Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-05

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the 18th. When Freei left for town father mother
! brother Carl, Pat Lswler, d. E Bayles, c. H. job
and my sister were At home with me. ! told none Q
them OF the murder because Freel told me not TO d.
80 kept still till body was found. knew thel
had to tell H. Did not tell before because OF fear
was In Jail from Oct rs TO Nov. II, when got baile'
out. was rearrested Nov. 2S. John Kenser, as
husband generally satisfied me, Four or Ave wear
ago sought legal advice for divorce for drunken
ness OF husband. knew Bill Cavanah, lie was II
our employ, saw him at Huntington, Oregon Knew
Pat Doherty, gambler. Decline 10 tell whether OF
not wrote to him while was imprisoned | know
Henry Underwood, a colored man and was once Q
witness for him when he charged with being In 8
move TO drive Chinese out of Glenns Ferry. When
last came back home was dressed in mems clothes
and my hair was cut short | am now pregnant.
Have been 30 six months.
RedIect-When Mr.. Kensler got home that night
he said he could hardly walk and thought that Free
had "doped" the liquor. assented TO sale OF ranch
:, ke,cross examnation-i have corresponded with
Pat Doherty since my arrest. John took Freel IRE.
quently on trips 10 Genns Ferry and TO the mount.
aims. My husband has accused me Of undue intimacy
with Cavanah, Underwood and Doherty. | never
told Mrs Garfield that in six months time I'd be sole
owner OF the ranch. Did not say TO Fred Prick that
some day he'll be missing" -meaning John. Don't
know how close the gun WAC to Johns head when
fired.
Seth Can6eld--I know all the parties herein and
knew Kensler. About the last Of September ] saw
Mrs kensler and Freel sitting down together, of the
road and rear the kensler ranch. Saw Mrs kenslers
pony saddled. close by, Later picked up pieces
OF handkerchief there same day. That evening |
saw freel at the Ferry and told him about this He
said to me- Tll be the owner OF that ranch and the
woman too, In six months-she loves me-" A little
after, he said, "For Gods sake don't tell John; he'd
kill me" He was awfuly drunk and started afoot
toward the ranch with two bottles OF whisky.
Myrtle Kensler testified years old am the
daughter Of the late John Kensler and Mrs. Josie
kensler. On Oct II lived on papa's place. on King
Hill creek Mama brother Alfred wears old, and
Alfred Freel, the hired man, all lived there ON the
evening OF Oct. II, last papa and Freel came home
from Glenns Ferry together They put up the team
per. Miss Nichols, my teacher, and aunt Belle were
there little before papa and Free came. They had
some bottles with them when they came After sup
per both OF them danced and sung inside and out
side the house, and were doing when went to
bed. Brother and | generally slept In the sitting
room In bed in this contemplating TO the north
east corner on map That night we slept In the bed
rooir adjoining the sitting Late In the night
was awakened by sound like the report Of gun,
and got up. | smelled powder smoke in the front
room | saw nobody. The lamp out. went
into the front and thence through the kitchen
to the porch. | stood and called for mama, and she
came from the hay stack. | her two or three
steps from the pig pen and across the ditch She
TO the ditch and crossed it on oobcard. She
said, Go into the bedroom and lie down." and she
went back with me. did not see Freel then. went
from porch TO Kitchen then to front room and thence
TO bedroom, and went back to sleep Heard mama
and some one else talking in the front room. Could
not understand what they said Went asleep in II
few minutes. On the 18th, got up about o'clock.
Mama and Free were there. She and Freel at break.
fast, talked and wondered why papa went away.
Freel said he'd go to the Ferry and look for him Did
not know where the team ] noticed the bed
head next dav and saw that the board changed.
l saw no third man.
State rests. Defense opens.
James Safely testified Last December, NJ G. Law
renee, Mrs Kenslers father before finding the body,
said TO me that he was glad that John kenser was
gone that he was an eyesore to the family words
TO that effect; that he'd be glad II he never came
back.
n Ioha bal hat ID
liar statement to him.
Carter Edwards, Hiram Garfield, Neil SHREDDER
Ole Olsen, A. Sinnott each testified to seeing kens
Ter and Freel frequently together and they appearing
very irendly and MIR. kenser had spoken to some OF
2hem very highly Of Freel Mr.. Garfield said that be
fore the finding Of the body he at kenser
ranch and that little Myrtle there with
her grandparents She went to the ditch and stood
right over where her fathers body waslound and APP
peared to he crying.
Fred Fricke-Live at King HILL Was at Kenser.
| last summer Mrs. Kenser told me she looked fol
John to disappear at any time.
Mrs. Hiram Canfed-l reside on the Canfelt
ranch. Mrs. kenser, last August, was talking to m'
about the joint ditch and said after while ther,
would be separate bitches when she became sole
owner Of the ranch in six months. said, ooh Josie
She said, Wait and see. LseNsbo
Defense rests and trial closes. District Attorne!
Bogers 80 addressed the jury on the merits OF tn
case. He made a very able and pointed statement o.
behalf OF the State and skfully placed every featur
Of the States evidence show direct proof that Ere,
was guilty OF the murder OF John kensler, and tina
\ greed and passion were the motives that impee
him to commit the horrible crime. For every asset
ton he made be brought before the jury featur
OF the evidence laid before that body in support
what he said The address lasted two hours and wa
certainly not the cold stereotyped defamation of
prosecuting attorney, but was, all through, earnes
eloquent and convincing, and from the heart, an
throughout conducted with a zeal worthy OF Ii
cause.
Lawyer E. NJ. Wolfe then made few brief, point,
and yet eloquent remorks, for the defense shown
reel to be the unfortunate victim ef circumstance
Ignorant terate and not up to the standard of o
binary brightness, Freel was the innocent scapego
Of shrewd, smart, well educated but Maynard,
ratio woman, Mrs. Kensler- the past associate, sin
her marriage, of "a horse thief black negro, and
! gambler" Mr.. Wolfe concluded his argument Il
forenoon, to be followed BY Attorneys Vic BierboN
and NJ. Ruick. The case will probably go TO
e jury this afternoon.