Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-24

in going with them. When they reached the ranch and found no one there she had said II was no use staying and they turned back for Prescott. It was on her suggestion that this was done. They went on to the lIildreth place but she did not get out. She did not know that Miller was going to get | into the car there Some one sug- gcsted to Miller that he had better come along as IIildreth was in Pres colt. She had said: You might as well come along. The more the mer- ricr." They were only at Hildreth's a short time.
 ] In little while they passed the i Stephens mail box. Then some one said: They have gone out They got the mail" Witness then told Of the overhaul ! ing of their machine by Bud and Joe Stephens and the row that ensued. She couldn't remember everything that was said. Joe had said great many abusive things. He had said: "I know it all. If you go to Pres colt now, you arc nothing but com- mon W.
 "A matter of fact. he called you a lot of vile names, did he not:" q don't remember. He did lot of talking but I do not recall just what he said. "You have heard 3 great deal of vile and obscene language around the ranch have you not:' q never heard Mir. Stephens use vulgar language at the ranch Do you know what vulgar language is3"
 q do"
 And haven't you heard it time af- ter time and day after day in your own house."
 "I have not
 Do you call terms such as were applied to you that night on the road . vulgar and obscene;' "I do."
 And you had not heard terms like those in your own house?'
 "I had not" ! Did Mir. Stephens tell you not to set foot on his ranch again." i don't remember There was so much talking, do not recall all that was said.
 An Escape For Modesty.
 Ii was at this juncturc that recess was taken in order that those ladies who might desire to escape the vulgar and obscene talk that threatened might make their getaway. The ses- sion was resumed at ll:20. Mrs. Stephens was asked: When Mir Stephens was trying to drag you out of the auto and you told him that you would not go with him. did you tell him the reason. that you had been i'll treated:" That was one reason"
 "When you told Sheriff Young that you were not going home because the ranch had been a perfect hell for the last few months. did you explain that 1t was because of your husband $ trcatment:'
 "l did not. The reason was Mil lers attentions to me"
 Do you mean to say that your hus- band had not been very abusive:"
 He had not"
 The witness was asked to recall a talk with Mrs. Anderson in the pres ence of John A. Rozarth on the morning after the killing. She was asked ii she had not first said that she was 10 blame and that she had then said:
 No. I was not 10 blame. It was that C. d-- S-- of a b., Joe Stephens"
 Witness insisted that this was not the case. She swore that she had said: "I'm to blame I'm to blame No I'm not to blame. It's the fault of that man Miller. I told him to leave the country"
 Witness had not heard Joe or Bud say anything about going to town and getting guns and killing them all
 Did you not tell Sid Marks that you were going to quit Joe entirely and ask him 10 be your witness"
 "I did not"
 Didn't you tell him you wanted him to he your witness because he had heard what Joe had said to you:"
 "T did not"
 Did you not tell Mrs. Anderson that you would leave the country ii you had the money?"
 q did not. If I wanted the money. I could get it"
 Why did you leave the Golden Eagle hotel:"
 The proprietor came up and said would have 10 go."
 Had Slept Alone.
 Witness was asked the particulars of the visit of Deputy Sheriff Jcs- sen. She was quite vehement in her response when she said that she was alone when he came to the room and that she had been alone through the night. She explained that Miller had not entered her room. He had brought her suit case up to the door and left the house. She had not seen him again till that evening. She was sitting in the plaza about / o'clock with her son Bud when Miller walk ed past. She did not speak to him.
 The return trip had been made by way of Jerome Junction because she wanted to avoid seeing Joe and Bud again that night She had wanted 10 stay at the Junction, but it was so