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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-15
: ---colLEoE BAND CONCERT.
pay NJ c.,'... chapel Thursday
Night. Assisted BY Bryan Talent


Music lovers In Bryan viii have an
opportunity Of hearing one Of the best
programs ever rendered by Texas
band when the A. and NJ. College thir-
ty-one piece band appears In concert
Thursday night at the chapel. A pro-
gram Of unusual strength has been se-
lected by Director Day and the band.
after three months Of steady practice
has all the pieces well In hand.
The concert Thursday night viii be-
gin at 7:45 o'clock. The car which
leaves Bryan at 7:i5 o'clock will
reach College In ample time for the
passengers to get to the chapel before
the concert Is TO begin. An admission
fee Of ?5c will be charged. Funds will
be used 10 purchase crimson and
white blankets for the football squad.
In addition 10 the band numbers
Mrs. J. Webb Howell Ia on the pro-
gram for three delightful songs. Miss
Anita Park win give reading. using
cutting from Polly Of the Circus"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-15
WALKED TO FAIR, SHOT SELF.
Kansas Girl Who Went West for Her
Health Ended Own Life.

San Francisco. Cal. Dec. 15.-Miss
Edith Channel. % years old, who
walked from Topeka. Kan. to San
Francisco to see the exposition. ar.
irving last August is dead here from
a revolver shot through the heart. APP
parently self inflicted.
Her body was found last night.
Miss Channel made the long walk in
search Of health. being a sufferer
from tuberculosis. q
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-15
BAPTIST PRAYER MEETING.

Prayer meeting win be held at the
First Baptist Church tonight at 1880
o'clock. You are cordially invited.
REV. NJ. +. WEAVER, Pastor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-15
Pa IL surprising ma,

MA IN surprisihk pa,
The boys are surprising the girls.
The girls are surprising the boys
With their pictures. Every day is
Christmas at Carriers Studio.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04

jury how Kennedy's body was lying
on the floor. He said Kennedy was
dressed with light shirt, blue trousers
and shoes. He said the shoes were very
muddy. the mud fairly clinging to
them. He said the pants were un-
buttoned at the top and he thought
the belt was unbuckled. He said there
were two bullet holes in Kennedy s
left arm and three bullet holes in the
body. He said there were powder
stains about two of the wounds.
Mr.. McKinnon told of the furnish
ings in the room and said there was a
spot of blood on the wall. He identi-
fled piece of wall paper containing a
blood stain and said he cut it from the
wall of the Hye home. He said he
noticed woman's shoes and stockings
behind the stove and that he saw DR..
Blake pick up button from the floor
and that there were Fragments of the
material to which the button had been
attached still held by the threads. The
witness described the bullet holes in
the walls of the room, saying they were
near a corner and that one bullet en-
tered one wall and one another. He
said the bullets entered the walls about
three and one half feet from the floor
He said he and DR.. Blake removed the
bullets and they were offered in evi
dence.
Witness said DR.. Blake and himself
took about four hours to examine the
house and the first person admitted
was Mrs. L. A. Painter, sister of Mrs
Hye.
Rye Deputies Thompson to Bring Hin
Out.
H. f. Thompson WIS next called ant
stated he had been dcputized by Hye
who was justice of the peace in th'
Elk precinct at the time Of the shoot
ing, to bring him out to Grangevill'
following the tragedy.
] He s2id he saw Hye on the night o
October 4 at about 10 o'clock and tina
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
DEFENDANT ON STAND WEDNESDAY
AND RfC|TES CRUESOME TALE

that he was resident of Elk City,
having resided at that place for IA
years. First engaged in mining for 4
or years and then was away from Elk
for about year on ranch. He then
came back and superintendent some
mining work at Dixie for about three
months and then bought saloon in
Elk City from Kelley and Frank Nc
Grain, the latter having mortgage on
it, running it about 3 or A years. He
then had confectionery store in Elk,
and after he disposed of that engaged
in farming and mining, up to July /,
mail contract.
Defendant was married September
20, 1906, to Alma Litchfield and son
was born, Thomas Francis Hye, Jan.
27, 1914. Was engaged in mining at
Dixie when informed of his wife IS con-
finement and testified as to starting
for Elk on snow shoes and getting in
after the baby was born. He states
that the child was prematurely born,
being a z months baby, and that they
thought that the child would be born
the last of February or the first of
March instead of January, and that he
had intended that his wife should be
sent to Spokane when the child was to
be born, and to put her under his sis
ter, Mrs. Colland's care in Spokane.
1t was at this stage of the testimony
that witness explained how he got the
bottle of ergot put in evidence by the
state, saying that he had phoned out to
attend to certain complications that
had developed in his wife's condition
after the birth, and that he had pro-
cured the ergot on advice of DIR. Stock
ton. nr. Stockton had testified this
morning when put on the stand az to
Hye having phoned to him.
Here the defendant IS attorney pre-.
sentea an instrument which Mrs
Painter has testified that defendant
had procured to commit an abortion,
and witness denied ever having seen
it before. Certain other of the instru
ments were presented to the defendant
and some of them he denied ever hav
ing seen before, and explained that two
speculums had been left by doctor in
Elk City when called to attend to his
| Continued on Page So
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
Intense INTEREST MANIFESTED IN
TRIAL AND Court ROOM JANMfD

or less shooting at night in mining
camp, he thought nothing about it. The
state contends that this was the time
the tragedy was enacted.
Witness Who Assisted Coroner Ex-
amined.
James A. McKinnon, who acted as
one of the guards at the Hye home
from the morning of the shooting until
the coroner arrived, was the first wit
ness put on the stand Friday and tes-
titled as follows:
Stated that he was appointed guard
by Constable Mitchell and that Mr..
Kincaid also served as guard. He said
when he was not on duty, that either
Constable Mitchell or Mr.. Kincaid re-
lieved him.
Witness testified he entered the Hye
home on the morning of October z with
Coroner Blake and they spent about
four hours examining the house before
any other person was admitted. He
said Coroner Blake made the examina-
tion and he assisted him. He said they
found the body of Mrs. Hye covered
with a sheet and he testified as to the
positions of the bodies in the rooms.
He said the shades were drawn and
that the windows were all fastened OK.
cept one and that he could not open
that one.
| Mr.. McKinnon told of Mrs. Hye s
hair being matted with blood on the
right side and that Coroner Blake felt
of her &ead and said she had received
severe bruise over the ear. He told
of the l1uise on the chin and SAID that
Mrs. Hye had blood on her hands. He
said that she wore only a short vest
and that on chair were a mans &C It
and hat and also a red sweater. Ht
told of the womn s wearing apparel or
chair in an adjoining room and said
it looked as though it had been taker
from a line and laid across the chair
Mr.. McKinnon said he noticed ;
woman's white hat on the floor be
tween the body of Mrs. Hye and thu
wall and that DIR. Blake picked up tn
hat and examined it. He saw DR.
Blake take hold of an article and tina
it was head comb. The hat was OF
. fered in evidence and the witness SAT-
it looked like the one he had seen i
the house.
The witness demonstrated for tn
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
SECOND CONFEDERATION DES
rRoYs FREIDENRICH STORE,
POST OFFICE AND OTHER
PROPERTY.

Whitebird was visited by its second
disasterous fire in two years last Mon
day night at which time property to
the value of $4,000 was destroyed, the
Fre;denrich general merchandise store,
the post office and warehouse owned
by Charles Gregory and containing
goods of the Salmon River Stores Com
pany going UP in flames.
The fire originated in the rear of the
Freidenrich building and was first dis
covered by Mrs. Lemon, the wife of the
postmaster. Mrs. Lemon was awaken
ed about eleven O'Clock Monday night
by the cracking of fire and at that
time the Freidenrich building was a
mass of flames and the room occupied
by the post office was ablaze.
Postmaster Lemon got up and called
up the Wilson saloon, giving the news
The few citizens of the town who were
on the streets at this hour quickly
formed volunteer company which was
later augmented by others who had
heard the news and came from theil
homes and every effort was made tt
save property and arrest the progres:
Of the fire.
It was impossible to save any of th'
Freidenrich stock as the building wa'
mass of flames by this time ant
nothing but typewriter and two pai
Of scales were saved from the post of
flee. The Gregory warehouse, whiel
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
WH|TEBRD SUFFERED $4,000
BY fire late monday NIGHT

was next in line, went equally as
quickly and here the fire burned itself
out.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, the
heaviest loser being Mr.. Freidenrich
who owned the building in which his
store was located. His loss will reach
$4,000 with very little insurance.
Postmaster Lemon lost all of his
equipment as well as clothing and
household furniture as lie lived in the
rear of the building. His loss will
reach $500 with no insurance. This
is exceptionally hard on him but he
telephoned up Tuesday morning he was
not giving up by any means. The
mail in the office was lost but the
stamps and registered matter was IN
the safe and while it has not been
opened at the present writing, it is felt
the contents went through alright
Postmaster Lemon is doing business
however, having secured quantity Of
stamps and supplies of the Grangevills
office and has opened up in the Ode
Fellow hall, pending the arrival of new
fixtures and the securing of othe
quarters.
The Salmon River Stores Co. vii
sustain a loss of $2,5O0 and the Gregor.
warehouse is valued at another $1,000
1t has not been learned whether or no
these were insured.
| We understand Mr.. Freidenrich
while he keenly feels the loss entailed
is not discouraged and will show hi
faith in the Salmon river section b,
opening with large, new stock in th
future.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
MAYOR, TREASURER, CLERK AND
SIX ALDERMEN ARE TO BE
ED-CANDIDATES
ARE SHY.

In conformity with the election law
enacted in 1913, the coming municipal
election in this city will be held on
Tuesday, April 81, or three weeks
later than in times past. The pur-
pose of the change, which affects all
cities and villages in the state, is to
bring the election date as near as
possible to the beginning of the fiscal
year. Heretofore the elections took
place on the first Monday of April,
and the newly elected Officers began
their duties three to four weeks be
fore the beginning of the fiscal year,
which is the the first Tuesday in May
BY this change the old administra
tion will this year have nearly month
added to it's term.
According to the new law all quail
fled electors who did not vote at tht
municipal election in 1913 must regis
ter before being permitted to vote a
this time; and qualified electer i
one who has resided in the state a
least six months, and within the limit
of the city three months preceding tn
time of election. The city clerk is b.
law named the registrar for the city
and the registration books win be ope
for entry for period of 80 days mex
preceding election. There is no fe
attached TO registering.
The following are the offices to b
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
CRANCEy|[LEITES WILL SELECT THEIR
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS TUESDAY, APR.27

filled and the present ineumbents:
Mayor, j. Frank Sims.
Treasurer, j. A. Bradbury.
City Clerk, Hampton Taylor.
Alderman, First Ward, A. N. Dyer,
Mark Robinson.
Alderman, Second Ward, Fred Mead
err, William Irwin.
Alderman, Third Ward, John Eimers,
NJ. H. Baulch.
City Attorney, J. NJ. Gilmore.
Chief of Police, Bert Lanningham;
night man, w. o. Smith are appointed
by mayor, subject to approval of the
council.
So far we have not heard of any ac-
tivity as to candidates but several Of
the present Officers have expressed
themselves as not desiring reelection.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
DEFENSE COMMENCED ITS CASE
SATURDAY AFTERNooN-TRIAL
WILL CONSUME REST OF THIS
WEEK-MANY TESTIFY.

A sufferer of nervous trouble for the
past five years and brought to an
acute stage through the tragedy which
resulted in the killing of her sister and
the subsequent recital of the, scene
which greeted her as one of the party
which visited the house of sorrow, Mrs.
VI. A. Painter, a sister OF the deceased,
while being cross-examined ly Judge
Scales last Thursday afternoon. gave
away to her feelings, and turning In
the witness chair, faced the defendant
and with dramatic gestures, pointed to
Hye and in these words denounced him
as the murder OF her sister: ~ don t
want to face that man; he killed my
poor sister. The dirty dog!"
Mrs. Painter composed herself and
went on answering the interr0gations
of the defendant Is council but in few
brief minutes swooned and tainted
away. She was carried from the court
room to the waiting room and medical
help secured, being later removed to
the hotel and was not able to again
take the stand until Saturday after
noon, brief of her testimony at that
time appearing later.
Heard Shots at $3.50.
According to testimony brought Out
Friday, the shooting occurred fully
twenty minutes before Hye reported
the affair to the people at the Hote
Parr. The state is working on thu
theory. that Hye undressed both hi
wife and Kennedy after the shooting
and this testimony, it is said will go
long ways toward establishing such
theory. This was brought out durin,
the examination of a brother of the de
ceased, a lad who has just about reach
ed his majority He testified that h
was at the Parr hotel on the evenin
of the shooting, leaving there at 9:3
for his home to which he passed with
in 400 feet of the Hye house, bein
near the same at $40 at which tim
he heard several shots fired and afte
brief pause another.
The sound came from the directio
of the Hye house but as there was MOI
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
COLUMBUS SOCIAL CLUB.

The Columbus Social Club were en-
tertained on Thursday, Feb. 20, by
Mrs. VIM. Workman and daughter, Miss
Addie Workman. On account of the
weather the attendance was small but
those present enjoyed very pleasant
and profitable meeting. A splendid
chicken dinner was served by the hos
tess and was very much enjoyed by
everyone present. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. Geo.
Chase, March 18th.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
MADE THREE SECRET TRIPS
ONE SEPT. IS, A SECOND SEPT.
26 AND THE FATAL TRIP
OCT. 8.
Case Closed This Afternoon.

Testimony in the Hye case was
closed at 3.35 this afternoon and
court adjourned until tomorrow
when the arguments will be
made. 1t IS probable that the
case will go to the jury along
about four O'Clock, tomorrow af
.ernoon.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04

]. H. Hastings and wife and @. st.
Louis, of Tacoma came in Sunday
night and are here looking over the
country with. a view of locating in
farming and mining.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
HYE TELLS HIS STORY TO JURY

Hye gave him the gun with which he
said he did the shooting. Witness told
of being a member of the committee
that visited the Hye house and his evil
dence in this respect was the same as
given by other members of the COM
mittee. He told of securing buggy
and departing from Elk City with
Frank Hye for Grangeville. He said,
that when they were about a mile out
of Elk that Hye left the buggy and
went up gulch and soon returned
with saddle horse. He said there
were two sacks tied to the saddle and
buggy. He stated he examined one of
| these sacks later and found it contain
ed "Pa.louse lantern and candles.
the lantern being made out of a bucket
to be used with candles and is in com
mon use with men who travel through
the woods at night
| Mr.. Thompson stated that while he
and Hye were on the road Monday,
that Hye gave him searchlight and
that about $3.50 o'clock in the after
noon they met Sheriff J. P. Eimers at
the Nolan place and that he turned
Hye over to the sheriff.
On cross examination he said he was
with Hye from about until $3.50
o CLOCK the following afternoon with
the exception of the short time he was
with the committee at the Hye home
following the shooting.
/ Former Sheriff Testifies.
Former Sheriff Eimers was next
placed on the stand and testified as te
the condition of the house upon Octo
ber II at which time, at the request OF
Prosecutor Hattabaugh, he made an ex
animation of the same. He stated the
bullet holes in the wall were about
lorty inches from the floor and tn,
course of the bullets had been traced
by stick and judging from the sam,
the person firing them had stood nea,
Continued on page 3.)
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
Defendant on Stand Wednesday.

When court was convened Wednes-
day morning the room was jammed To
the doors the aisles being filled be-
tween the seats as far down as the of
ficers would permit the crowd to push.
The defense having announced Tuesday
night that they would put the defend
ant on stand Wednesday morning, an
eager crowd gathered to hear the testi-
mony he would give. Two witnesses
Mr.. Titler, a mining engineer from Elk
City and Doctor Stockton were put on
the stand preceding the defendant
The former testified as to rooming at
the Parr hotel and hearing Hugh Ken
nedy 60 to his room the night he was
shot. DIR. Stockton was recalled fol
further cross examination by the state
and was questioned with reference tt
certain instruments placed in evidence
and which the state contends belonged
to the defendant and were procured tt
commit an abortion on his wife and al
to the physical examination of defen
dant recently made.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04

his or its possession any Intoxicating
liquors of any kind for any use eA
cept for sacremental, medicinal, scien-
tific purposes.
Makes Entire State Dry.
"A prohibition district within the
meaning of this act says section one
of this measure, land all other acts
regulating or prohibiting the traffic
in intoxicating liquors shall be any
county or incorporated city or village
wherein the manufacture, sale, pos
session, keeping for sale, transporta-
tion for sale or gift of Intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes is de-
clared unlawful, whether such prohibit
tion district be established by consti
tutional amendment, legislative enact
ment, adoption of the provisions of the
local option law or by refusal of
municipal authorities or county com
missioners to grant saloon licenses.
To Have Liquor Requires Permit.
The act adds it will be unlawful for
any person, firm, company or cor
poration, its officers or agents, to
sell, manufacture or dispose of any in
toxicating liquors of any kind within
prohibition district, or "to have in
his or its possession or to transport
any intoxicating liquors within a pro.
hibition district "unless the same was
procured and is so possessed and trans
ported" under a permit.
Druggist Must Give Oath.
Before a pharmacist is authorized to
transport pure alcohol for scientific OF
mechanical purposes or for compound
ing or preparing medicines he must
first secure permit for the purpose
from the probate court. To secure thi'
permit he must file with that court {
statement in writing, given under oath
that he disires the alcohol for scienti
, fic of mechanical purposes, or com
J pounding or preserving medicines onl.
in the county where it is to be used
and if, the court is satisfied it will is
, sue permit to him.
This permit is void for transporta
tion purposes after 20 days from dat
of issuance and the court is require
5 to keep public record of all certifi
, eates issued. The certificate must b
, attached to and remain affixed in
I conspicuous place upon any paekag
+. containing pure alcohol imported int
n Continued on page So
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
ACT IN FORCE AFTER JAN. l, 1916
DRUGGISTS MUST GIVE OATH
CARRIERS MUST KEEP
RECORDS.

Boise, Idaho, March 4.-When Idaho
becomes prohibition district, Janu-
airy l, 1916, as provided by the terms
of house bill No. 142, which passed the
senate this week and was transmitted
to the governor for his signature, and
the terms of senate bill NO. SO, which
also passed the legislature, making
enforcement of statewide prohibition
possible, this state will probably be
under the stricest dry laws ever en-
acted by any state in the union. Ii
the constitutional prohibition amend
ment question is acted on favorably in
the fall of 1916 amending the consti-
tuition of the state to make Idaho per-
manently prohibition territory the last
word in dry legislation will have been
said in this state, and the saloon
banished forever.
The statewide prohibition enact
ment house bill No. 142, as it is ia
miliarly known, merely declares that
on and after January l, 1916, Idaho
will be prohibition district. 1t is
the terms OF senate bill No. so that
then apply and which have the
s'teeth.'' House bill No 142 is as short
measure as has been introduced this
session. 1t is as follows:
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
Defendant Testifies.

The defendant kept good control of
himself all during the time he was be-
ing examined by his attorney, w. N.
Scales, and while being cross examined
by Judge Ailshie. He spoke in a low
tone of voice and was requested several
times to speak louder so that the court,
the jury and the attorneys could hear
the testimony.
He gave his age as 43, and stated
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
: Forms Prohibition District.

"Section The manufacture, dis
posal and transportation of intoxiea'
ting liquors for beverage purposes are
prohibited in the state of Idaho.
"Sec. 2.-The state of Idaho is here
by constituted prohibition district
and all statutory provisions now o,
which may hereafter be in force il
prohibition districts, so far as the sans
are not inconsistent herewith, are made
applicable and operative for tie en-
forcement thereof.
"Sec. 3.-This act shall be in forc'
and take effect on and after Januar.
/, 1916"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
Senate Bill Is Strict

Senate bill No. SO, which governs
and lays down the terms under which
a prohibition district may operate in
this state, is so strict rs to make it
unlawful for any person, firm, com
pany. corporation or agent to have in
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04
idaho TO Be DR|EST STATE IN union
UNDER new PROHIBITION LAW

his or its possession any Intoxicating
liquors of amy kind for any use eA.
eept for sacremental, medicinal, scien-