The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-18


Later she took up agriculture in a
small way
Mrs. Totten Cried.
Af this point while the attorney
was bringing up the tender memoir
les of past years, Mrs. Totten sat at
the table and cried with her hand
kerchief to her eyes while attempting
to control her intense emotions. The
large audience did not show much
sympathy for her grief.
"Farthest up of all the settlers"
continued Attorney Thomas, 1.-The
Totten home was at the end of the
canyon. There was no road them
first trail was made, later the priv
ilege was given to pass through
neighbOrs' property. Still later Mrs.
Totten's mother came and filed on
an adjoining homestead and built
her a house close by her daughters.
The two women united their efforts
and built road known as the Camas
road, not by joint labor but by their
money. This road1ed from their
homes down the valley to Cashmere.
There was no other road above their
homesteads until the loggers came.
By an arrangement with the two
women, roads were extended up the
canyon in order to haul out the
logs.
The place where this tragedy &C.
Cured is where one of these logging
roads starts from the main read.
From that place on there are num-
Der of. these roads and the country
is now denuded of forests.
The Suttons Move In.
-Four years ago the Sutton family
the canyon, above the Tottens. 1t
is the only family now living above
the Totten ranch. The Suttons have
used this logging road in going back
and forth part of the time with Mrs.
Totten's consent. Now most OF the
road. about half mile, is located on
Mrs. Beebes land and does not touch
any OF Mrs. Totten's property. The
two women told the Suttons they
might use it until Mrs. Beebe want
ed it again.
Sometime last spring Mrs. Beebe
suggested a change CT the road to
u higher location SO she could use
all of the bottom land. J. II. SUIT
ton, the father, was told that if he
would build road above he could
have right of way free but must give
up the lower road Meanwhile Mrs.
Totten's son, Willie Tabor, was en-
ployed to clear up the bottom land
through which the road extended,
but this work was abandoned until
the road matter could be adjusted
Mrs. Beebe's property meanwhile
was all fenced and had gates. A gate
erected to protect the property of the
woman was left open, by whom the
defense was unable to prove 1t is
a fact, however, that the Suttons are
the only people living above. An
other wire gate was at the lower end
and the Suttons left this open so
| that animals came in and trespassed
The Suttons were requested to keep
this closed and they refused. saying
| it was too hard work. Then it was
that lock and key were put on this
gate and the Sutton family was no.
titled that it was put on but that
they could have the key by asking
for it. James, the one who was
killed by the shooting, instead of
asking for the key, went and tore
down the gate and also the trespass
sign.
"The older Sutton boys have used
profane language while passing the
women's houses. This condition
continued for two years and was one
of the reasons for asking that the
road be put up on the hill.
Mrs. Beebe requested Willie Ia
Dor and Mr.. Totten to tell the SUIT
ions that they might have the upper
road without costing them a cent.
This offer was declined on the
ground that it would cost too much
to build it. The Suttons wanted to
use the road which her good money
had built even though it used up her
good bottom land. Later County
Commissioner Kline went up to see
about locating county road. He
suggested buying right of way
through the bottom land. 1t was
agreed that Mrs. Beebe meet the
county officers at Cashmere. Mean
while two of the Sutton boys, includ-
ing James, were arrested and plead
guilty to disturbing the peace while
standing at the entrance of the wo-
mems property. This ended the ne
gotiations for the road.
Describes the Tragedy.
MRS. Beebc felt that It was her
proDertv and that she had the privi-