The Iola register., 1884-02-29

I,s.u.,iateis / saw Robert IcFar-l
IL I'll nick up a scantliiig and run to-
Mad G1iliahd, the one who SHOT
Jams. then ran from them, south
and east to where Willis McNett lives.
'rnut is all | saw. l saw while there,
one shot and heard several shots while
Il was running. 1 do not know who
fired the other shots. / did not see
any of the other Guillands make any
mnve toward Mcfarland; did not see
any of the Guilland boys have revol-
yer; did not see James make move
to get any revolver at any time. At
ter the shooting, about 45 minutes, we,
myself and Willis McNett, went back
to the place of the shooting. saw
James lying on the sod on his face a
little ways east of the building, dead.
l saw, also, Robert Mcfarland on the
south side of the road about one hum
dred yards from James, lying there
dead No other persons were there.
Saw revolver lying beside James.
Did not examine it. Willis McNett
lives about 100 rods from the house we
had started to build. When l last
saw the Guillands L was about 100
yards from the house; do not know
where they went nor did not see them
go away. James was about ten steps
away on the out side of the building
when went back, lying dead. Had
square in his left hand. Some of us
were armed; we were all armed ex-
cept Rob't. Mcfarland and my cousin
there. James said "my bottle is i'm
my boot" suppose he meant his re-
volver. I was armed, James was
armed and that was all of us that were
armed. My revolver is at home. l
did not shoot single shot. "A revol-
yer was here produced.) l do not
know it /; do not recognize it. / saw
some person hand the revolver lying
by James to my cousin, John L. Har
klerode. do not know whether any
chambers were empty or not. We did
not know whether We would have any
difficulty or not; / thought there
might be difficulty. l think that this
is the revolver that lay beside James.
Never saw this revolver until after the
shooting; there are three chambers
empty i'm it.
Signed, J. B. HARKLERODE
John T. Harklerode sworn, says :
NY name is John T. Harklerode; am
acquainted with the deceased, James
Harklerode; he is my brother. l was
there before the shooting took place
and soon afterward. When there the
second time saw my cousin and Will
lis McNett and stranger besides these.
I saw the deceased, James Harklerode,
lying east of the building, dead, and
Rob. Mcfarland south Of the road in
the field, dead. did not examine any
wounds. l saw a revolver lying be-
side James; this is it on the table; it
has been i'm my charge since then; it
is Just as 1 found it; 1 do not know
whose revolver it is; / never saw it
until after the shooting there are
three chambers empty. He had the
square and scratch awl i'm his left
hand. Signed,
J. T. HARKLERoDE.
Andrew Barber, being sworn, said
My name is Andrew Barber; 1 was at
the place of shooting soon after; 1 saw
Milford DonohO take q revolver from
the deceased James Harklerode's
right boot leg /; do not know where il
is; l examined the revolver; there
were no chambers empty. l saw the
dead bodies of James Harklerode and
hODert NICE drlalu.
Signed, ANDREW BARBER.
NJ. HI. Donoho, being sworn, says
My name is Nj. H. DonOho; ] was at
the place of shooting soon after; saw
the dead bodies of James Harklerode
and Robert Mcfarland; / took a re-
volver out of the right boot leg of
James Harklerode gave it to Char
lie Green; there were no chambers
empty. Signed; NJ. H. DONOHO.
We, the jurors in the above inquest,
having inspected the body of James
Harklerode, and heard the testimony
and made all needful inquiry, return
the following verdict:
STATE OF KANSAS, &C
ALLEN COUNTY, '''
An inquest held at the residence of
Adam Harklerode in Allen county, on
the 25th day of February, A. D., 1884,
before me, A. j. Fulton, coroner of AL
len county, on the body of James Har. |
klerode there lying dead; by the jurors |
whose names are hereto subscribed. |
The said jurors, upon their oaths, do
say that James Harklerode came to his |
death on the 18th day of February A.
D., 1884, in the county of Allen, State
of Kansas, by the means of a weapon /
known as revolver, in the
hand OF Hugh Guilland, said revolver
being loaded with powder, and lead
balls, and caused to be fired, and shot
with a felonious intent to kill the said
James Harklerode, and that the said
Hugh Guilland did then and there
with said revolver and felonious intent
shoot, and kill and cause the death OF
said James Harklerode.
In testimony whereof the said jur-
ors have set their hands the day and
year aforesaid:
S. d. BRANDENBURG.
A. B. ISAAC.
A. B. Bainum.
J. NJ. SPAwR.
7. H. MCLAUGHLIN.
r. 4. WOOD.
Attest, A. J. FULTON,
Coroner, Allen County, Kan.
February 25th, 1884.
In an interview with old Mr.. Gull
and in the Jail on Wednesday we found
him very, willing to talk. In reply to
'ur questions he made the following
tatement: ~ and my three SONS
vent to where Harklerode and Nc
Narland were building this house. IL
orbid them building it saying this is
nv land. Harklerode said It's id 1.
ie.' called him liar. Then ht L
rev his pistol and snapped it at me
t did not go off and / drew mine and
hot him three or four times McFar-
and shot my son Isaac through the q
niger. Isaac started TO run. McFar-