The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-04
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Iat4 no attention 10 the shooting as
II was not an uncommon occurrence for
people to shoot during the evening
and night.
On cross-examination he said he
did not see Kennedy about the Parr
h9tci on the evening of October but
that he might have been there
III F. Thompson was recalled to the
stand and testified as ITO the bullet
hele In the floor at the Hye home.
He said he noticed the bullet hole in
the floor and that the bullet had fol-
lowed the floor and he recovered the
same under the carpet. He said he
save the bullet to Sheriff Eimers and
fdentified the bullet when il was Of
fered in evidence. He said he was in
fMe Hye home on October with l..
All Painter, Mrs Painter, Mrs. Me
Donald and Mrs. Bell He said the
bullet had hit the floor near the cor
ner of the room and about p inches
from each wall.
- r. Eimers, former sheriff of Ida
no county. testified to the arrest of
Hye and receiving the gun and search
light from Mr. Thompson. He said he
examined the Hye home on October
a. with L. A. Painter and Tom I'VE
He said the bullet holes in the wall
were about 40 inches from the floor
On cross examination he said he
went in to Elk City to make the ex-
afndnation at the request of County
Attorney M r. Hattabaugh He said
they placed sticks in the bullet holes
IN the wall to get the range of the
bullets and would Judge the person
firing the bullets stood in the vioinit,
az the stove. He said he made a
seafch of the outbuildings and the
mousse. He said all of the windows
of the house were fastened with the
exception of one and that it could be
opened from the outside. He said
one of the outbklding was locked
WIFI a Yale lock and the other with
p common door lock which he be-
aieved could be opened with an ordi-
nary pass key. He testified as to the
blood stains on the wall and carpet
Mrs. ]. c. Litchfield mother o #
Mrs Hye gave testimony that Mrs
Hye weighed lis pounds but was
quite tail for her weight She said
she generally wore her hair In coil
The witness identified a picture of the
murdered woman and also wo wills
oftefed In evidence. These wills were
executed on August 30 and one was
Dy Mrs. Hye willing all her possessions
20 her husband and naming him as ex-
ecufor of her estate. and the other WA
~ Hye to his wife
John SIX edgell, manager OF the Sites
stage office for Hye, said he was in
chafge of the office from September 26
and took horse from the Lyle barn
20 the stage barn and that he saw
Hye mount the animal and ride away.
He said Hye told him he was going to
kooskia and might take the train and
SO TO Spokane. Witness testified that
TWO or three days later he found the
morse tied in the barn and he return :
Cd the animal to the Lyle barn. He
said that or October HIVE again
left Stiles on horseback and said he
was going up the river to hook for
horses. He said the horse was return
ed few days later tied to the stage
The witness said the revolver and
searchlight offered i'm evidence looked
Ike those that had been kept In a
drawer at the stage office.
Witness said he went with Sheriff |
Ehners on October 5 from Suites to
Nolan's place whore they met Hye |
and Hye was transferred to the rig WITH
Sheriff. Eimers. He said that is the
last he saw of Hye. Witness said he !
look the sacks Hye had placed in the |
Thmnpson buggy and later delivered |
them in Grangevihe for the prelimin-
airy Examination.
On cross examina tbon witness said
ne received a telephone message from
Elk City. asking where Hye was and
ne had answered that Hye had gone
up, the river to look after horses and
had not returned
H. E. Foulke, proprietor of the stage
Station at the Switchback on the Sites
Elk City road. said he overheard
q feiephone conversation between Hye
and his wife in September. He said
Hye told his wife that he had been
60 Spokane and the deal he was work
ms on was all off. az the man had
died. Witness said Hye told his wife
that his brother. Tom Hye. had been
expecting them both to come to Spok-
ane 70 visit and they talked about
visiting Spokane in November
Witness testified that Mrs. HIVE ask
I'd now long 1t would be before he
samW to Elk City and Hye replied
that II would be about month Wit
ness said that Mrs. Hye then proposed
'hat she take the baby and make the
MN and that Hye discouraged her say
ne that he would get home as soon
- be could; that he wanted to wait
a get his check to square .hings up
m the outside before he went into
Ak City.
Vn cross examination witness said
1xe asked over the telephone how the
'apg was getting along and that me
lad ca lied his wife dear
~. M. Watson. merchant at Elk
md who was witness for the state
ru>sday, was recalled DO the stand
hts afternoon and testified to the eff
ect that there were three bullet holes
n The body of Kennedy and he thought
hey had entered from the back and
une out In front, as they were small
|nd smooth on the back and large and
aEged in front. He did not change his
eathmony ON cross examination.
|0 A Hamrnond said he u1as afnnloN-