East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-07
testimony introduced in Columbia
George Trial That Indian and
Squaw Had Had Misunderstanding
INDIAN WOMAN WITNESS
Jury Visits the Scene OF the Murder
This Afternoon-E.xpected That the
Defense VIII Introduce Its Evidence
TomOrrow-What Line To BE Fol-
lowed Unknown.

An attempt to supply a motive for
the alleged crime was the feature OF
the murder trial of Columbia George
this morning. the prosecution intro
ducing testimony to show that the
accused Indian and the murdered
squaw had had a quarrel in the city
earlier in the day
The testimony was given by an In
dian woman, the wife of Peter Cor
bett and the daughter OF Ti-mot, and
was corroborated by Wa-te-wa-nee.
another squaw. Mrs. Corbett testi-
fled that her mother and George
had quarreled in Pendleton during
the morning of that fateful Saturday
over small debt owed her mother
by George Her mother had pur-
chased blanket for George in 1910.
she testified. and he still owed her
something over five dollars for IT.
On the morning of the murder, the
witness said, her mother asked
| George for the money. a quarrel en-
sued and during ii she said George
threatened her mother. Wa-te-wa
nee also testified as TO the quarrel.
Carl Power took the stand and tes-
Ti-mot a blanket
Did Toy Toy Know?
Into the mystery of the murder
another figure was introduced this
morning none other than Toy Toy.
( the Indian who was convicted with
Columbia George for another murder
q decade and more ago and who be-
| been an almost inseparable compan-
| ion of the other. Major E. l. Swartz
/ lander, superintendent of the agency
| testified that on the Sunday follow
+ ing the murder he went to the scene
| of the supposed struggle and. looking
| across the river. he saw the face and
bust of Toy Toy peering from behind
bush. He also testified to seeing a
squaw named Bertha who. according
to previous testimony had been in
company with Toy Toy in leaving
/ Pendlet0n on the previous evening
No one has ever limited that Toy Toy
was present when the crime was
committed but many nave thought
that he knew OF it
Iversen Defends Himself.
Late yesterday afternoon knute
| Iversen. former employe of the Bit
/ ner ranch and now a convict in the
Walla Walla penitentiary. took the
/ stand to defend himself against the
suspicion diverted to him by the de-
fense. He testified that he started
work on the Bitner ranch on the
noon OF QJuly and he accounted for
4 his actions that afternoon and even
/ ing, declaring he was working with
and had slept with Eugene Buckner.
Asked regarding the blood spot
which an Indian testified to having
seen on his shirt. he pleaded ignor-
ance of such a spot but stated that
it might have been caused when his
ear was injured in a friendly scuffle
at Ontario on the previous day
During Iversen's testimony. he
/ spoke of hearing screams about 10
o'clock on the night OF July and
this morning Ernest Bartz and Mrs.
Mary Gervais were recalled 20 testi-
fy to driving off group of hilarious
ly drunken Indians. Andy Barnhart.
Toy Toy. Bertha Martin and others.
who had stopped near the Bttner
place.
DR.. T NJ. Henderson was recalled
to identify the blankets found at the
scene of the supposed crime These
blankets were also adentiflcd as the
property of her mother by Mrs Pc
ter Corbett
Jury Goes to Scene.
This afternoon the jury is visiting
~ scene OF the crime. having left
here at one o'clock. Being easily
accessible. it was desired that they
familiarize themselves with the loca-
| ton
. The prosecution rs almost through
} with its case and II IL expected that
the defense will commence tomorrow
What line the defense win follow IA
unknown inasmuch as in their open
J ing arguments. the attorneys set up
!; several alternative theories, Whether
they will try To develop any one or by
} emphasizing the plausibili,y OF all or
} whether they will try 20 establish the
good reputation Of the defendant and
prove an alibi is all matter OF spec
ulation. That they have hard task
before them IL admitted BY tho 9TH
or attorneys who have been follow
ing the case.