Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-11-06
STATE UNCOVERS ITS HAND
Opening Address at Basin, WyO., in
Sheep Case.
WITNESSES GRANTED IMMUNITY
Two Men, Farris and Keyes, for
Their Testimony VIII Not be
Prosecuted for Their Part
in sheepmen's Murder

BASIN, wyo., Nov. 5-(Special Tele-
Igram.)-Judge Parmalee this morning called
the case of Herbert Leroy Brink, a cattle
man, charged with the murder OF Joe"
! Alleman a sheepman of Ten Sleep, Wyo
! April 2, 1909. Every person in any manner
having connection OF any important char
acter with the case was in the court room.
Owing to the diligence OF the prosecution,
Brink faced a merciless recital of facts,
such as few defendants are called upon to
| confront.
Brinhchas a pleasing and engaging smile
which seems to be habitual. When one
gazes squarely in his face. there is a gener-
Gus mouth. neither firm nor weak; strong,
prominent nose; large, full, pleasant steel
gray eyes, and broad. high forehead. He
sits at a long table surrounded by his
counsel. at the head OF which Is II. S.
Ridgley, senior counsel for the defense.
| Directly back of the chair, at the press
table, this morning sat a woman in black.
Behind long, sweeping Widows veil was
| the face OF one that has a deep interest
in the outcome of this trial. The widow of
Allemand held baby In her arms and
followed the proceedings closely.
e. e. Enterline senior counsel for the
prosecution, presented his case to the jury.
When he reached the point where he de-
soribed the death OF Allemand. Mrs. Allie
mand was obliged to withdraw from the
| court room,
1t had been rumored that two of the de-
PENDANTS, Keyes and Farrls, had turned
states evidence, but not until this morning
was it certain that this was true. The
state announced that immunity had been
granted to the two men, Charles FaTris
and Albert Keyes, for a confession which
enabled the state to secure the evidence 1t
intends to present and the witnesses,
thirty six In all, who would be brought in
to testify.
Starting with the I'd day Of April, Attor-
ney Enterline showed the meeting of the
seven defendants at Keyes' house, one Of
the seven, and traced the plot through TO
denomination,
lie told Of finding the tracks of seven or
eight men on horseback leading up to a
point near the scene of the crime, OF
marks on trees where as many horses were
tied. He told OF finding Allemand's body
in the ashes of his wagon, arms and legs
burned off, torso charred, the gold crowned
teeth which a Billings dentist identified, of
the top of Allemands skull being burned
off, the face unrecognizable. He told OF
the gun shot wounds and their location on
Allemond's body.
Then the lawyer described how the seven
men had been assigned each his portion
of the nights work, cutting Of telephone
wires to prevent communication by per-
sons residing nearby. One Of these was
Porter Lamb, who resided at the Green
place who heard the cries Of Throw up
your hands"
| The evidence would show, he said, that
Brink pulled the sage brush with which the
fires were started that burned the wagons
OF the sheepmen, how they took the herd
ers, Peter Chaperal. Elmer and Jules
Lazcr after awakening them from their
sleep, ordering them to make a light and
dress, then placing two armed men over
them; how they proceeded to Emege' s
wagon.
we will tell you later who these two
armed guards were" he said, He gave a
graphic account Of the meeting OF the
seven men at Keyes' house at which Brink
is alleged to have said! Il hope they
(meaning the sheepmen) won't come over,
There will be something doing II they do"
Mr.. Enterline then stated that Gorg
sabin had planned the whole thing, and
traced the movements Of the seven men on
that Friday, The evidence. he claimed
would show that Keyes said TO Farris at
Keyes house: I'VE are going to ditch
the sheepmen tonight" Sabin and Brink
were to go to the wagon known as the
north wagon and capture Emge and ALE
mand single shot was TO be the signal