The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19
ALBRIGHT CASE ON TRIAL.
Payne County Interested in Outcome
of Hearino


! Saltwater, o. T., May Is-One Of the
most interesting cases that Payne county
/ has ever had is up for consideration in
! the court which is now in session is that
/ Of the Territory W. Albright. The Ca
! zette tells the following story:
THE celebrated Albright case finally
/ got TO trial yesterday afternoon. Day
! before yesterday the sheriff returned with
the special venire of fifty talisnen from
/ which to pick a jury to try this case. the
regular panel having been exhausted be-
fore hand. Out of the fifty new men
the work Of selecting a jury began We'd
nesday noon and was not completed until
noon Thursday. Thursday morning the
attorneys for the defense fled a motion
to dismiss on account OF alleged imper-
/ fections in the Indictment but the court
held the Indictment good and the case
! was ready TO proceed to trial Immediately
after dinner. At the beginning of the
trial the court instructed all witnesses for
both the prosecution and the defense to
stand up and be sworn over fifty per
sons in the court room responded to this
call and all were sworn at the same time.
Then the court instructed the witnesses
that none except the one testifying would
be permitted to remain in the room, but
that they must ali keep within a short
distance Of the room so that they could
be called when needed. In his statement
to the jury. deputy county attorney, VIII
liams explained what the state expected
to prove and tie taking of the evidence
began.
DR.. Barnes was the first witness to take
the stand. His testimony was TO the ef-
feet that he was county coroner at the
time Mr.. Tribhle was killed and he min
utely described the wounds found on the
body only few hours after the fatal
wounds was inflicted.
According to the evidence given at the
inquest Albright had had no special
trouble with his tenants, which he had
had for eseveral years, but previous TO
the killing there was some trouble re-
garding the division Of the corn crop be-
tween Albright and W G. Tribble. who at
that time was living in one Of Albrights
houses. a short distance away. The
trouble, it is claimed grew out of the fact
that the division was to be made half and
half but as the family of the deceased
claimed. Albright was trying to take ad-
vantage in this division. The next trouble
was over a tree which one of the Tribble
children stated that Albright claimed be-
longed to him. Matters continued in
this way until Saturday previous TO the
killing, when Tribble's little girls went to
Albrights wei for water and that the
latter used some profane language and
the same thing occurred Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. Tribble and her two Oldest children
testified that Tribble requested Albright
TO be careful how he talked to his child
ren. whereupon Albright picked up a
hammer and threatened him. and shat
Tribble then picked up a board and said
he was not afraid. and THAT Albright said
he would set a gun and shoot him.
They also testified that the Tribble fam I
lily started for their own home at this
time. but that Albright overlook them
with the gun and thar the deceased turn
ed and grabbed the barrel Of the gan and
ut that moment Albright pulled the trig-
ser. the discharge entering the heart Of
the victim
Airs. Tribble Gas the evidence showed)
then grabbed the sun. but was knocked
down by Albright. he striking her with
his first And that as airs Trihhle ex-
claimed. 'you have k.1ed NY husband
Albright said. n DON care
AR Tate. O neishhor who lives near the
farm. also testified sn The case similar
60 tie family % the deceased.