The daily sentinel., 1908-07-07

The gun in the case was then
brought in by Sheriff Schrader, the
shells having been extracted. Mr.
Wells testified that the shells were of
the same make and exactly like the
shells picked up at the office the morn
ing after the shooting, and which the
witness last saw in Boise, Ida, in
possession of Sheriff Rutan, who has
since died.
William Webb. who next took the
stand. is the man who found the gun,
in April 1903 AT that time he was
living in Pandora, where he was work
ing lease. He said the gan shown
him by Mr.. Selig looked just like g;ln
which he found in April, 1903, at
point which he designated on the pho
tograph Exhibit c. There was
clump of cottonwoods there and al
old ruined shack. AT the time he
| found the gun he was going to the
old cabin. where in former days there
was considerable high-grading car
ried on. and where he and his part
ner used to pan out considerable gold.
| Going behind the cabin he saw the
| butt of a gun, which he pulled out of
the underbrush.
| He carried the gun to the Smuggler
Union office and delivered it to Mr..
II >.
dead.
who told you to search for the gun
there?' was Judge Hiltons fist ques-
ton.
Nobody"
You hadn't talked with Bulkeley
Wells?'
NO"
"Why did you take it 20 the Snug
gler Union mine?''
Il thought thev might like to see
it,
Did YOU know another gun had been
found and taken to the Smuggler I'm
ion people?r
''Yes-by boy"
You lease from the Smuggler I'm
ion. do you not?'
"Yes, sir" replied the witness.
That's ALL" replied Judge Hilton.
A. B. Blaney, next called. was at
the card table with Collins the night
of the shooting. He is an cleo
trical engineer, a resident at this
time of Utah. He testified first to
the correctness of the plats and maps,
Mr.. Blaney was examined at length
concerning the plan of the house.
and corroborated what Mr.. James
and Mr. Wells had said.
Upon the night of November 10,
where were you?"
al was in the parlor, playing whist
with Mr.. Collins. Mr.. Kemp and my
wife Mr.. Collins sat with his back
to the window, and Mrs. Blaney was
directly opposite me. The positions
indicated on the plat are correct.
Suddenly, as we played, there was
loud report, accompanied by 5rok
en- glass Mr. Collins leaned for
ward. saying. I'm shot We sprang
up. Mr.. Kemp calling a doctor over
the phone. | ran out of the build
ing ana up the trail in the direction
from which the shot had come. |
ran about 100 or 120 feet. / looked
around for half a minute or so; but,
not seeing anyone. went back to the
room in which my wife was alone
with Mr.. Collinss
my wife and l helped him to a
couch. He said, 4 did not think those
people would shoot me in the back.
Next morning l examined the
paths and trails about the house
without discovering anything that
would give me any clue whatever" "
Did you find any shells?" asked
Mr.. Selig.
81 object" said Judge Hilton. at
is a leading question"
objection sustained" ruled the
court.
what was the position of the cur
tain at the time of the shoot.ng?"
asked Mr.. Selig.
"It was up about half way" was
the reply.
Mr.. Blaney then identified the sash,
Exhibit f, and the shoe-pierced win
dow. Exhibit F.
After the shooting, Mr.. Blaney said
that he found one shot hole in the
| piano and several in the back of the
chair in which Mr.. Collins had been
sitting.
He said he had seen the gun first
in the Smuggler-Union Office in Ap
ril, 1908, his attention being called
to it by one of the clerks. He iden-