Gunnison news-champion., 1921-10-21

9 70 nave gE15fsQ AlE. iAE LfEIer : arm
and insisted that he turn around and
20 back with him, stating that How
ard could not b. found and that il
vas no place for him tAr. CarpenterD.
I In continuance, Mr.. Carpenter states
on the witness stand tha, O'Farrell
and owen met two other men, Austin
and Powers. further down the road
and caused them 10 return 20 the Gun
uison valley.
] The dead mans father told of his
sons preparation for his marriage
% occur after his return from the
hunt He was 10 have gone TO Den
yer on October sth and there meet
his fianee and De married We are
Informed that his fiance was Miss
Anna Landry, Of Montrose.
. Mr. Carpenter was asked To ex-
anime the remains of his son and 10
identify same, which he did, being
thoroly familiar with the boys cloth
ing and equipment. An awed silence
[ prevailed the crowded court room as
this aged father gently turned the
shattered skull Of his murdered eldes;
son in his hands, the afternoon sun
streaming thru the high window over
B his right shoulder, more fully illumin-
. a-kHfA EAlF k4AFNNaAAa remnant Oh AL
that was mortal Of Howard Carpenter.
/ 4 small hole vas visible az the
base Of the skull, slightly to the right
Of the spinal JOINT, and high on the
right forehead gaping hole of about
two inches by one and 4 half vas re-
vealed. The edges Of both holes had
Il was claimed, been gnawsd BY small
animals, ehipmunks, procupines or
mice, especially the hole in the fore
head.
Dr. Elum NJ. Russell vas called to
the stand IN the capacity Of expert
witness, and after examination Of the
skull stated that the presumption was
strong that the two holes were the re-
suit Of the passage Of bullet. The
gnawiuR Of the animals around the
holes strengthened the presumption
In his mind. as he believed that the
animals were first attracted TO the
openings by the presence Of a wound
when the bone was still in a condition
known medically rs green" Con
sldenng the excellent state of health
Of the deceased, DR.. Russell could
not give much crcdcUce 20 the theory
Of heart failure.
DR.. Russell was followed on the
stand by nrs. McDonough, Rockefcl-
Ter, Hanson and Walker, who all
agreed TO the strong presumption Of
a bullet causing the holes.
Elisha Story. the man who found
the remains, was called to the stand
20 repeat his story Of the finding Of
the remains, which was substantially
the same a. heretofore reported. W.
II. Anderson and James Brewer told
Of the arrival at Anderson's sawmill
Of Story with the skull of the deceas-
ed and Of their notification TO the
dead mans relatives.
On Thursday morning. Harry Car
! ponteT, twin brother Of the deceased,
testified as 10 the searching activities
and conversations after the disappear
ance OF Howard. He stated that the
particular hillside upon which How
ards remains were ultimately found
was searched shortly after the dis
, appearance. but al that particular
time a fall of about four inches of
snow had covered the section, which
was probably the reason the corpse
. had not been found In MS opinion
searchcrs must have passed within a
few feet of the body, as all the hill
sides IN the vicinity had been covered
IN skirmish line formation with men at
J intervals of fifteen or twenty feet in
most cases.
Lloyd Carpenter, another brother
of the deceased, testified that on the
morning of October 8, 1912. he joined
in the search for his brother. At that
time Al Adkins was the only man of
the original hunting party who had
stayed with the searchers, the others
having left for their homes in various
parts Of the state.
On Tuesday Of last week, Lloyd and
his brother Earl, took u series of
photographs showing the section in
and around where the remains Of
Howard were found. These photo
graphs were introduced as exhibits at
the inquest He related of finding
two marks having the appearance Of
bullet holes in a tree 40 feet up the
hill from the point where the body
lay. The tree was sawed down and
the section showing these scars brot
into court.
Earl Carpenter took the stand and
reported his activities in the search
for his missing brother He reported
that on the morning of the 9th he was
searching for Howard on the ridge
and was in close proximity to Father
o Farrell, who gave up the search
about II o'clock that morning, after
having made remark to the effect
that If they didn't find the body on
the center ridge they would never
find him. He was also said to have
remarked that Howard had not been
feeling well when he left camp that
morning, complaining of cold. The
witness said that the other members
of the party failed to remember any
such manifestations. The witness
told of following the two sets of foot