The Eddy current., 1898-04-02

| ~, lhHt, he happened along near ~
Argus 0iilce and noticing Kemp un'
kennon standing IN the aleove he stop
ped 90 engage in conversation witt
them; that while there Dow cam
along from the post uillCe and noticing
Kemp turned around aud stopped owe
! Kemp was squatted down saying, n
that you Kemp, you a. Of q b ant
attempted 90 draw his gun, which huns
IN his clothes or caught IN some was
go be- Wls some seconds IN getting II
Uut. ln the mean time Kemp plilluf
his gun and fired, the bullet hlti'fH
Dow. who staggered and backed HI f
the street Iht next time kemp 'wde
compelled 90 revDlye the cylinder of
his gun with hts fingers. Kemp shot
again, but Dow had gotten several
steps away, 50 the second bullet missed
him.
Kemp and Kennon testified exactly
as did Smith.
Geo. Shirley testified that he met
Smith the same evening and that Smith
told him about the shooting about the
same a. Smith testified.
The work OF sustaining the defense
IN the trial just closed was entrusted
20 Judge Lakewood by ID. l.. Kemp
WAfls " bNNtHht fHhUt tlN AAiHhnht MNaH
he employed his lawyer. Lakewood
defended the Camstock train robbers
and cleared them. lie prosecuted j.
Is Miller and got a hung jury, there
being eleven for conviction aud one
for aCqulttai. lie also defend. "a Bar
ney Riggs, who was acquitted for kill
ing benson aud Erhart. la the Kemp
case II Is said the attorneys for the de.
laA hrt 20
there would be an attempt TO prove an
alibi and malpractice, but instead, by
keeping their hands covered they threw
of considerable attention from the
main defense, which was % show self
defense and the relation existing be.
tween Dow and Kemp and the ten.
dency OF Dow 10 terForize Kemp.
Lakewood also kept his main witnesses
In the back ground until the last and
by showing that Low was walking
with his right side to the door IN which
Kemp was standing aud Oh OF In the
left side, brought the circumstances 10
corrobgte Smiths testim ony. Judge
Freeman also rendered valuable assis
tance In the defense, bting 80 we'll ac-
quainted with the parties, witnesses
aud the country; he was also familiar
with the practice IN this territory, Hll
OF which made his services Invaluable
George Estes, the genial young prose-
cutting attorney OF Reeves county, as
sis ed In arranging the evidence and
working up the case, having had some
ten years experience In such matters
Too much credit cannot be- given John
Frrnklin who, with all the evidence of
the defense and the able array OF talent
showed that he spared no effort In pre-
paratiOn Of his side OF the case. His
speech was a mastery effort. Sir. Bur.
ney, who has dozens OF cases on hanas,
could not be expected 10 assist 40 rtuch
as II his time was given 20 greater
extent 10 this case, but he made good
plea for conviction. Mr.. Cameron's
advice aud counsel was highly appre.
ciated by the defenss, all parties con
ceeding that his assistance was i'm.
p0rtant, being one of the cleaFest
headed young lawyers IN the territory.
SO far as lawyers were concerned the
trial was one of exceeding decorums
The Judges rulings were excepted 10
by the defense In many instances but
they held their chagrin In q remark.
able manner. The Judge Is strong
advocate OF law and order and, AZ
usual, seemed disposed % see 10 II that
crime was punished II the law and
evidence would Justify punishment
He Is certainly as strong an advocate
OF law and order as the territory con.
talns. Hamilton IS the judge who
presided 40 the trial OF the Borreg0s
who were hung In Santa Fe and II the
Jury had found for conviction no doubt
Kemp would nave suffered 90 the full
est extent OF the law,
W. A. Kemp Of San a ngelo Tex, iather
OF d. l.. Kemp spent the week n The trial
at Roswell, coming dawn ON the train
Thursday. lie Is now at Daye's ranch
near Florence.
The attorneys for the deien Sc seemed to
be uncertain about DR.. waldshmldth's
knowledge oi anatomy Of man but they
were very certain after ave hours Of tech.
meal examination which was promp-
ted by DR.. Giles Of Peoos. Il Ia said
they commenced At the big toe and CON.
pelled the doctor 10 tell tho names OF All
the muscles, bones, VEINS and nerves to
the top Of the head. The doctor stood the
ordeal well, only getting warm IN this face
y couple Of times.
ID. l.. Kemp's friends, Of which the
county seems 20 contain = large number
Just now, are highly elated over the Fesul
OF the trial At Roswell.