The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-12
THE VEST TRIAL BEGINS.
Continued from Page Onc.)

Guy STANLEY, lying on his back on a
bed In the northeast room. Exami-
nation revealed two large wounds In
the back and one upon the upper part
Of the left arm. The wounds IN the
back we're about 2 inches to the right
OF the spinal column, and on a line
with the 9Th or Ith rib: they were two
or three Inches apart, each about the
size Of a silver dollar: the penetra
trations were straight into the back.
lie was with Stanley from about p.
m. Till about a. m, but was called
back at u a. m. and was With him un-
I'll he died. lie died from the wounds
which we're necessarily fatal, because
of penetrating tie lower lobe of
lungs. lie identified the wooden shirt
which he cut Off of Stanley. and the
garment was shown and offered IN
evidence, showing the holes made IN
the garment by the shot: saw the
bediing and covers, and stated the
shot had penetrated them: tlIa, the
shot was fired at close range from
three TO eight feet. While there hc
saw Ed. Burge and wife. Pearl bar
ker, Mrs. Vest aud the defendant.
and also "A Mr.. Rice. who went with
him. Several others we're there hui
lac did not know them, and they wrr,
In different rooms of the house.
Dr. Roy Miller aud Dr. j. W. Nil.
Ter. both physicians Of Mound city.
Tie former accompanied the latter.
vino had been called. aud their icsti
mony a. To the character aud fatality
Of the wound cOrroboraird tina, of IN
Hogan. The defense only asked a
few questions, which bore upon those
who were there. the character and ei.
feet Of the wound.
Pearl Barker, who was a domestic H.
employed at the Vest home at the
lime of the shooting. She was ~
years old and had lived all her life In
,ha, vicinity. She knew Stanley and
hc worked for the defendant at the
time size Was employed at the Vest,
home. Was there Saturday night
When Vest and stanley came home
about ~ o'clock, and said they had
been To Craig. She and Mrs. Vest
were in bed together when they came
home. \ plat Of the home was
shown and ia. witness gave the loca.
tion Of the live rooms. Vest on com.
Ing into the home vent To the SIT.
ting room and then back 10 the
kitchen. Stanley came In and laid
across the foo, Of the bed In which
she and Mrs. Vest we're lying. and
pinclled herself and Mrs. Vest on the
legs. . Mrs. Vest told him Ia get up
aud attend tn his own business, and
he 20, up and laid on the iioor near
the stove. Vest was In the kitchen
AT the tins, and Vest came into the
room and told stanley To 30 to bed;
Stanley had been drinking. Vest and
Stanley slept toge' her that night, and
Vest had time to get Stanley to get
up from the floor and go TO bed. No
III feeling seemed to have caused be.
tween them; they ate breakfast TO.
gether, and Stanley did the morning
chores. On their return she got up
and went to her own room and went
to bed. Pearl Golden came late sat.
urday night and spent the night.
Vest and Stanley left Sunday morn
ing together, walking; they did not
say where they were going. In the
afternoon. Sunday. Lee Blevins, I,obt
Wooley and Chas. Mann came an
spent the afternoon: a Mrs. Smitl,
also was q caller about the noon hour
Stanley took dinner ut home SUNDAY
and these people spent the afternoon
together, and all things were pleasant
about the home. In the early even.
ing they all left; she and Blcyins left
for the church near there, and there
being no church they went on to the
Cottonwood school house, then turned
and started for home. they then went
To the Ed. Burge homt, and saw both
Mr.. and Mrs. Burge. and ON saying
they wanted to go over To Vests, the
four went over To the Vest place.
She saw Vest In the yard with gun;
on coming up to the house Vest
wanted 10 know who they were.
They got out and she and Bleyins
went into the kitchen from the south
door. She Went into the room where
Mrs. Vest VAS She saw Stanley In
the corner Of the room, and Rleyins
and liurge pu; him on the bed. Did
not hear Vest say anything. Saw
the bedclothes, and she and Mrs.
Jackson burned them.
On cross-examinati0n She stated
she started Ia work for the Vests IN
October and remained there unit
Dec. +-the day after the shooting:
she was called there by reason Of Mrs.
| N.,ut l,a vin,r haan SisE with tvnh,ii