East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-25

With John T. McManus himself
upon the stand as his own first wit
ness the defense in the murder trial
now pending here began shortly be-
fore IL o'clock today. For about an
hour the defendant was on the stand
for direct examination and during
that time he told of his experiences
in this city during the week preced-
ing the killing of Estes and also of
how that tragedy occurred. That is
was done while he was being robbed
and In self-protection he insisted, and
declared that he did not know Estes
at the time. The story told by Nc
Manus is virtually the same as that
given Immediately after the tragedy
and is as predicted by Colonel Raley
in his opening statement to the jury.
At the opening of court this morn
ing, Dixie Mumford, the witness for
whom the case was postponed yes
terday afternoon, was not yet pres
ent A cab was sent for Mumford,
and the taking of testimony began
after wait of As minutes.
Mumford's Testimony.
Dixie Mumford said that he was
acquainted with Mike McCarty and
Ed Money. That McManus ives at
the Louvre bar drinking with Ed
Money when McCarty came into the
room and stood back against the
wall. McManus and Money were
still at the bar when McCarty went
out. He said that McManus took
sherry wine and Money took the
same. was there an egg In II ?"
asked Colonel Raley. mo. sir; we
didn't have any eggs" the witness re-
Piled. Mumford said he took beer at
the same time, hut could not remem-
Der how many times he had taken a
drink during the day.
After the long wait that had been
made for Mumford It was thought
that his testimony would be of some
Length. but he threw but little new
light on the actions of McCarty
when with McManus.
Ed Money.
Ed Money, who had associated
with McManus for some time pre-
vious to the time of the shooting, was
able to give some important details.
He said that after he and McManus
We're in the Louvre saloon that they
went up to Taylor's hardware store
at McMsnus' request and that Nc
Manus talked to John Kees and T. c.
Taylor. Money said that he left be-
fore McManus did and they later
met again In the Louvre saloon.
On cross-examinatlon Mr.. Money
said that While they were in the sa-
loon after they had come back from
the Taylor store they went back to
the toilet and that while there Nc
Manus said that he had been robbed
and that the man who had done It
was still following him. That he in
tended to kill him. The witness said
that he advised McManus not to do
anything Of the kind and tried to
persuade him not to.
"Now. did not McManus say that
he would kill that man II he attempt
ed to rob him again?" asked Colonel
Raley. "I don't think that he did
He said that he was going to kill
him." Money stated that he had
talked about the shooting Immediate
ly after the murder was committed.
He did not think that McManus
was drunk, but had been drinking.
The defense tried to dscredit the
testimony of Money and asked the
question: "Is It not a fact that your
wife obtained a divorce from you, al
leging in her complaint that you were
habitually drunk" This question
was objected to by Attorney Phelps
and the objection was sustained.
Joe Sullivan.
Joe Sullivan, who is In the saloon