The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-10-24
FOUND GUILTY
Defendant Straub Forgets His Story and
Gets Badly Muddled in His Cross.
Examination.
STRAUB WEAKENS.
Inc Midnight Scene in the Court Room
Was One That Will Long Be Re.
Remembered By These
Present.
The Jury Were Out About EIGHT Hour.
When They Returned Verdict of MUIR
der In the First Degree--The Prisoner
Taken to Whatcom--StraubG Gives Very
Conflicting Testimony and Convicts
Hfmself--Motion For New Trial to be
Heard November II.
TESTIMONY OF RICHARD H. srRAuB.

TESTIMONY OF RICHARD H. sTRAuB.
Am forty-nine years of age, have re-
sided in San Juan county, Oh Blakely
island, nearly six years. Was born in
Western Canada and came to the
United States when was eight years
old. 1 first went to Blakely island to
hunt, and resided on land now occu-
pied by John Parberry. I filed on that
peice together with three fortys of the
Burns land. First got acquainted with
Leon Lanterman nearly four years ago.
Became acquainted with Ralph Blythe
about year ago last May. John Lam
terman was on the island when came
there and got acquainted with HIM
shortly after. l was at home on Friday
August 3Oth, 1895. I remember the
clover field Oh the Burns land. The
field south of the clover field represents
the potato field. On morning of Aug
ust 80, 1895, got up about sunrise.
After getting up and dressing fed hogs
and MIXED cows. Went from home
about niue or ten O'clock. George and
Irving Parberry and Viereck and Roy
GriswOld stayed with me the night
before. When left at nine or ten,
Gearge Parberry went with me to Pref
tyman's land, near the mill. After we
landed we walked to where his IN 9TH
er's place is near the center of the
island, got there near noon and remain
ed there couple of hours or more, had
dinner and left soon after. George
left with me. Went back to beach
where we left boat and went from
there to Decatur postoffice; went at his
request, got there near two o'clock.
After we arrived it was considerable
time before boat came, she was some
what late. George got aboard boat and
I went down and talked with him till
boat left; then carried up fish to Mr..
home. I left Decatur postoffice near
five O'Clock that afternoon. Usual route
2f to % miles from Decatur postOffice
mile from my house to bay on Parber-
ing Parberry's blue skiff nearly oppo-
reckoning me to come ashore, I went,
slowly, could not row fast. 1t took
about an hour to row from Decatur to
where Irving stood. It would not take
a good rover that long. I sailed for a
l,0tI
an oar with my right hand. [ arrived
at that beach about six O'Clock as near
as / can remember. / remained in the
boat when I first landed, Irving got
into my boat with me. Commenced
his conversation as soon as l touched
the shore, perhaps before he stepped
into my boat and sat down. He told
me in kind of hurried and excited
manner that Lanterman had abused
him, and called him a liar and abused
him i'm various ways, and accused him
of cutting Burns bull and threatened
to lick him; said he, Leon, had seen
Straub upon the hill setting fire and
the id old s-of b-would not
be there long to bother anyone. That
Ralph Blythe had been there but
few moments ago, said Blythe abused
him also. Abused him more particular
lv about cutting the bull. Irving did
not tell of threats made by Blythe
against me. While this conversation
was going OH we both sat in the boat
noticed saw and pevy in Parberry's
boat. Said he had left some tools upon
the hill and was afraid to go after
them, was afraid they would hurt him.
I said it was about quitting time and
thought they had gone home, he took
nv revolver and started up the hill.
The revolver was loaded with five
cartridges. When he started up the hill
I started toward home. / got started
toward home perhaps, two or three
rods. when I heard him say ID
hump backed s-of a B.. Recog-
nized his voice. / thought he was III
trouble and turned the boat and started
back, my oars were making some morse,
I pulled to shore and started up the
bank. heard a shot about the time L
was climbing up the bank, and knew
there was trouble, and then l heard
another shot. / saw a root and knew
if there was shooting it would be a
dangerous place and I looked back and
saw 4 hole i'm the root. stepped pc
hind the root and looked through the
hole and saw Leon stopped over In a
crouching position and raised up with
a revolver in his hand, he was point,
inv the revolver towards Irving and
said YOU little s-of b.. His side
toward me. rushed out and said you
of a b-don't you shoot that
how. I ran upon log with my rifle to
shoulder. He looked up and fired at
me and I fired back at him, and he
run back into the brush, Irving ran
hack toward the bluff and was out OF
siyht as it was very brushy and he was
very much excited. About that time l
saw Ralph Blythe. think he mace
some noise, he was further to the LETT,
he had a hoe raised up over his head
and running at me and | fired at him
as quick as could. When L nred ne
du,nned the hoe and ran out into the
hrnsh. I think I fired at him again.
then walked along in norshwesteriy
direction and saw the brush move anG
= rod . shot into the brush but could
sae no BODY there. / could not go BACK
to nv boat, and could not go over tne
hill and INV mind was mafe mp 10 &C
around bv the clover field. did Ii '
hesitate there long. / started IN ths
direction of the potato field and entered
- . little more than half way from the
oast side TO the center. MY lhteii.l"'