The age-herald., 1898-01-27
An Attempt to Ring in the Killing of
 kshford's Brother.
LANES DRAMATIC P owER
In Depicting the Tragedy Which Occurred at COurtland- Ashford Killed Brown to Keep His Own Wife from
 Becoming Widow.


 tween life and death, and for weeks he has grown weak under the suffering in. ficted by the healing wounds, and it was a man of very gaunt and pale face who took the stand yesterday and graphically depicted the details of the difficulty with Alderman T. T. Ashford on Dec. 2s.
 MT. Brown grew weary as the trial cons tinued and the tiresome arguments of the attorneys interrupted his evidence every few minutes He told of the shooting in an exceedingly straightforward manner. MT Brown was dressed in a brown suit and blue overcoat, the same he wore on Dec. 23, the day the shooting occurred. He showed the court the holes in his over- coat and coat which he said were caused by bullet from pistol in T. T. Ash- ford's hands. Ashford shooting him in the back he was endeavoring to escape.
 It was with slight tremor in his voice as he told that when fleeing into Rosen- stihl's jewelry store he cried, Don't let him kill me-"
 The Courtland Tragedy.
 As predicted in The Age-Herald some weeks ago there was an effort to bring into the evidence the killing of Fred Ash- ford by Brown on Dec. 27, 1896, at Court- land. Attorney Lowe broached this point in the cross examination and it was ob- jected to by the state. Lowe contended that he desired to prove that Ashford thought his own life in danger The argu- ment was still in progress when court ad- journed, and Brown was left on the stand.
 Solicitor Charles G. Brown and Formef Solicitor Lee o. Bradley represented the state and Messrs. R. T. Lowe and s. D. Weakley the defendant.
 Alter the witnesses were called and sworn Brown took the stand and was examined by MT. Bradley.
 Felix Browns Statement.
 Direct-"I know the defendant, T. T. Ashford. I was shot on the 23d of Decem- Der. It was between 4 and in the after noon in front of Rosenstihl's jewelry store in Twentieth street. I left the Morris hotel between 4 and o'clock and was walking down Twentieth street looking in the show windows. When nearly in front of Rosenstihls saw a blue-barreled pistol leveled at me, and glancing up recog- nized the defendant, Tom Ashford. The first shot he fired struck me in the face. Ashford was at that time about ten feet from me, little to my left and nearer the edge of the sidewalk. As soon as he fired ran into the jewelry store, and right in- side, near the show case, he fired again. the ball taking effect in my back and came out just above the right nipple. When this shot was fled I was running and in a stepping position.
 "Don't Let Him Kill Me-
 "I fell up against show case and cried ont: Don't let him kill mel When I was about half way the store he shot me third time, the bullet striking me in tho arm. I saw no one I knew in the store. As ran down the store I touched lady in attempting to pass between her and the showcase. That was before the last shot was fred After the shooting I went up the steps of the Nabers, Morrow & Sinnige building and after reaching the top and entering a door lost consciousness" MT. Bradley then asked the witness where he was when he regained conscious- ness
 This was objected to by the defense on the grounds that the prosecution was en- deavoring to show the extent of Browns injuries, whereas it was claimed according to the charge against Ashford it didn't really matter whether Brown was injured at all or not.
 Pooling With the Court
 Solicitor Brown, for the prosecution. that MT. Lowe, in raising these objections, was merely "fooling with the court"
 MT Lowe said he never fooled with the court.
 "Oh, know you never do, except some times," replied the solicitor.
 After much argument by the attorneys the objection was sustained
 Brown then resumed his testimony, ''Doctors attended me on that afternoon. I was carried to the Wilson & Brown In- firmary, and have been there since. I did
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