The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-31

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i, whole truth should be given, and tina
! 1t might clear their clients. Authori
; ties we're cited on both sides and a
6:04 the court adjourned until II
o'clock Friday
j July "a, 1908 a. IN.
Il Elizabeth RObb on the Stand.
4 The state withdrew their objection
to Introducing Mary Robb's dyinl
declaration through her sister Eliza
beth.
| Conversation of the Dying Girl.
/ (COntinued). 20, sister, feel my
heart again. Am dying? l am
afraid that you-come closer--dC
you know"
! Eyes Mary, | do know, and who is
to blame for it?"
20, it is Jack and Nettie. Please
forgive me, and don't never tell papa
and mamma. They have trusted me
in every way. II would break their
hearts, and mabe they would hate
me-"
Where are Jack and Nettie?'
"They went home"
Did DR.. Mitchell do. this?"
He tried so hard to help me. He
worked over me for about two hours,
until was so tired | could hardly
raise my head"
Here we omit four sentences rel
ative to an unborn babe. We prefer
not to publish it at this time.
Elizabeth continues: 20, Mary,
why didn't you come and tell us?''
Il never wanted you to know.
asked that rotten Jack for money
and he said, To hell with you.
haven't got any money couldn't
look at him after that. Alma Hogan
has been friend to me. He loaned
me $25. I don't know what I'd have
done without it. You pay 1t back,
won't your
"Yes. Where is your purse,
Mary?"
Under my pillow, but there is
nothing in it,
What have you done with the
money!"
well, ther was my cal fare and
hotel bills, and gave Mrs. France
$500. It's such shame to take
papa's money for this after he has
worked so hard to send me to school,
and has been so, good to me. Sister
you will help him won't you?"
Yes, but Mary, when was this
done?"
"The other day.
''Where?"
"Over there" and as she spoke,
she begged me not to cry, and then
she said, kiss me and forgive me-"
Mary, you must tell me all about
this"
Il am 50 tired. You'll have to wait
Nettie knows all my secrets. Nettiai
knows everything. o, the drunkes
old dog!" 49, =
"Who?"
Il just hate him. i, neyei Led
it." .wn.t,. N
81 don't like beer They coaxed
me to take it,"
"Who?"
They did,"
Cross Examination. Il
Question. What gesture did your
sister make when she said she was
going over there?"
The witness indicated by waving |
her hand upward and outward.
Question. What did you say
them"
why, was frightened.
WAS she under the influence of an
opiate at that timer"
No. She was given an opiate at |
about O'Clock and woke up at I
1890 She had been awake all the
afternoon and this was about
0 o'clock."
WAS she delirious?"
"She was not
How long did she live after
.hat?"
''She died the next morning about
3 o'clock.
Was she under the influence of
IN opiate after this?"
"She was given some tablets that
evening, and she was unconscious un-
ii her death. ! reused her once to
give her some medicine"
did anyone hear that conversa
ion?"
mo. We we're alone in the ROOM"
Further testimony was to this eff
ect:
telephoned Mr.. Sayer, Jacks
ather. and told him that Mary was
lead, and asked him to come to
3lackfoot at once. He said he would. |
lie drove down and got here in the
about dusk. had never I
cen him but Mrs. France described
linn TO me, and / watched for him
nd met him at the gate. / didn't
want him and my mother to meet.
ie said he and his family thought a
'reat deal of Mary, and he cried as
e talked. He said Jack had cost
i'm $4,000 in the last three years I
nd now this had happened. He said
e would help defray the expenses of
ne funeral and other things. He +,
aid Mrs. Sayer was at home in hys- {,
cries over this matter. He blamed [
he doctors, but said thought they
ad done everything they could to
ave her.
On June 23d handed him a bill !
I expenses. $3.50 for doctors bills /
nd $159.15 for undertaking, max
ng $459.15 total. He said he could
ot do anything on it then, and said ,
lima Hogan was implicated. AT his !