The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-19


he would have jumped on the little
steamer that was taking him as a
prisoner 80 the island 10 say farewell
20 his mother.
How he came 10 have a conVersa-
ton about the attempted suicide was
related by Mr.. Mead ON the witness
stand. as follows:
81 was sitting up with Flbert after
the shooting; he was in the hospital
in FRIDAY Harhor. Washington. II
was between > and 8 o'clOcK in the
mo- ming. Ebert was awake and. /
gave him a drink OF water and u Gig
arctic. Then | asked him whether ne
Intended to shoot himself when he
got to Friday Harbor. lie said. No;
Y ] wanted to commit suicide. I'd
haze jumped OF the boat / asked
him how he did such a bum job. lie
answered that just before he pulled
the trigger the son-of-a -- slipped"
Attorney Renchan. representing de-
PENDANT, made a motion TO strike out
the evidence as imnlaterial and ire
levant. and tending 10 prejudice
against the defendant Judge Abbott
denied the motion.
sheriff Mead was on the stand an
hour or more and told OF his connoc-
ton with the case from the time ne
received a telegram from Chief OF Po-
lice ]. X. Galusha OF Albuquerque,
". NJ, TO arrest Biancett on the charge
OF murder. TO the arrival Of Blancett
In Seattle on his way TO New Mexico.
As reported in the press dispatches
at the time. Blanceti took his arrest
calmly on ecember 80 OF last year.
protesting hia innocence.
II Couldn't Tell Mother
The sherin said that the defendant
had entered the tent house unaccom-
panied as he had stated he wished to
unpack a heavy yalicc containing
some candy for his mother and some
tobacco FOR his step-fathcr. They were
New Years presents. suddenly the
sheriff heard "a shot and when he en-
tered the tent house ne saw Blancott
lying on the uuur. a gun beside him.
The defendant had partially unpack-
cd his yaiise me had removed his
ovcrcost and his coat. lie said that
he asNCd the defendant what he
meant by nring on the gun and that
BlaHcctt could not speak at first. bat
later replied: Il couldn't tell mother.
The sheriff said he replied to this
statcmsnt my God. FL, talk about
breaking your mothers hcart-you
are certainly doing 10 now
The witness said hat Blancctt shot
himself on December "a, 1916, and
rcmaiTyd in the FRIDAY Hurbor hos
pital until the morning OF january
/ Z % ah.. .Hsnw HaFLr. 1fsNNVHaH fh.
stand the witness Identified TWO slips
OF paper handed him boy Mr. Davies as
exhibits "B3' and Ca saying he
saw the papers first in he hospital
at Friday Harley He said that he
had sent the PAPERS To Attorney Mel
Vim r. DunlaYy OF santa Pc. tn"
papers were not offered IN evidence
yesterday afternoon.
on rross-examiuatiou, tho sheriff
said that Blancett had declared hat
he would 10 back Co New Mexico ana
show the people that he was not
guilty OF the crime with which n
was charged.
ON direct examination the witness
stated h IA BlanCotts sister was on
the boat on the way To- Seattle and
had asked thc defendant whom he
drove out OF Denver when hc started
for the coast. The sherih testified
that Blancett replied that he had
driven an old couple. The sheriff
could not remember their names He
said they lived In New York state.
according TO the defendant.
In Biancetts room at the Maple
House, Friday Harbor. Wash, the
witness said ne saw "a couple OF cau-
eras''; one was small, and the other
large enough 10 take pictures post
card size.
Plays Ia Capacity Houssr.
During the trial Of Blancett hun
dreds OF Santa Foaus have manifested
their keen Interest .n the testimony.
and the sessions late ln the afternoon
and AT night usually are conducted In
a court Don crowded 10 It's capacity.
since the trial began every D. ~
the three judges OF the state sup. enc
court have VISITED the court room.
The fret was CHIEF Justice Hanna, a
couple ~ days ago, Mr.. Justice par
ker yesterday, and Mr. Justice Rob
erts today. Doctors and lawyers.
merchants and dentists. professors
and students, school girls n their
mothers and aunts, school boys ana
Old men, have sat for hours 10 hear
1.-THE story Of the disappearance or