Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-08

taken from ST. Clair's pocket and
placed the four empty shells in the
chamber of the gun. The evidence was
to prove that these were the shells that
St. Clair emptied from his gun at the
tine of the tragedy. He found these
shells about 40 minutes after the
tragedy occurred. The empty shells
were admitted in evidence.
UNDER CROSS ExAMINATloN.
In answer to questions in regard to
his flight after his arrest, St. Clair in
his cross examipation yesterday said
he first intended to go to the sheriff
at Emmett. He said that he knew the
direction to Montour and had been
over the road often befor to Montour
and Emmett He said he remembers
crossing Squaw creek and going over
the top OF SquaW butte. He walked all
night and in the morning he sat down
beside the road for two hours He said
he met but one man all the next day
and that he asked him where Emmett
was and then remembered that he
asked where New Plymouth and Pay
cite were.
He said he told Calender and Semske
that his name was Armstrong and Ne
did not remember of them asking him
If his name was st. Clair. He insists
mat he was trying to escape because
he was afraid of the alleged committee
and he thought that Calender and
Semske We're members of that com
mittee.
st. Clair said he was very much
afraid and when asked why he was
afraid, as he had testified that he did
not know of the shooting OF his wife,
he became speeches. and did not an
swer. He said he was not in the habit
of carrying a gun but that he did talk |
the gun from Gle Elum to the scene
of the tragedy. He said he cried in the
road and said he had a lot to think
about, Then he said he remembered
nothing about the shooting nor does
he remember emptying the shells out
of his gun. He said he did not reload
his revolver until the next day.
RECALLED EMPTYINS SHELLS.
At first st. Clair insisted that he did
not know when his gun was empted |
of the shells, then he insisted he found |
three empty shells in the gun the next
day. He then said that he remembered
emptying all the shells in the road
where the tragedy occurred. He said
that.he had no i'll feeling against Jerry /
Ross, Notwithstanding the letters he /
received. He says that he did not in |
his heart believe that any thing was
wrong between Jerry Ross and Mrs. |
st. Clair. When ST. Clair was again |
asked why he said his name was Arm
strong when captured by Calender |
and Semske near Payette he became
intensely nervous and tears came to his |
eyes. 1t was then that the court grant /
ed him short recess
ST. Clair said he remembered every
detail of the trip from the time he left I
Boise up to the time. of the tragedy /
He elaimp that he did not remember
taking the gun out of his pocket. He !
remembered yelling to Shilling three or
four times to stop and saying, Il want
to kiss the baby" He said that when
he came TO Squaw creek to get a |
drink, he remembered that he had |
Killed someone. He said that he re- /
membered talking to Bert Venable and |
said that he remembered Venable told |
him that his wife was dead He said l
that he was mad that his wife had put /
nm in Jail and that he felt that way 1
when he told Ncnabe that he was glad /
That his wife was dead