The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-24
The Robb Case Laid Bare
Criminal Being Traced Laid Rgb
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Neas Index Of Cond
tons Requiring Remedy

At this time the court took acre
cess until 1 p. m.
On the convening of court in tn
afternoon, Thos. Taylor was calle
and testified as follows:
My name is Thos. Taylor. l ar
20 years old. am engaged in set
ting up machinery. On June Sth an
9th, 1908, was night clerk at tn
Commercial hotel at Blackfoot, Ida
no. The midnight train going soutl
was late on the night of the 8th. /
came between 2 and 3 on the morn
ling of the 9th. About half an hou
after the train went south, two mel
came in and registered as Geo. Kit,
and John Sayer Kite offered to pa,
and handed me ten dollar bill
could not change 1t SO I told him HI
could settle the bill In the morning
took them to room three. / sup
pose they went to bed. They left 9
call so they could go north on the
S:05 train in the morning ! swept
out the Office. 1t took me about fif.
teen minutes, and after that | went
to bed | did not lock up the office
We never do. ! got up at 5 O'Clock
and began my morning work. / ate
breakfast in time to meet the 8:05
train. 1t was few minutes late. |
did not see Kite and Sayer get on the
train. They may have gotten on. |
watched the passengers get off and
then | had some letters to post and
went and posted them. When I do
that | do not see people get on the
train. ! did not notice any of the
passengers who got on. Only those
that got off.
Roy Fillmore Called.
Roy Fillmore was called and
sworn, and testified as follows: |
am 20 year old, | live at Rigby, Ida
no, and have for lne past six year. |
am stenographer.' have worked in
Rigby. j worked in Idaho Falls for
the Oregon Short Line for eleven
days. | was in Idaho Falls on the
evening of June Sth, 1908. | was
acquainted with Mary Robb in her
lifetime. Imet her in December, 1907.
at dance. | saw the defendants Kite
and Sayer in Idaho Falls June Sth,
1908. Also saw Mary Robb and Net
tie Sayer. | saw John Sayer at one
OF the saloons. l saw Kite at the
depot before the train came in from
the north. 1t was late. All four of
the parties named got on the train
and l believed they went out on it,
going south. Did not see any of them
after the train left. The next time
l saw Sayer was on the train going
to Rigby the next day at about II
o'clock, June 9Th. We both went to
Rigby. In the evening we both came
back to Idaho Falls and went north
to Dillon. We talked some on the
way. Sayer said he understood that
Mary Robb had gone to Blackfoot to
have an operation performed for
abortion, and that she accused him of
being responsible for her condition.
When ! asked him why he did not
marry her he said that she had talk
ed to him about that but that he was
that there were others equal
ly responsible. Sayer said that he
had been intimate with Mary Robb
at the Kimball hotel.
Cross examination by E. NJ. Hold
en-
On the evening of June Sth I see
Sayer in front of the Falstaff saloon
in Idaho Falls. also see DR.. Ander-
son and Geo. Wilson. DR.. Anderson
did not have his instrument case
with him. We talked some. went
to the depot, and he walked down
with me. ! saw Nettie Sayer and
Mary Robb at the waiting room. |
talked with Miss Robb. asked
where she was going. She replied
To Blackfoot." I asked when she
was coming back. DR.. Anderson was
1ot with me when talked to her. He
was IN the room but not with us.
Did not ,e him talk to her.
When oayer and went to Dillon |
We did not pay our fare. It does not
cost me anything to ride. The only
are we paid was from Idaho Falls
o Market Lake we paid Sayer's fare.
He did not have money when we left |
Rigby. Not to exceed two dollars. or |
I he did he kept mighty low about |
t. He may have had money on him
,ut II he did he fooled me. We |
'oomed at the same house In Dillon.
Ne were together a great deal. Moth
ng was said about Mary Robb after
We got there. We never mentioned
t. staid there until the following
was not drunk on the morning /
II June 9Th. Not entirely. / had
'een drinking beer and was feeling
he effects Of it. / see John Sayer in
| saloon the night before. ] don't
Inow which OF us went out first.
zee him there though, and talked
With him. DR.. Anderson did not have
m instrument case. He went to the
lepot because went He walked
lown with me. (The witness was
hen excused.)
Testimony Of Nettie Sayer.
My name is Nettie Sayer. ! am 19
ears old. was born at Rigby and
ave always lived there. am a