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that when she saw Hye after the trad
, gedy has occurred she has seen no bloc
on his hands and clothing She test
fled as to the clothing Kennedy had O.
when she saw him lying in the Hy
house, and said it consisted of
. light shirt, dark trousers, no coat an,
shoes on. She saw some clothing on
! chair which was near the. center table
Witness stated that when she left tn,
room in which the bodies were layins
she put her muff up over her face ant
went out into the kitchen and kept he,
face covered, and therefore she stated
that she was not in position to see
much in the rooms and besides the only
light was lantern light which was very
poor.
Mrs. @. L. L. Baskett Testifies.
| Mrs. Basket, proprietress Of the
Parr hotel, was the next witness put on
by the state and as she has been i'll
since the trial. of the case commenced
and she had not entirely recovered at
the time she testified. She stated that
she last saw Mrs. Hyo on October 4
between nine and ten when she was
leaving the hotel to go home and that
she had been there all the afternoon
She did not see Hye during the day
and first saw him about 1918 when he
came to the hotel with the baby which
he handed to her saying he had killed
Alma and Hughie. She stated that he
said IT know Hugh is dead but I don #
think Alma ISL or words to that ef-
feet, and she stated that she would 90
over and then she vent up and called
Miss Hanson.
She stated that Hye had said shat he
didn't intend to shoot when he went
INTO the room but that Hugh called him
a vile name and that that was more
than he could stand. She took the
baby from defendant and put it in bed
with her daughter Jessie. She testifi
ed that she thought that it had the
same clothes on that it was dressed in
when Mrs. Hye was at the hotel in the
afternoon.
Mrs. Basket recounted the facts
connected with the gathering of
party together to go up to the HIVE
home and going up to the house, which |
testimony was substantially the same
IS that of witnesses Watson and Cora
Hanon. As to what she saw at the
house she testified as to the position
IT the bodies which correspondent with
testimony of other witnesses who have
testified and stated that Alma Hive
vas laying on her back with both
lands crossed on her abdomen. She
Jaw some clothes on a chair by the
able in the dining room but could not
ell what they were.
As to the clothes which Kennedy had
m when she saw him in the Hive home
he stated that she only saw him from I
he waist up and thought that he had
when she saw him at the hotel. but
tated that he did not have the sweat
r ON when she saw him on the floor.
She also stated that she saw coat and i
lat laying on a chair in the room
where the bodies WERE As to the
lothes Kennedy wore when she saw
i'm alive, she stated that he was
ressed in a light shirt, drak navy blue
ANTS, had a light felt hat on his head
nd wore a red sweater.
She also testified as to the clothing
1orn by Mrs. Hye on the date of the .
hooting and described a red s =. alter |
he wore, also a black beaded ,clvet I
and which she wore around h = neck.
he stated that she had on pair of 6
ed shoes and identified the shoes of !
cred in evidence as being similar to $
ne ones worn by Alma. The pancy pin I
Dund IN the stove was also examined I
Y Mrs. Basket and she stated thai il y
'oked like pin frequently worn v $
u .. ilye De1Ofe nef neeeaSe. She Y
Astified as to the manner in which ~
RS HIVE Wore her hair. Other testi. t
ony was given with reference to what h
cured at the hotel when she returned
'om the Hye home and which imme- n
atelv proceeded the time when Hye h
# for Grangeville. She had prepared Il
meal for the party, and stated that W
We ate before leaving and drank some tt
a. n
Mrs Basket was excused and Mrs u
ell was next called by the state she u
stifying that she came in from her a
'me at Orogrande to assist in pre- "
lring the body of Alma Hye for u
lrial and that she was present at the a.
We home and assisted Mrs. G. B. Ne
onald and Mrs. Painter in caring for II
e body.