Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-23
MRS. JACK ROONEY BOUND OVER
FOR TRIAL
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ing and in the evening.
Shortly after noon she took soma
toast up to Mrs. Rooney and about /
clock sent dinner over to Mr.. Rooney
at the shop. Rooney brought the dishes
back and visited the sick room far
short time. Mrs. Collins took som,
soup up to Mrs. Rooney about 900 and
asked If the baby was asleep. MR.
Rooney replied that the baby was sleen.
ing and that she did not want il as.
tnrbed as Mrs. Howard had cautioned
her not to uncover its head while il was
sleeping as it would get the collie. At
the time she was in the room Mrs
Rooney asked for sack of rags which
were in the room and these were
brought and placed near the bed where
they could easily be reached by the
sick woman.
Mrs. Collins visited the sick room
again about $3.50 and nothing was said
about the baby. Rooney came home
from the shop about Z and she went
home. Later Rooney called at her home
and brought the news about the child
being missing. The events which took
place after that time related to the
search for the child, about Mr.. Rooney
going up stairs and finding it and the
calling in of the doctors and others
which preceded the coroner's inquest.
Particular interest centers in the
statement of Mrs. Collins that when the
baby was brought down stairs, it was
suggested to Rooney that an examina.
ton be made to ascertain if the habv
was living, and Rooney stated that it
was dead Up to this time il was as
sumed according to the statements of
kooney himself that the bundle had not
been opened. Rooney then suggested
according to the evidence of Mrs. Col.
Inns, that the baby be prepared for
burial and that he would get man to
assist. Here Mrs. Lyle interposed and
suggested that the bundle be not
touched as it was then case for the
coroner and the officers. Rooney then
went for Mr.. Butler and the doctor.
&. M. Butler was examined last NIGHT
with reference to the conversation had
with Rooney when he came to his office
the night of the tradgedy.
Mrs, Howard Home Wed. Afternoon,
A. A. Howard, husband of Mrs. A. A.
Howard was placed on the stand this
morning and testified concerning the
whereabout of his wife during the aft
ternoon of Wednesday the LIST of Nov
ember. He also testified with refer
ence to the events that occurred after
Rooney came to his house the evening
OF the first and accused Mrs. Howard
of taking their baby. On cross ex-
ANIMATION Mr.. Scales asked the witness
to explain sanctification as he under.
stood 1T in his capacity as pastor of
the Church of God. This the witness
did citing verses from the bible in the
course of his explanation.
"A. j. Stuart testified as to the where
abouts of Mrs. Howard during the af-
ternoon OF Wednesday the LIST, when
Mrs. Howard was accused of taking
the child from the sick room at the
Rooney home.
Mrs. Lyle Helped Search.
Mrs. }. IL. Lyle testified as to being
at the Rooney home just after Rooney
reported that the baby was gone. She
helped search down stairs and told of
Rooney going up stairs and then later
appearing with lamp and reckoning
her and Mrs. Collins to come up stairs
which they did. Rooney opened the
closet door and pointed to the bundle
on the floor. Mrs. Lyle and Mrs. Col
Inns then went down stairs, and Rooney
brought the bundle down under his arm
and laid it on the floor. Mrs Lyle
virtually corroborated the testimony of
Mrs. Collins about these matters in
every respect, and she also stated that
after laying the baby on the floor Mr..
Rooney told them if they would help he
would get a man and then they could
give the baby decent burial, to which
Mrs. Lyle replied that it was a case for
the officers of the law
Father of Mrs. Rooney Testifies.
James Prettyman the aged father of
Mrs. Rooney was placed on the stand
and examined with reference to two
visits made to the Rooney home We'd
nesday, Nov. /, one in the forenoon
when he did not visit the sick room,
and again in the afternoon when he
did visit the sick room. He said he did
not see the baby when the visit was
made. He denied certain particulars of
an alleged conversation on the 18th of
November, while Rooney was under
arrest, and with his daughter in the
presence of one, Mrs. Dodd.
Mrs. Hawkins testified as to having
a conversation with Mrs. Rooney the
day after the baby was killed, in which
she stated Mrs. Rooney stated on the
forenoon of the LIST that the baby began
to fret and Mrs. Howard was feeding it
sweetened water and that she strangled
it and the while was going through
religious motions and calling on God
and Jesus to receive it and the like.
That Mrs. Howard than took the baby
down stairs with some clothes and later
came up and placed bundle in the bed,
and that she went to sleep and when
sha woke nm she undid tho bundle and
found it was filled with rags.
P. P. Pnyear testified for the state
with reference to conversations with
Rooney the night of the trouble. Mrs.
Mary Ellen Dodd, woman who had
been engaged by rooney to work at
their home commencing with the 10th
of November, and who has been there
since that time, testified as to con
versation James Prettyman had with
Mrs. Rooney, and Mrs. Rooney en-