The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-06-29

The original telegram cent ~
a~afNs attehslg 90 q Y Hurt ef
Corvallis ofs.. Immediately after
,b- knilne q Trans esrpnna cFss.
field he's been carefully preserves
sf.d l. offered 10 the Jury On TIE
Mitehsli nsurdsr trial Sc an tfupeft-
aus htt 81 tsstirrouY both showing
that MffehrH ava the kiisinE. ard
that az the time Re SO % he raa
in eoal sound frame - mind
This fast came ont 81 the opening
statement made % fha furY this
morning ~ nsFa'y Prosecuting At
larusY John MILLER judge Miller
49, nls statement recitea the rifeums
stances 81 ne hiulHK following
closely the Published accounts -
tie Tragedy. he gave the names =
the efsswftaesses @ the efiais. ami
what thu state eoal& attempt %
prove ~ each one he wuuna 40
his stafe4mant wfth the declaration
that When these facts had been
proven 70 the satisfaction % the
lufY the state wouia sd Tor q YER
diet u guilty ss charged.
Written in Pelies Staten.
Ths telsaFam whleh forms % iu.
poffapf = ink iu tire chain ~ rvi-
dsncs was written - Mitchell IN
the police station three minutes
after he had arrived there after his
srrest Mitchell had asked Tor
telegraph blank. ana nhen q was
handed him wrote
20 v Hurt, Corvallis. ore
I've got my man. An Ga san here
GEORGE MITCHELL
Hurt Is fhc father Of the wife of
crefneld. and since The shooting has
taken an active part In raising
money for the defense 81 hiH som
in-law'a slayer.
The defense reserssd The state
ment af Is case until q lister time.
The first witness called BY the
state WAS Or y. ~ carroll county
coroner. A. h. was rot present. the
state called nr Eoflea. who held the
autopsy over Crefneila dead body
story o. Killing.
The story Of the killing Of Crsf.
field b. Mitchell. as told on the vit.
ness stand this morning By half a
dozen witnesses introduced by the
attorneys for the state. taiiiea In
every essential particular with the
stories OF the killing published IN
The Star ~ the time Of the tragedy
So far A. developed during the
examination Of the first half dozen
witnesses there were no actual eve
witnesses 10 the shooting Many
people heard the report Of the fatal
shot and looked towards or hast
ened TO the scene of the crime, sew
eral arriving on the apot within the
first minute or two after n oc-
CURED Among these we're J
Tichton. diamond setter "a tho
employ Of Mayer Bros John A
Whslleg. ar insurance man. DR. W
.C Cappa. a physician. aud Peter
Wooley. hootblack.
Six Witnesses on stand.
Al -four Of these witnesses we're
placed on the stand during the
morning session Of the court. a.
we're also Dr r. NJ. Carroll. county
coroner. and DR. Emil nories, who
was present a. the autopsy Tho
four eye witnesses to the events lm.
mediateiy following the tragedy
told practically the same story Al
tho time the shot was fired each
was engaged nc hts place Of bust
ness except Tichton. who WIS on
the street. and all four heard the
shot
All rushed 10 the scene Of tho
tragedy except DR. Capps. who
FASTENED TO the window Of his Of
flee. IN the Washington block. az.
rectly across the street All testi.
fled that Mrs. Crefneld, who was
with her husband at the time he
was killed. berated Mitchell for XIII.
INK him. striking him with her arms
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