The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-07-12
MANGAUGH1ER CHARGED
A Yakima Rancher is Said to Have
Killed Squaw Who Resisted
His Advances.
HELD ON INDIAN TESTIMONY
His Defense viii be that He Was Assaulted
BY Number of Indians and Was
Forced to Use a Club
HELD ON INDIAN TESTIMONY

George Barrick is now out on bail in
the sum of $4,000 charged with man
slaughter. He voluntarily gave himself
up on Saturday last after the coroner's
inquest over the body of Nettie. squaw,
who died ON the night of July 3rd after
being assaulted with club near Union
Gap, four days previous.
Nettie had been buried in the Indian
cemetery below the Gap and when Sher.
if Tucker took jury consisting of VIM.
Badger, w. l. Lnce. James Henderson,
l.. 9. Lowell Robert Crory and James
Curren to the scene the body was disin-
tered and the examination begun. The
deceased was woman about fifty years
of age and hunchback. From the tes-
timony given it was shown that she and
another squaw, who goes by the name
OF Nellie, were astride of the same cay
use while a third squaw, Celia Ike, had
a horse to herself. Barrick was on the
road with load of lumber and they
called his attention to having dropped
his bedding from the wagon. He asked
the women to assist him in putting it
back and after they had done 80 offered
them alcohol and made proposals which
were rejected. He then grabbed a club
and in the rumpus that followed knocked
Nettie from her horse. The other women
then made their escape. Shortly alter
ward couple Of Indian boys put in an
appearance and Aleck St. John testified
to seeing Nettie on the ground and Bar.
rick with her dress raised. His own
clothing appeared in it's normal state.
Barrick, according to the the testimony,
threatened the boys and they were
frightened away.
The coroner's jury rendered verdict
that Nettie came TO her death from the
result of a blow at the back and base of
the brain and another blow on the fore
head, either OF which was sufficient to
have caused death, which blows We're adj
ministered by person, or persons, I'M
known. A short examination was held
before Justice Taggard Saturday after.
noon and then with the consent OF the
attorneys was continued until Saturday
night and then run over into Tuesday.
II was all Indian testimony and practi-
cally corroborative, a missing saddle and
bride which belonged to Nettie and
which was found in possession OF Barrlck
cutting considerable figure. The defend
ant offered no evidence and he was
bound over in the sum of $1,000 for his
appearance at the October term of court.
Barrick is spoken we'll of by Fred
Thompson, in whose employ he has been
for several years past. He Is about 30
years OF age and rather good appearing
man. Mr.. Thompson says the defend
ants past reputation has always been up
to the standard and that he cannot but
feel that there has been some mistake
and that Barrick is gultess, especially
as he is happily married and has two
children. Attorneys Whitson and Sniyely
appeared for the prisoner.
Barrick was not put on the stand to
controvert the testimony given by the
Indian witnesses but it is understood
that his line OF defense will be that he
was assaulted by the Indians, of which
there was quite party, and was COM
PEELED to pick up club which he used
with considerable vigor for his protec-
ton. He admits having been greatly
excited by the encounter and after the
Indians had fed picked up saddle and
bride, which they left behind, and car
RED it home with him.