The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-04

and clothing in stove. He said that
he made a test Tuesday evening and tina
Bingham dress such as Is usually
worn by women, was entirely consumed
by fire In the stove in III minutes
w. e. Graham, undertaken testified
as to the condition OF Hugh Kennedy
body when the same was received here
from Elk City for burial and OF Ken
nedy's size and weight. He judged
that Kennedy was a man about 5 feet
and 10 inches tan and weighing about
$50 pounds.
George Gilbert told of experiments
conducted at his place last Sunday art
ernoon to determine how a revolver
charge would carry powder and mari,
an object, at close range. Hides OF
calves and a pig, which had been fired
at from ranges varying from two inches
to six feet were introduced In evidence,
bearing powder marks. L. A. Painter
who was also present when these tests
We're made, also gave testimony regard
Ing the exhibits and the tests.
Mrs. George Mcdonald was recalled
to prove where certain articles were
found in the house after the tragedy.
FRo5ERG SUPPORTS JONES.
hiotNiE tOiu VI QtlHE QItStut
In saloon at Elk City when John
Krunk said to Cornelius Jones after
the killing, in effect: Jones, you know
more about this than any man In town.
You know where Frank Hye was and
that he carried the bloody clothes to
your house and you helped dispose OF
them" The witnes said that Jones
made the remark: You're crazy" In
reply to this accusation.
Phil Hartman, Theo. p. Tollefson and
Wesley Packer. all citizens OF sites
at the time OF the shooting. testified
as to Hye's conduct and physical con-
dition prior to the killing and OF their
business dealings with him. They all
declared that he acted as same man.
A. j. Stuart, editor Of the Sites En-
terprise. told of his business dealings
with Hye and said that he regarded
Hye as a shrewd business man. and
SAW JONES AT HOUSE.
He said he saw Mrs. Hye return from
town about 1855 and enter the house
She lighted lamp, he said, and the
shades were up In the dining room
Soon after, he said. he saw Jones
come down to the house and get the
milk. and ne said he heard Jones speak
to some person near the gate. A shor'
time later Hye said he saw person &c
by the house and up the valley and In
few minutes still another person
passed the house.
At this point. Hye testified, he
saw a man appear in the Hye
yard near the woodpdle. The man
went around the woodptle twice,
according to Hye, and then went to
the barn and apparently lighted a
couple of matches. Then the man
went around the house and back to
the woodpile where he stood as II
looking for some one. A few min
Z utes later Hye saad. the man en-
tered the woodshed and reached his
hand up to place where the key
to the house was kept. Hye said
that the hiding place OF the kye
was known only to himself and
wife, he supposed.
After the man entered Hye said
he himself climbed the fence, OPEN
ed the woodshed door and then en-
tered the kitchen. He said he
could see faint rays of light coming
from the bedroom. He had on a
pair of rubbers he said and made
practically no noise. He said he
went about half way across the
room when the door behind him
clicked shut and he heard Kennedy
say:
whats that?"
To which, Hye said. he heard his
wife reply:
"Oh nothing, come on"
Hye said the light in the bed
room was then extinguished and a
second later he Internationally
created a little disturbance in the
darkened room. whereupon he heard
Kennedy say:
II know heard something
Hye said that he realized his
presence was known, so he entered
the bedroom. He had an electric
flashlight which showed him, he
said, that Kennedy was standing In
the center OF the room, pulling up
his trousers. Hye said that Ken
nedy put his hand behind him, as
n to draw a weapon and started
toward Hye. saying;
..You cd dirty, sneaking So
b., III get you"
At this juncture Hye says he
pulled his gun. wherempon Mrs. Hye,
who, Hye testified, was naked. ex-
cepting an undervest. ran past Ken
needy and toward Hye. Hye said
that he showed her. back and fired at
Kennedy, that she again ran at
him. and he showed her back on
the couch. Here he fired again, he
said, and Mrs. Hye. he testified,
ran by the stove. He says he
thought she was going out OF the
room or out of the house. The