, 1889-04-11
LET HIM DOWN EASY.
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIOR az
FRANK MARTIN.
The ProcesdtnRs.-some Addaston al Evi
denco .-Bound Over In she Sum
Of oiSOO.


The preliminary exam nation of Frank
Martin. charged with having caused tina
death of Absalom Parker, whom ne shot
in the arm on the night Of March 3l.t.
wound last SATURDAY. night. Was copdnctaN
before Justice Curry YESTERDAY. Prosecnk-
ing Attorney walter A. Jones.
conducted the case on the pavt NJ the ,.r
fitory. and James Il ZONES. OF Uvds Il
Jones, appeared for the defesss Marin
IL a mild. hammered looking man. arna,-
entity about 80 wears of age. with a mous-
tache and chin whiskers. His wife and
little boy, a bright looking child of x
Years. occupied seats near Martin during
the first part of the examination. Mrs.
Martin looked sad and rrworp. but Mar
tin wore An air of the ntmost nnconosrn
and appeared to enjoy the parri.. OF ~it
of the attorneys auit AS much as the spec.
tators.
Several witnesses were introduced who
did not appear before the coron.r's m
quest.
Joseph Grimer testified that he lived
near Martins place and had hoard tnn
shooting while at supper. He rap over.
Parker was standing in the wagon ANA
Martin WAS tiourishipp his pistoI and or
deriny him to leave the place. Marttu-
who was in houor said Parker had spane
Ms money and misused his team. and mad
drawn "A sInpu.shot on him in Tour.n'a sa-
loon. The w,tpras concluded, my uife
sent for me about th,s time and ! went
home and fonpd Parker in nv bonse He
j \, "a .saeaasi,,i II. IA. ard iwo, 6n,,srs}
| He appeared perfectly cool, hut said lis
arm ached awfully. | said, For Gods
sake. Alb, are you never gong to quit get
ting into troubleP' And he said, I always
was IA d---n fool, and guess ! always villa
be- | sent Parker to DIR. Paruleys 20
have his wounds dressed.
u. H. Mckenzie. another neiehbor Of
Martins, gave about the same t~stiuo-
ny as Tire proceeding witness.
and said that when he reached
the scene of the shooting he heard Parker.
who was in the wagon, say, Bring a
light. and let's get .he halters." Martin
told Parker TO get out and leave, as he mad
been around long enough, and Parker
said, IAN right"
Thos. Wright told about the same story
as the other witnesses. Mrs Martin W az
present and was trying to yet her husband
TO 20 into the house.
+ l.. Fassetts testimony brought out
nothing new. except hat the witn-ss heard
Martin tell Parker that the latter had been
trying to in;ure mis-, Martins reputation,
Capt. Gus Martin, who arrested Franz
Martin, gave about the sa ne evidence
when he gave at the coroner's ipouest. in.
Guiding the statement that Martin had
said he meant business when h- fired at
Parker. On being rearrpsted after Par.
ker's death Marin had said he was sorry.
Officer George Brund iee coyroboratad
CAPT. Martins testimony,
Drs. Smith and Psrmley, who attended
Parker iDj Djuries, aud DR.. Potter. who
made the autopsy. were all examined and
re.raminrd concerning the proba bi,itie,u
of death resulting from the wound. Drs.
Smith and Parmley agreed in their testi-
mouy, to the fact that Parker was coosti-
/ tutiopally in "A VERY bad way. and both
seemed to think the wound had little 70 do
with ms death, which was due to COM
plicat ,ons which followed the wound. He
had Brivht's disease, and had been "A suf-
| ferer from syphilis.
DIR. Potter had found no evidence of
] either Brights' disease of syphilis, and
| said death resulted from blood uois.uin0
! from the wound. There was a w,oe dit
ference in the opinions of DR.. Potter and
the other two physicians, which - not ~
matter of wonder. as doctors nave been
| l.