The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-27

Mrs. Ross aud her two children. Ethel.
aged IL and Harry, aged s.
The two groups add a touch of hu-
man interest to a setting already dra-
matte.
Mr.: Ross. in her evidence this
morning. DISPLAYED no feeling against
the young man who is being tried for
the killing Of her husband. but at ali
times told her story in an Eve tone.
Mrs. Ross on Redirect
On redirect examination Mrs. Ross
testified that her room was In the
south part Of the upstairs aud that
the adjoining room was OIL the north
side with a window overlooking tho
barn-Sard. She testified that this
room was occupied by the children
and that looking u of the window
she could SEQ her husband lying after
he had been shot.
Mrs. Ross further testified that on
the evening of March 10 she saw a
rig drive away and that the horse.
err. She did not sec McLain Cooper
again that evening.
On the evening Of March 10. her
husband had begun to pack his
trunk when McLain Cooper came in
to look at the telephone book. Her
husband and Cooper met in the door
way as Ross was on his way outside
~ iiS ilOIS VI Ilo uStOlt6Ah6e
On the morning of the shooting
witness testified that Ross and Miller
were doing the chores. Witness again
said that her husband was foreman
on the farm. At that time the men
We're Very busy, the combing season
having begun. She did not know
how many sheep there were on the
farm but thought about 9Oo.
Rc.Cross Examination
! On rp.crogS eXa to1jnatfnn thu u.it.
ness said that the only lambing there
wa at that time was among the
thoroughbred sheep. which were kept
apart from the other sheep. The
thoroughbreds were in charge OF Nc.
Lain Cooper and Thomas Miller.
The witness testified that the rig
she saw on the evening of the 10th
was Il top rig. h said she could tell
that the team was the team driven by
McL.atn Cooper by their gait--because
they always G fast.
Mrs. Ross said that she had no talk
with McLain Cooper on the night Of
March 10 regarding her husband be-
ing arrested.
Physician Secoud Witness
! DR.. II. E. Anderson of Hiilsborc
was the next witness called by the
state. IIe testified that he was a grad
! uatc of the medical school at the Uni
rersitH of Minnesota and had also
studied medicine at the University Of
Fiena. Austria. Witness said he had
heard the testimony of Mrs. Ross. He
McLatn Cooper. II. J.. Cooper and
Mrs. Ross. lie first met Mrs. Ross on
the morning Of March II on tn.
west" Cooper farm. He was called
there by telephone but did not know
whether the person calling was Mrs.
Ross or not. He immediately went to
the farm and got there between s
and ? O'Clock. The witness testified
that Ross was lying on a sofa In ~
house.
found a wound in the back. Wound
was a quarter of an inch In diameter
near the back bone. After his exam
~inasion he told Mrs. Ross that her
husband would lay to be taken to
the hospital. The physician with help
as far as the Manages farm, where he
went in to get a different sort Of a RIG
in which to take h wounded man to
town. At the Manages farm he met
the sheriff. his two deputies n Me-
Lain Cooper. They assisted him in
moving Ross. Hillsboro was reached
about II o'clock and Ross was at
ohHc Fid'eU VII tuC operating tdpIe
in the Anderson hospital and q thor
ough examination made. He found
that tho bullet could not lie located
and that the wounded man was suf-
fering from shock.
Operation Performed
The physician proceeded to pre-
pare h patient for an operation az
soon as possible. An operation vas
performed on Ross the next morning.
He VAS assisted by DIR. Sickness of
Fargo. The operation consisted IT
exploring the wound to extract the
bullet il possible and to repair the
damage lone by the bullet. In the
course Of the operation they found
that the bullet had entered the spin
al cord. In this operation it was
found that the cor was nearly EEL
ed. Such q wound. he testified, Was
very grave. Ross remained at the
hospital nearly tive months 7 died
on August s. ur. Anderson testified
that he was present when Ross died.
The witness testified that he was
present when the dying declaration
was read. II. J.. Cooper. father Of the
defendant. Mrs. Ross. County Clerk
Boyd. the sheriff and the nurse were
all present when the dying declara-
tion was read. E'r. Anderson said that
Ross was conscious most Of the time.
The night before the reading of tho
The declaration was read to him about
$3.50 in the morning. The witness
testified that he signed the deelara-
ton as a witness. Ross was con-
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