The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-08
HOW ROSS WAS SHOT
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Q-What condition was he in?
A-Blood was running from his hand
and cheek
Q-What did you see in the house?
Al saw the men scuffiing there. Mrs.
De Barrows had a Ratchet in her left
hand and was trying to use it on my
father.
Q-What did you do?
Al laid my gun on the floor, and
grabbing Mrs. De Barrows l tried to take
the Ratchet away from her.
Q-What happened then?
Al took Mrs. De Barrows out into the
yard, There she tried TO SCI the dog on
NE. but instead it jumped at her and tore
ner dress. Then l went back
and found my father standing
in the middle of the room. His right
coat sleeve near the hand had piece
| two inches in diameter burned out of 1t
I and I saw it was still burning.
The witness then told of walking home
| with his father, and going after Dr. Hen
| ~ Miller.
Cross Examination of J. E. Ross.
Q-Had you been at your home all the
| morning.
A-No, not since 9 o'clock.
! Q-Where had you been?
A-Oyer at the ranch house.
Q-How did you happen to go back
home?
A-Pa told me they were going to put
Dick out, and asked me to go to NY part
of the house.
| Odd you know what they were GO
| ing to do with his goods?
Al understood they were going to
haul them away, after getting peeceable
| possession
Q-Where were they to take them?
Al don't know.
O-Don'tyou know that they expected
TO haul them out to the big road and
dump them there?
A-No, sir.
Bid you know that DeBarrows was
not at home:
A-No, sir.
The witness contradicted himself in
regard to the mum Der of shots fired. On
cross examination he said four, while in
direct examination he put the number at
three.
Q-Was this gun loaded which you
took in tt-sre with your
Al don't know.
Q-What did you take it for then:
Al don't know. l was excited.
Odd you not point that gun, cooked.
at DeBarrows when he was lying on the
floor?
A-No. laid it down as soon as
came in the door
The defense will eudeavor to
show that young Ross did attempt to
shoot De Barrcws after he had been
pushed over a trunk and was prevented
by Mrs. De Barrows.
John Baird Testif IS.
John Baird, one of the farm hands
who went with Mr.. Ross to De Barrows
home on the morning of the killing, was
next on the stand for the state. His &C
cent is Enthusiastically foreign and he was
a poor witness because he couldn't say
exactly" On most of the points. He is %
years old.
Witness described the entrance of the
party to the house and how Mrs De Bar
rows had come running to them. He
had seen the Winchester rife taken away
by Desuoyer and also at Mr.. Ross re
quest he (Baird) had taken the ak
Ratchet and hoe from the house and bic
, them in the grass. The state tried Il
show that these weapons were removed
, for the purpose of peace and to proven
, De Barrows from using any of then
should he return. The Ross party wa!
without arms.
Baird's examination was resumed thi
morning.
Baird went after DR.. Miller to attenC
Ross after the shooting. He passed De
Barrows on the streets OF Rossville
DeBarrows said. looking at him. There
4 another - of a - on the ranch"
{ Nothing was gained from Baird OF
cross examination. He WAS afraid 0
, perjuring himself.
3 s.He's a cauuy Scotchmau, I tell you,
/ | said Arthur McCabe.
They always say that when a maj
talks like that. he's lying" observed At
: torney a. n. Harvey.
When the attorneys got through wit