The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-04-26
MATERIAL

MATERIAL
that lfe ATS
ious propertS,c
sister but heS,C er
the purpose off,
shape; that he neV,
the honest integrity,
wife until January 22nd-.s,ncA
ed it; that Taylor and not clss..,.
was the cause of the murder; that he
did not see his wife resist Taylor
when he was hugging her on the night
OF the murder; that he believed his
wife one of the most virtuous WON,
en- In Custer county--hoped, so; that
Millick generally gave him good adj
vice and he acted upon it.; that the
gun he used was a powerful one and
that he intended to hit Taylor when
he shot at him; that If he hit him he
believed it would kill him and his
purpose was to accomplish this when
he saw Taylor there with his wife;
that ever since his accident ten ,or
twelve years before his head had
bothered him. The witness identified
the pictures of Oscar Taylor. The
defendant testified that the was con-
fused after the shooting and couldn't
remember incidents clearly; he tes-
titled that he remembered seeing tn
sheriff that night but failed to re-
member II he wanted to secure q
bond; decided that. his wife weighed
about 140 or $50 pounds instead of
IT'S: that she hadn't been well and
healthy; that she had worked harder
than she should have worked: that
they both worked on the ranch to-
gether for they had no money to hire
help and they had hard struggle;
Cora Abbott, single girl of Sher-
idan, Wyoming, 10 years old, knew
Oscar Taylor November 30th., 1918.
at Sheridan, wyoming: (the defense,
brought this witness here to show
that statements made by Taylor to-
Breyer were true) the witness ap-
peared calm and without trace or
embarrassment; she stated that he,-
parents operated apartment houses.
that her mother was not at home the
day Oscar Taylor appeared and want.
ed furnished house; that she took.
him to a house they had for rent and;
that while looking at the house he.i
stated to her, that she was a pretty.
little girl and tried to kiss her and at.
the same time was forcing her backl
into pantry; that he put his hand!l
up under her dress; that she scream,
ed and Taylor ran away. and that her
father caught him and brought him,
back; that at the time she was III
years old. She identified the picture
of Oscar Taylor. i
Elsie Peliser testified that she vast
elected Clerk of the District Court ,
of Wyoming and was at this time hole
ing that position; that records on file
in her office bore the handwriting OIL
Oscar Taylor and his signature vast
offered in evidence. The prosecution
stated at this time that Oscar Taylort
was not on trial to which the defense.
replied that his past reputation was L
That the purpose of this testimony
was to show that Oscar Taylor was.
the same man who assaulted Miss
Abbott in Wyoming some years ago. |,
Attorney r. G. Deflnderfer stated /
on the witness stand that he was the
prosecuting attorney of Sheridan Co. u
In January, 1913, holding that positionl
for four years when he was elected
city attorney in 1918, holding that Of
hce for four years; witness sta-sl
ted that he knew Oscar Taylor and
that he assaulted Cora Abbott at
This time there was an attempt to intro
duce something about Taylor's wife,
which we failed to get. ThewitnesSD
stated further that he knew Osca,-1
Taylor had committed assault upool.H
,ther young girls during the period he'd
vas prosecuting attorney. Objectiond
IN part of State as to this testimonv1
icing admissible was made and sus
aimed. When asked when his term
VI office expired the witness stated4
April LIST "By election?" to whiclld
question the witness replied in the
causing a ripple Of laugh-q
er in the court room.
y. w. Hovey, Mackay banker, wasd
'alled to the stand az an expert wit.
less on signatures and he stated thf,s3
2 his opinion the signatures Of Oss "A
Taylor on the Wyoming papers We III
ne same as those on Idaho papers.
A. A. Zeigler stated that he knew
oscar Taylor 81 years ago at Black
DOT. Idaho: that Oscar Taylor cameo
o his place at one time stating that
us father was crazy and that he had
eat him up; that he saw the old gen,
leman and that in the room where1
g found him there was a basin Of
loody water. The witness stated that
e said what in hell is tho matter
nth your" to which the old gentle.
IAN replied II don't know, guess !
'scar tried to kill me last night" The I
fitness further stated that Taylor Sr.
'as after some women and Oscar was
them, 30 he understood. Ii
Mrs. Louise Millick stated that she 1
"a q sister of the defendent: that
he had noticed for some time the I
cfendont's falling health. and It ID
orried her; that at several times {
70 defendant whe. nsked what was /
10 meter. chr';ed ~ and cried ind G
)uid net tell l.sr; tiI1t on tho night I
tho homicide, Lcr husts-A End the q
,fend NJ csrao irto the house. The '
,fendant coming in hrsr and stcnG. i
& by the kitchen stove; that her 3
isband took of his overshoey tna c
'ercoat and put his feet In the oven; \
at shortly after the defendGn' left t
r his home and was gone Derhaps q