The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-10-17
sober man that day.

the daY Ot Ine kllllHRs JulA II,
1891, he was going 10 dinner; when
in the old field he heard some
call .'stop!' and boxing backo IL
he saw Ford running, and almost
Immediately aftrI saw him fire
gun at sOma object down the road.
wi ness locke in that direction
am! saw Cloy running. Ford ran
some distance, halted, threw the
gun TO his shoulder AMI fired
again, when Cloy iell, morally
wounded. The dis an between
Cloy and Ford was about 1870
yarls Witness called t. Ford 10
nor shoot any more, and Ford
said: "Come here, Gwin, you are
a gentleman aud want you. Wit
ness and Ford re ched Clny ab0at
same time, when Cl ~ teld Ford he
had killed mm and Ford re lied
.'no, l've only hurt you.' A.
ClOy pulled up by a tree he sad,
''FMd, don't do that Any more,
l.. take il all back" Cloy aske
witness to sshd for doctor AMI
Ford said he would grt one and
asked winch physician he wAnred
DIR. o. B. Qum, mayor, arrived
hen and deputizing witness and
Clarence Dixon, arrested Ford,
aud the three men accompanies !
Ford to til mIyor's Office. AS
they passed McColgan'S hotel, wit
ness heard the pris ,ner say some.
thing to VIM. Michigan, but could
40 ts what it was. Wines re-
gartlcd Ford as sober man at the
time. lie walked and talked like
he was sober.
The next witness was HOLLIS
G.. DUNN, WHO was also an eye
witdess t., the shouting. He is
hard Of hearing and could noi
testify 10 the words which passed,
but corroboratel Mr.. Gwin as to
the shooting. He asl said I'll /
he tholght Ford was sober at the
TIM.
DIR. O. b. QUTN. a practiring
phl ci N and mayor Of McComb
City, was the next witness lie
/, ) ified that Cl0y was city ma-
slal ID tax collector OF McComb,
aud as such had autho iiy 70 cnl
lrct privilege taxes. Wites' did
u 1t Nee the shooting, ,but arrtvrdht
the scsne Immediately after il 0c-
currrd. Asked Fpd What he had
done and he replied thaC he had
shot Cloy, but had to do it. Wit.
ness then placed him under ar
rest aud took the gun away from
him. (The gun was here prO'
du ed in court and introduced
as evidence in the case bY
tile State. 1t is A caihre,
Ii shot Kennedy litie.) Wi
hess Described tue wound. Th
bullet entere | the back, pass Il
through the bU ly and lodg d under
skin Of the abdomen, where it
was extrdc ed by witness. In the
o ,inisn of witness 8 Ford WAS sober
at the time and appeared to be
perfecilv rational. Heard prisoner
tell McCO gan sWell, | got him.
IL 3 known Ford several years,
but never saw him drunk. The
gun was examined in his presence
AM! found t. contain one loaded
shell. Cuu dn't tell isew th- loads
taken out Of he gun in curt got
here.
THEODORE FLEMING testified
that few minut before Cioy
was kille /, Ford passed his but
cher's shop in fast walk. with
aun in hand. Witness id to
him "You are g1ing to Kill him,
are youl" and For,i repliel !, "lf l
can catch him | will.'
The state here rested.
G. NEIDERMAN was the f 8
witness introduced by the defen e.
Ford overlook witness on tn
street near railroad and asked him
IL he had seen any one. and wit
ness rep led yrs, and poiniel to 4
MN with plOw and mule, Ford
sad that was not the man he was
looking for. Ford callel 'siop'
ud fire The shot strucS the
ground under the mule. Ford ran
i few PAGES and fired asan VIII u
,loy fell. Witrss WAS abOdi
twenty-five feet behind F,r wHeu
Tr shot waS fire aud was cei
tain That Ford did nol put the
gnn to his shoulder. When Fo.d
got to Clny, he 5 id = got YOU
aud Cl1y said "doa't shoot N,
any more, yol have kill d me.
Fosd answered. "yOu put IA psto
under my nose tins mOrnng, aln
| / ,oli you / wpul get you fpr it,
o cross examination his witnes
showed that he had no conception
f distance.
| c. S. KELLOGG was the mex
with s.. He saw Ford about II
o'clock, a. in. the 3ay Of the xiii
.lirg and drank aom ! gr be
with lfim. Each drank = quart II
flf zen minutes, hut .tness dis
not think F-rd was und the ia
| tluence Of liquor. Had know
Ford eig t ur II years, but ueyei
a him drunk.
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