Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
HARRISON TRIAL.
Evidence i'm the Case--Life
With a Knife--s2, 600 Bail.

Evidence i'm the Case--Life
With a Knife---s2, 600 Bail.
AS nnoun in the LsDaER, the pre-
lininary examination of VIM. Harrison,
for b killing of Charles Muldrow. was
held last Friday before Justices Hit and
Hooton in the county court room, J.
McD. Trimble. for the State, w. y. For
rist and w. w. Fry, for defendant. w.
B. McIntire acting as clerk. The court
room was crowded, and much interest in
the trial was manifested BY the public.
W. R. CARTER.
head bartender at T.. Rines' saloon was
the frst witness sworn, and testified as
follows: I saw Mr.. Harrison about ten
moments before the difficulty occurred /;
be was in the saloon. Mr.. Muldrow, de-
ceased. and Others were also in the saloon.
They were standing in front of the bar
and were talking. but not loudly or
Grossly. I(Carter) went back into the
other room to the desk. There is a par
tition between the bach and front rooms.
In about four minutes Harrison came
into the back room wanted to know why
| would not give him any whisky. In
about Ave minutes more Charley Null
drow came into the back room also. 1
think Muldrow spoke first; don't know
what he said. He walked up to the side
of Harrison. In answer to what Null
drow had said, Harrison said, "Charley,
you .have thorwn this thing up to me
five or six times" l don't know what
Harrison had reference to. Harrison did
not seem to be very angry. Muldrow
said be did mot give q damn whether lie
had or not" / told them to hsve no fuss
in there they would have to go out TO
fight. They bothNseemed to be in u hui
NOR to fight. L did not hear say threats
at this time. They kspt on talking, and
l went around the counter to open the
back doorto put them out in the alley if
they wanted to fight. l did not take
hold of them. They were still leaning
against the counter in the back room.
From the way they talked. i thought
they would fight they were both swear.
ing they were facing each o'her while
leaning against the counter and were
about two feet q part. Aboat the time l
got to the alley door to open it, / heard
them going into the front room. 1 stop
ped and looked around. They had NOV
ed about six feet and were right IN the
door that leads to the front room. They
were facing each other, Muldrow backing
and Harrison following him up. 1 don't
think they had clinched as yet. They
were very close together and caught hold
of each other AS they vent into the front
room. Muldrow said. "'Get her out
Get her out! !" lie did not say what. 1
thought he meant for Harrison to draw
his pistol or knife. 1 saw no weapons out
then. l could not see Muldrow; Harri-
son was between US. Harrison did not
reply. They were still moving across the
front room, Muldrow backing, Harrison
following him up. They had hold of
each other at this time. Th,y had hold
of each Others right shoulder with their
left hands. Their right hands were free.
When / first saw a pocket knife in Har-
rison's hand they we're half way across
the front room. He had II down by his
side, open. The blade was pointed down
ward. He raised it and struck at Null
drow five or six times with H.. The
strokes were made in rapid succession at
Muldrow's head. Muldrow was trying TO
ward the blows of by throwing up his
arm. Muldrow was still moving back
ward. 1 saw a revolver in Muldrow's
hand. heard it before / saw it. I saw the
knife end heard the swapping about the
same time. 1 heard the pistol swapping
when they were about the middle of the
front room; it did not go off; it snapped
FIVE or six times. They backed clear up
The screen before they stopped. Null
drow then said "Boys, take the knife
away from him: he has cut me-" During
the fuss ] beard Harrison say he would
cut his thioa4. This ia I'll l heard Hsrri-
son say during the time of the fuss. !
could not see where the blows fell or
which lick cut Muidrow's asek. l caught
hold of both of them and stopped the row.
They were about ten feet from the front
door when / stopped them. lpushed them
up sgainst the counter. told 0'Couor,
assistant bartender. to take the knife and
L would take the pistol. We did this.
Neither of II EN- said any thing. l saw
then, that Muldrow's throat was cut on
the left side. l took hold of Harrison
and told him he must go out of the house.
BE went out at the ron door Null
! drow then went out of his own accord. ]
next saw him in ). S. Crsig's drug store,
desd. Harrison came back iE the saloon
and got his hat and went right out. This
wal on Monday, the third of March,
about five o'clock, p. m.
Tie cross examination by Judge For
rist did not bring oat any new points of
interest except that Harrison and Null
drow had been drinking. and both were
under the influence of liquor, and that
while tho parties were clinchei "Jack
Rodgers" who was in the room, called
out to Muldrow, Shoot him! Shoot
him -
JAcK" RODGERS,
who was present at the time, was then
qualified, and testified as follows:
was talking to Muldrow when Harri-
son came in. We were near the ice
chest. Harrison came in at the front
door. He tHarrison) said, "Wild,eyed
Jack and Small eyed Charley" Null.
drow said: slack Marshall wants to see
you." (Hsrrisonl. Harrison then cursed
Marshall, and laid he (MarshsH) was
a - Mulirow then said
.You ought not to talk that way about
Marshall" Harrison repeated 1t again,
In about the same language. Muldrow
then said: "Bill, (Ha.risonl I was lying
to you about Marshall wanting to see
you" Harrison then asked Muldrow
whether he took up for Marshall. Null
drow said he did not. and then asked
Harrison whether he wanted any. thing
out of am. Harrison said mo" The
bartender then said, ''you will have to
out II you don't shut up" Harrison