Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-29
BILL GAY is BLUE
Not Prepared for the Verdict, but
Will Keep His Nerve.
HAS A FAITHFUL DAUGHTER
he Believes That He May Secure a New
Trial, and His Attorneys Do Not
Discourage Him.

Bill Gay had no idea of a conviction
OF murder in the first degree, says tn,
| Helena Independent, but a man lil,
Gay never loses his nerve. He hone,
TO the last. He believes that he ma,
get new trial, and his ATTORNEYS dr.
not discourage him. In fact, they will
make determined effort to secure q
new trial. At a consultation in Lewis
| renwells office they decided to make
the motion. and carry the case to the
supreme court.
Gays daughter, Maude, a miss OF
10 years, Intends to stay with her ia ther
10 the very last and make an individual
elort FOR new trial. What she will
40. probably. will be to circulate a pc
tltion asking for Communication of SEN
| tence. - 'eii-
| guess most everybody will sign
IL. she remarked.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Abernethy and Mrs.
Gross left for their home at Lima
Maude Gay remained behind. She did
NOT want to leave her father. and she
was allowed to stay She will be given
a-home by DR.. N. Salvail, who has ia
ken considerable interest in her. lust
oerore Mr.. and Mrs Abernethy and
| MRS. Gross left for the train they Wis
ited Gay at the Jail. Miss Maude was
with them. In company with Deputv
oherin Kleinschmidt the party climbed
the narrow stairs leading to the upper
tier of cells. Npfoi
BILL here's your folks" said the
deputy.
Gay walked to the bars and Maude
VINO was In the lead, rushed TO him
and began sobbing.
Don't cry, dear; don't cry" was all
that Gay could say. He was not a
little affected himself
Then followed a brief conversation
regarding future plans. Gay told his
former wife that he hoped to get a
new trial There had been a good deal
OF evidence in his favor, he said. that
mad been overlooked, and he believed
II was important enough to insure n
new trial. He said all that he could to
cheer up his visitors. He asked them
10 give him what money they could
spare. Mrs Abernethy said they would
40 what they could. When the inter-
view ended Mr. Abernethy shook hands
with the man behind the bars and said
goodbye. Mrs. Gross also said good
Dye and turned away with tears in her
eyes. Mrs. Abernethy fingered a mo-
ment before she, too, turned away.
soon after the visitors left the iail
they returned and Mr.. Abernethy
handed Jailer Martin $50 for Gay.
Ot Gays friends none took the news
Oh the verdict harder than Mrs Gross
mother of Harry Gross, and Mrs. Aber-
nethy, Gays one-time wife.
The verdict is awful" she said
The witnesses against Gay didn't ali
tel the truth, and they wouldn't let us
tell now we were treated in Meagher
county They kept us in Jail while
they stole all the things from orr
homes and then told us to go. We
dldnt have any place to go then-our
homes were broken up. They even
threatened to hang us. And for what.
would like to know. That's the truth
Ihey drove my support away. and now
am % years old and have got an in
Vano son, 80 years old. to take care Of
L haven't heard from Harry for a
year." she said with a sob, land 7
1on-t want to hear from him. AS long
ds L uont Know where he is nobody
Else does and he is safe"
They said that my son was a big.
Terrible man., she continued, "but he |
was not tall and he only weighed 1854 |
POUNDS. They swore that he was tall |
ind weighed 100 pounds because thew
wanted to make the jury feel certain |
ne man seen in the brush after Mackie
vas shot was Gay"
Inc sherin is taking every possible
'recaution to prevent morphine or mol
on being struggled to Bill Gay and
olggerstaff. Since the finding of a
package of morphine in Gays cell ev-
ry nook In the Jail has been searched
md the jailers and watchmen have
'een unusually vigilant. A small vial
4 milky colored liquid was found under
lays chair after he left the court room
ne bottle was taken to A. Starr. who
VIII analyze Its contents. 1t is he
Ieved to contain morphia.
william Biggerstaff received a good
lied marble" cake from one of his
listers In Kansas. 1t came by EXPRESS
pasteboard box. The cake was COW
red with frosting and along the edges
'ere red candies. Jailer Martin. since
he suicide of Stanley, has naturally
ecome extremely cautions. When the
axe arrived he divided it into quarters.
nd later In the day, 1t, too, was taken
Mr.. Starr. If 1t is found all right
-Biggerstaff will get a home made
AXE.
Cay Will be separated from Bigger
tan and death watch placed over
i'm day and night. From now until
ne execution of Biggerstaff there will
e four men in the jail whose DUTY IT
Ill be to watch every movement of
he condemned men.
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