The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-07-24

gentlemen. Wnen Cney went luC
the office they registered each fo
herself or himself, as May Brown
Nettie Sayer, John Sayer and Gee
Kite. He took them up to the thir,
floor and showed the men into room
FL. He took the girls to room %
but it was not in order, so he tool
them to the private parlor. Geo
Kite came down and asked him if tn,
saloons in BlackfOot kept open a
that time of the night, and he re
piled that he did not know but tha
he could telephone and find out. HI
rang the Gem saloon and learned
that it was open. Kite and Sayel
left, saying they would get a bottle
of beer to bring back to their room
They were gone about ten minutes
While they were gone Miller talked
with the girls in the parlor and
when the men returned one of them
asked the girls to go up to the room
and have glass Of beer They hesi-
tated about going, Miller informed
them that if they wished to go up
and get drink it was all right but
that they must not stay in the room.
The girls followed the men upstairs
and Miller went to his own room
which was on the second floor just
under room 81. Hearing footsteps
on the floor above, he went up in
about five minutes, and raped on the
door of room 21 with his pencil Net
tie Sayer immediately opened the
door and stepped out into the hall.
AS she did so Miller saw Kite sitting
on the bed in the room. Nettie said
she did not care to stay in. the room
anyhow and that she did not care for
beer. She went down to the parlor,
and in about five minutes Mary Robb
followed. Miller then put out the
lights in the Office and went to his
own room and went to bed.
He said he got up in the morning
little before O'Clock, and on going
down stairs told whoever was in the
office that the girls in the private
parlor were to be called in time for
the sos train. Somebody called
them and he went to the depot. The
train was few minutes late. Before
it came, Nettie Sayer and May Brown
came running to the depot. A few
minutes later Geo. Kite and John
Sayer came from across the track,
and Kite informed him that he had
paid somebody in the Office for the
rooms. The two men and Nettie Say
er got on the train and swent north.
May Brown did not go. May Brown
was looking well and was apparently
we'll and in good spirits. The next
time he saw her she was on Main
street at about 9:15,. going down the
the Curtis corner
She was looking about as she did
when he saw her before. He did not
notice that she was i'll or in distress
The next time he saw her was about
IL O'Clock. She was on the porch
of the Cottage hotel, coming in. She
looked tired and ILL., Had very
different appearance from what she
had in the morning. He said to her,
You look tired" She replied Il am
feeliL.y pretty tired. I think | will
90 to the room and lie down a while"
Miller sald, Very we'll, when you get
up Iwiil have your room changed"
She responded, Albright, think
shall stay two or three days" Miller
never saw her again. He was alseep
in the afternoon.
Cross examination by e. M. Hold
en-.
Questions are omitted, only the
are given)
When May Brown signed her name
the others stood by and back OF her. |
They had chance to see what name
she signed on the register. Each of
the other three signed below her
name. He did not know whether
they noticed how she signed or not. |
was said. There was little |
or no conversation.