The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-08-08
MRS. S1H0[ES' HEARING
Mas She Justified In Taking The Life
OF Alvin Richmond!
THAT IS THE POINT At ISSUE.
Prosecution Tried To Show That She Had
Malice Ia Her Heart Defense Claims
Justification.
THAT IS THE POINT At ISSUE.

Mrs. Celestia A. Scholes was arraigned
for legal examination before Justice J.
A. Taggard Wednesday forenoon on the
charge OF killing Alvin Richmond on the
25th Of July last. The hearing was ,.ub-
lie and both the prosecution and defense
entered into the minutest details in ar
irving at the facts leading up to the
hon icide. There were about 80 wit
nesses altogether, eight OF whom had
been summoned by the prosecution and
searching examination was made OF all
Of them. Attorney II. ]. Snively con-
Quoted the case for the prosecution with
County Attorney w. p. Guthrie repre-
senting the state, and Whitson 4 Par
ker appeared for the defense. Mrs.
Scholes was present throughout the
course of the hearing. She is a small
woman with dark hair and eyes and
fair complexion that denotes thin blood.
She sat through the ordeal OF her trial
with remarkable composure, giving the
closest attention to all the testimony
that was adduced. Her husband was
present in the court room during part OF
the day with their only child, babe OF
less than year old. The friends and rela-
tives of the deceased were also present
at the court house, but not in the court
room, for at the request OF council for
the defense all the witnesses were direct
ed to be at hand outside when called on.
AT about 10 80 the examination of the
witnesses began without any introduce
ton. 1t was the aim of the prosecution
to show that the shooting was unjustifi-
able and that it was done with malice
and generalization. The first witness
was Howard Dirk, who testified in part
as follows
81 saw Richmond going toward the
station at about 80 p. m. on the day OF
the shooting. Saw Mrs. Scholes short
distance behind him also going toward
the station. She had revolver in her
right hand He carried some groceries.
AS she passed me heard her say: Come
back here You come back!' He made
no reply and she still followed. l fol-
lowed through curiosity and saw what
occurred over at the station. Richmond
went up on platform of station. She
joined her husband near the warehouse
and both stood together, he putting his
arm about her. When Richmond saw
Mr.. Scholes he walked back short dis
lance on the platform, put down his
packages and advanced toward Mr.. and
Mrs. Scholes. They also advanced a
step or two toward Richmond. Rich
mond had a stick, or club, in his hand
and walked up to the end of car stand
ing near the platform. He raised the
club and threw it at the Scholes and Just
then Mrs. Scholes raised the revolver
and shot at Richmond. He stopped, APP
parently surprised, turned about and
started up the railway tracks, going 200
feet or more. | went up and saw that
he was sick and fainting, and l called
help. | did not hear Richmond make
any threats at any time. He did not
use any vile language in my hearing.
Heard him say while in front OF the Bar
nett store in the forenoon that he was
going up to make Mrs. Scholes stop talk
ing about him. Richmond was under
the influence of whiskey."
The stories of all the witnesses of the
prosecution were substantially the same.
There was very little variation except in
some unimportant details in all the evil
dence given by the other witnesses for
this side of the case. Winifred Cowles
said that Mr.. Barnett tried to stop Mrs.
Scholes in following Richmond. James
\. Louden was present and saw about
the same as Dirk testified to. lie said
that when Richmond threw the stick the
Scholes jumped aside and it passed them
and fell to the ground to their rear.
William Louden was another corrobora-
tive witness.
Miss Noma Dalrymple testified that