East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-06-24

Following McGrath upon the stand
yesterday Mrs. McGrath was called
by the state and told that her husband
had brought 500 home one day, sup
posed to have been given by Taylor
to burn Banister's barn and wheat,
and that the next day he had given 1t
back to Taylor. Mrs. McGrath also
told of their having lived at Taylor's
place, and that the latter was in the
habit of bringing whiskey home every
night, and that he would always Of
fer some to her husband, often forcing
it on him.
jerks Taylor was next called, and
told of having been special deputy
sheriff on the night Of July 80, and
having waited at the Banister place
with others in wait for the conspira-
tors. Also. that he had seen men go
along the road, but could not distin-
guish who they were. On cross-eX-
animation he said that he had later
heard Moses Taylor say that ho had
sent McGrath there that night in or
der to catch Palmer. and that Nc
Grath was sometimes called Cock
eye"
Following the above. NJ. Danis-
ter was called to the stand, and as a
matter of special privilege Colonel
Raley asked that his colleague, Peter
son. be allowed TO question the wit
ness concerning a certain letter writ
ten by Peterson to Mrs McGrath. The
state not objecting. this was allowed,
and the witness was asked If the sub
stance of that letter was not a state
ment to Mrs. McGrath that If her hus-
band was brought back by the state
that he would be prosecuted by Tay-
lor. To this the witness assented.
Colonel Raley for the defense then
moved a non-sut. but this was denied
by the court
TayIor's story i'm Self-Defense.
After a consultation between Taylor
and his attorneys, the defendant him
self was placed on the stand. and gave
what purported to be an account of
the whole affair. According to his
account he had learned that Banister'
Boldly and others had offered his
man. McGrath, $3.50, to ride one of
his horses to Banister's barn and then
back to his (Taylor's) place, so as to
cast suspicion upon him. He then
stated that when ne learned OF this
he sent McGrath down on the night
of July 80. armed with pistol, and
told ito take Palmer in II ne at
tempted to start IRE.
Taylor was cross examined at length
nv District Attorney Phelps, bat he
stolidy stood by his story, and al
though some new points were brought
out. his main story was not shaken.
After Taylor had len the stand w.
Mcbride, a druggist of Athena, was
called and told of meeting between
Taylor, McGrath and Attorney Peter
son in his store one evening, and that
he had heard McGrath say that Pal
mer had offered him money to ride
one of Taylors horses TO Banisters
place in order to cast suspicion upon
the former. Also, that he had stated
that he. Palmer. would do all OF the
dirty work and that MGrath would
simply have to ride down and back.
Mcbride also stated that on leaving
his store that evening Taylor and Nc
Grath had left through the rear door
and that McGrath expressed great
fear or RdlTnef.
AZ to the reputation of Moses ray
lor for truth and veracity, the witness
declared that as far as ne knew 1t was
good, but that this was his own @pin'
ion, and not the result of what he had
heard.
Testify to Good Reputation.
At this juncture witnesses were
called to prove the good reputation ol
the defendant. The following wert
called to the stand. stated that they
knew the defendants reputation fol
truth and veracity, and that as far al
they knew, 1t was good: A. Is. McEw
en-. ]. F. Kilgore, G. A. R. McGrew, j
r. King, Robert JamIson. S. A
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