Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-09-06
Joe &c VIC 8aTth
The Mexico ClOthiers,

knew he was in the yard. We went
to the man TO see if we could help
him and then we found that he was
badly hurt. He was lying on his
left side. | told the women to stay
while / went to Mr.. Douglass, a
nelghoor, to get Il doctor. | don't
recolleCt that the women folks said
anything at all. Mr.. Iloughland
WAS at my house the morning before
on business. Came from J. T.Har-
rison's and stopped and talked to me
and my wife; my sister was not at
home. lie was also Mt my house on
Thursday night on his way to Har-
rlSon's. My sister and family and
myself were there. He talked most
iy to my sister. [ vas out feeding
and my wife was in the house. |
only fired one shot and then re load
ed my gun. | reloaded before |
went out to see who was there. 1t
was Il breech loading 30 calibre. He
was not right at the window when
shot. He ran about % or so feet
when shot. | don't know whether
he was STOPPING when shot or not.
He had turned from the window"
Miss Violet Hinton being duly
sworn testified as follows:
"My home is in Ohio. l have
been visiting my brother near Ben
ton City. Have been acquainted
with Mr.. Houghland about two
years. First met him in Benton
City about two years ago. He had
visited me, but not very often. He
did not make any engagement to
call. | don't know what led to the
shooting except Friday morning my
sister said she had heard a noise
outside of the house that awakened
her. She asked me what it was.
| did not know. The next night
they heard the noise. | sleep very
soundly. That was on Friday night.
| did not wake up. Saturday night,
the night of the killing, we retired
about 10 o'clock. | was sleeping
in one room, my sis~ter-in-law in
the other and the door open between
them. My brother was attending
the chores when | retired. | had
laid down on the floor and silent
about an hour before retiring. They
had told me about hearing the
noise on the window and when |
heard the shot | thought it was my
brother who was shot. | ran into
my sister-in-law's room screaming
and then | opened the door and
screamed for my brother. Just as
| came out he stepped out of the
shed with the gun in his hand. |
didn't know whose gun it was nor
anything about 1t. We lighted a
lantern and all three of us together
then went out to see who it was.
AS soon as | discovered who it was
my brother started for Mr.. Doug
lass, my sister and | staying with
the body until he returned. Mr..
Houghland did not speak. He pos
sibIy lived ten minutes. | didn't
notice the clock then, but did in a
few minutes afterwards and it was
| about % minutes after ten. We
had Just retired when the shooting
occurred. | did not know my
brother was in the shed with the
gun when retired. When | awoke
from my sleep on the floor to retire
| asked where my brother was and
my sister said, 'He hasn't come in
yet The last | saw of Mr.. Hough-
land before the shooting was Thurs
day evening. There was no under
standing when he should call again.
[ didn't make any engagement to
see him Saturday night. | did not
send him any message. told him
[ was going away Saturday. He
said he would be at the depot. |
did not receive any message from
him. | did not see Mr.. Houghland
between the hour he was killed and
when | saw him Thursday evening.
| was in Benton City between Thurs.
day and the time he was killed, but
didn't see him. | did not send
him any kind of a message in the
meantime, nor did he send any to
me. | had no engagement with