Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-11-17

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the floor. He further {, stiff ,
that it was three or foar minute
while he was on the flor hcfor,
the officer came in. Continuing
"Mckenna was the first pers N Il
speak to me after the trouble
Dick Sears was pres cnt.''
This concluded Ric,.'s testimony
Clarence Sears testified rs fol
lows; am II years OF age md re
side at Dixie. Have lived her,
two years. ! saw the difficulty be
tween Rice and Rigl y at Grange
vile last December. When Rig
ley came in and pull d the gun ht
was four or five feet from Rice.
When they We're struggling in the
passage one or the other called 70,
help. Rigley has never spoken to
me about the case, except that he
asked me to be as light on him az
possible, but he has not spoken t.
me since the preliminary hearing.
His exact words were: dick.
don't hit me any harder than you
can help" say he was drunk,
because he was drunk earlier in
the morning and at that time he
staggered. When looked up first
he was just drawing the gun. He
did not talk like an angry or cx-
cited man; Rigley did not have time
to shoot before Rice had him +
cannot say that he was so drunk
that Rice could have knocked him
down easily.
Redirect by the State. ~ think
there were Is in the office when
the trouble commenced; but / don t
know how many there were after
the first shot was fired. (laughter)
| did not think il a friendly scuffla.
Yes, | went out as quick as could.
l don't know how.
j. b. Crooks was the next called
and substaniated the two previous
witnesses in all salient points, ex-
cept that he swore that Rice hit
Rigley three times with the gun.
). q. Chesebro and George Her
rington conformed to that which
had been given by their predeces-
sOrs on the stand.
George Arnold testified that on
the day Of the trouble he over
heard n conversation between Rig
ley, Chas. Robbins and McKenna.
in front of the Jersey House and
heard Robbins say: "Rice will
sell the property before morning."
TO which Rigley replied: eff he
does, l will kill the be-
fore morning" Cross examined
by the defense, witness said that
ne and Rice were friends. Can't
'ay whether Rigley was drunk or
not, he was continually drunk. |
They were talking in ordinary
zones. He stated that Robbins
vas dead and identified McKenna
n the court room. Witness told
Rice what he had overheard and
Rice said: "Oh, pooh, he won't
10 it.
The rough plan of the hotel Of
ice was placed in evidence as
defendants exhibit No. 1.
j. w. Reid then addressed the
ury and outlined his defense bv
he statement that Rigley was an
nebriate inherently, afflicted with
he alcoholic faint, which was he
'editary, and at certain times was
irresponsible for his act
ons and at times took from so to
90 drinks of liquor day. That
PREVIOUS to the difficulty in con-
roversy he had delerium tremens
md was under the physicians care
or this trouble and had been a
ong time under the spell of alco-
lolic insanity. That he always
arried a gun and that the proprie.
or OF the hotel where he stupped
lad been forced to place him UNI
er restraint by combining him to
rs room. That when Rigley was
elpless Rice had struck him. And
hat while Rigley was in this con-
ition he had sold to one Dell But
erworth an interest in his mine
Or an insignificant sum and then
ambled the money off in few
ours.
George X. Reed was the first
fitness for the defense; Rigley had
topped at his hotel two or three
veeks and was in constant state
intoxication, and was threaten
q with the delirium tremens. and
al to be confined to his room
'rcibly. Witness stopped his re-
ewing liquor at his bar On cross ,
witness said: 81 can :
OF say that he had delirinm ire :
lens, but he was very near it,
John Wilks was the next witness !,
nd testified that on the NIGHT of :.
he difficulty Rigley was helplessly :
runk and had fallen on "A red-bot :;
owe and had to b. assisted bv :!
vo men TO the hotel. He had +
nown Rigley for 81 days and he "
as always drunk. !.
IL. l.. Leggctt substantiated the :
'rmer witness to the effect of Rig $
" condition on the n;rht in