East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-03-23
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motion that the prisoner be discharg-
ed ON the ground that he had not been
sufficiently connected with the crime
To justify his being held. Talks to the
court were made by Smith and also
by Fred Steiwer.
Smith claimed that the state in its
examination had failed TO produce a
motive for the killing of JepSon by
Nonderahe. and Attorney Steiwer's
chef argument was that the state had
failed To connect the defendant with
the crime:- He also pointed out that
it. was not shown that Vonderahe had
any knowledge as to who had given
information about him. Judge Fee
spoke briefly for the state, and the
decision of the court that the defend
arr be bound over was made shortly
after l. o'clock.
NOnderahe Fined 500.
The defendant was arrested some
time during the latter part of May,
Sinclair testified. and was given a fine
of $4OO by Justice b. b. Richards at
Athena when he entered a plea of
guilty to n charge of moonshining.
One-half of the fine was paid at that
time, he said. and the other 5000 was
10 be paid at the close of the week II
became Necessary to go out and ar
rest Nonderahe seconl time, Sim
clair said, and the defendant was
very ansry at being compelled 70 ray
the remainder of his fine and swore
that there is on old gray haired man
on the mountain who is turning us al;
ln." Sinclair said that he knew of 10
other gray haired men living on the
mountain except Matt Japson, but that
there might be.
Sinclair said that Jepson told him
and Jinks Taylor that he had told |
Vonderahe that he could not operate |
a still in the canyon below his place. |
There was not sufficient water, in the |
fnst place, Jepson is quoted Us having |
said, and in the second place, "he told !
us that he told Vonderahe he would |
see that he had to get out if he did |
try to operate there"
N"nderahe's counsel mt the exarli- |
nation included Fred Steiwer Col. ]. !
II. Ealey and Roy Raley of the firm |,
of i.aley, Raley & Steiwer and Everett |,
SnltG of the legal firm of Sharpstein. !
Smith and Sharpstein of Walla Walla. |
r. I. Keator, district attorney was as
sisted oy his deputy Cnaries z. RAN
dali and by Judge J. A. Fee of the
firm Of Fee & Fee
The keenest interest in the hearing
Yesterday afternoon was displayed by
the audience which half filld the
courtroom when Deputy Coroner ].
F. Brady told of finding the body of
Jepson and of how it was removed
He and Deputy Sheriff Dave Laven-
der picked up Deputy Sheriff Sykes
at Milton, Brady testified, and arrived
at the Jepson shack about four o'clock |
Saturday afternoon, August 1S. There
were II men there when their party !!
the official said. He found
the body partly raised from the wa
ter in the well, and it was suspended
from a rope.
The first act of the deputy coroner
and Lavender after seeing the position
OF the body was to make a thorough
search of the premises near the well
and on the outside of the house. No
clues to the murder were found, and
no blood stains were discovered either
on the ground near the well or on the
old boards over its top, Brady said.
Skull Was Crushed
The IpputV oDrnnn~ uaNa II hic
opinion that the body had been in the
water for period Of between two and
one-half and three weeks. When it
was removed, he said, an examination
disclosed that the back part of Jep-
sons head had been mashed in, to all
appearances by some heavy, blunt
weapon. The depression in the head
was between two and three inches
deep, ho said, and he expressed the
opinion that just one blow had been
struck to cause this wound.
= Injury was also inflicted across the
front of the face, the examination
showed. A cut extending clear across
the face which started at the left
temple and ran d.agonally downward
injured the left eyeball, the nose and
the right cheek. This wound was
caused by heavy sharp weapon, "ah
axe, | believe Brady said.
Little Blood Found
Comparatively little blood was
found on the clothes when the body
was undressed, according to the Off
cial. The back part of the coat, even
after having been in the water for
some extended period, indicated that
there had been blood clotted on the
garment, but the vest, shirt and un-
derclothing showed no sign of blood,
and there was no bloom on the front
of the clothing and none that was
found on the trousers. The clothnG
worn by Jepson included a coat, vest
shirt, old pants, underwear and stock
ngs. The man had on no shoes ant
his hat which Brady said had the ap.
/ pearance of being new was unmarked
The wound in the back of the heat
was in such position that it had beer
inflicted when no hat was worn, ac
cording to Bradys opinion.
The pockets of Jepson's clotliini
yielded up the key to the shack, bu
he had no money on him and non
was found anywhere on the premises
Brady said there were no wounds
bruises or marks on the body asid
from the two on the head.
Dempster lift, one of the owners @
the Walla Walla Union who maintain
ed camp about three miles above tn
Jepson place, testified to being at tn
place when the body was found. H
also testified to the position of tn
shoes and to the condition of the tin
bers which covered the well.
Mordo Mcdonald also told of ii
finding Of the body and the conditio