The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-11-14

George had gone but a few yards
when he heard Edwards say some
thing about Dymond and then he
skidooed
The following day Edwards and
Sheriff Warwick came out from
Goldendale, and going into the eel
lar found the abandoned pack, open
ed il and took from it the articles
which appeared as exhibits in the
trial
Stones testimony was all that the
state introduced at this time and
Attorney Snyder for the defense
made a motion for acquital on the
grounds that the prosecution had
not made out their case The mo-
ton was denied by the court.
Clifford Dymond took the stand
in defense Of his brother. His testi-
mony was to the effect that about
the first of last June he and his
brother George had gone to the
Mckee and rounded Up a small bunch
Of horses that they had running
there and going home had broken
them and started for the sunnyside
settlement to try 70 sell them. as they
were in need of money. When ia
the vicinity of Miss Ides home
stead they had come upon an over
coat rolled up in a bundle beside
the road Picking this up and un-
rolling II thy found some ribbon. a
pair OF ladies silk hose, comb
towel and other articles OF lady
toilet Some of the ribbons they
gave to their sister. int took Tia
res with them.
TO discredit this account of the
case me state at once introduced slS
witnesses who swore that Clifford DIV
mond bore a bad reputation for truth
and yeracity. All these witnesse,
had resided in the vicinity OF the
Dymond home not less than tn
years.
At ,he conclusion Of this testi.
mony Attorney Krutz for the star
and snyder for The defense mad,
eloquent appeals TO the jury and
were followed ~ Mr.. Luse for til.
defense. He said in part:
Gentlemen, do not be carried
away by the sophistry Of counsel
This case is being fought by youna
lady who has such deep interes, in
the outcome Of the affair that sha
has engaged special help for the
prosecuting attorney These fimsy
tribes, indicating the stolen articles.
worth not over s. al tie most. She
claims TO recognize as her own wiz
little or no examination and is viii
ing TO put a man in the peuitenriarv
for life for having them III a pack
on horse that lie was leading. He
added:
There is not enough at stake Is
warrant a trial OF the case at all. II
the affairs OF the prosecuting ont
GERS Of This county were managed
with some sense the taxpayers would
not be subjected 10 the large expense
of trying cases OF this kind at fire.
quent intervals"
Replying 10 this, Mr.. snively said:
II am Very sorry. indeed that the
counsel saw fit to attack the word OF
this young lady, who from her de-
meanor on the stand was as positive
in her testimony as any witness
could be and also that for no reason
and with no justification he saw fit
TO make accusations against the
sheriff's office and the prosecuting
attorney. All this is foreign to the
case. The right of the Anglo-Saxon
TO an inyiolable home is at stake.
The law is as much for the poor as
for the rich; this young woman's
are as sacred to her as
any Of the riches in the mansions OF
the city. That she is poor and lives
in the country is no excuse to bring
when her humble dwelling has been
entered and her small belongings