Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

front door. Carter then stopped them
! remained near the counter all the time
| soul see them all the time after they
came in the front room. | saw the fatal
blow when it was struck. 1t was neal
the screen, just as they We're turning
That was the last stroke made. While
the row was in prog ess, Harrison made
the remark that he would cut Muldrow's
throat. This was before he stuck the
fatal blow. Muldrow said .Boys, take
the knife away from him; he is cutting
me-" This was just before his throat was
cut, about the time when thew were 10 the
middle of the room. I told Muldrow to
shoot him. Muldrox had q pistol. I saw
the pistol frst as he came through the
door, out of the back room. He had it in
his right hand, down by his side. ! did
not see him try to use it. Ibid not hear
the pistol sIap at all. After they were
separated, Carter put Hsrrisoa out, AMI
Muldrow, putting his hand up to his
throat, said: II must have this attended
g at once" and went out. 1 saw him
(Muldrow) next in the street, where he had
fallen. / went out to him. lie was on
his back a crowd was present. Several
doctors were attending to him. Dir.
Gilchrist was not in the saloon during the
fight. The 'Bible Agent" went out just
as the row began. His name was Daily.
This was about s o'clock. p. m.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
In the cross examination of Jack Rodg-
ers, the following new points were devel-
oped:
l did not try 70 take the knife away
from Harrison. Muldrow dill not try to
shoot when I told him to. l had drank
with Muldrow only once that day. I
went into the saloon with him; Muldrow
treated. He and ! had been warm friends
for a long time. 1 don't think Charlie
had been drinking much 1 had not.
Harrison mad, and was under the infu-
snce of liquor. Muldrow was cut more
.han ohce-once on the shoulder, on the
temple and on the throat. They stood
near the screen when the fatal stroke was
given. The blood spurted when he was
struck in the neck, coloring the door. /
I don't know when Muldrow drew his pis-
tol. L don't know which vas drawn first ,
the knife or pistol,
Court anjournad for dinner. After din
ner ~s- ~
DIR. r. ". BOURNE,
ha;,r d.ly sasl;6ad a a rtloy,. I
have been practicing medicine % years. /
saw Muldrow just as ne fell IN the street,
alter he come out of the saloon. / ran TO
him and endeavored to stop the aow OF
blood. l found one wound on his mock,
inflicted by g sharp knife, which entered
from an inch behind and below the ear
around TO the center of his throat, making
the wound about eight inches long and
An inch and one-hslf in depth. One OF
the main arteries was cut. I found a
wound on the little finger of his left hand,
on the under side of his finger, the cut ex-
tending into the bone of the finger. There
was a slight wound on the left shoulder
blade. The cut in the coat over the
shoulder was our or five inches long.
There was q sligM cut on the forehead and
one on the n"se. ] was with him abou.
ten minutes in the street. DR.. W. w.
Rodman was also present. I was with
him until he died. He died about three
quarters OF an hour after he fell in the
street. 1 knew Muldrow very we'll. He
was q man of good health. He died from
the loss of blood from the wound in the
left side of his neck.
bR. W. ". MAcFARLANE,
being duly sworn, testified as follows:
1 nave been practicing medicine Is
years. ! saw Muldrow first when lying
on his back in the street. He had a fatal
wound on the left side of his neck. it com.
menced about an inch and q half behind
his ear and extended to the middle OF
his neck in front, 8 IL inches long. The
wound was an incision, and was about an
inch and one.kalf deep. The deepest part
was just under the left ear. The wound
was dangerous oil account of its having
severed several important blood vessels,
the external carotid artery and jugular
vein being severed. His little finger, left
hand, was cut to the bone. His thu NIB on
the right hand was cut, and his left shout
dsr-blade was slightly cut I was with
him until he died. which was about one-
half hour. He died from the loss of blood
from the wound in his neck. There were
two wounds in his neck, one short one vt
right angles to the long one. 1t was about
an inch long. right under the ear, in q
very dangerous place. / don't know how
deep this was.
JOHN o'CoNok,
assistant bartender at Z. Rines' saloon,
being sworn, Testified as follows:
was in the saloon when VIM. Harrison
came in. the day of the killing. Jack
Rodgers and Chas. Muldrow were in the
saloon when Harrison came in, and were
leaning against the ice-chest talking.
Harrison came up behind them. Null
drow said: Harrison, Jack Marshall
is looking for you" Harrison said: "He
can look for me and be damned" Har-
rison got noisy, and talked angry. Null
drew then said: II was only joking.
Marshall is not looking for you" / told
Harrison to keep still. / would have nc
fuss ia the bar.roO m. I wen outside of
the bar to put him out. He walked a few
steps with me, when he jerked away and
said I had better quit fishing" around
him. / then went to wait on q man at the
bar. Harrison then said he did not care
for Charlie Muldrow, Jack Rodgers or
Jack Marshall. I told him to keep quiet.
Carter then came into the saloon and went
back to the desk in the back room Harri-
also went back In theiback room in .
few moments. In . little while Muldrow
went into the back room, too. I heard
loud talking in the back room. Harrison
an Mulcrow seemed to be iussing. !
could not hear what they said. Ithen
Maldrow coming sideways into the
'front.' room. I he arc him say 'put up
that knife" Harrison came right after
him, with 8 knife in his hand. I aw the
as he came into the front room. he
held the knife In q threatening manpes,
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