Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-08

. Mexico Boy Kills q Texan..A Fall
Account of the Tragedy.
Cline Justiflable.

The following. taken from a Waco l
,Texas) paper, gives a full account
If the killing Of a man named Lynn,
BY Warner Cline, formerly of this
,ity, and known to most of our read
.rs. The killing was evidently done
self-defense. Cline is a nephew of
K. Potts, Of this city, and he
bore a good reputation while he lived
10 this place with his uncle. He left
for Texas in 1880.
Yesterday morning the coroner's
jury assembled in Justice Evans
court room in Waco, Texas, and the
following testimony was taken:
Will CASTOR being sworn says: l
knew A. o. Lynn during his life
time he is dead 1 saw him last night
at his place of business on Austin
street he came to his death from a
pistol shot; about IL O'Clock last
night l was standing in Mr.. Wilson's
bar on Austin street when / heard
loud talking across the street; I went
over there and l Jay deceased and
one Skinner coming out the side door
in the back end of the building which
opens on Fifth street; the two walked
down to the front corner of the build.
ing on Fifth and Austin street; de-
ceased was talking to Skinner and
seemed to be angry about something;
l did not understand the CONVERSE
ton the part of the conversation l
heard was as follows: Deceased said
that 81 ought to kill him, and if he
don't get down on his knees and make
apologies to me I will do it,"and drew
a pistol out from under his coat; at
this time 1 looked around and saw
Mr.. Cline standing ON the sidewalk
by a post; deceased presented his
pistol at Cline, and says, Hes got
a gum" Skinner replied: "He's got
no gun and don't want to hurt you,
but came here to make up with you;"
deceased said he has a gun and is
not game enough to use it, and kept
his pistol leveled on Cline !; at this
time Skinner caught hold of deceased.
Lynn, and tried to keep in front OF
him, but deceased pushed him away
during this time Cline was behind the
post and kept 1t between himself and
deceased; he had his left arm around
the post; / do not know what he was
doing with his right hand Lynn had
stepped off Of the sidewalk before
Skinner caught hold of him; I die
not hear Cline say anything during
this time !; the shooting began in a few
, seconds after Lynn stepped off Thu
, sidewalk; at the time the shooting
began Cline was standing at the cor
t ner post and deceased was standing
: about ten feet away from him dow
Austin street; when the first shot wa
r fired Skinner did not have hold o
: Lynn. I don't know who fired tn
, first shot. Isaw Cline draw his pts
4 ttoii from soGs place, and saw him ant
deceased with their pistols presente'
t at each other. After the first sho
was fired / turned my head. 1t seem
ed to me that four Or five shots wer
fired When I next looked around
e l saw MI. Lynn lying on his face i
the street. / do not know whethe
Lynn fired at all. The pistol Lyn
g had was a large white handled revo
yer like the one shown me here j
court. / do not know whether M
Lynn was drinking or not. Lyn
kept his pistol presented at Cline frol
the time he first came up until tt
shooting began. 1 saw Mr.. Skinn'
re standing with Lynn at Lynn's bar q
1t hour or two before the shootin
te laughing and talking.
Characterization by defendant
counsel-I was standing by n
re. the awning posts on the sidewalk, Oh
,e post from where Cline was standir
re as Skinner and deceased came wal
ID ing up to where Cline was standin;
Skinner said he does not want to hu
you and he is not armed, and Lyr
D. said, 81 ought to kill him, and I W
a kill the s-of-a-b-, unless he &c
on his knees and makes an apology.
Skinner did not attempt to stop Lyr
until they got up near where CHI
D. was standing. Lynn threw Skim
1e loose from him when they reacht
:" Cline on the corner. Skinner SCENE
ar to be trying to keep Lynn from usil
ry the pistol. .Lynn's pistol was cock
n. when he had it presented on Gin
a. Sometimes he had 1T near Cline
It's face, and other times was furth
RI away. W. C. CASTOR.
go Bunk Orman, being sworn sal,
ry A. o. Lynn was sitting in my roo
q. yesterday evening, and IN speakil
at of Cline said: eff Cline makes al
further talk about me or fools wi
me I will kill him." Felix Fern W
er present. 1 was speaking to Mr. LyI
en- about a gambling bet Cline had to
ey me Of and Lynn said, "He is a G.
liar" and 1 had hold of him a
would have beat him to death if
ret had not begged like a dog, and I "
n kill him if he fools with me. / ha
or known defendant pretty well and nc
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