The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-12-09
RAMSEYER CASE
MAY GO TO JURY
TODAY OR FRIDAY
iian,>eyer Counsel VIII Try 10 PROV,
That the Abel Killing Mas
Provoked

I, .t'"NN"seie att the noon re
y cess TUESDAY, with Turner X. Hack
man and w. J.. Guthrie IN charge
y IN" state at noon Tuesday reste,
after examining more than A doze,
i witnesses. During this examinatio,
! the state traced all OF the Incident,
leading up TO the shooting OF ]. n
ABEL by Defendant Ramseyer last
y April, the defense. ON crosS-exam.
= nation bending every effort TO show
mat the shooting was ia self-defenss
whiie Inc prosecution attempted Ia
$ show malice.
One OF the states witnesses. n X
. Dillingham;. druggist OF Filler, Tues
day testified that Ramseyer on one
occasion came into his store osfens-
IDLY 10 inquire concerning veterin-
"rN ~ sscripiicn He IL said 10 have
asked TO DO permitted 10 borrow Dill
iihsn't.n reNoiyer. ana was told
such weapon was not carried In
the store
1. u. warner was called AS a wit.
ness Tor the defense, but the nature
OF his testimony was ruled as not
admissible. Ben Hartley. constable
gave testimony relating 10 his Gus
tody ~ number OF hogs delivered
10 him by Defendant Ramseyer after
the latter had taken them up for
trespass. The animals are said 10
have belonged to Abel aud had stray
ed on the place operated by Ram
seyer. Hartley said he helped Abel
drive the hogs To the Abel place. The
constable also said on the stand that
he had seen Abel in Filler later in
the day and that Abel had announced
he wanted TO find Ramseyer and
whip him.
William Stephenson yesterday
morning gave evidence OF a CONVEX
sation he said he had With Abel
when the latter had made threats
against tamseyer. saying n am lay
ing for him"
Roy Lee Phelps told OF trouble be.
tween Ramseyer aud Abel resulting
from the impounding OF hogs belong
ing to Abel on the Ramseyer place.
clyde Hawkins diich-rider. testified
that he had found plank In a spill
way the position OF the obstruction
affecting the flow OF water TO the
K1mseyer farm.
Before packed courtroom H.
+. kamseyer yesterday was called TO
the stand by counsel for the defense.
contradicting In several essential par
ticulars the testimony OF Witness pre-
Nionsly put on by the state.
Ramseyer. after relating his con.
Nersation with Abel directly prior
To the shooting. declared that the
latter advanced upon him with an ,
irrigating shovel aud that Abel struck ,
at him with this implement. Wit /
ness also testified that although he
did not dodge or sidestep. but con \
unued 10 move backward. Abel miss I
ed him entirely. despite his pre-
vious statement that the distance be- :
tween them was only six or seven !,
feet Ramseyer was unable 10 give =
the precise length OF the shovel ),
but could not testify that 7
i was different from other nipple =
nents OF the same kind
Witnesses previously called BY the a
state during the course OF the pro- Il
.eedings. Hildrey Abel and Oscar
jeiter. both eye witnesses 10 the
testified. howeyer. that al
he time Abel stepped across the "
Hitch towards Ramseyer aud after ~
hat time. he had no weapon OF y
my kind Ia his hands. but that ~
hey were empty. ~
Defendant told OF an occurrence -
y Filler when Abel chased him down =,
he street striking az and kicking ~
Z him. Ramseyef stated that he ran ~
MO the Filler Mercantile company's p
tore. and later into q drug store
here he attempted TO borrow q gun. ~
Mrs. Caroline CLARK. a former en-
loye Of the Filler Mercantile com
any, VAS also called 20 the stand TO ~
'stify for the defense. telling OF
'eing hamseyer and Abel on a date
,me time before the shooting oc- NJ
lrred. Mrs. Clark gave evidence VI
lat knmseyer had entered the store
the concern b. which she was EN-
Dyed, but that Abel stayed outside
hen questioned By counsel for the
fence a. TO the actions OF the slain
an. Mrs. Clark declared that he an
AIRED 10 be extremely angry. ana
A. evidently waiting for someone.
Another witness called BIZ the de-
nse WAS Mrs Mabel NJ. Small
~ Small. who Il employed in the
iablisbment Of BEEN A Hammer
list. testified that she had seen
pei chasing the defendant down the
Iddle OF the street in front OF her
see OF employ ment on date prior
tue commission OF the crime. and 70
~ the former ras striking AZ Ram ho.
gef. who ducked into another store. IN
'el kicking u him az he went 10
rough the door Upon being cross rir
AHMED by the prosecuting attorney ian
10 whether there was much OF
light or not" Mrs. Small declared "
u there was not any fight. and az
q Ramseyer never struck back. or the
N turned around. but just kept
running. ter
James S. Larned and Ivan +. ''o'
ieoln. vice president OF the Twin ~
Us Canal company. were called to attn
tify as To the customs OF the exp
mers and the regulations OF the 10 :
npany in regard to the ordering I
water In the spring before the low
dquates are locked y
searly fifty Witnesses have been Kin
ed from Filler during the week 10 3. !
ify either for the state or the com
enss. Many Filler persons are In Hid