The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-10
INTENSE AGONY WRITTEN ON BARNES FACE
AS WITNESSES DESCRIBE BRUTAL MURDER
Defendant Shows Striking Effects of Terrible Ordeal eIs for
Ced to Undergo Excellent Progress made in Big Murder
Case.-Court Room Crowded With Spectators

II the mans face did not lie, Bud
Parnes suffered the torment of the
damned this morning. Those who
,,avA seen the facial expression which
comes with the reception of intense
main. will never forget it; and those
.nActators and officials in the super
look on the face OF the defendant while
tho terrible story of his alleged Grim.
WAS being recited, piece by piece, t..
the jury, know that ne was suffering
almost 70 the limit of human endur-
ance.
No one would have been surprised
had Barnes shrieked for mercy, and
those who watched him closely believe
that it was the only by exercise of
the greatest possible amount of self
control tnat he was able to prevent
himself from doing so.
The morning session made it ap-
parent that Barnes never expected
such an ordeal as he was forced y
undergo. During the examination of
George Lee Bailey. son-in-law of the
murdered woman and the first witness
called, Barnes never fiinched. look
ing the witness squarely in the eye
throughout the examination, but when
the physicians who performed the
autopsy took the stand and began q
describe in detail the theory of the
death Of the woman, when they told
of the crushed skull, when they ex-
amned the weapon with which it Is
alleged Barnes dealt the fatal blow,
the defendants eyes assumed the look
Of hunted animal. his face blanched
TO IN almost deathly pallor, and ne
literally wrung his hands in agony.
Later in the session, when the bloody
clothing Of the murdered woman was
cAuIp4lCG, lie CONeieu lft lO"Ci ioit VI
his face with one hand and gazed IN
tently at Coroner MacMartin.
Back of Barnes sat his child wife.
apparently unmoved by the dramatic
Incidents of the trial. Mrs. Barnes
seemed 70 take an intelligent interest
in the proceedings, but aside from the
fact that she was very quietly dressed,
she might easily have been mistaken
for anyone of the other hundred wo-
'0en presenC as spectators. Beside
Mrs Barnes, sat a brother of the aC-
oused. Who also seemed to follow the
Proceedings closely.
Good Progress Made.
Exceptionally good progress was
animation of eight of the states prin-
cipaI witnesses having been completes
by noon. Court met promptly al
o'clock and the examination of the
Witnesses was continued without in
terruption until noon. when recess
was taken until lis The eXamina-
ton OF the witnesses proceeded
smoothly. not an objection being en-
tered 10 a question asked by either
attorney during the forenoon session.
No Cross determination.
The rapid progress in the case this
morning was due largely to the fact
that the defense practically dispensed
with all cross examination. Only In
one or two instances, did Attorney cam
croSs-examne the witnesses, ana
When ne did. his questions were seem
lnsly directed toward making more
clear some of the testimony preVi-
"uSly given. This is taken to lndl-
cate that the defense will not attempt
to dispute the claim that Barnes killed
Mrs. Aldrich. but will endeavor 70
show that the circumstances sur
f'unajng the crime were such as 10
indicate insanity on the part of the
defendant.
Few cases ever tried in Walla Waiia
county have attracted the interest the
harnes case developed this morning.
NOT only was the courtroom complete
hlIed with spectators but many
We're unable even to secure admit
"1hce 70 the chamber
The court room was crowded to SUI :
location when the first witness was
'aIled this morning Every avallaoie
inch Of space back of the railing was
coupled. while many ladies were
Given seats in the space reserved
''e attorneys. AS the trial progresseo
more spectators arrived and COM
P'e'ely packed the space around ths