Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-20
NOT GUILTY, PLEA
ENTERED BY kILE
WHEN ARRA|GNED
Preliminary Hearing of Accus-
cd Slayer of D, B, WhiteSide
Is Begun May Not Be Fin
fished Today,

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The preliminary hearing of George
l.. Kile, charged with the murder of
d, 3 Whiteside south of Toltec, on
Wednesday afternoon of last week by
shooting him three times with a shot
gun began before Justice of the Peace
Jesus Gallegos at Los Lunas yester-
day. District Attorney Harry p
owen appeared for the state and
George s. klock of albuquerque for
the defense. Kile, when arraigned
entered a plea of not guilty. The
hearing was held in the district court
room.
1t was at first expected that the
hearing would be perfunctory af-
fair, consuming not more than a few
hours. But if yesterdays session is
TO be taken as a criterion the hearing
is going to he long drawn out, as but
one witness was placed on the stand
and after an examination and cross
examination lasting three and one
half hours the attorneys were not
through with him when court ad-
journed at o'clock last night until
9 O'Clock this morning. 1t was under
stood that there are eight additional
witnesses to examine.
John i. Carver of Toltec, the first
witness who is expected to be recalled
TO the stand when court convenes this
morning to finish his testimony, lives
close to the home of Mrs. shelton, the
mother of Mrs. K!le. where started,
so far as is publicly known the dis
pute between Mrs. Kile and White
side, which is said to have been re-
sponsible for the staying. Mrs, Shell
hntnn { a " 10
fom where Carver lives.
Mr. Carver testified he saw Mrs
Kile in The afternoon about 4 o'clock,
at the home of her mother, Mrs
shelton, talking with Whiteside Car
yer was at his woodpile cutting wood
He said he paid no particular atten-
ton until he heard Mrs. kle call to
him
"Come and protect me-"
He started toward where Mrs, Kile
and Whiteside were standing. dis
lance of thirty or thirty-five steps
When he got within ten or twelve
yards of them, he said. Mrs. Kile
picked up Il shovel. About that time,
the witness said he encountered some
stones in hi, pathway and looked
down to see where he was going, TAX
ing his eyes off of the couple for
moment. When he looked toward the
couple again Whiteside, he said had
his hands against Mrs. Kile's head,
and she fell. but he could not say if
Whiteside struck her or not. Mrs.
kile fell on her side. The witness
said when he reached the couple Mrs.
Kile had about got straight on her
feet" He asked Whiteside what was
the matter, which, he stated, the lat
ter made no answer. Carver said he
then told Whiteside to get in his
wagon and go away. He said he did
not observe any injuries on Mrs. Kile
when he was talking to her after the
alteration with Whiteside.
Whiteside drove to Carver's corral,
where, upon Carver's return. they
loaded somt hay. Whiteside did not
discuss the cause of the trouble be-
tween Mrs. Kile and himself. only to
say that he was sorry it had occurred,
according to Carver.
Wedno sday night, the witness said,
Kile came to his house with a gun
and inquired where Whteside was.
Carver said he did not know. Kile
then went away saying before he did
so, according to the witness:
Its no use for YOU to try to hide
Whiteside; his going to the Zuni
mountains would not be far enough"
After the Carver family had re-
tired, Mrs. kile appeared at their
home and was admitted. This was
between 8 and 10 o'clock at night.
In about thirty minutes, the witness
said, he heard Kile approaching the
house whistling. Carver said he had
often heard the defendant whistle,
and recognized him. Mrs. Carver in
the meantime had gotten out of bed
and she and Mrs. Kile were sitting
in the room. Carver was still in bed.
Kile entered and apparently without
directing his remarks to anyone in
particular, but to the entire party,
said, according to Carver:
We'll, | so the - -"
Mrs. kile, the witness said. asked
her husband where he found him.
over at Mr. Days. he is said to
have replied.