Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-03-04

went into the house, and after he came
out of the hose he went out into the
brush and stood behind tree and saw
Mrs. Hye come home. He was about
/ 100 yards east of the house out of
sight of the road and could see the
east side of the wood shed and the
windows on the south side of the house.
He saw a man whom he took to be
Scott come along about minutes TO 9
and shortly afterwards defendant
stated he saw Mrs. Hye come home, go
into the house and light a lamp in the
dining room, and that the light went
from there into the baby bed room
and then came out again into the din
ing room. He testified as to Jones
coming down and getting milk and
heard him speak to some one in the
yard as he went away but did not hear
what was said or know who he spoke
to. Then the lights went out in the
house and shortly later another person
went down the valley
Witness said that man then appear
ed near the wood pile and walked up to
the woodpile and went around it three
times. The man then went to the house
barn and he said he saw two flashes
of light as if matches were struck and
that the person came out and walked
west and made complete circle of the
house and came back and stood by the
, wood pile. From here the individual
went over to a pile of machinery and
looked around and then went back to
the wood pile again. He then went
out of sight behind the house and soon
walked to the wood pile and from there
| went to the wood house door and
reached up to secret place where he
land his wife kept the key to the door,
unlocked the door and went in.
Hye Followed Man.
HIVE stated that he then climed over
the fence and went up to the wood
house door and entered the woodshed.
He said he entered carefully and
flashed his light around the wood shed,
then, opened the kitchen door quietly
and could see from there into the par
Tor and that there was light coming
from the bed room which opened off
of the parlor. He had rubbers on and
went into the kitchen and started for
the parlor door and had gone part way
H. IL, a
door slammed shut. Said that Kennedy
then exclaimed HWhats that and
Mrs. Hye answered. "Nothing, come
on
He then flashed light back over
shoulder and lost his balance and
stepped into the parlor and he says
that he threw the flashlight into the
bedroom and saw Kennedy back in the
bed room, and that Kennedy had his
pants down and commenced to pull
them up, and buttoned the top. "Then
NKennedy started for me- witness stat.
ed, and called him a vile name saying
"Im get you" and as he came he
says Kennedy reached behind his back
Just then Mrs. Hye pushed past Ken
needy and towards the defendant and
grabbed the gun and he put both hands
on the gun and pushed her back and as
she went back he said that he heard
her grunt. He said he pushed her to
wards the bed room door and then he
shot at Kennedy not knowing whether
he had hit him or not. Mrs. Hye then
rushed back towards him again defen
dant stated and he pushed her over on
the couch and his light flashed on the
red sweater and the white hat, anC
then he shot again. He said Alma ther
jumped up from the couch and started
Continued on page 81