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


account for his poor memory. The wit
ness was then asked whether he had
not made a statement in Wesley Pack
er Is store in Sites in the presence of
another witness that he nac gone to
the Hye home for some milk about 9
clock and as he left he met Hugh
Kennedy, and that they said hello to
each other and that Kennedy then ask
ed if Hye was home, and when he an
swered that he was not Kennedy than
T, said "He must be home for he came
in ahead of me today and witness
denied having made such statement
Judge Ailshie further oss-examined
the witness as to whether he had not
made certain statements in saloon at
Elk to one Krunk in the presence of
other witnesses, which witness denied.
The question was also put as to wheth-
er Jones had not seen Hye on the day
of the killing and whether the witness
had not gone up to the Hye home as a
decoy for Hye, Hye being in his cabin
at the time, later whether Hye left his
house and went up to his home place
perpetrated the killing of Mrs. Hye
and Kennedy, which witness denied
The state brought out that witness was
addicted strongly to drink and that he
had been in an inebriate condition for
some time before the shooting oc-
cured, and that he was so drunk that
Sheriff Eimers had to roll him into
the stage when he was brought down to
the preliminary hearing at Grangeville,
and that later and soon after the pre-
liminary witness went to a sanitarium
to take the Kelley cure, the questions
being pointed so as to ascertain
whether he had not obtained the money
working for Hye since the tragedy
Witness stated that Hye did not fur
nish the money and later on redirect
examination stated that his brother-in
law sent him to the sanitarium. Wit
ness stated, however, that he had been
working for Hye since the killing, but
denied making statements to the effect
that he was not doing much Of any
thing but trivial things.
!, Mrs. U. G. Kinkaid was next put OF
, the stand and testified that she hat
heard Alma state, about seven year
' Eago, while she was single and working
' for her that she hated children and die
8 not want to have any of her own
0 The state brought out that witness ant
1 Mrs. Hye were not on good terms a
the time Mrs. Hye was killed and TO
some time prior thereto and that the,
f did not speak. George Trader, a forme
owner of the stage line, was put on tn
!. stand and stated that when Kennel,
a drove stage for him that he carried
!. Igun, but stated that other drivers VIII
!, carried the mail also carried guns.
Testimony of Tom Hye.
n Thomas Hye, brother of the defer
v dant, was next put on the stand an
;. testified TOR the defense. Witnes
l. stated that he lived in Spokane an
e that he came to Grangeville on Tues
" day following the killing, and that h
It slept in the Jail with the delendan
e spending in all about thirty nights i
% the Jail, this fact being brought cut b
If Judge Ailshie on cross-examinatiol
o. He stated that his brother did not slee
and wanted to talk most of the tim,
lie ate little and was in poor physical col
% dition.
IN He testified as to himself and wifi
re going to Elk City about the 10th whe
lie Sheriff Eimers went in to make an il
j. vestigation and that his wife wer
lie along to bring out the Hye baby an
take it up to Spokane. While there i
Elk City he made certain investigation
be and described the bullet holes an
1T where the gun must have been fired i
a the room to make the bullet holes. II
n also testified as to certain paint spot
le on the floors of the room which wei
1t dropped evidently when the wood wor
at of the house and the door castings wer
III painted, and stated that they WEI
IN painted with a red paint or stain. Fl
n, testified as to seraping up some of tn
Sc spots in the wood house where bloc
TO spots were said to have been found an
@. that he made tests as to whether the
id were paint or blood, placing then
water, and stating that they did nj
ID dissolve and that he was satisfied ths
Of they were not blood. He also testif
ne ed as to giving exhibitions befo1
N several witnesses on entering the hons
without being seen on the school hous
lie side.
as The defense endeavored to put
V book alleged to be diary of the d,
ar PENDANT in evidence, which book. wi
ne moss stated he had fonnd in n Trunk