Territory of Washington
County of Spokane} ss
In the district court Fourth Judicial District holding terms at Spokane Falls.
The Territory of Washington
vs.
Ray Raymond
Territory of Washington
County of Spokane} ss
I, T. Donaldson being duly sworn on my oath depose and say: That I have heard read the affidavits of T.C. Griffitts, N.T. Caton, J. Kennedy Stout, and Frederick Stanford, and of Ray Raymond, filed in this action in support of said defendants motion for a continuance therein, and know the contents of said affidavits.
That I was present at the house of said defendant Ray Raymond in the city of Spokane Falls in said county on or about the 25th day of June 1886, at the time of the killing of James Finch and witnessed the transaction. That I now reside and ever since said day have resided at the precinct of Richland in said county of Spokane, about thirteen miles from the city of Spokane Falls. That some time there after and as affiant now recollects and verily believes the time thereof to be, in the early part of the month of August in the year 1886. T.C. Griffitts and J. Kennedy Stout, being the same persons who made said affidavits, and are of counsel for said defendant Ray Raymond, came to the dwelling house of this affiant at said Richland precinct and held a conversation with this affiant concerning the killing of said James Finch. That said Griffitts then and there stated to this affiant that they (said Griffitts and said Stout) had come to talk with affiant about the killing of said James Finch and this affiant then and there states to said Griffitts and Stout and in their presence and hearing that he, this affiant was present at and witnessed the killing of said Finch. That this affiant afterward held a conversation with said Griffitts and Stout in the house of said Ray Raymond at the place where the killing of said James Finch, took place.
That affiant is well
acquainted with George
Wycoff mentioned in the
said affidavit; that he was
present at the time of
the killing of said James Finch,
and witnesses the same.
That at the time of the
conversation believes this
affiant and said Griffitts
and Stout first above
mentioned, this affiant
stated to said Griffitts
and Stout that said George
Wycoff was present at
and witnesses the killing
of said James Finch.
That he then and there
informed said Griffitts
and Stout that said George
Wycoff resided on Rattler's
Run, about five miles
from Rockford, in Spokane
County, W.T. That he does so
reside and then resided
at or near Rattler's Run
five miles from Rockford
in said Spokane
County, Washington Territory.
Affiant further deposes
and says that said George
Wycoff has been present
and in attendance upon
our said court ever ever
since the and including
the tenth day of December
A.D. 1886. That affiant
has did, on Saturday
the 11th day of December
1886, and several times
therefore state to and
inform E.F. Whittier Sheriff
of Spokane County, that
said Wycoff was present
in Spokane Falls and
in attendance upon court
as a witness for the Territory
in the above named
action.
That affiant has often met with and spoken to said T.C. Griffitts during the past week in Spokane Falls, and that said Griffitts and said Stout have well known that affiant was present in attendance upon court. That affiant has never had any conversation or communication whatever with the prosecuting atty. or any person representing the prosecution in this action, relating to this action or his testimony therein, until since he was served with subpoenas therein on the third day of December A.D. 1886.
That said George
Wycoff was in position
at the time of the killing
of said James Finch
to have been able to
hear the substantially
all that happened and
to see part of the transactions
relating to the
killing of said Finch.
That affiant was in a
position where he could
see and hear substantially
all that happened
and he did see substance
and hear sustantially
all that happened, relating
to the killing of
James Finch. That Charles
Wilson was not present
That affiant saw and
heard nothing of Charles
Wilson at the time of
the killing of James
Finch and verily believes
he was not present
at nor a witness to
the transactions relating
thereto.
T. Donaldson
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of December A.D. 1886.
S.C. Hyde
Notary Public
Washington Territory
Aff
T. Donaldson
Filed Dec. 16 1886
D.A. Clement
Clerk
