Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-05

/ remember that he ever had. He kept
the pistol IN his desk which was a
! roller-back, wooden one and In
! wooden drawer. at his Office at the
city hall He once went out and lott
tho desk unlocked. when he thought
about the plHtol. He had been gone
about half an hour when ,Aked
whether Anderson did not have knen
VINO had Keys that could unlocku the
desk. or any desk, with spring loclt
the chief said he thought that lots of
them could open them with keys. His
Office was at the city hall. first floor.
in tho cellar The city hail was kept
open day and night. lie didn't STAY
up day and night. a few people had
seen the pistol OF A. y. Smith but no
believed that only two had ever seen
him take II out and look at It; were
jim RclllY and Luckett; others may
have known that II was In his desk;
II was no secret He didn't stay Mt The
city HAN az night The turnkey h sup
posed to stay there He was frequent-
" cut Of his office at night. Sometimes
ON such occasions, the office might be
open ana nobody in e. The turnkey
left the Office when he went out to
mako his calls The chief said that no
himself might have gone away and left
the Office open more than once He
frequently left his desk unlocked.
Did you over give a, y. Smith
plstolY' asked Attorney Wynne,
breaking the monotony Of the testi-
mony.
Mr. Furman was on his feet in
minute with an objection for the de-
Tense, He said that ~ did not matter
whether the chief had ever given him
q pistol or not
Col. Wynne said he wished the witt
ness TO show what had occurred before
the tragedy.
The object Of tho whole thing, MIR.
Furmnn replied. was inadmissible and
insubstnntlal n he should give his
friend, Col. Wynne, a pistol. that was
no reason why he should go aud kin
Maddox with it.
Col. Wynno said he hoped Mr.. Fur
man would not be called on 10 make
the illustration
DR.. Adams being cnlled he stated
that his occupation WIS that Of a phy-
slclnn and surgeon, lie had been prac-
uclng seventeen years and he had
experience In examining gunshot
wounds He examined the dead body
Of a. y, Smith, with Dr. Saunders.
After detailing the description of the
wounds Or. Adams dwelt particularly
upon the wound which Ind entered tho
stomach, The BAH entered the cavity.
Ills opinion was that Smith blcd TO
death from Internal hemorrhare. The
wound In the head might have rcn-
dcred him unconscious, but he aid not
mink II would have caused his death.
The wound IA the head might hnye !
Knocked him on his feet. lie would
have to be lying down. with HIS face.
up standing. up or sitting down, 10
have received the wound
Mr. Furman interrupted by saying
that medical science ala not AUTHORIZE |
anyone to state what course a ball
might take, outside the range of the |
bullet, ana moreover. the supreme court |
had decided after hearing the testl- |
mony OF army surgeons, that a ply |
slclan could not always tell the posi- |
non man Who fred a bullet stood |
from the position or denexion OF the |
bail or by the way It entered or made |
Its exit or vice versa,
continuing, Or Adams said that the |
frontal bone was driven back and the |
conclusion was that the ball must have |
vhlSreu from some place back OF the |
region of the temple
Another bail had entered lust below
the lett shoulder blade, but whore il |
went after entering the body he failed |
TO ilnd out, lie couldn't saw which |
way II went, Tho effect OF such n |
wound would-not be to render uneon- |
sclous tue man who received At. |
u he had been on his fcef |
the result would have been that no
would have fallen Asked If such n |
wound would prevent a mans tocomo- |
non Dr. Adams said he didn't see how |
I Ia IL
mo ,1,ort, t,i,'.', " ~ 80 9Slue from |
ZION In dn,,,sh ,1H', gHect puea-
mi v,iici, a,,,,,., '' ~, ne houghl the
intet ba,', 49,. w Wound IN front, |
fortv-6ve da,,,',,.,. N.vu ~ an angie OF
range downward.
tIhcd 1nt s,ttn "1pirW OF rage, tcs-
iin,,i,s ,N.t,t Su'" nuu called at Col.
a,ient n, H. s,, sryerui times suhse-
hc Nf1Is,S MI Ji"' l,u..b VI last jury ana
pn,se tn ,t,.t tVPuehled ny ar
tbese cots '' H. w We peflor during
always armed on thesn 10y ne Wns
did not know whether Pho, 49, ~ ,apuii
or not Woo "''i'eu
~ - N,,.,t., ,..,o
bnd ,i,'n, III ,i,, 'es,'l'ei tlat Or Adams
on M ~, 81 g,',t2 w vt we bullets he
mo o,nt,,,,., ti,s,.a VvuNs ana pulled
noellci anJ ns IHts "usH'!e out OF his
ma cc,,p"o VN"'"l'cu ~ 10 the court
~ a unr,,,, ,,,,., 49,.
no tcS,td,d H. "uS We next witness.
after thc tin,ng with NV, a day Or Two
",,I ,i V,t M'iils ne met Ohiei Maddox,
pistol which has been or ,.',n '',st lle
dence had not been dischs,r..d az, So W.,
snapped Mr.. Furnnn nsissd d. va, M,
moss n there wns moi M infitn, ~,
against him In Tho district co,,,., 'c cl,.
perjury, and. being ansyveroI a., NJ
said; "Tbat a. m :" ,uSs
nnd the witness retired '"'
DEPUTY Sheriff ron tdo,,,to,a -
pistol taken from PAGE. wbich il ~
weapon with which tho LiiIine ~
done. IL In n 3S.enliher sr,tth " W. HHn'
ann. and had fnyr cy,,,da1 ives
tho cylinder He examined tbG Saig
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