The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-02-25
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which has been previously published
by this paper. She said that Hye said
he didn't Intend to kill Mrs- Hye and
Hugh Kennedy but that Kennedy call
ed him "a sneaking 8 b" and that
shat was more than he could stand"
Mrs. Bell. who with Mrs. Mcdonald.
helped prepare the body Of Mrs. Hye
for burial, also testified and the evi-
dence given by Mrs. Bell was very sim
liar 20 that OF Mrs. Mcdonald Like
Mrs. Mcdonald. she identified the pans.
beads, and other articles which were
introduced a. having been taken from
the stove In the Hye home following
the tragedy
L. A. Painter. son -dn-iaw of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Litchfield. and q prominent
citizen OF Elk City, was next called
to the stand. He told of being called
on tho night Of the killing and Of the
"Trip to the Hye home with the others
Of the party. He said that the body
OF Mrs. Hye was slightly warm when
they arrived there and his Testimony
concerning the hands OF the deceased
woman was in lime with that Of other
witnesses who had preceded him. His
Testimony concerning the position of
the bodies Of Mrs. Hye and Hugh Ken
nedy also bore out the statements OF
other members Of the party who Wis
tied the home that night. Mr.. Painter
said that he went from the Hye home
to the Parr hotel where he found Mr..
Hye In the kitchen where Mrs. Basket
was preparing a lunch for him. "Sliv-
ers'' Thompson was also present. Mr..
Painter said that some one remarked
that they should mot let the folks up
the valley know" to which Hye replied
in effect: 'Just give me a gun and I'll
shoot 1t out with them"
The buttons, pans, burned bits Of
cloth and other articles which 1t Is
claimed, were taken from the beating
stove at the Hye home were also shown
to Mr.. Painter and he Identified them
, as articles found in the ash pan of the
. stove. On cross examination Mr..
Painter went through a veritable grill
lage at the hands of Mr.. Scales, but no
material changes in the general char
acter Of his direct testimony was re-
. corded.
DR.. H. b. Blake, coroner OF Idaho
, county was called and told OF the in
quest and other details of his tnvesti-
, cations Like other witnesses for the
, state he testified that Mrs. Hye's body
! was lying on the back. with the lower
4 limbs extended down at full length
!. with the feet together and the hands
: upon the abdomen.
al Mrs. L. A. Painter. sister OF the de-
ceased. Mrs. Hye. was called to tht
stand this morning. She identified this
articles OF wearing apparel and cloth.
III ing found on the chair In the room or
the day OF the coroner's inquest and
HI declared that none Of this clothinf
was worn by Mrs. Hye on the day O.
the tragedy. Mrs. Painter, according
to her testimony. was at the Hye homa
III ON Sunday. October 4, the day Of tn,
killing, when Mrs. Hye dressed to g
III to the hotel to remain during the af
tsrnoon. She said that she was in thu
room when Mrs. Hye dressed and wa
/ positive as to what articles Mrs. Hya
Ilwore.
III Mrs. Painter was at the house Sun
day and not there again until the I'll
Of October. she said. On this late
date she sadd that she saw white fel
hat with q ladies' back comb in tn
crown Of the hat behind the body o
Mrs Hye and close to the wall. Thu
was the hat, she said. that Mrs. Hy'
wore on the day Of the tragedy Sh'
also identified the pansy PIN which sh
said Mrs. Hye wore that day. She sal
the next time she saw 1t was WHEEL
she found II In the heating stove a
the Hye home on the day following tn
coroners inquest.
I'LL, Testifying regarding the preparation
OF Mrs. Hyes body for burial Mrs
| Painter said that she took some of tn
hairpins from the deceased woman
hair She said that there was bloc