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The witness did not remember tes-
tifying in the municipal court that
"Hall had snapped the gun across the
table at Crook, just how she could not
say as she did not see."
"Where were you standing when the
! gun was fired?" asked Mr.. Benedict.
II was standing beside Hail." said
the witness.
''Did you have hold Of him?''
mo, sir"
Witness Overcome With Emotion.
the witness said that Crook passed
the table going toward the door, and
Hall approached and snapped the gun
at him and shot him, and Crook fell
two or three feet from the door. The
men were standing close together, and
| there was no striking. Crook said, "Run
| to Fredericks'" before he was shot.
Everything was done quickly. The wit
ness did not know in what position her
husband fell, as she had run from the
house at once. His body did not OBJ
struct the doorway. She ran around
the rear of the house to Fredericks'
| When she left the house Hall was
standing in the ROOM. She stayed at
: Fredericks' half or three quarters of an
hour. and then went back the wav she
came.
Mr.. Benedict asked the witness what
she did when she found her husbands
body, but she was so overcome that
she could not reply, and was allowed
| to leave the witness stand. The even
ing recess was taken little ahead of
time because OF this incident.
| Mrs. Crook Continues.
| This morning Judge Pau excused the
Jurors not on the panel until Monday
at p. M, after inqniring how long
the present case will take. The at
toneys thought that today and tomor-
row would be occupied in getting in
the evidence on both sides, 80 that the
arguments would be made Saturday.
THE states does not expect to be able
TO submit all of its testimony today.
I Mrs. Crook took the stand again this
morning and her cross examination was
resumed. When l got back from Fred
ericks' / found DIR. Bigelow and others
there. Crook was smaller man than
/ Hall, and was of slender build. After
moving ON the place, Mr.. Fredericks
ran the place the first year and another
farmer ran it the next two years.
Uncle had some improvements made,
additions, walks, fences, tile drain. |
bought Il good deal of the eatables, etc,
from my own hard earnings. and uncle
bought some provisions. clothing, etc.
J did he purchase the clothing you
have on" asked Mr. Benedict
! only the skirt replied Mrs Crook.
Didn't he buy those furs you are
wearing?" 81
| Mo- sir.,' ee sge1
Were they not his wfe'sF"
| "No, sir" al
when the shot was fired, what po.
sition was Mr.. Crook in, sitting down,
STOPPING over, or standing up"
IL don't know
! Didn't You see him?''
'No. SIR
| On redirect, the witness said that Mr..
/ Hall, wheni,he came into the dining
=, room with the gun, came to about five
feet from the table, and Crook. who
was sitting to Halls right, GOT up and
steppcd toward the outer door, crossing
| the room between Hall and the table.
Hall took two steps toward the door,
and the men were facing each other
when the shot, was fired. ] was stand
ing to, Halls right.
DR.. Bigelow Testi6es.
! DR.. G. T. Hgelow OF Madison Lake
testified that he had been called to the
/ Crook residence at various times pro-
! fessionaly, before October /. On the
evening of the latter date he was pass
ing by to see Il patient, when boy
came out and requested him to 60 to
: the Crook house. 1t was about p.
m. The boy was Stephen Fredericks'
and was very much excited and said
on the sitting room door and got no
response, SO went to tie ching room
door There was a light in this room.
Getting no response, | went in and
through to the sitting room to tele-
/ phone. just then was surprised to be
accosted by Hall in a rough voice say
ing, who's there?" He was standing
in the parlor door, in shirt sleeves
and stocking feet, and had a double
barrelcd shot gun. | told him who I
was, and he seemed relieved and came
in.
! | told Hall that Fredercks' boy had
said that he had shot Crook, and he
said that he had and was glad of it,
and expected to hang for it. He said
that the condition had become intol-
cradle. | asked for a lantern to 90
and find Crook and minister to him
| if he was not dead, and Hall was will
] ing to go, but insisted on taking his
gun, saying that he wanted to finish
| up Crook if he was not dead. l did
not know that Crook was dead, and
did not want Hall to go under such
| conditions, so tried to telephone to my
patient and explain why | did not
come, but Alma Crook got on the line
and asked what was the matter at the
house. Hall wanted to know who was
talking. and l told him. Hall still re-
fused to 60 out without his gun, to
look for Crook, but consented to accom-
pany me to my patients. He sat down