Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-30
NATHAN MARX CONVICTED
Travelling Salesman Will Serve Time
for Shooting of Man at North Yakima.

North Yakima, WASH, Nov 26.-
Nathan Julius Marx, a travelling sales
man, was 4ound guilty of murder in
the second degree by jury in the Yakima
county superior court today for killing
John +. DAILY, night clerk at the Tioton
hotel here August % last. The Jury
was out % hours The prosecutor al
legged Marx shot Daley after the latter
repeatedly had admonished Marx, who
was gupest at the hotel, against max
ing too much noise in his room. Marx
pleaded seh defense, asserting that
DAILY entered the room and attacked
him. Mrs. Marx also testified that
DAILY on previous occasions had at
tempted to be unduly familiar with her
The state closed its ease Thursday,
witnesses testifvirg as to hearing Marx
on sereval occasions expressing enmty
toward Daley. They told of Daley go
ing to the room of Marx on several oc-
casions following complaints of noise
| and rough talk, and on the evening of
the shooting Daley went to the room
while Marx and his wife were quarrel
ing, and later shots were heard and
Daley came stumbling down stairs Two
bullet wounds were found on the body,
one entering the left shoulder and the
second in the back.
Witnesses for the Defense.
The tlrst witnesses called by the de-
fense were James McInnis, Spokane,
and George Brown, Cheney, who were
guests of the hotel the day before
Daley was killed. They testified to
having heard Daley complain of Marx
and say that if Marx, referring to him
with oaths, made any more trouble, he
would "get his goat
Mrs. Marx, wife of the defendant,
was called on the stand as the last wit
ness for the day. Her cross-examina.
tion was not concluded when court ad-
journed. She testified that DAILY on
several occasions when her husband was
absent from the city attending to bust
ness as a salesman attempted to be
familiar with her. One night after she
had retired he had come to her room
and said he had a message for her
When she opened the door he had grab.
ed her and put his hand under her gown
She said the day of the shooting Marx
had been drinking beer and alcohol, and
by night was in a partially drunken
condition. She refused to accompany
him out with friend.
Tells Her Husband.
Later, when Marx returned to the
hotel, Marx upbraided her for her treat
ment toward him. Then she told hin
of the demeanor of Daley toward her
She said Marx was very angry and wa,
talking loudly, when Daley came int
the room, abused Marx and threatened
to throw him out of the house, pulled
his nose, slapped him, finally grabbed
him and shook him. When Mark re
covered his footing he took from tn
open bureau drawer revolver and com
menced firing She rushed from tn
room, but did not know how Daley go
tout
Marx will be remembered in Grange
vile and community being here a yea
J ago last fall and during the winter an
! engaged in taking orders for enlarge
j ments of pictures and selling picture,
He was quarrelsome and figured i
several affairs, on one occasion bein
arrested for disorderly conduct in
Q local hotel. About two weeks ago tn
l. chief of police of North Yakima was
e Grangeville investigating the record c
It Marx and procuring evidence for tn
J. state in the prosecution of the case.
al NJ H. Williams and wife are takin