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would insist that things move along
with little more rapidity. Adjourn
ment was taken until eight thirty
Saturday morning.
Testify Kennedy Was Seeking Hye to
Collect Money.
The early morning session was taken
up with the introduction of several
witnesses who testified that when
Kennedy reached Elk from Newsome
he asked if Hye had come in as he had
seen tracks on the road. Other testi-
mony was that Kennedy had stated
that Hye had been in the habit of
slipping into Elk City and out again
without he (Kennedy) being able to
see him and that Kennedy made two
trips to the Hye house during the af
ternoon to see if Hye was there. Wit
nesses gave testimony to the effect
that Kennedy had not been paid for a
long time, that Hye owed him more
than 800 and it had been necessary
for Kennedy to borrow money from
friends to take care of his personal
expenses because he could not get hold
Of .Hye to get money from him.
Testimony as to Criminal Operations.
Mrs. L. A. Painter, who was unable
to finish her testimony Thursday, W IS
then called to the stand and identified
certain clothing of her sister and testi
fled as to the place where same was
found. Mrs. Painter, who is . sister of
the deceased has had most trying
ordeal to go through and as result Of
the recital of the terrible tragedy is on
the verge of breakdown. She has
been called upon to furnish some of the
most important testimony and as one
of the principal witnesses for the state
has had to relate circumstances and re-
peat conversation which only feel
ing of justice and duty would prompt
one to.
| She identified a set of instruments
found by her in Hye's trunk and in
troduced by the state and which it is
alleged were used by the defendant in
performing abortions ON his wife. She
stated he had shown her these instru
ments several years ago, stated he had
purchased them Of doctor then prac
ticing in Elk. Stated Hye had said he
did not want to be bothered with chill
dren, did not want to be tied down and
not be able to 60 anywhere, that he did
not care for children. Testified to
meeting him in September 1913 when
she was returning from the east Call
ed him up from the Pacific Hotel at
Spokane, met him at Browns addition
in the presence of her sister. Stated
he wanted to borrow $25 of her to be
used in having a criminal operation
performed on his wife. Stated she told
him he would keep that work up until
he killed Alma. That he made no
reply. Stated she let him have ten
dollars at that time which he later paid
back Said his mind was just on those
sort of things at all times and he tried
to insult every woman he could.
On cross examination said the furni-
ture in the Hye home anu the clothing
of Mrs. Hye had been taken from the
! house at the suggestion and request of
Tom Hye who ask her t. tell her
mother to come and take it and told
her she should take anything she want
ed but all she had was one piece of
furniture and small personal remem-
brance of her deceased sister.
baby had no name. Did not know
where it was now. Said she had writ
ten defendants's sister about the baby
but had received no answer.
Following Mrs. Painter, Abe House
was placed on the stand and testified
that he saw a man passing along the
rear of field near his road house on
the Elk City road on the afternoon of
October A. and that he was carrying
two bundles on his horse anu .-urried
out of sight when seen.
John Skedgell, state manager. for
Hye at Sites gave testimony concern
ing letter received at Sites on the
night of October 4th, and Miss Bessie
Zornes, telephone operator at Sites
testified that Skedgell showed her the
letter and read it contents.
Powder Burns on Mrs. Hye.
Mrs. G. B. Mcdonald testified as to
having seen powder burns on the chest
of Mrs. Hye above the point covered
by her corset and other garments when
she was helping prepare her for burial
and Mrs. Bell gave corroborating test
mony in this regard.
George Trout testified that few
days before Kennedy was killed that
Kennedy said that Hye owed him about