Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1890-01-21


ing last summer | was in Conversation
with the deceased. We were talking
at the tima about tks remenssranee
against the proposed new read in the
mountain, at that time he said IF
Davidson did net lssk cut he wsuld
hx him yet" l teld the deceased to
lst tie matter drop and to have moth
ing more ts dc with it; he replied, that
be would Just as ssen kill Davidson as
deg. did net repeat the converse
sisn to Davidsen but did say TO him
| that be had better be on his guard as
thought that his life was ia danger
! frsm Barry. From nay knowledge of
iiarry ] balisve that it was rsasenabl-
fes David.sn to think himself ia dars.r
after tAe threats that Barry had made
against his lifs. | have good rsassnx
60 bsiisss that aEy threat that
deceased made against another rkat
he fslly iEtsnasd to execute the
same. ! was not present at tA.
shooting, nor did hear any shots fred
at the time mentioned.
hoiiAs McCaDe was next sworn anu
testified in substance as follows:
Am acquainted with both the deceas>
ed and J. K. Davidson. Mr.. Davidson
came to my house on Sunday, Jan t9sh,
about O'Clock in tho evening. FIe tolI
rls at this time tllst he ha ! s. difficulty
with Barry and that he had killed him
We rode together from my place 20
Davidson's house, passed by deceassd
who WAS lying. facs downward in tn
snsw apparently dead. Mr.. Davidson
seeaeI to be !aboring untler intense ex-
| element, at the time he was telling me
| OF the shooting. I have known Barry
to make threats against the life OF David>
son. He told me that Davidson had
| tarown his fence down anH let his stock
out and had injured him in other ways.
Told me Of the dispute at Ferguson's
we'll. He said that ii Davidson ever did
slap him that it would be the last man
that he would ever slap. And that if
Davidson ever fooled with him that he
would fix him. He was always abusiag
against him. l sold Davidson more or
less of these threats made against him
by Barry. Barry told me of his having
crazy spells at times, that he knew that
he was crazy, for he did things at times
that no sane man would do. I saw Ra r.
ry shoot his gray horse. 1t was done Oil
Sat. Jan. 18th.
Testimony OF Richard Todhunter :
"Have known deceased about one year. -
(I1ere the rife found with deceased,
was shown to Witness "The gun be>
longs to Henry Tanning. I let Barry
have the gun on the 7th of the present
month. When he borrowed it he told
me that he wanted it to shoot horse
let Barry have three cartridges with
the gun, l know OF his shooting two of
them l VAS ahout l0o yards from de-
ceased at the time. One shot was fsea
at hog, the other was at his gray
horse, though do not know positively
This was on Saturday, Jan. 18th. The
deceased was as far as l knew of him
peaceful and quiet. Never heard Barr,
make any threats against Dlvidson.'
Dr. j. II. Kennedy testified as fel
: lows: "FroR tae examinst tien made,
, am of the oPinisa that thsrs was hu
, two .hsts received by deceased. Th.
/ first shot l jadss to be ths sHe tha
t pc .etrated the right arn. This baIls
r passed thrsugh the arm into the sid
on the eutsids Of the ribs and eppssit.
l the point Of entrance. The shst tina
t proved fa.al entsrcd ca the loft side 0
t the chest and passed diageaally acre:
9 and aswnwar snetratiag tae back
N bstwesn the fifth and sixth ribs ant
g lodging IN ths muscles Of the back"
v r. f. Jshnson was sworn and tsstl
. fed as follows: ''Hass hnswn Barr,
o aine years. The gensral opinion arasn
[ nsis hors is7that he was at times o
[ unssund Eaind. l considered him
y dangerous man. His neishbsrs SO coa
It .idersd him. l would net consider
|: san safe, if Barry had nack an
u threats against him; | think that h
:, wsuld execute his threats. Asve
| beard him msks any threats agaias
d Davidson. Never knew decsassd t
IL carry a gun during nay acqxaintans
IS with him. So far as | knew, the chal
h actsr Of Mr. Davidson is good"
a Testimony ef VIM. Mckay: "AH
Q acquainted with deceased Haar
Barry make threats against the life c
d Davidson. 1 advised Davidson 9
P these threats and warRed hin to bs Q
L his guard"
y Testimony Of Clip Dawson: "Hsar
IL Barry make threats against the life {
1t Davidson. Never heard Daridss
's make any threats against Barry.
d warmed Davidson against Barry"
t, Wa. McCsrksil testified as follow
ID Il overheard Barry make tarea.
| against Davidson. Personally, 1 kne
but little of ths character OF deceased
10 Here the testimony ended and afts
70 careful discussion ansng thelnselvs
re the jury brought ia the folio wing We,
I'd diet:
-, WESTON UMATILLA, Co., Or, J.
~ January 2lst, 1S90.}
as We, the undersigned Coroner's Juror
is impaneled for the purpose of inquirr
at into the cause of the death Of A. L. Ba
~ ry, deceased, do find that he came I
- his death on the 10Th day of Januar,
ee the residence of J *. Davidson, frs
1. gunshot wounds inflicted by the hane
r. OF j. X. Davidson. That the said A.
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