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

'..S SoAJ oAiu oAoWlu6 just Tie pOSlllOu
OF Oscar Taylor's body when he ar
rived just after the killing.
Charles Shaw was the next witness
called; stated he was at home, heard
the shots and went to the Breyer res
fdence; was stopped by the sheriff and
asked to come on when he establish
ed his identity; that Mrs. Breyer, the
wife of the defendent said: isn't 1t
terrible-isn't it terrible" he
was innocent. II couldn't saw wood
this weather is SO cold!"
The next witness to take the stand
was Charles Potter who stated that
he heard two shots and went to the
back door of his store when he heard
another shot; that he heard a woman
cry don't, don't; that some few
minutes later in going out the front
door of his store he saw Daniel Brey-
er and he thought VIM. Millick near
the corner of the Ebberts home; that
he asked the defendent if there, was
trouble over there and that he said:
II think So" Witness stated that
Taylor stayed with him one night and
said he (Taylor) stayed at Breyer's
home one night so Taylor told him.
Thomas Jose, SRI, serving as juror
at the coroner's inquest was the next
witness called; that while acting in
the capacity of Juror while the jury
was viewing the scene of the murder.
the witness found an empty shell
which was exhibited and placed on
record.
Henry lume, IA year old boy then
took the stand and stated that he was
at the Breyer home the night of he
murder; that he went from there to
/ the Mowers home at about $3.50; that
he met a man whom he thought was
VIM. Millick on the rode near the
! Jail and going toward the Breyer res
| idence Mrs. Breyer and daughter,
Ruth and Oscar Taylor were the only
ones present at the Breyer home when
| he left. He heard the shots while at
the Mower home; that after while
he and Ruby Breyer, daughter of
the defendent left the Mower home
FLOR the ~Breyer home and from that
place the witness went on to his
home.
H. D. Gerrish stated that he saw a
car come up the highway on the
night of the homicide and stop at
the Millick garage; that he saw VIM.
Millick get, out of the car and it was
when he stood in the light of the head
lights that the witness identified him.
M, A. Brown was the next witness
called and stated that Millick and
t Breyer visited his home on the Tues
day or Wednesday before the homicide
and informed him that Breyer and
Taylor had had fight as the Brey
ranch and that they stated to him
| that Taylor said he would get
| them; that the fight arose over Tay
lor counting sheep on which he had a
mortgage and that Breyer had told
him not to do so; that Millick said he
stopped the fight and it was ther
that Taylor left saying she would get
both Millick and Breyer; that the
two men wanted Taylor placed undel
bonds to keep the peace; that he ad
/ vised that the matter be dropped anc
that an amicable settlement be made
| that in view of the fact that Taylor
was making charges aginst them tha
1t would be better to try and arrive
at some peaceable agreement (tht
/. charges referred to were those O
stealing sheep) The witness statee
that Taylor had mortgage on tht
sheep and that he advised that thu
mortgage be paid and then the dece
! dent could have no right to count TIN
sheep or excuse to visit the Breye
place. The application for bonds t
keep the peace was dropped by Mil
lick and Brewer; that the defender
and Millick asked that matter of com
plant against them for stealing o
sheep be held in abeyance; tina
something would be done; that h
told the defendent that Taylor was
bad man and no good; that the wi
ness testifed that Taylor told hir
that he, Taylor, was party to tn
. sheep stealing; that the defendent tol
the witness that he had stolen q
, sheep; that Breyer wanted paper
| drawn up compelling Taylor to sta
, away from his place and that the wi
{ ness understood that Taylor agree