Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-07-21
THE A|lSH|E EXAMINATION
The State Rests and the Defense In
PRODUCES Testimony.

Iu6 Oldl6 N6SlS duu lu0 U0l0uO0 III
PRODUCES Testimony.
From Thursdays daily.
The examination of J. +. ALL
SHE was resumed before Justice
Hartman all day. Yesterday at
ternoon the State concluded it's side
of the case and rested. The de-
Tense then took up the running.
The first witness for the defense
was Julius Peterson, who is a farm
er and lives near the land upon
which deceased lived. He detailed
conversation he had had with
Green before Duff started for town
that fateful Friday. According to
Peterson, Green stated his inten-
ton of going to Ailshies office, de-
handing the deed, and if it was
not forthcoming SETTLING the mat
ter before he left the Office. Green
then asked Peterson what the lat
ter's course would be under the
circumstances. Peterson advised
getting the documents peaceably if
possible, and it this were impossi-
bic to go to law about it.
Under cross-examinatiOn by
County Attorney Scales witness ad-
mitted he had in the past had diff
culties with Green.
This morning Mayor Wax was
called and examined as to what he
knew of Green's general reputa-
ton. Witness said his knowledge
of Green's reputation was unfavor-
able.
Martin Wagner being called and
examined along the same lines,
particularly as to whether deceased
!, bore the reputation OF being quar-
1 relsome or violent, answered that
s according to his knowledge Green's
t reputation in this respect was moi
:. very good.
4 j. A. Wilkinson was then called
e and testified that having been TOLD
Green, in his ante-mortem state
e men said when Ailshie shut thu
: middle door of the Office Greer
o stood on his wounded leg ant
:, kicked as hard as he could agains
:. the lower panel of the door, he
# Wilkinson, had made an examina
70 ton of the door in question, an
: failed to find mark or scratch upo
it where Green was supposed t
d have kicked.
8, A jiOurnment was then had ii
10 this afternoon.
e This afternoon w. E. Grahal
10 and Mrs. Nancy M. Jones gay
re further testimony regarding tt
10 reputation of A. d. Green, in bot
va cases of an unfavorable nature. .
In b. Wade testified to examining IL
or door dividing the two Offices al
finding no marks of kicking. Y
); A. Hall testified along the san
u lines, but more fully, havil
- been in the Office five minutes b
,ao fore and shortly after the shootin
90 Adjourned till $50 a. m. tome
So row.
mo- From Fridays daily.
ev The testimony in the Ailshie e
ne animation staggered through a S
he of objections this morning. Itw
to hot, hard work and q recess W
necessitated at IL o'clock to 81
al the legal talent chance to wi
w their fevered brows.
u First witness, w. A. Waddir
=" father of A. ID. Green second wi
,' ao He testified that shortly before t
, oas shooting Green came to him a
,s,1 recounted the circumstances 81
' ": rounding the famous deed, and a
' nounced his intention of getti
Us, Us the document at all hazards. Gre
ny said that he might have to lea
u. the country before he got throut
W. or he might be killed. In eitl
ge- event Green asked witness to CT
ton for Mary, his wife, and his |
be- Willis. Asked what character
for ceased bore, witness, after obj
the tions had been over-ruled, repl
600 very bad.
'ac- "How comes it," asked the pr
per ecuting attorney, "that you allt
ay, ed your daughter to marry a n
pot bearing the character you 6
the Green Pr
ted "The marriage was without
Mr.. consent. l was strongly Oppo
to- to it, and would rather have 81
my daughters head chopped
,rss than see that marriage take plac
dis answered witness.
mos Mrs. Mary Green, decease
,trv wife, was the next witness.
non. testified that her husband, A.
Who Green, a few days before the sht
,;no ing related the circumstances
nc6 tached to the execution of the d
ohm and his determination to obi
one possession of it. Witness testi
the that her husband, in speaking
yer. Ailshie, said he would get the d
and or beat the s-of b. to dealt
fer Adjourned till this afternoon
,ow The afternoon was occupied v
the closing arguments of respec
.ho counsel. County Attorney Sc
.no opened for the State. Ailshie
IHSo lowed in nerson for the defel