East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-25
M'MANUs ON STAND TODAY.
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trict Attorney Phelps at 10:45.
The Defense Begins.


The Defense Begins.
After a short recess court was
again called to order.
"Call Mr.. McManus," said Judge
Fee.
Estate If you were in Pendleton at
any time before the 9TH day of Feb
ruary, 1902" asked Judge Fee.
Eyes, SIR"
How long before?"
"On Saturday and Monday before" +"
"What, if anything, took place up
on that Saturday with reference to
any property in your possession"
II remember being robbed"
Where did that happen2"
"In the Idle Hour lodging house."
McManus then told that he was
taken there by a friend, but that he
did not know his name; that he dis
covered that he was robbed when he
awakened in the morning.
What did you miss?" asked the
examiner.
"My watch and chain and So"
ibid you get your watch back?"
Eyes. I got 1t back from the
sheriff, Til Taylor"
when were you robbed?"
ION Saturday night"
"Where did you go after that?"
ITO La Grande."
"Where did you go to when you
returned from La Grande on Mon
day night?"
II was taken to the Idle Hour lodg-
ing house by a friend"
did you know who that friend
was?"
"I did not"
What happened there?"
II was robbed of about $35 or s40."
when did you discover that you
had been robbed this second time %
"In the morning"
The witness then stated that he
went home on Wednesday and re-
turned to Pendleton on the following
Saturday with his wife and that they
stopped at the Golden Rule hotel.
Then followed a recital of the diff
fereut places he went to during the
day, telling about going to the diff
ferent stores and saloons and to At
torney Hinkle's office.
According to McManus he had
been delayed so long In town on
Saturday, the day of the killing. that
he and wife had decided to stay in
town that night. While In the
Louvre saloon he had talked with a
Mr.. Foster, a Camas prairie rancher
regarding some land that the latter
had just sold. Mr.. Foster was intend
ing to move to Idaho.
"Did you hold a conversation with
Ed Money while In the rear Of that
saloon?" asked Judge Fee.
II did not" was the reply, and the
witness also declared he had not
gone into the back yard with Money.
McManus then told of his attempt
to buy gun at the Taylor hardware
store. II told him I had been rob-
bed twice and wanted to take shot
at the next man who tried to rob me-
That Is the nearest to what / can
remember Of what I said. ! do not
remember of telling Mr.. Taylor what
1 wanted the gun for"
McManus denied that In talking
with John KEGS he had told the sales
man he wanted the gun to "kill" a
man and also claimed that he had
asked for a gun instead Of revolver
as testified to by Mr.. Kees.
Gun for Protection.
After leaving the Taylor hardware
store McNanus said he went to the
Goodman store and bought a re.
vclver. He identified the gun in evi-
dence as the one he purchased. He
said that he wanted to get Ions
barreled gun SO that he could use II
for double purpose, to shoot rab.
bits, and to protect himself while ir
Pendleton from the robbers who had
been following him like burglars. He
had loaded the gun while at the
store.
On leaving the store McManu.
said he went to the Pullman saloon
and passed to the rear for the pur
pose of using the toilet on passing
through the hallway he had met a
man near the urinal.
The Shooting Of Estes.
"He stepped in ahead of me and !
stopped" said he. "He then said
| there is room for two and I walked