The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-04
Telling of Actions Leading up Crime Draws Full House
at Every Session-Women Outnumber Men
Intense Feeling is Manifested.
7 HOURS ON STAND; DEFENDANT WEEPS
Says We Fell Like Hog Beef Largely Out of His Mind"
"That the Man Was Perfectly Sane" Expert Witnesses
Say; Arguments of Counsel Heard Friday.

his mind. On cross examination. how
ever, witnesses for the defense testi-
fled that Hye owed all of his drivers
and had many other creditors and that
AFTER he returned to Sites following
his. release after the preliminary exam
tnaAon, that his mind seemed to be all
right and he was able to take care of
his business.
Mrs. L. A. Painter, sister of Mrs.
Hye was the first witness called by
the state. The ross-examination of
Mrs. Painter had not been completed
when she was ON the stand two days
before on account of the nervous con-
dftion of the witness, and she was re-
called to complete the examination.
Mrs. Painter told of the things found
in the room at the Hye home follow
Ing the killing. She told OF the con-
dition of the rooms when she first saw
them on october T. when she went in
with Coroner Blake. She testified rel
ative to the clothing she had seen in
the bundle in the baby's room on the
afternoon of October 4 and that when
she saw 1t on October 1t had been
moved into Mrs. Hye's bedroom and
placed across a chair. She also desig-
mated the garments found in the dining
room and picked these garments from
the exhibits used by the state in the
prosecution of the case.
On redirect examination Mrs. Paint
er identified abortion tools found in
Hyes trunk after the killing of Mrs.
Hye She said something over a year
ago. when she was returning from
trip, she saw Hye in Spokane and he
wanted to borrow $25 from her as he
said he needed the money to have an
abortion performed. She said she en-
deavored to dissuade Hye from his pur-
pose but finally consented to let him
have $40 on her sistes's account. She
said she told him was killing his
wife by such practices. She said the
subject came up between herself and
her sister, Mrs. Hye, a few months
prior to the shooting and Mrs. Hye
showed her an instrument and said it
had been used ON her by Hye to pro-
duce abortions.
On cross examination the witness tes-
titled that Mrs. Hye had been compell
ed to submit to all kinds of torture
from her husband and she had learned
this both from Mrs. Hye and her hus-
band.
Abe House, who resides on the Elk
City stage road near Elk City, testi-
fled that on the afternoon of Oct.
he saw a man passing along the rear
of the field and that when he attempt
ed to get nearer the man to see better
who 1t was, that the man hastened his
pace and disappeared over the hill He
said the man was carrying two bundles
and he was satisfied who 1T was.
John Skedgel, stage manager for Hye
at Stiles testified this morning that
he opened a letter addressed to Hye
that was written by Mrs. Hye a day
or two before she was killed and in
his letter she begged to be permitted
to join him at Sites with the baby.
He admitted that he had denied to
the attorneys for the state that such
letter had been received.
Mrs. Bessie Zornes who was tele-
phone operator at Sites at the time
the letter from Mrs. Hye was opened
by Skedgen, testified that Skedgell
told her of the letter and showed her
its contents. The letter was received
in Sites a day or two after Mrs. Hye
had been killed.
Mrs. George Mcdonald gave testimony
TO the effect that the powder burns on
the breast of Mrs Hye were above
the point covered by her corset or
heavy garments This was also :esti-
fled TO by Mrs Emma Bell, who assist
ed in the preparation of the body for
burial This fact was brought out by
the state to show that the corset or
other heavy garments worn by Mrs Hye
would not have prevented the breast
from being burned by the powder from
the revolver
George Trout testified that a few
days before Kennedy was killed that
Kennedy said that Hye owed him about
500 and that he had been unable to
see Hye TO get any money from him.
Witness testified that Kennedy charged
that Hye slipped in and out of Elk City
without he (Kennedy) being able to
see him. Witness said Kennedy stated
Hye was promising to make the pay
ment as soon as he received the big
check from the government.
William Myers testified that he had
known Kennedy since he was boy and