Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-12

the creek" Bin Morris says: 81 and
BIZ Stockton and Harry Martin, OH
three, turned ,he yearling loose.n Mr..
Bryeon snid: "Ycu ----
YOU done IL aud tried 70 drive II TO the
roundup and as be- said that he raised
up and MS he raised be pulled a pistol
from his bosom or out OF the waist Of his
pants. 1 couldn't tell which, from where /
was. and jim Morris said Look out,
Bill 4" and Bill Morris was pulling his
gun out Of the soablard on his saddle.
I saw Bryson pulling his pistol, and when
Jim Morris called 10 Bill I looked to
ward him and saw him pulling his gun.
Bryson's pistol tad a red rag OF some
sort around It, or with it, / couldn't tell
which, but anyhow they were together,
and ms soon as Bill Morris could pull his
gun aud shoot he shot twice in about
two seconds as near as / could tell, and
ne he fred the second shot, Bryson shot.
I could not tell for certain which shot
first, Norris second shot or Bryson's
first, and when Bryson shot he whirled
and ran angling across the creek on the
same side that Bill Morris was on in a
washout IN the bank Of the creek, around
a Joint from Bill Morris, and stood until
Bill Morris ran up TO the point and
then went back across the creek
and then they shot at one another.
Bryson shot two or three times from
that place and Bill Morris between three
and six times-I don't know how many.
Then they quit shooting. Bryson looked
over towards where / and Jim Morris
was and said "Im killed, "and we went
to him. He handed me his pistol and
said Here's my pistol; 1 can't i've"
In reply to n question as to the dis
lance between the two men when the
second shot was fred, the witness stated
that it must have been % or 80 steps be-
tween them when the second shot was
fired. Bryson sank down on his feet just
as 1 got to him. He was shot twice in
tho pit Of the stomach about an inch and
a half or two inches apart. At Wilson's,
Bryson said; "He hit me the first two
shots"
L. G. Gibson testified that Bryson TOLD
Bill Morris, in his presence, that il he
came down there TO plant corn he would
fill him full Of lead.
Jim Morris testified substantially L
the same facts as Spears, in regard L
the meeting at the creek and the shoot
ing and in addition he testified that vii
son had told him that Bryson was will
ing to pay for the improvements on tn,
ranch when he could sell some steers.
Wilson testified as to the conversation
between Bryson and himself in regard Il
the matter, and stated that Bryson up
peared to be willing to settle with Morris
William Morris was sworn but did no
go into particulars regarding the CONVEX
sation at the creek. He stated that h
saw Bryston pull something out Of hi
bosom, which he took to be a pistol, an,
that he fred two shots at him as quickl
as he could. He stated that there wa
something around the pistol, and tina
after he had fred the first shot Bryso
leveled his pistol, and that they bot
fired about the same time. He was stand
ing leaning over the neck Of his hors
when Bryson started to pull bis pistol
At the close of the testimony DistriC
Attorney Ancheta submitted the cas-
without argument and Justice GivenI
after briefly summing up the case dis
charged the defendant.
Bryson has a sister in North Carolini
from which state he came.