The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-04

Iuere mas never Deen q case DeIOre
heard in Idaho county, and possibly
In the state that has held commun-
ity within ITS grip as completely as
has the Frank Hye murder case which
Is now drawing to close.
From the first day the court room has
been packed, principally with women,
who, according to ruling enforced,
were given the preference as auditors.
Many of the spectators have become
so engrossed with the case that they
have appeared at the court room as
early as a. m., in order to be assured
of desirable seats, and have brought
their luncheon with them so that they
would not forfeit the advantage gained
by their early rising by having to
seek refreshments.
This case has been the absorbing
topic of conversation and discussion in
the court room, ON the street corners,
hotel Hobbies and business houses, even
to the exclusion of the European war.
FEELING Is INTENSE.
1t Is an unusual case, one calculated
to arouse strong prejudices and bitter
partisan feeling. On the night of Octo-
ber 4, last, Frank Hye shot and killed
In his home at Elk City. Hugh Ken
nedy, who had been employed by him
for months as stage driver between
Sites and Elk City, and his wife, AL
ma Hye, the mother of babe but
few months old. The defendant admits
these facts but sets UP as his defense
and in justification of his act, the in
vasion OF his home and the destruc-
tion of the peace and sanctity of the
same by Kennedy, followed by abusive
lax1 fI.a l.4A M att ae,e.t
to draw a gun on the defendant when
discovered.
The prosecution denies the claims of
the defendant that there were grounds
to justify him, even under the "unwrit
ten law" in the commission of the deed
with which he is charged and which he
admits having committed.
The evidence introduced by the pros
ecution which has been voluminous, has
been directed along a line to show the
innocence of the wife and young Ken
nedy and to establish on other grounds
the motives which prompted the de-
fendant to the deed.
ABLE COUNSEL IN FACT.
The case has been hard fought from
the start, with able counsel ON both
sides, Judge James F. Ailshie and
County Prosecutor M. Reese Hattabaugh
appearing for the state, and Wallace
N. Scales and A. S. Hattabaugh for the
defense.
The defense put the defendant, Frank
Hye, on the stand Wednesday morning
to give his version OF the deed and
what led up to its commission.
The arguments in the case will be-
gin tomorrow at a. m, and as there
are four attorneys, each Of whom will
present his views of the matter. the
day will no doubt be pretty well used
up before the case is submitted to the
jury, the final arbiters in the matter.
Following is a resume of the evidence
as brought out since last weeks issue
of the Globe:
The state rested its case at 2:45
o'clock this afternoon in the trial of
Frank Hye, charged with the murder
of his wife Alma Hye, and Hugh Ken
nedy at Elk City on the night of Octo-
Der and three witnesses were placed
'on the stand by the defens bfore ad-
journment was taken.
Important evidence was brought out
by the state to account for the pres
ence of Hugh Kennedy at the Hye house
on the night of the shooting. Witness
es testified that when Kennedy reach
ed Elk from Newsome he asked If
Hye had come in as he had seen tracks
on the road. Other Testimony was that
Kennedy had stated that Hye had been
in the habit of slipping into Elk City 4.
and out again without he (Kennedy) be
ing able to see him and that Kennedy
made two trips to the Hye house dur
ing the afternoon to- see If Hye were
there. Witnesses gave testimony TO
the effect that Kennedy had not been
paid for a long time, that Hye owed
him more TINA 500 and 1t had been
necessary for Kennedy to borrow money
from friends to take care of his~ per-
sonal expenses because he could not
get hold of Hye to get money from
him.
The testimony offered by the defense
tended to show that Hye had been ner-
vous. absent minded, unfit to transact
business and at times apparently out of