The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-12-13

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and that he and Leland Haven
|, played the, radio In the house. He
! arrived at Ravens before the boys
| returned from the party at the
| Calkins ranch and while waiting for
their return visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Haven. He stated that he saw
Charles Bannon in the kitchen Of
the Haven home talking to MI. and
, Mrs. Haven late in the afternoon.
He did not notice any difference in
Mrs. Ravens actions thu. CO ethe.
occasions when he had visited their
home and did not see any evidence
of MI. Haven having been struck by
a stove poker or other weapon. He
said he saw Charles Bannon's horse
tied to a post near the kitchen door
and that the saddle of the horse had
become loosened and had slipped
under the horse and that he and Le-
land had Strengthened 10. There was
a rifle dashed to the back Of the
saddle. he said that looked like a
Winchester 5000. Leland did not
attend school the next day and he
had later heard that they had left
for the coast.
Finds BannOn on Place
Alex Rautio, or "Aleck the Finn
testified that he had come to the
Haven place on Monday. Feb. 10th
and had knocked at the door and
when no one answered entered. He
found the kitchen stove cold. Later
in the afternoon he said he went to
the Haven place. and found Charles
Bannon in charge. Asked by Attorney
Knox as to his opinion of the fate Of
the Haven family he said: "They
are with the angels" Questioned as
to why he believed they were with
the angels he said: Those people
were too good to go to hell"
The last witness heard before ad-
journment Monday noon was Harold
Semple. 80. neighbor and reputedly
close friend OF the Ravens. He had
at various times been employed by
Haven he testified and a year and
one-half ago had dickered with Hav-
en- regarding a proposed trade of the
Haven farm for property owned by
his father near Oshkosh, Wis.
Check from Haven for $50
In the course of his testimony
Semple told Of an attempt made by
him to cash, as a favor to Bannon,
a check for $3.50 made out to Ban
on and signed by Haven. Semple
declared about May /, Bannon prom
ised him he would loan him 500 If
Semple would cash the check, saying
that Damon faced q Judgment On 9
butcher bill and could not cash the
instrument for that reason. The
banks being closed, said Semple, the
two men went to an auto dealer
named Kettle who now has left Wat
ford City. Kettle made out q check
to Bannon for $50, the witness re-
called, and one for 500 to Semple,
accepted the Haven check for $50 In
exchange and attached the three In
struments to individual deposit slips
which were mailed to the bank. A
few days later the bank notified
Semple that there were no funds to
cover the Haven check, and about
October /, Semple recalled, he re-
turned that check to Bannon. The
| check was dated In February. said
Semple.
Semple stated that in February,
| Bannon had asked him to stay nights
| with him at the Haven farm as Ban
| non was worried for fear Mrs. Haven
might return and become violent
| Semple stayed M night, he testified,
and that shortly afterward Bannon
showed, him a letter which he as
serted was from Daniel Haven at
| Cotton, Ore. Bannon seemed easier
in his mind after that, asserted
| Semple, and no longer desired com
| pany at night. He related much the
same. story as other witnesses regard
ing Bannon's account of the Ravens
departure from the farm.
Indicates Elder Bannon
Paul Gonson, assessor, testified
| that when he visited the Haven farm
last spring, information concerning
property was given to him by James
Bannon, father of Charles, whose
whereabout is being sought by off,
Gals.
Bannon told him, the witness said
that the Haven family had gone wes1
and Gonson said he received the i'm.
preston that nothing had been heart
from them by Bannon.
Andrew Hoffman testified thai
what he believed to be considerable
of the Havens' household furnish
ings had been moved into q bunk
house on the farm.
John Hummer, q neighbor Of TIN
Ravens testified that q few months
ago he traded to Charles Damon {
cow and a pig for two sets Of harness
a gang pillow, dining room table. 8
bushels of barley, kitchen range
heating stove. hay rake. disc and
bed springs and mattress.
Paint Ordered for Spring
Hummer said ne did not know 10
sure whether the property which n
received in the trade belonged to tn
Ravens, but some Of 1t, he said cam
out Of a clubhouse.
Hoffman,, also an agent for
paint company, said that last No
vember 16, he sold $18 worth Of pain
to Haven for May delivery. He sail
that the Great Northern station
agent advised him the paint had no
been claimed and he went to tn
Haven farm last June and met bot
the elder Bannon and Charles. Hoff
man testified that some of the prop
erty Of the Havens was being move
and he said the remark was made b
one of the Bannons that he believe
the Ravens had all gone nuts"
Three witnesses testified they be
lieved the Haven family is dead.
Attorney Knox asked Dave West
lund and G. o. Nipstad, farmers, an
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