The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-04

the tracks showed plainly that they
were made by horse with feet in
similar condition. The distance be-
zen he gate to the pasture and
5. N Was aUoAt two
y. Atote. lie stated tnat there
lad been no other travelling on the
trail which they followed, and that
the tracks had evidently been made
"hen 1T had been raining and the
ground soft, and had then baked
hard in the sun. He said that the
"orse appeared, from the tracks, to
have been going much faster on the
return trip from the plowed field
than on the going trip. The tracks
ere measured and the shoe fried
/ 80 t"e Sc la been taken
rom the horses foot and was placed
In evidence by Attorney Wood.
| At this point the court adjourned.
but Immediately after the noon hour
the testimony of Mr.. Hewett was re-
sumed. He testified that he knew
Bright for some time and that he
saw him in Rapid City some time
before the shooting and that Bright
then showed him large roll of bills.
He said that he saw gold certificates
on the outside of the roll and he
presumed Bright had quite sum of
money.
upon cross examination Mr.. Hew-
slSel to draw an outline
the vicinity Of the crime as
& nl bered it and he did so.
-.a-cs Attorney Wood also Of
cred map in evidence.
DIR. II. w. Wheeler.
Dr. Wheeler testified as to hay-
ing assisted DR.. Gilbert in the post
mortem examination of the remains
If Bright and minutely described the
wounds on the body. He said that
when the mortal wound was made
The arm must have been down and
Onward as it would have been on
the planter, in order that the bullet
might pass into the chest as 1t did.
He Identified the bullet, which was
taken from the body Of Bright, and
t was offered in evidence.
Sheriff f. Il. Bangs.
Sheriff Bangs stated that he had
known Bright about year and
half prior to the murder. He said
that he made his first trip to Inlay,
after the shooting, on the Sth and
his second on the 18th of July. He
was questioned as to various dis
tances in that vicinity and then he
told Of having searched the house
thoroughly on his first trip there.
He identified the bullet which was
taken from Bright's body. His tes-
timony as to the examination of the
horses tracks on Sunday, July 18th.
was the same as Mr.. Hewett's with
the exception that he expressed the
opinion that the horse had been go
ing on a hard trot from the pasture
to the plowed ground and on hard
gallop from the plowed ground back
to the pasture.
Mr.. Bangs testified that on June
Bird, prior to the shooting, he served
a summons on Mr.. Bright, in Rapid
City, near the front Of the Haines
store and that Bright then showed
roll of bills about three inches in
diameter.
Isam Brown.
Isam Brown, rancher near I'm
lay, told of having come to this city
with Bright last February and Of
Brigbts taking from the sack around
his neck large roll of bills. He
stated that he saw tens, twenties
and fifties and that Bright said he
had about $1,000 In cash. The
cross examination Of the witness was
conducted by Attorney Boyd. OF the
defense, and the answers several
times brought forth hearty laugh
from the court and the jury as well
as the crowd.
Mrs. s. Il. Cooper.
Mrs. s. E. Cooper. manager of the
Western Union Telegraph office in
this city. was called upon by the
court to produce the original copies
of some kilograms sent to Randall
or. his attorney, T. R. Nelson, of
July and 8, and their answers. The
following are the kilograms and the
answers:
Mrs. Hilda NJ. Halverson, Snoho-
mish, Wash, F. M. Golden is dead.
Send full particulars OF order be-
longed to Mr.. Nelson.-.Randall."
"Hilda M. Bright, Snohomish,
Wash, r. F. D. q; Frank is dead.
Wire instructions and follow by COM
plete instructions.-Tho R. Mel
son, Atty"
CLERK, Modern Woodmen OF Am
erica, Everett, Wash; NJ. F. Golden,
Woodman, dead. Wire standing,
collect. Send full information and
blanks by letter.-Thos. R. Nelson"
From Everett, Wash, to Thomas
r. Nelson: NJ. F. Golden not initial
ed. Certificate returned.-R. ].
Faustt, Clerk"
From Spokane, WASH. to Thorn
as r. Nelson: Will be there Mon
day. Keep Frank we'll embalmed.--
Hilda NJ. Bright"
Opening Statement for the Defense.
With the conclusion of Mrs. Coop
er's testimony, the state rested and
the opening statement for the de-
Tense was at once made by Attorney
Soule. He stated that the defense
would show that it would have been
a physical impossibility for the de-
PENDANT to have committed the muir
der at the time, at the place and in
the manner charged and that it
would be shown beyond any reason