The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-08-15

house, she said: Mr.. Eaves sent Frank
Woolsey after my hoy to come down
there; Charley said he had gone to bed
and he wasn't looking for Eaves; II
Eaves wanted to see him he could come
here; he started home again and Charlie
went out OF the house; Eaves drove up
and him and his wife and girl came in
the yard and up to the door step; Esves
said Charlie had run around the house !;
that he come up to see him aud settle
this scandal or trouble, don't just mind
the words now--disgrace, that is what he
said: l said, 1--WE are peaceable here,
Mr.. Eaves. just walk in and we'll talk it
over" he wouldn't come in, and l put
my hand on his shoulder and tried to get
him to come in, and just then my hus-
band came around the corner OF the
house then Eaves stood out on the steps
and says, 81 am going TO have this trou-
BILE settled" l don't mind the exact
words; Eaves fred then and my husband
fell; We we're as close together as this
man Indicating juror about four feet
my husband shouted, "Mr. Eaves has
shot me! Mr.. Eaves has shot mel" and
I know Mr.. Eaves took pa for Charley
when he came up; Mr.. Eaves run in the
house and blowed the light out; went
out as quick as he came to the house and
run to my husband; he was lying down
| hx 4ha of ha I
was running to him my daughter holIer-
ed, "Pa is killed." then some one fred
in the house; l could not say who; may
be it was Charley; can't say how many
shots; | was so excited; maybe one,
maybe two; yelled "don't shoot any
more" I conldn't tell whether Eaves
shot in the house couldn't tell about the
second shot-they were very quick to-
gether; didn't hear anything more; my
son had gone around back of the house
where we cook when Eaves came up; We
cook outside; my son was outside sleep
ing when Frank Woolsey came up; he
started to go round the house and said
to Charley, "Now don't use no guns nor
nothin' of the kind" he went toward the
gate when he saw Mr.. Esves coming in,
then ran to the barn; it was five minutes
after Woolsey left until Eaves came up;
my husband had been milking; was
trying to get Eaves to 20 in the house; I
said to Mrs. Eaves, "Have you seen the
paper? she said "No;" then when Ida
heard that she said, "You must read
what wrote, Beulah, and see for your
self" did not see Eaves shoot Charles
came running up from the barn, where
he had been to get the gun, on the north
side OF the house pa came from the barn,
on the south side of the house.
After the examination of the witnesses
at the McGonigle house. the jury went to
the Eaves residence and secured the evil
dence of the three members of that fami-
Mrs. Eaves was examined as to what
happened after they had arrived at the
McGonigle house, and testified as follows:
When we drove up We saw somebody
standing near the house; it was Charley
McGonigle; Mr.. Eaves asked him to
come out to the gate-he wanted to see
him; he got out of the buggy and asked
him what he meant by saying suck
things about his family; he said he had
done nothing but what he would stand
by; Mr.. Eaves grew angry; we went into
the yard and Charley ran around the
house toward the barn; Mrs. McGonigle
came out and asked us in; Beulah and
went in the house and Mr.. caves stood
on the doorstep; Mrs. McGonigle asked
him in and he said he would not go in
said he wanted to see Charley and have
talk with him and settle this trouble
Mrs. McGonigle asked me If had seen
the papers; said no; then Mrs. McGoni-
gle said Ida would get one for US; and Ida
said to Beulah, "Beulah, when you have
seen what wrote you will be satisfied
We were in the house, all standing; in
the McGonigle house; MIR. Eaves was
outside talking to the old gentleman.
who came around the corner OF the house
Mr.. caves stood on the platform, my
daughter and were in the house; at
that moment heard shot-then my
husband came into the house and blew
the light out; there was second shot
Charles had just before come up; the
second shot was just as he came; Mr.. |
Eaves was on the left Hand side OF the
door when the second shot was fred the
second shot hit my husband; can't say
how near he was to my daughter; he was
standing by her side until she sprang
she hid my husband from
Charles; it was dark and I could not
see; the door was closed by my daughter
after the second shot was fred; Mr.. Eaves
fred the third shot, out of the window
after the third shot I went out into the
yard where the ladies were; nobody ran
through the house as left; did not hear
Mr.. McGonigle say anything at the time
the first shot was fired; didn't hear any
thing; some words had passed between
McGonigle and Eaves-don't remember
just what; Mr.. Eaves said he had no
hard feelings for McGonigle, but wanted
to see his son and talk 1t over; Charles
was just little way off at the time of the
second shot, on the same side of the
door as father; as soon as Charles got to
l.