The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1900-12-07
Case Lasted From Mon
day Until Satur-
day Night.
HIS EVIDENCE ALL IN.
Mcbride Got in All His Evidence
Yesterday Morning and the
Defense Started in.

| necessary to ad journ court for all day
on Thanksgi living and held session in
| the Mcbride case during the morning,
and adjourned court at 1870 in the after
| noon.
The last witness on the stand
Wednesday afternoon, when THE
CAPITAL report closed, was DIR. r. G..
Warne. A. the conclusion OF DR..
Warne's testimony Jerry Butterfeld
was called to the stand. Mr.. Butter
field saio that he stood in the Warne
drug store and heard Col. Boynton
make the demand for the body of Nc
Bride; that Boynton declared he was
United States officer. Warne told
him if he went into that room he did SO
at his peril.
Oscar Kanoutf was present in the
Mail Office when the work of destruc.
tion commenced. He stated he had q
bill against Mcbride and went there
that morning to make the collection.
he leaned against the job press and
remarked to one of the men that he
had a.lein against that press. He was
asked how much 1t WAS and said it was
few dollars. He was told that Col.
Boynton would pay it. He stspped
aside and one of tho men struck the
press with. q sledgehammer. k@st
|, L. E.. Stair was called to exhibit
some photographs of the interior Of
the Office after the work tof demolition
had been completed and identified
three large. pictures as being the ones
he had taken. est =. i;.a
DR.. Warne:was recalled and testified
that the Mail Office was in the same
coalition the morning after as it was
whom the material was carried down.
Stated thai he had the key and let the
photographer in the room. -.
Thos. Christopher was in the Office
that morning and saw the men who de-
stroyed the Mail plant.
J, c. Purdy testified that he was in
Warne's drug store but did not hear
the demand made for McBride's body.
M. M. Mcdonald stated that on Sun
day he was approached by Mason Booth
who wanted him to come over at 7
o'clock Monday morning; that they
were going to buy out McBride's paper;
said he could not help in that; Booth
said I could, that they were either
going tc buy him out or burn him out;
I told him I would have nothing to do
with the case; I did not go to the scene
Of destruction that morning. On cross-
examination he stated that he did not
balieve that Booth said that they were
going to buy Mcbride out or burn him
out.
Mrs. Mcdonald testified to what her
husband told her in the way of the con-
versation with Mr.. Booth but her evil
denoe was not admissible.
Ben z Miles, . printer, who was
working in the Gazette Office 1T that
time stated that he saw the material
being carried down stairs.
Martin Boice. stated that he recog-
nized young Mr.. Boynton carrying some
material down stairs and throwing it
on the fire and also related the excite
ment in trying to find Mcbride.
AI' ~. y oOAAAoSOh3 eb0A C0IbOE VI tu6
Mitchell Gazette, stated that he was
called upon by w. n. Conyes, who re-
quested him to act as an appraiser for
the purchase of McBride's office, stated
that if it was satisfactory to Bob he
would do so, but If it was not mutual he
declined to have nything to do with it;
Conyes said that if Bob refused to sell
they would make him sell; said he
reached the scene practically after the
FIRE was over.
81. 81. McLsin said he had been re-
quested to come down town that morn
ing by several leading men who were
interested in stopping further abuse by
the Mail.
Mcbride on the Stand.