The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-29
SAW THE SHOOTING.
..rvrrrssox TELLS HOW CICERO
As KILLED M THE M'cAxss.
~-~<swony Travelling Over fhe Same
avsund Trayersed at the Former
Trfas-state VIII Probably Con
e,sde Us Evidence Tails Evening.

mrs FAR the testimony In fhs Mccain
~at4sr trial is going over almost pre-
.sss,v the sarne ground covered during tns
s~~-..r ,rsal. the only difference being per-
80 that the state is somewhat more re-
.srsx&ed IN the range Of its evidence.
TSr. Axkam. Hha vas cororer az ira
.,ns OF csesros death. concluded his EVIL
ssnes yesterday morning. giving a descrfp-
s.nr az the wounds and an account % the
sr.eosy. He was followed ou me VII
ress stand By DR. Neville. who hal en-
rrssen. az the autopsy. and VINO eogr0bcr-
st,s Or Askk.a's testimony.
r. W Hutchinson. a farmer living az
aven6aie. testified that he had known all
sae parties 10 me suit for yszrs He was
i The eee1g of the killing on Angus, n
-: say James Mccain attack Cicero
knock him down snd beat him. Saw John
uecsrn. and heard him tell Progfne that
Il BE- H'roviHsl inferfefed 70 stop jim
frsr beating Cicero ne John would vine
~ the ground with him. Heard JON.
cal Cicero q vile name. shaking his fist
i bis face, saying You are the -
tazf got Lon Parks to lick my father are
you.y Saw Cicero get up and stagger
"a down the road toward his home. James
end John Mccain following him at a dis
sanre Of several hundred feet. Heard
JoAn tel jim 10 give Cicero rome OF the
gBs ne had In his pocket. Witness had
fsIlowed the Mecanns as they were fo,-
Igsing Cicero. and saw them hide behind
stunDx Saw Cicero come our with
rife. eaw Jim Mccain shoot tHice At
Cicero as be came around the barn. ard
y Cicero came On Jim shot at hinss In.
sAird time. Cicero fred one rife shot a,
James Mccain. Cicero nred bat one rife
mot. Saw Jim run out and grapple with
Cicero. Cicero threw him. or Jim STUN
bed at any rate they fell to the ground
Cicero on top. Cicero Simply held Jim :
arms saw John run out from behind
De stump where he had been hiding. run
~ 10 where they were lying. pick up A
pistol either from Jim's hands or from the
ground. take hold OF the back Of cicero's
collar, MT Cicero I'D little. put the plstoi
60 the LEFT portion OF the back Of Cicero q
head and shoot. Saw John then assist
lin to his feet. john then handed Jim
fhe pistol. walked away about ten feel
70 where cicere's rife was lying. picked II
up. and the two brothers walked on up
The road toward their home Witness
bad then gone 70 where Cicero was living
and had turned over his body. which was
Needing from the ears. nose and mouth
Then be had gone for the doctor.
The state next sought 20 prove by
James Powell that James Mccain was
tue setEi VI - pair Ot BRASS knUrkfeS
which he was in the habit of carving AZ
the time OF and prior 10 the killing: but
The court ruled out the evidence as In
competent
Abnef Davis. another nelghhor of the
AeCsnns. coFFoboratcd the testimony az
Hutchinson IN ell important particulars
adding that when Jim hit Cicero he had
cloth around his hand and took hIs
hand from bis oeercoat pocket. lie he'd
heard two or three pistol shots before any
rife shot was fred. and there was but one
rife shot fired. lie bad heard one Of the
brothers tell the other to give Cicero some
Of the gun. Both Davis and Hutchinson
described the locality of the killing. point
ing out the various places on the map.
Ths state attempted 20 prove by Fred
Weis the trouble existing between James
Mccain and Cicero prior 10 the election
OF 1874. but the court ruled the evidence
out as incompetent.
The state win probably conclude its evil
etnee this afternoon or by tomorrow
noon.