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

NO COuluu nelp lCs Wn0n asked
why he thought 1t necessary to defend
his wife and family. there was long
-pause.. and tie witness broke down
I and was unable to answer.
AS 1t was almost closing time, the
Judge adjourned court until Tuesday
morning.
z Tuesday morning when court was
reconvened, Engineer Lynn Crandall
was called for the purpose of identi-
Tying two photographs OF buildings on
the Breyer ranch.
The defendant, Daniel Breyer, was
again placed on the stand and repeat.
I'd to the jury that his wife told him
Taylor would have gun the mex,
time lie interfeiIed that he was A.
fraid he would ruin his wife and chill
dren from things Taylor had told him
that Taylor's past record caused
these impressions. and that the defen.
dant felt he had to get rid Of him to
save his wife and family; he referred
again to Taylor's self,confessed moral
reputation, which strengthened his
belief that he was endeavoring to
ruin his family; that When he saw his
wife and Taylor walking IN the dark
on the night of the tragedy, he felt
that Taylor was taking his wife out
TO ruin her; that he believes his wife
good, true wOman-his daughter pure
that he could not avoid doing what
he did; that after the shooting, he
thought he went to the sheriff's off.
Ice; that possibly he had held a con-
versatiQn with the sheriff; was posi-.
tive that he had conversation with
Tom Bradshaw and that he felt that
Taylor alone, was to blame for his
predicament. The defendent stated
that Mrs. Breyer told him afterwards
fnat she had pushed Taylor away (this
was an explanation Of the fact that
the defendant saw his wife in Taylor's
arms the night he went home)-thar
financial matters seemed to be against
him; that he could not pay his cred
ttors; that food came down through
the canyon from Antelope and ruined
his crops, damaged his land, destroy
ed fences and left very little of the
crops raised last year; that his pro
duce. sheep and cattle. he was unable
to market at fair price, and he there
fore could not pay his debts: that ten
or twelve years ago he had an acct
dent on the ranch while milking a
cow, when he was rendered uncon.
sci0us. remaining in that condition
until the next morning: that his wife
was q hard working woman that he
had never had the attentions of a
since living In this locality;
that he weighed about IT'S pounds;
that In his fight with Taylor he had
the best of him--won the fight and
found he could whip Taylor and wasn't
afraid of Taylor when he was in the
front Of him; that he had tried to
tell his wife the kind of man Taylor
was and she said she didn't want to
hear 1t. The defendants testimony
on crOss-examinati0n, was practically
the same az on direct examination so
Tar as the story leading up to the
tradgedy was concerned. The de-
PENDANT explained the plan OF the
house In Challis; that he saw his wife
and Taylor through the froont door be-
fore he stepped on the front porch;
he told again how he put the gun in
The car-that he never thought of 1T
again: about going into the Millick
house: about Millick draining the
car and coming in later and his get
ling warm and seeing his sister; the
defendant couldn't say how long he |
stayed at Millick's. but only for n |
short time: that he went to his home
along the street beween Potter's store
md the Odd Fellows Hall: was sur
prised at what he saw through the |
glass in the front door Of his home,
and was afraid to 60 in for fear Tay- |
|or had a gun; he stated that he
couldn't see q gun on Taylor, although,
Taylor had his back partially towards
aim. At this time the defendant thot
!! his gun In the back of the car
or the first time after putting it there
Ind acknowledged that he left his
wife in her dilema to 60 after the
run; that he didn't see Millick when
le went after the gun and couldn't re-
member whether there were any quilts
|ver the gun: that Millick went to
he barn to unsaddle his horse and
he. defendant unsaddled his horse
lear the saddle pegs in the shed; (thic
efers back to the time when Breyci
md Millick were at the ranch) that
dillick had placed the quilts over the
adtptor Of his car and that he didn't
ce him do II nor did he see Miliick
ut the quilts back In tho Ger wher
hey started for town; that his daagh-
Or Ruth's bed was eight feet from
he curtains which divided the sitting
Dom and her sleeping room ut the
reyer residence in town; that he did
Of see Taylor until he was right at
10 door, and that that was the hrst
me he remembered his gun in the
illick car; that he ran to the garage
ter his gun and ran back. meeting
b wife and Taylor in the yard. He
ated that he might have told Mil.
*. but he. couldn't remember, he {
n positive he didn't see Mil'ick :
hen he went after the gun; that lie
uldn't say whether Taylor fell at
Q first, second or third shot; that
couldn't say whether he fred three q
OTIS or not or how many shells were i
the magazine of the gun-that he n
nded to do good job; that the Q
Eas q 25-35 but could not tell e
7 the gun offered in evidence 4
d no attention to It; that he t
fhe Millick house and told 9
he had done and as near h
1acollect Millick suggest y