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wanted me to settle the dispute." Buntin told the court that he'd explained he had no authority in a right-ofway matter. “1 said I would call Mrs. Saltonstall and see if I could get her to do something about it... I said I would come over ami set* what the problem was but that 1 would not get involved in a right-of-way dispute... I asked her (I)iane Kidwell) if she’d talked to a lawyer and I said I thought she should do what her lawyer advised her to do.”
Buntin said he immediately called Saltonstall, only to get an answering device. He said he waited for her to return his call for about a half hour, started for the Kidwells and was en route when he received Baines’ request for assistance. He emphasized that he “didn't want to mess with Ranee Spellman," and that he had not mentioned any prior experience with Spellman or Saltonstall to Kidwell. “1 told her I did not want to get involved with a property dispute," he repeated.
Confrontation With
Husband
After reviewing her side of the right-of-way dispute, Diane Kidwell testified regarding a confrontation between her husband and Ranee Spellman on October 30, ten days before the shooting. She said that Roger was confronted by Spellman while cutting wood on the top portion of the Kidwell property. Standing by his three-wheeled Honda, a rifle in the scabbard on the front of the motorcycle, Spellman allegedly invited Roger Kidwell onto the middle of the roadway to settle the right-of-way dispute, according to Mrs. Kidwell. She described her husband as apfiearing “very upset, very shakey” when he returned to the house and related the story to her. (Continued on Page 11)
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