Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-25

excused court Adjourned until Th1r,
day morning at $3.50.
Thursdays Proceedings.
i l.. A.. Painter was called to the stan
Thursday morning and testified cor
corning going to the house with tn
party to investigate and upon enter
ing the woodshed he called Alma
name twice. He testified as to tn
position of the bodies and said that h
touched Mrs. Hye's body and it wa
not cold.
| Upon his return to the hotel he wen
to the kitchen where the defendant
Mrs. Basket and Slivers Thompson
We're, and they were talking about 90
ing to Grangeville and he suggested
that they had better get him out be
fore the folks found it out and he suo
gested that defendant take the South
Fork trail
Witness testified as to seeing blood
stains on the wall and as to exam;n.
sng the stove with MIR. Thompson. and
that they took the ash pan out, and
stated that some burnt cloth, a piece
OF pink ribbon with safety pin. and
some beads We're taken from the stove
and identified the articles which had
been placed in evidence. He saw some
hair pins picked up from the floor and
saw the wound on Mrs. Hye's head
stating that he had measured it and
that it was and 3-s inches long.
The cross examination brought out
nothing new the witness stating that
he did not see a red sweater in the
room, nor hat and coat.
Testimony of Coroner
Coroner IT. B. Blake was next called
and testified as to holding the INQUEST.
lie stated that the deceased came to
her death from shot wound ! and 1-2
inches left of the medium line in front
and 3 and IA inches above the left
nipple; and the wound on the back
was inches below the wound in front
and l and 1-2 inches from the Medium
line of the back. Tn his opinion the
wounds were caused by the same bull
ct and that the heart had probably
been struck. The body was lying on
he back when he first saw it and to
he best of his knowledge the hands
we're on the abdomen, the head being
lightly turned to the right. Other in
'ormation was brought out concerning
he holding of the inquest and taking
he jury to view the bodies in the af-
ernoon of the day the inquest was
leld.
Mrs. L. G. Painter Called.
Mrs. L. G. Painter, sister of deceas-
ID was called after coroner Blake left
he stand and testified as to living in
he upper part of town and saw Mrs.
I'VE on October as she was going
Q her mother place. She passed the
I've house and her sister was at home
mt was not feeling very well when
he left the house at I o'clock. AS she |
eft her sister was in the school house |
ard holding her baby and she stated |
hat Mrs. Hye was going to the Parr |
otel for dinner. She saw her sister
ress before she left and she nut on q
air of red shoes and tan stockings. n /
Thite pettieoat, new corset. white
orset cover with pink ribbons, a laven-
er dress, an apron and red sweater.
ne had put on a white hat, had a
lack velvet band around her neck
nth beads on it, had a heavy black
omb in her hair. She stated that tho
eceased was not wearing the clothes
ffered in evidence and which were
ound on the chair in the dining room
fter the tragedy She identified the
ut offered in evidence and the red
Toes and tan stockings. She had
'und pieces of a broken comb behind
he couch in the living room which
ere similar to the comb which her
ster was wearing in her hair on the
W of the tragedy and these were
arked in evidence. Witness stated
at the comb was not broken when
IT sister put it on ,
She testified that she and the coro-
r looked for the clothes the deceased ,
ID worn on the day of October 4. AMI
oked thru the house and in the efe,.@ '
here she found some small pearl but
ms which she gave to Coroner Blake s
d these were identified and marked I
evidence. This was on the dav of S
e inquest and she left the house first +
cording to her testimony These
IRE the main points brought ont by 8
e testimony of the witness and court 7
journed until 1:3o p. m. +
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