The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-10
terest was shown and the room was

terest was shown and the room was
comparatively quiet.
| Dorsey Brunton was called and told
of finding the body On the Thursday
morning following the tragedy, bet
ween and 7:30 O'Clock. The spot
was in the open, but heavily timbere'i
all a~ound. From maps and photo
! graphs he described the location of
the place where the body was found
He described the buggy tracks and
/ said the condition of the body was the
| same when the coroner arrived as
when it was found. Several times the
witness was called from the chair and
made to show exact spots on maps and
pictures to the jury.
On cross examination nothing new
was brought out except that the de-
Tense plainly showed effort to get the
witness to admit that the body was
not at all concealed. On direct exam
inatiOn this was to great extent
| broken down, the witness stating that
the hole in which the body was found
was the deepest in that vicinity.
Fred Rolf was next called He also
testified to the find of the body of Mrs
Aldrich, his story tallying in every de-
tail with that of Bruntcn. He described
the place where the body was found as
one difficult of access.
Characterization again tended to
show that the body was not concealed.
but this was again broken down by the
re- direct examination which showed
there was nothing with which to cover
the body.
Pools of Blood.
r. w. Griffith said he has liver near
Dixie all his life He was at the place
Of finding of the body at 80 on the
found. He told Of finding the bloody
pick handle and was shown a pick
handle which he identified as the one
he found He told of finding the pools
of blood; the hand satchel. tie latter
he identified. A back comb was also
identified. He described the trail of
blood where the body had been dragged
from the scene of the murder to the
place of finding the body. He was not
cross examined.
Isaac Page was called and told of
Barnes wanting to rent the ranch be-
loning to Mrs. Aldrich. some time last
winter Barnes had told him he had
money in the bank at Waitsburg On
May Barnes told the witness he had
rented the Aldrich place.
| Emmett Evans had known Mrs. Aid
rich 80 years. He also knew Barnes,
who told him about a week before the
murder that he had saved no money
until after he was married. Further
talk about the rental was related. There
was no cross -examination.
Mrs Minnie Gose. daughter of the
murdered woman, was called. She
identified the battered strong box by
her own hand writing on the lid.
Jack Barnes on Stand.
Jack Barnes, brother of the accused
was called. In husky voice his lips
dry and colorless, his face pallid, he
told of his family relations, detailing
his 10 brothers and sisters. He told
of Bud talking to him last January
of leasing the 'Doggett" place. The
matter was again brought up in April
when both were working for Shelley
Allrich. At that time Bud" told the
witness he was to take possession
May 1. He was also going to lease
the Keeney ranch and buy Mrs. Aid
rich's stock.
On the night of May 1, Bud" came
to Shelley Aldrich's place driving 4
black team. He said he had leased
the Aldrich ranch and wanted the wit
ness and his brother to go to work for
him the next Monday. BUD az that
time wore cordGroy trousers. He iden-
titled the clothing shown him in court
as that Barnes wore. He told of loan
ing, together with John Barnes, $50 10
Bud" who said he had purchased the
stock
! On Sunday at 1 o'clock he was told
by Bud" to come to work next morn
ing: that Shelley had no more work
for him..
The witness said that he. Bud
the latters wife and John stayed 1T
the Aldrich ranch Sunday night. Bud
told the witness he had leased the
ranch for five years on terms Of one
third. But told him he still owed $100
for stock to Mrs Aldrich.
On Monday Jack said he and Bud"
had come to Walla Walla, where they