State v. Ede

William Ede was tried and convicted of the crime of larceny of a cow, the property of one Ellis S. Dement, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the Oregon state penitentiary for the term of four years. From this judgment and sentence, he has appealed., At the opening of the trial, defendant’s counsel moved the court that all witnesses for the state not at the time under examination be excluded from the courtroom. The court granted the motion as to all state witnesses except Evan Hartin, whose presence, the district attorney stated, was required to assist him in the trial of the case. This…