Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-01

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timber claim also.
On redirect examination the witness
denied giving Robnet an option fol
$1,000 on his timber claim, saying thai
Robnet had previously told him thai
his land was worth about $4,000.
Must Tell "Same Story"
Then came tho Incident when Rob
net told Benton that he had heard that
the witness had been indicted for per-
jury. The witness said he didn't be-
lieve it.
During that conversation" asked
Mr.. Tannahill, didn't Mr.. Robnet say
to you: If we stand together and tell
the truth, we will come out all RICH? "
mo, he did not" said the witness.
What he did say to me WAS that if we
all stood together and told the same
story, that everything would come out
all right"
The witness said that Mr.. Robnet
tried to get him to tell a falsehood
about where and how he got his money
with which to prove up with, but that
he would not agree to it.
Mrs. Mary j. Harris, of Spokane,
formerly of Lewiston, was called to the
witness stand. She said she did not
know either Kester and Kettenbach by
sight. Because of that fact the de-
Tense objected to the examination of
the witness, c0ntending that there is
nothing to connect Robnet, with whom
Mrs. Harris had her dealings, with
Kester and Kettenbach.
Judge Dietrich overruled the obiec-
ton, at the same time telling the jury
that the testimony was being intro
duced on the assurance of the prosecu-
ton that it would later be connected
with the defendants.
Mrs. Harris proved good witness
for the prosecution. She told how she
was one of a party that went up into
the timber to get a claim. She said
Robnet wanted her to take up a GER
tain claim without going up to see It
and upon her refusal to do so, she said
that Robnet threatened to place her
behind the bars. When she wanted to
discuss with Attorney O'Neill the mat
ter Of filing before going upon the
land, Mrs. Harris said that Robnet ad-
vised her not to do so, saying that
O'Neill would get them all into trou-
BILE. She said she met Robnet through
her daughters, through the solicitation
of Robnet. They had their first con-
versation in the M E. church while
seated in pew. 1t was understood
that Robnet was to furnish the money,
it coming from Hester and Ketten-
bach. The scheme was that all the
claims were to be punched. and when
sold the proceeds were to be divided
Robnet Pulled Down the Blinds.
Mrs. Harris said she never took I'D
the claim because she said she could
not do 1T legally She declared that
she had several conversations In the
directors room at the bank, Robnet al
ways pulling down the curtains so
that people on the street "conld not
see them conspiring," as she termed 1t.
Mrs. Harris declared that Robnet
admitted that he was doing wrong in
taking up timber lands, but declared
that If they all stood together they
would all come out all right. When
something was said about not telling
the truth at the land office, Robnet
said to the Witness so. she said in
substance, that they had ]. b. West
bought up for just that purpose, of
getting their friends through all right,
SO she need not worry.
Afternoon Session.
The witness said that during the
conversation in front of the Bee Hive
store. Mr.. Robnet said he wanted her
and her daughter to go right IN to the
land ONCE and file on two timber
claims. He had the descriptions.
I'VE did not want to file until we
had been up on the claims" continued
the witness. but Robnet said it was
all right about that; saying that II I
did not do as he wanted me to that
ne would send me to the penitentiary."
Mr.. Tannahill tried to make the Wit
ness say that when Robnet spoke
about people being placed behind the
bars. that he meant he could not carry
out a prior agreement relative to the
homestead because 1t was Illegal. but
Mrs. Harris denied it in toto. She
said:
He said he would place me behind
the bars If I did not do as he wanted
me about taking up claim"
The witness denied that Robnet ever
took up collection at c. e. meet
ing for the benefit Of herself and daugh-
tiers, or that Robnet ever bought any
goods at the Alexander store for her.
When asked TO explain how Robnet
paid her house rent. Mrs. Harris said:
when Robnet spoke to me about
taking up claim, I was keeping house
and doing dressmaling, and I could
not see anything to gain by giving up
my house and going up into the tim
her 4 thar