The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-01


Johnny, be careful, somebody might
shoot themselves Johnny put the re-
volver in drawer and after drinking
some beer and having good social
time got my revolver and left, going
up the street. Later in the evening as
l started to 60 home coming by the
Hemenway building, some one, did
not know who at the time, struck me-
square Between the the eyes. knocking
me down and daZing me. | tried to
get up and each time the party struck
me down. The last time | was struck,
it Knocked me out of the light in the
darkness. l got out my revolver and
was so daZed L couldn't
tell who was striking me
but saw some one standing
over me, and my strength being all ex-
hauSted and out of breath. raised ny
revolver and fired. The party assault
ing me had me by the throat at the
time | fired. he let go. | then arose
and went to the door of the Gehrig
building. l was so exhausted and
daZed that I thought l saw a man go
Ill ahead Of me, but was not sure.
spoke to Mr.. Gehrig but don't remem-
Der what l said. When l entered
Mrs. Gehrig seemed frightened, so |
stepped back and wiped off my face;
several came in the store; Marshall
Morrison came in and asked who did
the shooting, | said l did. He asked
for revolver, told him did not know
where it was. Officers Beagle and
Morrison arrested me and took me TO
the calaboOSe and then to Abilene.
Reynolds is still on the stand at the
time OF going to press.
THIRD DAY.
Court convened at 8 O'Clock this
morning. The jurors all answered but
Geo. Laney. The Court waited some
twenty minutes before Mr.. Laney ar
rived. His excuse being considered by
the Court sufficient, he was not fined
w. II. Beagle, deputy sheriff of Hope
was the first witness examined. His
testimony was as follows:
w. Ii. Beagle, deputy sheriff, sworn.
l was in Gehrig'S store about 20 min
uteS after the shooting; saw the lie
|
and his eyes Was somewhat Redeemed
His face was not swollen any that ]
noticed.
j. Kirkwood, sworn. | saw the de-
PENDANT next morning after the shoot
ing his eyes were black and swollen
some, also his left ear.
EX-sheriff Miller was then sworn.
His evidence did not materially differ
from Marshal KirkwOOd's.
| A. l.. RuSS6l, sworn. | saw the de-
PENDANT next morning after he came i'll
to Jail. He had pair of very black
eyes and small mark on his neck or
throat think the marks continued
about days; was present all the time
did not hear or pay much attention to
what was said when Lawrence Rey-
noldswas present, if anything had been
said L would have heard it, l think.
G. A. Bennington, sworn. l was in
Gehrig's store the night of the shoot
| ing {; saw d bottle ia deceased'S right
coat pocket. By some one, | dou'L
know who, the coat was torn off. do
not know what was in the bottle OF
where it was put.
| Jim Gleason, sworn. Was slightly
acquainted with Bert Duggan in his
life time. l met Mr.. Duggan on the
sidewalk and he told me he was going
| 10 thump the defendant. l told him
Reynolds was a dangerous man, and if
he ever had anything to do with him
| lie wanted to look out as he was man
who carried gun.
| GJman Toby, sworn. Attended the
funeral of Bert Duggan and saw blue
| spot on his right hand as he lay in the
| coffin; did not see any other blue spots
OH his hand did not extend over the
front of the knuckle.
NJ. l.. Potter, sworn. saw the body
about 20 minutes after the shooting,
| also helped Garry the deceased to the
doctors office and helped lay him out :;
saw one knuckle on right hand slightly
blued, this was after the post mOrten
examination.
Warren Toby. l was present at the
funeral of Bert Duggan. | saw a
bruIse on the right hand near, or be-
tween, the first and second knuckle,
about the size of d silver dime.
VIM. Duggan, Sr. l am the father
Of Mr.. Ed Duggan who testified here
last week. SAID he had been an in
mate OF the insane ayslum about eigh-
teen months OF two years ago.
Cross examination showed he had
been dismissed as cured.
Here Mr.. Mead, attorney for defen-
dant, asked Mr.. Duggan for the coat
and vest which the deceased wore Oh
n ght of the killing, which was pro-
duced by witness. The coat and vest
We're offered as evidence anu accepted.
h. Z. Crazy, sworn. | WAS present
at the funeral of Bert Duggan. | saw
d blue mark on second knuckle of right
hand. 1t grew somewhat larger as ii
extended back on his hand.
j. J. Miller, recalled. 1 took the
prisoner to Hope to the preliminary.
After supper in Mr.. Potter's hotel III
Hope, john Duggan bought Reynolds
d cigar and said in a conversation with
Reynolds that he Was sorry it happened
and said if Bert had not been drinking
1t would not have happened. Here |
Mr.. Mead asked witness if there was
anything said i'll the hotel that evening
about offering the defendant drink. |
Question objected to and over-ruled.
j. ID. MuSSer, sworn. | was with |
MIR. Reynolds, the prisoner, and remem-
Der about the conversation. John
Duggan also said that he had offered |
defendant cigar. No, defendant
said, no, it was something else, but |
did not take any thing. Duggan said
he was sorry it happened and did not
think it would have happened if Bert
h nj NOT bpan drinkinu