Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-10
toward the hind end Of he wagon when
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FIRST SHOTS WE'RE FIRED.
He was about three or four feet from the
post hole when the shooting was over.
did not hear him say anything at that
time. As soon as the shooting was over
seddled my horse and went TO Mr..
ThOmpson's. just after the shoot
ing was over the prisoners
got on their horses and said they were
going tn town After the shooting | did
not speak 20 Lew Smith nor did / hear
him say anything. saw ali the Smith
boys at the time the shooting began and
when II ended, and within that time,
when | FIRST saw Jim Smith running, Il
cast my eye toward Tack Douthill aud be
had sisgln IA . shooting 20 ition, and
think II was pointed toward Jim Smith.
cannot swear positively who shot first,
but think Tack Douthill did, as the
report seemed to come from that
direction. After the shooting was over
Lew Smith was lying dead, | think.
saw him Just as he struck the ground. lie
fell on his fsce. As started my horse
/ looked back and he seemed 70 be
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did not so back to him at all During
the shooting / saw the other two Smith
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were IN the wagon. As Jim was raising
his gun Elmer seemed as though he was
about TO get out the hind-end of the
wagon, | did not see anything In his
hands. Alter the shooting, saw
Jim Smith lying by the fence
not over five or six feet from Lew. Elmer
was lying near his two brothers. After
the shooting began did not see how
either Jim or Elmer got out Of the wagon,
whether they got out or fell cut. After
the shooting was ovar did not see a gun
about the Ss;....ii: boys. AS Jim Smith
went to pick up his gun Douthitt said,
damn you, lay II down" cannot say
how many shots were fired. think there
were four any way, but can't say.
did not hear either OF the Smith boys
say word after the shooting began
When / first saw Tack Douthitt with his
gun In shooting position do not think
he was over ten or twelve steps from the
wagon. l saw Butcher Just az soon after
the shooting as | could ride 10 AIR
Thompson's, which is about a mile. Il
told him two Of the Smith boys were
dead aud one wounded. The first thing
he said was that he hated It and that he
was not looking for such trouble. lie
told me TO 90 over home and get him a
horse, as he would come over to town
Cross-examinationi Mrs. Smith got TO.
the place where the shooting was done
before got away.
Re examined direct; The most OF the
shooting seemed TO be TO my left. Tack
Douthltt was to my left and | guess
Thompson was there too, as he was there
when 1t was all over, Sterling Dawson
was behind me. thought one shot came
from behind me, but could not swear
positively. think that shot killed Lew
Smith. ] saw Smith Just about as he
fell and II was almost the same instant
that | thought That the shot was fred be.
hind me. l think that shot killed him
Andy Ryap was the next witness for the
state. He testified that just before they
started from camp Tack D0uthitt said, ~
see the boys coming; let's 20 out there
! think asked Doc Thompson not to 60
He made no answer. Jack Douthitt was
In the lead. | saw the Smith boys com
Ing. They were about 200 yards away.
About theftme defendants and the Smith
boys came up % where we were digging
holes ! heard shots and saw two men
fall. From the time saw the men stand
ing in the wagon ill | saw them lying on
the ground 1t was only an instant. There
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hear any shots after the boys fell on the
ground. think the shooting was all
done while man could count twenty by
counting rapidly. ! was riding from the
party while the shooting was going on.
The reason told Doc Thompson not TO
go down there was because / thought
there was going to be racket. The
shooting began almost at once, say half
minute, from the time the defendants and
the Smith boys met.
Cross-examlned: | think Mrs. Smith
got back With the team In about two
minutes from the time of the shooting.
do not know who fired first.
DR.. j. ii. Ferris was the next witness
for the state examined three dead
bodies on the day of July Z, 1886, about
six miles north Of town. They were the
smith boys. The last time | saw Lewis
Smith he was dead. A gun-shot wound
caused his death, from all could see.
He was shot right In the center Of the
back, through the spinal column. The
ball entered the back. | made an exam
nation Of the wound with my finger. The
bullet seemed to range straight in.
The bullet struck about TIE
sixth dorsal vertebra. That wound
broke the backbone. could not find
any place that The ball came out. The
wound was made by large sized ball.
This wound was necessarily fatal. I'M
less some other vital part was struck a
person might live half an hour after re-
ceiving such shot. examined Lew
Smith aud found no other wound. also
examined James Smiths body. He was
shot In three places. In one wound the
ball entered on the level with and four
inches 10 the right OF the right nipple
and came out about one Inch 10 the left
OF the left nipple. The range Of the ball
seemed 10 be about horizontal One
bullet entered about three Inches above
the left wrist joint from the
back and came out in front.
The third bullet caused fiesh wound on
the left elbow, No two OF the above
wounds could have been inflicted by the
same ball All the wounds were made by
A. or +5-caliber bullet. Jim Smiths
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