| Show WIDOW IDO DENIES 1 CONE CON STRUCK K I i OR A ABUSED U r t. t s NI t Witnesses Declare Fatal Cla Clash h Narrowly Averted I at at- Harris Ranch in the I s 's Summer u m mer 0 of f 1 1917 9 1 7 4 Special Dispatch Nov 1 That I.-That That the ther N NE' NE NEPHI r range feud between the Cone and and id Harris families near Trout reek Creek was of long standing and h that thata t a clash and aril possible killing w was s narrowly avoided In July 1919 I pearly heinly a year ear before the murder of ot Jesse Cone was disclosed today In I In the district court during tho the Harris murder trial I 7 Mrs Mrs Irs Alice Harris and her two sons Eugene ugene and Lel Leland d are on trial here I Charged with first degree murder in I Connection with the killing of ot Jesse J i i Cone tone neighboring rancher fOll following I j i dispute over range rights i I WIDOW ON STAND JT Mrs Cone widow of ot the murdered I man nian was called to the stand for the first time The widow denied that when hen Mrs Harris had called at the I cone Cone ranch her husband struck her hert t t fir r called her vile names when In Informed informed informed in- in formed that she had corralled his i cattle after atter they had strayed on her land John a year old boy who I Accompanied Coo Coe to the Harris ranch rancho o o get the formers former's cattle In July 1919 proved the most Important witness of ot othe he session He testified that when gone Cone attempted to let down the bars I Jo 10 obtain his cattle Ir 1 Mrs Harris sat 01 the bars and cried for tor Leland to bring pring a a. gun IN DITCH Leland is then said to have advanced advanced ad ad- with a ri fie le and Cone seeing the he youth armed pulled his gun and ordered him to put up his firearm then Then hen according to the boys boy's testimony I mony ony Leland gave the gun to Eugene ho bo himself In a a. nearby flitch ilItch itch and kept Cone covered during his JUs IS tenure on the Harris ranch 4 1 Several witnesses including Deputy Sheriff James Sabey who was wounded t Cone was murdered were recalled re recalled re- re called d to to to- the stand their testimony Containing no new features William and Otto Kearney testified I that the reputations of both Leland and I Eugene were bad T It Is expected that the rebuttal will willbe willbe be completed today and that arguments ments will start Monda Monday The case ease is to end the middle of ot next w week eek l J. J c |
