. on August 80. Did you
observe any tracks at that time? No.
What was done with body? 1t was car
ried to the Burns house, washed and
laid out. Did you see bruises on body?
Saw bruise on back also saw Parberry
strike Lanterman with fiat side of an
AK and saw bullet wound in forearm
also one through head ana one through
abdomen on left side. Witness identified
rife used by Straub. Did you go over
ground on day after shooting occurred,
jected to by defense. Objection over
wearing hob nailed shoes had come up
by man wearing hob nailed shoes lead
ing to potato patch and traced them
back to where shooting occurred and
then behind stump and from there to
beach. Describe stump and locality?
t. t,o vs,~ CTR /,
turned and lying southeast from where
shooting occurred 80 or 10 feet. Found
hat behind stump and identified it as
the one worn by Straub. Ground near
stump had been burned over day or
so before and foot prints showed plain
ly. Saw where tracks came from left
side of stump to log where Straub stood
when he shot. Found two boats on
berry's Traced footprints from beach
to stump and from there to log where
shooting was done. Traced foot prints
from log to within few feet of where
body was found. What was the size of
the hole i'm the stump? About one foot
in diameter, stump was very large and
about ten feet across roots. Did you see
any foot prints OH stump? Yes, one
made by one edge of shoe with hob
nails i'm bottom. The loaded shell found
was a 1856, SO caliber ball, SIS grains of
powder. Was life extinct in body when
found? Yes.
Cross examination do you
live? On Decatur island, across water
and about one-half mile from the Burns
place. Slept at home on Aug. 20. |
went by boat to the Burns place about
9 a. M. on the 3Oth., found no one SO
went and sawed wood till noon; had
dinner with Burns family then went to
field and dug potatoes in afternoon.
Leon, Mrs. Burns and her son Percy
were in field helping me. Saw Parber-
nv about or 4 p. M; went to where he
was at work to visit him, and remain
ed about As minutes; then returned to
field and found all at work digging po-
tatoes. Shooting occurred about $50 p.
M. Heard Parberry call Leon G.
d-son of b.; said to Leon, are
YOU going to stand that; Leon said
nothing but after or minutes start
ed to 90 toward Parberry, when Straub
came from behind stump and jumping
on log said, now you G-d-son Of
live got you and I'll fix you; he
held rifle i'm left hand aud bringing it
to his shoulder began firing; fired or
7 shots at me. How much blood did
YOU find on fence just where the body
of deceased lay? There were four or five
places spotted up. What kind of fence
was that? Pole fence. How far was the
BODY from the fence? About q feet. In
what position was body when found?
Laying on right side with legs drawn
up. Where were the hands? In front OF
him. What was the condition OF the
facee Badly bruised up. You stated to
me that YOU were called son of b.
was that before or after the shooting?
BEFORE. What was the conversation
with Parberry when you went down?
Conversation was principally about
some stock of Bunrs'. In that converse
ton did YOU state to Parberry that il
he or any of his brothers wanted any
shooting that he could have it? I did
not state anything of that kind. After
YOU dropped down could you see
| Straub? did not see him until start
ed to run. Then did you see him? Yes.
| Where was Lanterman? l don't KNOW.
Did YOU see him drop when he receiV-
ed the first shot? No. Were you run
ling when the first shot was hred al
Won? No. Were you standing? Yes
Won do not know then whether Strauh
fired any more shots after Leon? No sil
he did not. You say the shot III the
head entered deceased's head about the
ton of the forehead? Yes sir, and came
out ut the right side. The last you saw
of Leon was after he received the nrs'
shot and he was leaning forward? Yes