The Glenwood post., 1922-08-17
HENRY ASHBAuGH
IS ARRA|CNEn.
Slayer Of Blanche Tibbetts
Pleads Not Guilty to
Direct Information
COURT FIXES BOND

In the district court Wednesday
Henry Ashbaugh, Canon creek
ranchman, was charged by District
Attorney Delaney with the murder on
4 August s of Mrs. Blanche Tibbetts, on
4 the latter's ranch on which he was q
4 tenant. Answering "Not guilty" to
the charge of the direct information
l filed against him, Ashbaugh, through
his attorneys, Noonan T. Noonan, ask
1 ed the court to fix reasonable bond
4 for his appearance at the opening of
\ the November term of the district
; court.
Arguing in behalf Of his request that
his client be admitted to bail bscausa
he is needed to care for the crops on
the ranch, Judge Noonan disclosed
the nature of the defense which Ash
baugh will offer when the case comes
to trial, and did so in the following
I. rectal.
Henry Ashbaugh holds a two-year
lease on portion Of the Canon creek
ranch of Mrs. Tibbetts, this being his
FIRST year on the place. He has a
+ crop, chiefly potatoes and hay. There
had been considerable trouble between
Mrs. Tibbetts and Ashbaugh in regard
to the irrigation of the crops in which
each had share. One day Mrs. Tib-
belts went to the headgate opened the
same and turned the water on the
field and, with gun in her hand, sat
down on the headgate until the water
had flowed over the land, apparently
to her satisfaction.
Ashbaugh came to Noonan's office
several times for advice, and urged
that an injunction suit be brought
against his landlady. Mrs. Tibbetts
called on him once and stated her
lease, and also disclosed the advice
(which had been given her by her at
storney, which Judge Noonan told her
was good, and advised her to follow
At, but suggested that in the future
she leave her gun in the house. This
3she promised to do, and hearing moth
Ting further from either party for
some time, Judge Noonan said he sup
xposed matters had been settled AMIGA
'bly.
On Saturday, the day before the
killing. Ashbaugh was turning over
ssome wot hay in the field when Mrs
Aribbetts rode up with a revolver in
fher hand and ordered him out Of the
field. Ashbaugh made no reply, but
shouldered his pitchfork and walked
out Of the field. followed by Mrs. Tib-
belts with gun in hand.
The next morning Sunday Ash
4baugh was out in his yard with his
Children, and was shooting at some
hawks with 22-caliber rifle. He ahd
fired two shots when Mrs. Tibbetts
rode up, and as soon as he saw her
he said, "Oh, Mrs. Tibbettsl' At
this saiutation Mrs. Tibbetts seized
her gun, and Ashbaugh then fiscS -
Ter direction.
Deceased was riding spirited
horse which rushed through the corral,
and when some distance away Mrs.
Tibbetts dsmounted by the side of an
irrigation ditch, and q little later
called 70 O. b. and Tom Tibbetts, who
were coming up the creek, telling
them she had been shot by Henry Ash
baugh. Noonan then recited the re-
tmoval of Mrs. Tibbetts to the nearby
Boland ranch where she expired about
an hour after the shot was fired.
1t was on the strength of the above
statements, which he said he would be
able to prove, that Judge Noonan
asked that his client be given his lib
4. erty under reasonable bond until the
opening Of the session of the Novem-
y Der term Of court.
& District Attorney Delaney challenged
in general way, some Of the state
Il ments made by the opposing counsel,
and said he could not consent to al
n low the defendant IS release on bond.
a Judge shumate, howsvsr, fixed the
amount of Ashbaugh's bond at
y 410, 900, suretes to be approved by the
sheriff, and Judge Noonan said he be-
iieved his client would be able TO fur.
n n'sh bond Of that character.