davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

6eIsuarten I'M Goromeiten. Il-
lentbal6en bliibt pno griint eS 5tpi-
idlen ben ipeiten 6elsrippen, eS iii
cine 6iiae bon Ieudtenoen Sarben
iiber Oos @eflipp aitsgebreitet.
@ie idon erpdbnt, lit in ben leb-
ten Sabr5ebnten Elm @rottengebiet
IN BEN 8%oroergrltno 6eS SnterelieS
eetreteit, bon Dem friiber ielten Die
&eoe mar. @bgeieben bon ein5el-
rem Ger!nden in friiberer 3eit, in
hieIe unteriroii1en, bon larmenoel
gSoIiern erfiiuten &d1me eill8uorin-
gen, bat oeren planmdBige @ridlie-
6ung erIt nit Dem Sabre 1884 be-
goilner, oarf Der o%pferpoaen Satig.
felt zines Sauileins moderer @rot-
tenfor5her Der Section Sutherland
beS 0euti6en uno 0iterreidii9en
SlpenpereinS".
Inter auBeroroentlifen Sdtpie'
rigfeiten 1ino Die Salen uno Dome,
sic &lannter llno Seioengrotten en-
IdjloIIen moroert. @el1e @ege Die
9iefa n;mmt, tpel6er Mrt Die peite
N'er5tueigung unO Die gan5e @eltal-
tuag oieier merfmiiroigen unteriroi-
ifen @elt 1T, miro faum ienlals
e%rgriinoet peroen. Sci Dem einia-
mcu &irdIcin Son @iopani in Der
Nld)t bon Monfolcone unfern
Ton SrieIt - pldti6ert ELM mcbr-
ormiges @aiier aus Dem Selsnfer
rer 9iiite berpor, I'M ii6 faltm tau-
Icno Shritte tpeiter nit Der Sal5-
flut 5a bereinigen. 9aS lit Der
Simaoo, pelder ais nSinrubuS" me-
Gen Ieiaes eebeimpouen Serporbre-
dens aus Dem Snrern Der groe i'm
floliiiHen Altert1m 5i Den gefeiert-
fen Str0men ocS @roteileS 5Gblte.
lin auf Die periAiebenen Soblen-
ldllme Don ct. Gon3ian i'm belon-
otren ein5ugeber, lit Der sur Ierfit,
qllng ltebenoe &aum leioer 81
fnopp. llebrigenS mGre cine aus
fibrli6e 8ei6rei6ung faum pom
9Iuten, oenn cine iolde fam ielblt
nit einem gr0Beren Aufwanoe BON
9ie6efigurcn uio 8iloern ben nab
rem Ga6perbalt nidt oermitteln.
Sier lit ales aliBergewobnliA. Ser
@eIud)er empfinoet bieS gleid 81
g,eainn, tpern er aus Der 100 Sub
bcben 8orbale Der nS6miOlgrotte"
in Sen y&ubolfoom" - Die Sort
Ietunq oes MegeS - eintritt uno
Gnn5 plotli6 bon Dem 3altberipuf
i.berraIdt miro, penn in &irdturm'
lobe iiber Sen @oiIern elm in ben
icnfredten @epanoen itebenoer
Monn Die Magneliumflamme ent-
5iinoet. &%orniignale begleiten ben
Manoerer. Gin ioldeS erifaut
flim r9elpeoere", no oas Wagne-
i!umlidt cine impoiante Sole bon
$50 SUB $0be our6bent. Ser
5%ouberbafte Sdein fdut auf ben
Griineh @aiieriMDaa, Der aaentbal-
ben in tpeiBen SAaum iid aufloit.
@er iest ben hequemen 8fao oa.
6ini9reitet, lcgt iib faum Die Tor-
itellung auredt, wie es ben erlten
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25
Die Cancberscblense.

rno oum6bliG an Die nit Der 8oI'
i~ertiefe iid dnoernOen Oruduhter'
idie0e. @s finoet 70 cine itufenpei'
Ie @npalIung 0es &orpers an Die
itelten 0rudperbGltniiie itatt uno es
bat iif ge5eigt, OoB bel oieier Art
oes @%orgebens iomie ourh peitere
WaBnabmen Die chen eripGbnten Sie-
fen errei9t tperOeu fonnen. Oie
8erpenoung Der TollderidleuIe bic.
tet ober audi nod meitcre 8orteile.
Ser Sauder fam in itarfen Meeres.
Itr0mungen orbeiten, 90 i'm Elm in
Ser S1leuIe befinOIider Wtontt am
Scile gu Balten nerrtag, 10 bob er
1idt tpeggerilien miro. Wlan fam
oonit groBe Mengen bon SanO-
t~pcrfs5eug in Die Siefe bef0roeru, ia
man fonn iogar Die @rbeitsitdtte
bur1 auf Ser Sdleuie ongebradte
eleftriiGe SGeiniperfer togesben ct.
Ieuften. @oiieroidt eingeidloIiene
eleftriIfe @liiblompen bieten Die
Moglidfeit, in Ser unterieeiiGen
Siniternis aud fetnere @rbeiten gu
berri1ten, bie %legenannte D&noagass
%flolnnte", ans einem ent3iinbeten Sc.
menge bon @aiieritoff uio Souer-
itoff beitebetto, oient ais Sdneioe.
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

Cine llbr, oie man nidt auf5u5ieben
brcu1t:
Sic llbr tpitrbe am Z. Npbember 1916
III Gang eelett .lnb ee9t leitoem rid]tt9;
infolce ibrer Gonitruttion lam Tie nod
,Sabr5e6nte neiter geben, obne oes Nnfs
3iebens al beoiirfen.
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

0editng Ser groBartigen &efaboblen
a. ct. Gon5iar.
SbpobI be5iigli6 Oes Snterelies,
tpeldeS man in meiteren Sreilen Die
fen nunoeriamen @ri6einungen
ertgegenbrin9t, in ben lesten Sab
rem ii9 mandes gum 8eliern
Qetuenoet bat, bari glei6Dobl
geIagt weroen, oaB Die 3abl
S~erienigen, tpel6e oieien Gin
gen ndber getreten iinO, nod INNER
cine lebr beidranfte lit. 9ieS
n;mmt umiomebr number, als Der
RarIt ols Summelplas fir tonriltt-
f4e Streif5iige reide &usbeltte lie
fcrt. CT lit reid an @ffeften, mel
d,e freilid ni6t obne tpeiteres gum
@%ctpuBtiein fomn1en, lonoern gu III.
rem @rfennen zines gelpillen MaBes
bon Naturgefiibl bebiirfen, oas 81,
glei6 &unltgefiibl lit. 9ie met
iicn fennen ben &arlt n1lr BON Der
fIiidtigen Sabrt auf ben S6ienerl,
bic ii6 enolos 0ur9 ba5 @eflipp
bin3ieben. Sab Der norOliGe &arit
nit ltunoenlangen, urpalodbnlihen
8eItanoen beoedt lit, in beren 9ant-
1nerungen oa uno bort Die aebcint-
1ispoaen &erlieIe ii6 offnen, ratiel-
bofte @aiier aus i6par5en S9liln'
Ben berporfommen uno binter flof-
fenoen 8ortalen Oeri6pinoen, nil
len sic menigIten. @er ben &arlt
Su Sub = menigItens I~tredentpeiie
- ourhpanoert, bat ben anblid
BON S1auitiiden gu getportigen, Die
man nidt ale Gage iiebt. Wtit
Gtaunen miro er bier uno % in
idauerli6e abgriinOe binabi6auen,
Die an ieinem Pfaoe liegen. IS
roufden perltedte 8aiier, mitten i'm
&idid)t w0lben iid vNaturbriifen",
nno Die @erlaiienbeit einiomer
Gdrnuoe, Inn lpelde Sud)en nno
Sannen i6otten, bcihaftigt Die Gin
bil6ungsfraft. @citerbin lit cir
Gee, Ser balo 6a 1T, balo niNt =
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

mo Souen, geden uno 70 weiter,
oeren Nonien uno Yei6reibung man
uns erloiien mo9e. IS lit gu piel
6es @epoltigen ullo Nerfpiirotgen
fir ben &aum eites einfa6en Nuf'
iases.
@ir boben Ifon ertpGbnt, oaB Der
8eiuH bon ct. Gnn5ian, be5iebungs-
neiie Der ou Gage li%egenoen Sert'
lidfeiten an Der Gefa, oaein cine
&eiie oabin lobnt. Gin ueber'
blif iiber ben, &elIel Der a@roben
GoIinc4 bon oet $50 SUB iiber Dem
gbgrrno rogcnoen uStepbanietpar-
te" lit ouberoroentlid felielno. @os
aber Dem @eiuder, Der Die Goli'
ne oblu9t, oues b%egegnet, miro in
ieiner grinnerun9 fir lange Sabre
boften. @eItoItrngen, pie Die.
,.GieIentborflomm~, Die D@uten:
bergboQe" uno Die Sommalinibriif'
fe, unter tpelfer Die in Die Selien
eingeapGngten @oiIer oornern unO
Der meiBe @ii9t aus &trtbturms.
tiefe beraufblibt, iinO unpergleiGlif).
Sci Ser D@bloiier-8 orte~ ltebt man
Dem miloen 9rooel am nGditen. Sin
@fao, mie Ser on ierfreAter @ano
Einfriedenoe n8lenferiteig" erregt
iton beim bIoBen anblide S4pin-
oelempfinoung. 8eit grnieliger
rod 1T Ser n9na5e-@eg", elm nab
rer @emsiteig, Der wobl idDerlid)
b5n pielen Sourilten betreten tperoen
oi;rfte. Inter ben S%oblrGunten,
oeren BortaIe an ben @efponoen
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

Sic Sdmiotlerotte (Gin9ans in Die
Ne9aboblet).
Gionieren in oieien &dnmen gu
Mrte mar, tpell1t iie folgeuoeS in Or
rdgttng 5ogen: nod beftigen &e'
gengiiiien idpiat Der unteriroii6e
SlrB ploklid nm 80, 40, 60 uno
mebr SUB an. Sur Belt tit anf
Dem iidereu 8fa0e Die 5luft leidt
81 beperfiteuigen. &noerS itelte
li6 oie So6e fir iene 8ioniere,
pelbe 5ebn bis 3tpolf Stunoen be-
nGtiger, Inn einen &ilometer melt
in Die unentiGleierte llntertuelt ein'
3uorin9en @eben mir peiter.
Ser nddite &altm lit Der gelpaltige
.Sbetinaoom", Oeiien 80l6ung $50
SUB bod binaufreidlt. 8is bier
Der biloet Sic Iefo flint @aiierltiir-
&c; Ser mG1tigite lit Der iedste,
Elm "a SUB bober 66Waa am en-
sc oes Sbetinaoomes. @epor mir
BORT bineinpanoerr, mo6t ltnS Der
6iibrer NIT elmer groBen Merfpiir-
oigfeit oieier nG9tIiden Sa1e be.
fonnt. @s gebt etipas na6 ouf-
uGrts unto abIeitS Ser &efa su eis
nem BON 5tpei md6tigen 8feilcrn
~eebiloeten 8ortale. 9as lit Der
@ingo1g in Die 8runnengrotte, 10
genannt mad elmer gGbitaffelung BON
&alfiinterbeden oeren einige iiber
g SUB tief iinO. Sbre fuunoeriame
@eitaltung fommt crit CUR Dolen
@eltung, tpenn Ser 5iibrer Die Ger
rolIc beleu6ten ldBt.
Siltter Dem Soetinaoom erIdlieBt
ii6 elm nod getpoltiger &allm, Der
vMiiaeroom", oeiien 9ede cine So
be BON 270 SUB erreiGt. 9iele
oroBartige @eitung gebt in Die
&lon1m bes foeenannten oSonfefa.
uals~ iiber, in oeiien 9erei6e cine
qon5e &eiDe BON &ataraften tobt.
Der 8fno bierber uno peiterbin -
fem folder i'm gar5en Gimme =
II: ntebr ols beoenfli6. @etpobnli-
dc @rottenbeiuder pogen li6 nidt
6ier1er. 9aS &ormdrtSi6reiten
altf Sen 8alfen lit mie elm Sdpe.
ben iiber Dem nGdtliden &bgrunoe,
ser in ntG6tiger &eionan5 bos Brill
len bes Stromes pie0ergibt. Sn Der
6olge iauit Der ied5ebnte 8aiier-
fca 6 SUB bod ii6er cine 6elsbar-
re binweg. Man lit bier in elmer
eerGumigen Solle - Dem uSanfe-
0cm~, allf 0eiien @rlnoe iiG Die
Gefa bedenortig ausbreitet. @S
miro nun ser iie6en5ebnte 8aiierfaa
errei6t, alsbann cine enge &lamm
uno 8uIebt Ser eroBte, aler biSber
erf6loiieneu Soblraume, Der o@l-
penpereinSoom~ an ben ii9 Der gro-
&c n@lpenbereinsfanal" anidlieBt.
Gan folgt nod cine gauge &eibe
oon &otoraften, Gini6niirungen
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

Sai6er BEL Der Irbeit auf Dem Meeres-
booen I'M 2idte eines S6eintrerferS,
oer ouf Der uSdu6eri9leuie anBes
bra6t lit.
imItonoe fein, tie pieoer gu beben2
M0gli1feiten oa3u boben lid) in
ser iiirtgiten 8eit oanf Der Sort
I6ritte Der Sau6te1nif betraftli9
b~ergr0Bert. @o6 Dor einigen Sab
ren fonrte aud Der geiibtelte Sa1t'
der MIR Bis alt elmer &iefe bon ettpa
40 Meter pororingen.0 ann iibte oa3
Gepi6t Der ouf inn loitenoen @ai-
ie1IGltle einen oerdrtigen 9rltd ollf
ieinen 9orper aus, Oob Die @tnung
6%ebinoert tpltroe uno oaB 8lutungen
aus Scale, Mltno unO Sbren eit-
troten. Die 2eiItung bon @r6eit
uar nar in Siefen bon 20 bis 30
Ietern m0glid. N~eueroingS lit eS
Nun infolge betrG1tli6er bon Den
9r1ger-@ erfen in 2iibed berriib-
retloen 8erbeiierungen oil ben Sau-
6ereinri6tungen gelun9en, elne Mr-
6eitstiefe BON 80 Metern au erret-
den. Oiele 8erbeiierungen %beitcben
ir Ser SoltptIofe in Der @infibrrtng
Ser iogenannten uSauderi6leuie",
zines oaieitig eeidloiienen aaitcns,
elmer 9Irt bon 3immer, oas ms
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

Gmpor8ieben eiues Sanders ous Dem
@a1er nit Silfe zines arans.
inItrumeut. Gil brennt audi I'M
@aiier nno entpidcIt cine iolde Sit-
81, ooB iogar @an5erplatten BON ibr
gIatt Our6iGmol5en iperOen. Ser
Sau4er aber trdgt ieinen gorrot
at, Itemluft i'm SaltAeran3ug init
li6. Ser Olird 9ltmung oerbrau6-
tie Saueritoff miro our6 i'm Sorni.
fter mitgefiibrtcs peroi6tetes Sauer-
itoffeas itanoi9 e%rnellert, Die aus9e-
atmete giftige &oblenidure miro
our9 inn glei6en Gornilter allge.
bradte @orridtungen uniddoli6 &c.
ntadt. 60 lit es ni6t mebr notig,
i'm permittelS zines S6lail1es, Der
ben Siiden 0ur6biIien neroen fam,
SUIT au5upumpen. Ser Salt6er be.
negt iid fret I'M 8oiier uno lit MIR
our6 cine Selepbonleitiing, Die I'M
&elm enoet, iopie our1 cine Sig
naQeine nit ser Sbermelt perbutl-
Sen. Die @eiomtbeit oieier Sort
i1ritte miro es ermogli6en, Dab man
prn ben I'M &riege geiuAfenen S6if.
fen uno ibren S6aben iene gu Re.
ben imltanoe iein miro, Die nift tie
fe1 ols 80 Meter inter Der Meeres-
oberfldde liegen.
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

9oS fIoIiiIde 2anO Ser Sobleu
iruo @rotten iit Der &orit, iene 8er-
fdrunoene un0 Ourdfliiftete So6flG.
dc, pel9e oen @orO- uto SItrnnO
ser Ioria umgibt uno felt lun9em
@egenItano eifrieer eeologiider nuo
bDoroIogiider Stuoien lit.
9ie &0blentpelt 0es SarIt lit =
tDenn man bon ser oltberiibnlten
Moelsbereer @rotte obiiebt = erft
in Den Iebten Sobraebnten Ser all
gemeinen glufmerfiamfeit nGber ge-
riidt noroer ruo 5tuar oorSugstDet.
5e 6ur9 sic nit ieltener &iibnbeit
uu6 Ius0ouer benerfiteli9te Iuf-
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25
Die fnr5c Sunr.

gm SdiaerpIat in 6ranffurt
poate ib cine 9roIdfe belteigen.
oSffenbader 2uuOitraBe," lu9te i6.
v9es is e oidti9cs @no," meiite Der
&utider, ma, iteige Se nal Ell"
@ttpq auf ser Sdlfte Der Sabrt blieb
Ser 8agen ltebert. aSteige Sc boob
email en- Aageblid aus" iagte Der
auti9er, Der @oitl ma6t namlif'
MIR fur5e Soure. 8enn es ibm &c
lang nero, bleibt er ltcbe. 8enn Sc
MI mieoer eiiteige I'M Die Wageolbr
5uidlagc, Damn 0cllft er, eS is e neuc
Solir I'M gebt ipeiter."
@as iid elmer perIast, 10 bel
mebr i6enfen ibm Die @0tter.
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25
DtR 4nhltnntrlt TUT ST.
Udnztdtt.
Hon A. u. srhmrtgFr : EFrttFnfFIn.

Elm IdngIt befanntcs @unSer, bos
nit Dem Nanten n3irfnis" ner'
fniipft lit. Mentbolben Offnen
hd ouf Der &o6fldde iene merfpiir'
o:qen Gridter, ipelde man D0oli-
men" nennt, meiit f~reisrunoe &ra.
ter bon gum Cell groBortiger Sc.
ItoItung. 8er oerlei iiebt, oenft
an ote &roter un6 &%inggebirge oes
Monoes. 9o5u fommt cine 2aro'
Idaft, Sic zines eeWiiien berben
0tei8es nift entbebrt, i'm iibrigen
ober o~n5iebenO 1T Oitrd Die @eite
6es @eli6tsfreiies. 9lau, tpie i'm
&idt a%errouner, rogen Die Snlil9en
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

Sroptbrint1en in DER SontuH69rulle.
ser groBcn GoIiue lid 0ffnen, 1T Die
..Gomiuogrotte", bon 5eltons, grit
nen @eronfes eei6miidt. Sn Der
Mitte Der @rotte fatert Elm D2o-
me-, elm mGdtieer Stulogmit. IS
trGufelt bon Ser 9ede uto ben
Idrdg na6 obtpdrts geridteten,
ilerfpiiroig peraerrten Stalaftiten
om @uBenranoe Der @rotte. SIN
Xebnbooen itaenieren Siimpel, bon
cuBen Der blenoet oas 2idt.
60 bitten mir NOR fam tpobl
5oqen, MIR in S6loenorten Ell.
rer allqeneinen l1eberblid iiber Die,
+. @elt ser @unoer fliidtig alI
ros @apier getporfen. User gum
boaen @enuiie oerlelben gelongen
min, barf iib olf oos, mas Die Sc
Ser uno Der 3ei6enitift feltbolten,
nift perlaIIen. Sn 8ipflidfeit lit
oues unpergIei6Ii6 groBer, betpun-
fernsnerter.
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

9eutli9. Dame (ber ein
Serr feline 8egleitung antrdgD:
SD bite sic, nenn man urs fGbe!"
SEER: nunb tpas pGre bann?"
Dame: ucSa, tpenn man Sic nit
mir Iie6t, oGerbings ni9ts aber
penn man MIDI nit S9nen lebt,
bann bin i9 blamierf!"
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

EouIenoe bon S6iffen iinO nab.
reno oes 9rieees perienft moroelt.
@emaItiee S1Gse iinO nit fbnen in
ole Siefe beriunfen. 8iro man
Washington Journal., 1920-06-25

@eer perienft miro. Die gauder
lteigen in Die 3au9cridyleuie binein
uno g%epObnen iiG in ibr langiarn
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-12-10

Cox. Could not say whether knife was
open or not, but believed II to be when
he fired; repeated the story Of going
to the I.ytle house and calling up Or,
Cox and asking for an officer.
The defense then introduced evil
dcnce by dispositions from bankers and
city officials Of Crclis, Okla, to cstab-
lish the good character Of the accused,
and also INTRODUCED several witnesses Ia
show that Lyte, the murdered man,
was in his lifetime rash, turbulent
quarrclsome person.
The instructions were read to the
jury Friday morning, and the argu-
ments began Immediately following,
and was opened for the state by Pros
ecuting Attorney-clect VIM, H. Bissett,
who was followed by II. b. Bridgeman
and Judge $. +. 0'Fallon for the de-
Tense, and the states side was closed
BY A. NJ. Tibbels, prosecuting attorney.
A. NJ, Harris, of McAllister, Okla,
was here and aided in the defense,
The arguments began about $40 u.
M, Friday, and were completed in
four hours, each side being allotted
two hours and the case went to the
jury about 2 p. M; after considering
the case about an hour returned u
verdict Of mot guilty" which was
signed by Paul Frye as foreman.
The jury was composed of:
David Crop, Nodaway,
Sam Quick, Lewis.
Ernest Bradley, Lewis.
George Sipes, Lewis.
Marion Brown, Lewis.
Paul Bucher, Lewis.
Paul Frye, Lewis.
Jacob Glass, Forest.
Elijah Alkire, Forest.
Chas. Finn, Forest.
Albert Limp, Forest.
VIM. Kirk, Forbes.
Immediately following the reading
of the verdict, Mereno was greeted by
his wife, his father and brother. They
retired from the court room, and the
brother hurried to the central office
to wire his mother at Circles, Okla,
of her sons acquittal. The party with
Attorney Harris left the same evening
for their home in Oklahoma.
With the killing Of Arthur Lyle by
his son-in-law, Leo Mereno, on July
81, 1920, near Fortescue, constitutes
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-12-10

ouarrcls previous to the killing; had
heard that lytlc was troublesome
character and that he had killed u
nun IN his time; Of the threat about
killing him or the colt, Identified the
revolver u his own, which he brought
from Oklahoma, and also the knife.
lie seemed angry the night before the
tragedy and seemed so when he told
his wife to see that things were taken
from the place. His father-in-law had
used his revolver practicing, "a told
him by his wife; he took the revolver,
cleaned it, and replaced the five empty
shells with loaded ones. He repeated
the story Of the killing rs told 20 DR..
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-12-10

and the shot fired. He went with Me-
reno to the Lytle house and heard Me-
reno call for the doctor and an officer.
He also stated that Lytle had told him
that he would "kill the whole damn
family some time;' he told this to
Mereno.
Lee Mereno the accused man, was
put on the stand In his own behalf,
and told a straight forward story Of
the killing, which in substance has
been told above. They had had no
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-12-10

the 45th murder committed in Holt
county since its creation in l84l. The
44th was that Of Mrs. Earl Lewis in
Mound City, June 20, 1919, by her
husband shooting her to death, and
afterwards he shot himself to death.
The last was that which we give an
account Of 10 this issue. The first was
that Of Zodiac Martin by VIM. Nc
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-12-10

Kissick, April "a, iS43. With the ac-
quittal Of Mereno, there have been a
total of 10 acquittals; 20 convictions /;
one paid the death penalty; three es-
capped jail and were never unprecedented,
and In nine no arrests were ever made.
Mereno is Of Italian parentage, but
was born In Pittsburg county, Okla
home, % years ago.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-12-10

II a
mcnt to DR.. Cox, and that he heard
Meruno say he regretted the affair.
Roy, son Of l.ytlc, said his father
was in poor health, and he was at the
RulO home when Mcrcno went after
hogs. and didn't know my of the mar.
ticulars Of the killing.
| Deputy sheriff Sccman was called
and told of his being present and took
charge of ovcralls and shirt, which
were offered in evidence.
Jas. Rhodes knew Lytlc for % wears
!" was 90 years old, weight about 1870
lbs, and was IN poor health, follow.
ing an attack Of FLU, hut worked some
for him, stacking two days during
1920.
This closed the evidence for the
state.
Mrs, Mccno was the first witness
for the defense. She seemed self-com-
posed and without feeling told of her
marriage. and Of their living on the
bar land farm OF her father, and of
her father having no interest in the
stock Of her husband. That her faith
er told her II her husband didn't keep
his colt out Of his corn he would eth
er Kill her husband or the colt, and
| that she told her husband Of the
| threat. She went to her mothers home
in Rulo about July ~, and she went
at her fathers request to look after the
| childrcn--thrce boys and one girl.
Told OF her father using husband re-
yolvcr, and Of him telling them 10 take
| their stuff from the place; of her
cooking for him and Lee while on the
bar farm and of her husband working
on the place and for others. She said
the threat was made about week he.
fore the killing, and on cross examine
tion, she said she did not know how
he came 10 take the pistol with him,
but saw him take Il. She was at Rulo
It the time Of the killing. That her
'ather used the revolver al the bar
,ome, and told her husband he should
take Il over Ia the Rulo home, for she
feared he might take it and shoot her
mother, on account Of her having
brought divorce proceedings, and that
he took the pistol over to the Rulo
home.
Vernon Prather, the fisherman and
boatman, was next called by tho de-
Tense. tie told straight story of 20
ing with Mercno 10 help him Get his
stock, and saw the shooting and of the
positions Of the two men as above
narrated; thought the two parties were
II or 10 feet apart when Mcrrno fired
ms pistol; he was standing some Is
rect To the rear of Mereno when he
llrod, Heard Lyle tell Mereno not
70 take the stock to the Rulo home;
heard the lie given and bna,d NJ, '
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MERENO NOT GUILTY.


stop and refusing. he fired the shot.
On request he gave the gun to the
doctor The doctor examined the body
and found the shot had entered on the
right side. between the fifth and sixth
ribs. ianVing downward To- the stom-
q, d, which caused death. lie found the
knife in lytlc's hand. byt unopened.
Tie showed a rough drawing Of the
scene 81 the muri D.; body was laying
some twelve feet from tree. and Me
reno some u feet from Lytlc. Tho
doctor stated that the knife was in the
left hand. lie identified the knife and
the revolver. some of the knife blades
seemed TO have been lately sharprncd.
Crews, income, Stuart and Others,
after the Doctor examination. remoy-
ed the body to the Lyle home on the
place Of the shooting.
DR.. Cox called up Sheriff Crouscr.
and Deputy Sheriff Sceman was soon
at the scene, who, after the removal
of Lytlc's oveIalls and shirts, which he
took possession Of, took charge of Me
reno and brought him TO Oregon.
whcr, he remained up to the time Of
his trial. lie was soon joined by hi,
wife and little daughter who were at
ilulo at the time Of the killing, during
which time she has been assisting 81,
the jail and a, times working for Mr..
Seth Curtis, and seemed TO be an in
duStrious woman.
The doctor stated that Mercnu IN
relating the story of the killing, did
not seem excited, but was deliberate
and calm.
The undertaken. Mr.. knight. ~
Rulo, who told Of preparing the body
for burial and removal TO Rulo; he
probed the wound and said the bali en-
tered between the fourth ana firth
ribs. Vim. Moonc heard Mercno',
story aS he told II to DR.. Cox; that
Lytlc said he "woud as soon cut hin,
up rs anybody" etc.
Bert Stuart vcri led these state.
mcnts.
George Adams stated he knew lytlu
for % years; helped To undrcsS him;
he wa, q small man about 81. and
weighed about 1870 pounds, and told uf
lytlr having been weakened hy the
flu the winter previous.
u. I. Mills. also living on bar land.
correlated the statements made b.,
other witnesses ~ 20 McTcno's state
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