The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-05-08

among men OF IrogOe temperament
The preliminary hearing was set for
10 O'Clock Saturday morning, and it
was arranged that it should be held
in the district court room to accom-
modate the crowd Of spectators.
County Attorney Good conducted the
prosecution while G. F. Hansbrough
appeared as attorney for the defense.
Nellie Trego was the first witness
called and stood without faltering, the
examination for about one hour. She
told of the revolving acts Of the fiend
in human form, and was not confused
for one minute by the cross examina-
ton.
She testified that in the fall Of 1910,
when suffering from spinal trouble
after becoming an inmate Of the Trego
home, she was told by Trego to get
into the bed with himself and Mrs.
Trego, that later in the night Mrs.
Trego complained Of being too hot
and arose, going to Nellie's bed in
| the same room and leaving Nellie IN
ssSbex with Trego. This occurred three
times and her ruin was finally accom-
pffshed on the night Of the thirtieth
Of November, 1912, when the witness
had a nightmare and was told by Ire
go to again get in bed with both he
and Mrs. Trego, after which Mrs.
Trego arose Trego told her that
This is Our Secret and she never
told Mrs Trego because she did not
want to trouble her. Nellie testified
that she finally told Mrs. Trego on
the twenty-sixth day of April last pas
of the relations between her and Mr.
Trego. That she asked to return tt
the home. She further stated that sh'
told Miss Katherine Hummer, fielt
agent for the Home Finding Society
the story as related on the witness
stand, and that the latter told he
not to say anything about it Nelli
made good witness, telling straigh
story, and not becoming tangled whe
cross examined.
The exact words used by the prose
cutting witness are not re produces
here, for while they might not affec
the older readers, the story agains
! this child as told in her own languag
! is too suggestive for children to read
! DIR. F. w. Mitchell, who made an e1
g q MINI zion of tho y;r1'c nhvcicol cOnd
: tion Friday afternoon, took the stant
: stated that he found corroberativ
evidence that bore out the victim
: testimony. During the examination {
DR.. Mitchell, Trego whispered to hi
attorney and the latter asked d.
: Mitchell whether or not, the conditio
found could not be traceable to trail
9 ing in gymnasium or through phys
cal exercises, and the doctor replie
. Not on your life." A smile ra
9 through the crowd Of spectators ,
this response Nellie said that la'
Q February on Sunday when Trego We
y writing on typewriter she looked
o his writing and asked what it wa
= and Trego laid his head on her breaf
e which she thought was improper. =
n 1850 court adjourned for the not
1t hour re-convening at O'Clock. tt
IT attorlle ley for the defense first su
4. gesred a trial behind closed doc
70 but q large crowd Of spectators gath
10 ed at the court house, and Mr.. Han
,e brough re-considered the matter, t
er doors were thrown open to the ci
'. zens and everyone is admitted.
IN Miss Doyle, Mrs. N. M. Austin al
at Mrs. Hazel Graham Davis were call
Or to the stand after lunch and each t.
C. titled that Nellie had told them t
at story Of her wrongs.
er The defendant was the next "
m ness and told a story Of going
r. Boise, visiting the home, picking N
ID, lie out Of bunch of about forty-fi
mt girls. most of whom were younger a
IN smaller, and corroborated Nelli'
'e' story to the extent that Mrs. Ire