Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-06-15

by him the night after tho shooting occur
red, when Inc supposed he could not live
but few hours. We Published the sub
stance Of that statement in the INDEX May
IL. Ii Is in effect as follows: He was
herding his sheep one mile northeast of his
house, which Is ten miles northeast OF this
city. At O'Clock in the afternoon of the
the 18th Of May, he was starting towards
home; he had an umbrella In front of his
face, rs It was raining from tho east. He
heard the report OF gun, and abont that
instant felt shock; thought he was shot
accidently. He fell to the ground and be-
gan to spit blood, which being frothy he
concluded came from his lungs. He got
up and looked west, In the direction the
report came from and discovered two hui
man heads appearing above the brow Of
n sand hill. He walked to that point, and
discovered tracks leading down the hill.
On looking further he saw two men hiding
in the dry bed Of Sand creek, and then dis
covered they were Scott and Lee Briley.
He called oat to them: "You devils. TO
sneak up on a man and shoot him in the
back" They emerged from their hiding
places and at that instant he fired four
shots at them from his revolver. Scott
Briley had gun and Lee q revolver. They
fired several shots at him. He then retreat
ed and started for home. They followed
him down the stream some distance and fir
ed several more shots at him when he saw
them no mere. He arrived at home and
told Of the occurrence to his wife, who then
assisted him to bed.
Mr.. Holcomb was rigidly cross-exam
ined by Mr.. Ellis, but did not change his
original statement in any particular point.
Though very weak he stood the ordeal
of the examination well, and impressed
those who heard him as being a man Of
considerable nerve.
The court adjourned until evening when
1t met at the court house.
DR.. Kessler, who attended the wounded
man the night he was shot, was the only
witness examined. He testified as to the
location of the wound, and described the
difference in the appearance of hole
produced where shot enters and where it
comes out. He testified to picking parti-
Giles of cloth from the wound in Mr.. Hol-
combs back, and declares positively that
the ball must have entered there. He was
also OF the opinion that 1t passed through
the left lung. He told of the difference in
the appearance of blood thrown from the
lungs and that produced from other wounds.
At the close of this investigation the
prosecution closed and the defense asked a
continuance until Wednesday morning that
they might produce an important witness.
Wednesday morning the only witness ex-
amined was Mr. Sam Slack, who testified
to witnessing difficulty between Mr.. Hol
comb and Scott Briley about three months
since, in which Mr.. H. was knocked down
and severely pounded by Briley. This fact
also came out in Mr.. Holcomb's evidence,
and he declared that the assault by Scott
Briley was unprovOked, and that he could
make no defense, so sudden was the at
tack.
The defense had scared the attendance
Of andre Wassento, vino had worked for
Holcomb, and though the continuance
from Tuesday night was for the purpose
Of having this witness present, he was not
put on the stand. The defense offered 10
evidence.
The lstice could do but one thing bind
the prisoners over Tor their appearance at
the November term of court. He did so
and fixed their bail at $4,000 each. This
they gave; and so the case will stand un til
next November.
The bondsmen for Scott and Lee Br;lcy
are: p. h. Briley, K. N. Woodward, J. o.
Warren, r. G.. Warren aud Mrs. L. NJ.
Field.