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went out to Sites and made her pro-
mise when he left tina. she would be
faithful and that she would not per
init Kennedy to come near the house
and that she made the promise.
Made Another Secret Trip.
Defendant stated that he went to
Sites after the visit mentioned the
above statnient and remained several
days and started from Sites again for
Elk City about the 26th of September,
and that he got horse from livery
man Lyle, telling Skedgell, his stage
manager that he was going to Koos-
kia and possibly Spokane, but that he
had no such intent and intended to go
into Elk that night He took some
crackers and canned meat along for a
lunch and said that they were wrapped
in his rain coat and tied behind his
saddle. He said he had the flash light
and the gun in evidence along on this
trip also.
The defendat stated that he rode all
that night and arrived IN Elk City
early the next morning. He stated that
he did not eat anything coming in, and
whether he had any whiskey along,
he replied that he did not and never
took a drink in his life. He stated
that he watched the house until dark,
and as darkness came on came down
and watched the house from closer
view point but that he did not see any
body around the house At daylight
the next morning the stated that he
went down and hid in the hay barn,
covering himself with hay and that
about 1880 Monday morning he saw
Hugh Kennedy go down in the meadow
and try to catch his saddle horse and
that he failed to do this, and that Mrs.
Hye cane out of the house went out
to the barn and saddled up her horse
and went out and helped Kennedy
catch his horse. Kennedy then rode
down to the stage barn and that later
he came up to the house and was
around there for a while. That later
Kennedy and his wife rode out in the
timber and he saw them several times
after that. Later Kennedy went down
town and about IL O'Clock Mrs. Hye
took the baby and went down town.
Defendant stated that after his wife
went down town that he went into the
house and made milk shake. That he
be ahead of the stage and got in Sites
Tuesday morning. He stated that he
called his wife up from Sites about
$3.50 Tuesday morning and accused her
of being out riding with Kennedy
which she denied He said he rung off
shortly after and later called her up
about IL o'clock, telling her that he
was going to stay away for about a
month. He said she called him
Hydie,' an he called her "A' and
that these were nicknames they used
towards each other.
The Last Trip to Elk.
| The witness having told the oc-
curences above noted, was next ques-
toned by his attorney w. N. Scales
concerning the trip which ended in the
death of Kennedy and defendant Is
wife, The defendant stated that he
started from Sites about Is minutes
to o'clock on the 3rd of October
which was Saturday and before he
left he told Skedgell that he was go
ing up the river to look for horses. He
stated that he had the gun which was
placed in evidence, the flash light
some food and a few other things along
with him tied back of the saddle and
that he got into Elk City at $50 Sun
day morning
After arriving at Elk City he hid hi'
horse in a gulch and went over to the
barn and got two sacks of grain hay
for the horse and later went back am
covered up in the hay in the hay barr
so that he could see what was going OF
about his home. Hye gave descrip
about the place and stated that tn
stage barn was about 1900 feet south
west of the house, and that the ha.
barn was directly north. He state'
that the barn at the house is ahou
10C feet away from the house. H
stated in answer to questions put b
his attorney that the house barn an
the hay barn are absolutely separat
and that the stage on its arrival is lief
| at the Parr hotel and the hostler take
( the horses to the stage barn and tina
, the drivers do not have to attend t
} the stage horses.
, The witness then testified as TO wha
, he saw from his hiding place in th
hay barn. He stated that Georg
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