The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-14
(From Saturdays Daily.)
Douglas Hix Testifies.

On Thursday evening, Dougla.
Hlx, prosecuting attorney for Ere
mont county was called and testified
that he had talk with DR.. Mitchell
on June 25th and that he said MARY
Robb came to his Office in the morn.
ing with an incomplete case of abor-
tion.
On Friday morning several wit
nesses We're recalled to restate some
thing fixing certain details that were
not made plain before.
Humphreys Denies Conversation.
Shorty Humphreys was recalled
and denied having had any CONVEX
satfon with Nettie Sayer on Sunday.
June 7th relative to Mary Robb.
Mrs. J.K. France Called.
Mrs. Dora France, live a block east
OF the depot at Blackfoot, keep the
hospital where Mary Robb died. She
came to my place in the evening of
June 9Th, carried two suitcases and
did not leave the house prior to her
death. She came from the Cottage
hotel to my house.
Miss Robb Recalled.
Examined by Mr.. Hawley: "Did
you lie down on the sofa at 2:3O on
the afternoon of June 18th and sleep
until 5:15?"
II did not
Did you come into the dining
room OF Mrs. Frances house at 5:15
on the evening Of June 18th and saw
to Mrs. Bert Webb, Here it is a
quarter past five. Why didn't YOU
wake me at four o'clock as I asked |
you to-"
mo such conversation ever took
place."
Court Adjourned Until p. m.
At 2:26 c. v. Evans was sworn
and cross examined. The substance
OF his testimony was: I am a drug
gist and the manager of the Palace
drug store at Blackfoot. Dr.. Nit
-cheiFs Office Is over the drug store.
i come to the store at about 1890 in
the morning and the first thing I do
is TO clean up the store. If there
is something more important to do |
attend to that first. Sometimes I have
to put up orders to go out on the
Mackay train and I do that first. I
was there on June 9th, 1908. At
that time had room over the store
and just at the rear of DR.. MitchelPs
once rooms. His rooms are in front ,
ana tnere is door connecting my
room land his operating room and
office rooms. I have key that un-
locks his front door. The doors are
generally open between our rooms ,,
unless he has patient in his oper- /,
ating room.
On the morning of June 9th, DR..
Mitchell came to the store with his :
buggy sometime between s and 9 t
CLOCK. JUDGE relatively of the \
line for | was then engaged in dust {
ng the show cases. He sard he was I
going out to Jensen's and Howard's. j
did not know where they lived, but t
Understood 1T was north and west of ]
own and that Jensen lived across i
ne river. ] did not expect him back +
or sometime. Not inside of an hour n
It any rate. When he left the store u
did not watch to see which way \
e went.
During the forenoon two or three u
arties came in and asked for DR.. |
litchell. This is no uncommon oc- d
urrenra. eenarallv give roorIa Ii
ny information can as to when he Il
yili be back, and IL they leave a mes u
age ! make note Of it on a tablet. d
nd when he returns / deliver the e
lessage and destroy the slip. / cl
11nk man and his wife came In an CT
our or SO after the doctor had gone. HI
could not be sure who it was. HI
ather think it was Mr.. and Mrs. A HI
upe, but it may have been some J,
ther day that they were in. Who til
v1Iait was they or one of them call et
! again a little later and went up /
} the doctors Office to see If he was 81
and the front door was locked. I it
ent through the rooms and there