The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-16

a mile without getting blown.
The prosecution, with great skill ana
ingenuity, is slowly forging a chain OF
circumstantial evidence, which graz
ually grows stronger as the case pro
crosses.
In the Crump case today Thursday
the prosecution put on the stand Geo.
w, Edwards, the Payette constable
who first arrested Crump, at the In
stance of Charles Eldredge, the man
who had been shadowing him three
weeks. Edwards testified to the ex'
treme agitation of Crump on being ar
rested and that he remarked, on being
accused of the murder of Roman
''That's for me to say" After having
been put in Jail at Payette, Crump IN
auired of Edwards if they could hang a
man who turned states evidence, and
asked permission to make statement
Edwards procured pencil and paper,
and wrote, at the dictation of Crump' a
brief confession, in which he admitted
being present at the time of the muir
der. but stated that it was committed
by Mrs. Roman, dressed in his (CTump'S)
clothes. The statement was read over
TO Crump twice, and finally signed by
him and attested by two witnesses,
John r. Banks, of Payette, and a man
by the name of Dempsey.
Crump's counsel objected to the adj
mission Of the so.called confession in
evidence, on the ground that it was ex-
torted from Crump under duress.
Strict cross-examination of Edwards,
however, failed to show that the state.
ment was not voluntarily made by the
prisoner, and the objection was over
ruled.
The deposition of Charles Eldredge,
taken before Justice Galloway in Cald-
well, on the Both of July, 1895, was also
admitted in evidence, after a contest
between counsel. Eldredge stated in
this deposition the circumstances of
Crumps confession to him that he
himself had murdered Roman on the
night of the 18th of may.
The prosecution put D. d. Campbell,
sheriff of Canyon county, on the stand
to testify to the efforts made by the
state to find Charles Eldredge, in order
to secure his presence at the trial. Sub
p9nas for Eldredge were sent to the
sheriff of every county in Idaho, certi-
fed copies of which were introduced in
evidence.
The concluding testimony on behalf
of the prosecution related for the most
part to admissions or remarks made by
Crump at various times.
A. II. Butler testified that while as
sisting Sam Gundaker to put in the
steel cell in the Caldwell jail, he heard
Crump made the remark: "If they
convict me in this case, they will have
TO nang that woman"
Sam Gundaker testified that while
putting in the steel cell, he remarked to
Crump: "They haven't got the reward
yet, have they?" and that Crump re-
piled; mo, and my lawyers will keep
them out of it for a year, anyhow"
Roscoe Madden testified that in a
conversation had with Crump while re-
turning from a dance, about two
months before the murder was COM
mitted, Crump expressed himself in
abusive language concerning Roman,
whom he accused of cheating him in a
deal over some hay or potatoes, and said
he would fix him.
Mrs. Minnie. Alexander, who lived at
Notus, about two miles from the Roman
place, corrObOrated the testimony of
her husband, in regard to recognizing
the peculiar hoof beat of Crump's horse
as ne crossed the bridge near her house
about 10 o'clock on the night of the
murder, and stated that she remarked
to her husband. "That's Mat Crumn
going home"
The state closed its case today. It is
not expected that the defense will re-.
quire so long time, and the case NAV
possibly 90 to the iurv fonoo .:it