The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-10
plIInN MURDER TRIAL.
uAnKABLE EVIDENCE JNT8O.
pUCED ny DEFENSE.
- 49, 81 Tessimosy DhoWe the
9naGbeaee of Deadly YeuAs Ue-
A@en Factions Represented n
- Psssscstiea ass Defense.

Nn1nDoRo. ~ H.. June s.-The great
= AenGson get reached I'm the Fountain
.~.S1r trsal occurred today when the
-.s.s1rufjcn forced defendant Lee to tell
S- rrpesssd CARROTS alleged threat az
~ re OF witness. Attorney Fall stated
- ryes were placed In jeopardy by the
seulmton OF the testimony. Garrett had
~ - would whip the man who testified
q p he stand. Other methods Of pro-
- would have 10 be taken " they
- II shielded by the court; The court
~ fhAy must protect themselves. VIII.
- md Ed Ellis a barber. repeated the
49, threat Ellis Ia at Las Cruces and
onrysft b here
&c. and redirect examination OF Lee
ssraeht out several things to show why
. resisted arrest. He said he learned Of
: - hing In wait to assassinate him and
IN. through letters TO Fall from both
nur1n ana JEFF Aikes. who stated they had
- approached with an offer OF G900
- MI both. the money TO be paid by
lsna Raymond. former sheriff Of Dona
Antts county.
Wv. Cor, q former friend OF Levei,yn.
- npv friendly TO Lee had said Jake
Svas haA been paid to kin both men and
= CAR found him lying Ia wait. He said
T. money paid Ryan WAS In New York
srrhanxe made b. IAeweliyn FAN stated
Al he could not find the letters. but co1tj
reduce the check and bring Cox here to
ferffy. The defense also had J. K. Wna.-
fon sx-dssrrtct attorney of Lincoln coun-
=. ana others. to show that Fountain had
- pros<cuted Lee. which point the pros
oeution claimed a. the reason Tor the MUIR
he las, witness for the defense had .
houhGheil ready for the prosecution on
erooo-sxamsnation. He wae Print Rhodes.
I sAnchman, He Implicated Maj. Level
Is hin house. On direct examination he
"a JUr Expeline stated men were gol,,r
q hi Lee and he twitnese) hurried to
Ssrn the INTENDED victim. 49,.
4 which Kearney was killed ~ Lees
senck' witness said on croos-examina-
Don, 'N4iewellyn had sugSsr at my house.
II the presence OF my wife he said he
xsrins 10 defendants He had sent a
fnmneF to town 10 see II Lee was there.
v4th Instructions to inform the posse when
- started out. The men were In an
aSobs Enclosure waiting TO kill him. Point
n 10 a wagon. Maj Liewcllyn said he
IA dynamite there. and when he heard
L. Vas at home. would go there. invite
ne women out and throw dynamite into
~ house."
n attorneys for tho prosecution sat
forth In cheers.
The defense rested. without putting CAL
hind on tho stand. and the prosecution
ssked recess until evening to prepare
for rebutfai The greatest excitement
ance the trial opened prevails at present.
At night men who have regulations as
fighters" are seen at all hours strolIing
about az II watching the movements OF
the opposing side. ready for action.
Testimony referring to various ones may
cause conflict. Last night one of the
prosecutions witnesses persisted In GO
Ing about William McNeais rooms. and
Vas finally sent away with a warning
not to come again on severe penalty. Nc
Neal was originally implicated In the
Fountain case by the prosecution. The
efcwier's parting remark last night WAS:
I'VE are not done with you yet'
Particularly during the nrRt days after
he close OF the trial II trouble expected
en1n0c the visiting rangers. Tho report
that the attorneys for the prosecution
Nave given up hope and are attempting
20 iEcite riots II untrue.
They have. however. published notices
y the territorial press denounciag all pcs
e!hle phases OF the trial. with no excep-
ions.
The correspondents state efforts have
heen made by these attorneys and their
scworkers to influence and intimida,e
them