Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-25
HYE TRIAL OPENED
MONDAY
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left hand between the knuckle and tn
second joint of the hand.
She described the gunshot wound o.
the left side of Mrs. Hye and Stain,
that the bullet went out in the back
lower than where it entered the body
She helped wash the body of the de
ceased, she washing one side and Mrs
Painter, deceased s sister washing the
other side.
She stated that the hair of Mrs. HIVE
was clotted with blood, and that the
blood was worse on the left side where
the scalp wound was but that it had
run down into the hair and matted.
There was blood in the left ear, in the
mouth and the nostrils were full of
blood according to the statement of the
witness. Shestated that she and Mrs.
Painter raised the head from the floor
and placed it in a basin of warm water
to try to get the blood out and that
the water was changed three times but
they were unable to get all of it out
of the hair. She stated that she mea-
sured the hair of Mrs. Hye and that it
was about "a inches long and that it
was heavy.
Mrs. Mcdonald testified further as
to having seen the body when it was
exhumed last week and that the wound
in fha haJ sh, i
that Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Painter
had measured the wound when the
body was prepared for burial and that
it was about one and three eights inches |
long. She described the wound as GO
ing to the skull and being clean cut.
The state here put the hair of Mrs.
Hye in edidence, which witness iden-
titled and testified that she cut from
the head Of the deceased when she was
prepared for burial. She stated that it
was cut about six inches from the head
and that it had, been washed but point
ed out blood which remained in it and
which was not washed out.
Mr.. Hardy examined the witness on
cross examination and the witness fol
lowed what she had formerly testified
to and added further testimony as to
the head lying on the left side and that
Mrs. Hye's hair was done up in coil
on that side of her head. She further
testified as to taking five hair pins out
of the hair of deceased and that Mrs.
Bell and Mrs. Painter had some which
they took out of her hair. Some hair
pins which were offered at the preli-
minary hearing were then identified by
witness as being like those she had
taken out of the hair and were offered
and marked in evidence over the obiec-
tions of the defense. This concluded
the work of the trial for Tuesday and I
court adjourned until 900 O'Clock
Wednesday.
Trial Resumed Wednesday.
The trial of the case was resumed !
Wednesday morning, Mrs. Mcdonald {
was recalled and gave further testi- I
mony as to the condition of the rooms
of the house. She stated that she t
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found blood stains on the wall back of
the couch in the parlor of the Hye I
home about . or 3 feet above the floor. {
She described the stains as bloteh on !
the wall about or inches in diane t
ter and that there were stringy marks 5
as If the head of Mrs. Hye had hit the
wall. She stated that there were some 9
blood stains on the couch cover and a
on the pillow cover and also on the a
table cover on the center table in the o
room The pillow on which the blood 2
stains were found was lying on the h
couch according to the witness when t
the discovered them and she stated b
hat there We're blood stains on the end o
# the cover which was over the lounge k
text to the wall. She testified that she t
aw three drops of blood on the floor
# the porch which was in front of the n
wood shed and near the door and that h
hey had been tramped over consider T
bly,.
She testified as to seeing some Ii
clothing in the dining ROOM Il
Which was also used as a kitchen and a
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