The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-11

I the defendant every right possible un-
| der the statutes
| William Strohm was called to the
| stand when court convened seven min
utes before 8 o'clock this morning
| Strohm said he lived two miles east of
Dixie. The witness said that he saw a
man driving black team by his place
about 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon.
The man had d woman in the buggy
with him but the witness did not re-
cognlze either the man. the woman or
the team. He said the man waved at
| him and that he waved back. This
was on the Coppei road
On cross examination Mr.. Cain
brought out the fact that this was in
public road, and that the attention
of the witness was attracted first by
the man waving at him.
Sold Pick Handle.
| G. w. Cochrane. the Dixie hardware
man, was next called and told of SELL
ing pickhandle to Barnes. He identi-
fed the handle sold as the one offered
| in evidence He said that the handle
was of an inferior grade and for that
| reason the witness said he knocked off
ten cents from the purchase price. The
witness said that when he invited the
attention of defendant to the inferior
| ity of the handle he said that it would
do for his purpose. This sale was made
on the forenoon of May 1.
! On cross examination Attorney Cain
brought out the fact that the witness
made no effort to conceal the handle.
but boldly carried it out at the front
door and placed it in the buggy.
Ray Brown who lives on the Coppei,
testified to seeing Barnes pass his
1
of Nav l. Barnes was driving a black
team and was alone. He thought the
defendant was riding in buggy which
| had red wheels. The witness said that
Barnes spoke to him, calling him by
name.
| Cross-examination by Attorney Cain
brought out the fact that the defendant
public road.
Was With Woman.
Mrs. Sibyl Brown, wife of Ray
| Brown. was next called and testified
as to seeing Barnes. accompanied by a
woman driving up the Copper about
4 o'clock. on the afternoon of May 1.
and returning back down the ROAD
about o'vlovk When the defendant
drove back on the return t6p he was
alone Mrs. Brown did not know Barnes
nor the woman with him, at the time
they drove up the Coppei, but that at
ter Barnes spoke to her husband the
latter told her who he was.
IN cross-examination Mrs. Brown
said that after Barnes had driven PACK
alone she told her husband that she
had seen Barnes driving up the copper
earlier in the afternoon.
An amusing incident occurred WheH
1.-The next witness was called. Prosecut-
ing Attorney Rupp said that he mao
subnoenaed a witness whose first name
he did not know. but who was known
as "the Mitchell boy The boy
vouth of IS or 19 years of age TOOK
the stand.
Have you a first name? asked
Judge Brents.
.yes sir" answered the witness
.vba+ is ito" persisted the judge.
..E.apk" answered the witness.
Mitchell told of meeting Barnes on
narrow section of the Coppei road apou
8. On o'clock on the afternoon OF May
|, Rarnes was alone and was driving
s,ovlv down the Copper, engaged IL
uniting on his gloves. He said the oe'
fo,dant was driving a black team
bitcbed to a new top buggy.
John Holm. who resides on the sou''
Compel. was next called. He testineo a.
o;,r black team going up tnt
Compel about o'clock on the aiter'
noon of May 1. He was not certain no"
rv neople were in the rig wnen
went up. He also saw the team eoi'lii's
,oct later in the afternoon. and wnei
tho driver passed him be (the driver