The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-25
NNDLINGS SET FREE.
10 Evidence That They Killed
Ransom Stokes.
i DEFENSE NOT NECESSARY
- state Produces All Evidence Av.u-
able, hut 1t Is Not Enough
The Bullets Compared.
! DEFENSE NOT NECESSARY.

ssaud accused Of the murder of Ranxo-n
stokes at Sunnydale. All day ye~fer.sav
~ preliminary examination was on h.-
Sa~e Justice McElwain but NOT the s,ioh,.
- evidence was brought forth 10 warrau,
Z. rial IL the superior court The ~,..a
ert only had It's own witnesses but calted
a. chose subroenaed by the defenSs ana
I'D them what they knew Of the rr,,~i
rurder The combined testimony OF All
ne witnesses together only showed tina,
rhsrlie Kindi.ng left the house Of c,,,z
f[eut in company with Ransom Stokes
q SO o'clock On the evening OF June 20.
white no one can be found who saw
aiokes alive after that evening. there
xsre witnesses who swore positively that
stokes turned at a certain point in the
rond and went home. while Charlie Kina-
NM went TO his fathers house and ate
supper During the investigation the
Kindling boys who we're neatly dressed.
rad strict attention to what was going
a. and did not display any uneasiness
The state intended TO develop an I'm
rcr.ant point through a bloody handker
ehisf that was found yesterday morning
by Mschaei Kelly about half a mile from
he scene OF the murder. but the plan mis-
nryied
@Are you ready to proceed" asked jug
nee McEiwasn.
The defense is." replied Attorney Win
Tork
Il guess can get along with the Wit
srssee present" added Prosecuting Astor-
ney HASTE.
The prosecuting attorney read the CON-
saint that says Fred and Charles Kind
Ing murdered Ransom Stokes. the ac-
cysed quietly listening
The defense demurred 20 the COMPLAINS
On the ground that II did not state facts
euffcient TO constitute a crime IL was a
formal objection and was not argued. be-
Ing merely noted on the records
The Finding OF the Body.
The first witness called was ". s. Clark.
Of sunnydale. who knew Stokes nine years
and who has been In charge Of the Stokes
house since the discovery OF the murder
The last time he saw him was at the
eunnydaie postoffice about two weeks be-
fors his body was found. He described
Stokes house. the trails around the pace
and told Of the discovery Of the body On
July 10. and when asked how long Il had
been dead he replied that he could not tell.
Decomposition had set In and maggots
we're working on the flesh.
In describing the condition OF the house
the witness said papers were scattered on
the floor and everything about the place
had the general appearance OF having been
ransacked.
On cross-examination Clark admitted
that he had been I'm Stokes house put
orally speaking Stokes was untidy In hts
habits. as related TO his house, but was
neat personally. There were several other
houses in the neiahborhood just as easy OF
access to Stokes home as the place oc-
eapled by Fred and Charles Kind..ng.
Have you found one single clue that
would Indicate who did this deed ?" asked
Hf. wInstock.
mo. sir" was the reply
Stokes Ten Wounds.
Coroner Askam described The ten
wounds in Stokes body. The two bullets
that hit the heart had been badly bruised
b. striking the rib bones. In all he re-
covered eight out Of the ten bullets that
entered the body. He also told Of the ar
rest OF the Kindling boys at their cabin
and the discovery OF some bucksho.
Those which were first taken from the
body compared generally with those found
IN the cabin. only they were battered
Some OF those taken from the body after
ward compared as TO weight I'm such a
manner that II could be said they we're the
sane size.
On cross-examination the coroner said
the bullets taken from Stokes body
weighed from thlrty-four 20 thrty-sight
grains. Those found IN the kindiings
cabin weighed from thirty-four 20 thirty
nine grains. He had experimental as 10
me weight OF huckshot and found hat the
weight OF n number OF pellets from the
hms mould was not uniform.
did you find any other kind OF ammu-
milton In the house,
Yes sir; there were some shells. I
examined one and found that they con-
fained Nc. shot
Comparing the Bullets.
The shot we're In two papers, one con-
saa,ng those taken from the body and the
Cfnfr rnt az L ia -. ~
Ins defense asked TO see them and the
coroner put the two papers down on the
table before the counsel for the defense.
M Hastie cautioned the defense about
mixing up the precious pieces OF lead.
Don't be worried" replied Mr.. Win
stock
Mr. HASTE evidently was worried. and
when Attorney IngersoH said: You'd
better watch Winstoek; he's a juggler,"
licked M the packages OF sho, and put
uem on Justice NcEiwain's desk,
Winsfock had some small scales with
which he intended 10 weigh the Ducksh5t.
ne went INTO Justice NcElwain's private
cnce and called the coroner IN after him.
gust as Mr.. Wlnstock was dangling the
scales without hullcts, Mr.. TaStie caught
s'sat o. them and cried out:
Hold on there. I'll have no ronkeyilg
Win these bullets. II you are going 70
make any experiments. you can't do IL
~tsu our ouNets
You've got a wonderful imagination.
NJ HASTE" replied Mr. winsto,k. I'VE
are not going 20 harm your bullets
Wei. " YOU are going 70 make any ex-
ssriments." put in Mr.. HASTE. do n be-
Fore the court"
that Is what We propose 20 do" re-
soFted Mr. Winstcck. as he recalled the
coroner 20 the stand
Coroner Axksrn then proceeded 20
seish the bullets found in ire body Of
sexes with those found In the cabin 81
.ae kindlings. lie placed n bullet from
ne body on ore side Of the scales and one
rom the Kindllngs' cabin on the Other.
- ssch ~ the eight instances he bullets
esken fTorn the body Of the dead man
We're Fighter.
Movements Of the kiadliugs.
Gus Hout who Il supposed 20 be en-
.ised . Lizzie. the Kinf'ing boys sister.
teslined that ha saw Stokes last Juns %
BIS house. There were present IN al
n-san Archie Thomas. John McGregor
ara Charlie Klndisrv
Nho went away with Stokes7
Eaaries kindiing."
What tlaer"
Five thirty O'Clock IN the afternoon"
ID you see him tKindlinsl after that -
,.fes; July saw him going 20 the
aAe 70 take swim Fred was with him.
- vas u O'Clock in the morning. I saw
tseri again Sunday. July :. They cane
W my house in the morning. went BONE
~. same back in TIE afternoon"
Neo-ra -.
i ceteci." said Mr. Iugersoll. TO the
sans craSs-eNarnf ning hts own witness"
Ut HASTE insisted that he was not
examining the witness. TIE cues