, 1922-02-06
TREND OF SATURDAY
EVIDENCE SENSATIONAL
Especial TO The TribuueJ

I BASIN. Wyo-. Feb 6-The testd-
mony Saturday In the Lampitt mur-
der trial was the most sensational 10
far produced and other thrills kept the
spectators interest throughout the
day. A ". Peek in charge of the gas
production In the Salt Creek field quail
flied rs an expert on explosives and In
answer to the hypothetical question
OF h state expressed the opinion that
the explosion in Grass creek. May z,
was caused by a high explosive and
could not " been caused by natural
gas.
p. n Knight. coroner of Hot Springs
county detailed his visit to the scene
OF the explosion the finding Of b
fuse. arrest OF Lampitt. inquest and
preliminary. His testimony was prac-
tically the Same as given al the pre-
lminary hearing On cross examina
ton Knight stated that when the
question was AEat asked ~ao nls 4
be an enemy OF Harry Fossht or VITA
swhom he hid had trouble another
name han Lampltt's was men.lonel'
first TINS may give an inkliug OF one
Of the lines OF license. Knig.t had
related the breaking into the powder
magazine, stating that the door. and
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later a bar asd tire tool found in Lam
pitts car Tilted the dents.
On cross examination knight stated
that there were oily marks on the
.Oor wnich ne was unable 20 describe
o the jury otherwise than oblong.
probably three inches long and enc
and one-haif nch wide. Defense wa
unable to have witness admit that
these marks might have been made
by one wearing an oily coat pushing
with their shoulder against the door.
The states's chief witness Grace A.
Lee is now in Kansas and refused to
come to the trial as a witness. Her
testimony in the preliminary hearing
was read TO the jury. From her testi-
muny 1t seems that had been
around over the country with Lampitt
had made a trip through the park
with him and later when she went to
Grass Creek wrote him that she was
lonesome and wanted him to come
there. She finally became engaged to
Foight. Her testimony indicated that
her friendship for Lampitt was pla-
tonic.
Boyd V. Osborn. employed in the
Grass Creek field by h Ohio testified
that Lampitt had come to him re-
questing him to go with him to Grace
Lee and Harry Foight as a witness.
That defendant had heard Foight
make statements to Miss Lee that he.
the defendant. was the biggest liar in
the state and had set a trap gun for
n man In or near Cody. Osborn's testi-
mony showed tina Laprpitt wanted to
start legal proceeding against Foight
4 for SANDER and did not want to get
into a fight over the matter.
About this time County Attorney
Little brought 1t TO the attention OF
Judge Metz that the state attorneys
had instructed the officers of Hot
Springs county to bring a box part
iaIly filled with solidified nitro giycer-
inc found in Grass creek to the court
house and stored 1t in the basement
in the sheriff's office Experts had
stated that this stuff oftentimes
would get tired" and liable to ex-
piode any time The court immediate
" called expert A. ]. nks before
the court and ordered him to remove
the explosive from the building and
out of town.
Al the noon hour when the deputy
sheriff took Lampitt to jail he as
usual started to searc VINO
objected strenuousiy and sheriff Hold
rexe was called. Lampitt made a mo-
tion with his hand toward his pocket.
according to tine sheriff and the sher-
If hit him over the cad with a pair
Of handouts. knocking him down and
cutting a cash on the right side OF the
head necessitating the services OF a
physician. III matter was brought to
the attention of Judge Metz n he in
dicated that whenever the officers
yantsd to search the defendant 1t was
up to him to Immediately submit and
II there was any false motions the OF
ficers were to take no chances.
Fred Craig an employe Of the Ohio.
eo-orrobcrated the testimony OF Os-
born and related similar conversations
with Lampttt. as did also Harry Lee.
smother Ohio employee H C. Laveile.
another employee OF the Ohio also had
such conversations with Lampitt Leo
Chapman Of Salt Creek. at h time of
the explosion an empioye OF the Ohio
IN Grass creek on the Ridgeiy lease
saw Ianpitt at the rig where he was
empio-ed about $50 on the night of
Nav 9Th. describing the coat and
trousers Lampitt wore. the clothes be-
ing troduced in evidence by the state
A night session Of court was to have
been held but owing to the illness OF
Juror Mott. which necessitated the
calling Of a physician. court adjourn
ed until Monday morning. 4