Arizona republican., 1899-09-30

ride away and as my mother and
 grandmother ran toward the place
 where NIr. Duncan lay, Wiley Morgan
 said: Come and get your boy: hes
 dead Witnas stated that he did not
 hear anything said by either party be-
 fore the shooting. He did not know of
 any trouble between them. Witness
 said that all of the parties with Wiley
 Morgan followed him whan he was
 shooting Duncan, Mir Mitchell being the nearest to Wiley Morgan. After 1 leaving, Morgan and party went back down the canyon. When we came up to Mr. Duncan he gasped twice and disd
 Edward F. Patterson was the next witnes. He has been employed by MT. Mitchell to do gardening and such work at the ranch. He stated that at the breakfast table Saturday morning MT. Mitchell asksd him to help drive some cattle up to Duncan's place and he aSsented. The first went to Mitch ell's water corral. MT. Mitchell, MT. Abel, George Morgan and the witness ] composed the. party which went to the corral. While there they were Joined by Wiley Morgan. After branding a l calf which came in with it's mother, l they took the mother of a calf which
  other cattle to Mir Duncan's ranch. As l they neared Duncan's place MT. Mitch 1 ell said he saw the calf in Duncan's pasture and went after the caf, Wiley 1 Morgan followed him. Witness and i others continued driving the cattle on up by the pasture fence. Witness saw | MT Mitchell and John Duncan riding | side by side close to the fence on the | inside of the pasture MT. Abel, George Morgan and the witness drove the cat tie around toward the corral gate. The 1 next he saw was the ccw and calf to- gether, the calf sucking. MT. Mitchell said to John Duncan, Well, Jchn, arei you satisfied?" John Duncan said, ''Yes, and I'll vent it for you MT. Mitchell then asked MT. Abel to open the gate Just then George Morgan rode by me and said to John Duncan: New you see what you get for med ding with ether peoples business Duncan said. Whose business have with?' George Morgan said, Mine John Duncan said, You're a d-n liar.,' George Morgan made some reply which I did not catch. Then saw John Duncan's hand g. toward his not fast, but this way Gin ticating the manner)- Then l saw Wiley Morgan, who was cn Duncan left, his horses head about in line with saddle. pull his gun. My hcrse's head was being turned from them and I heard the report. At the sound of the s:lot my hCrsa commenced pitching and bucking. The saddle slipped and I partly fell and partly jumped off the horss, which then ran away By that time the firing had ceased. I looked toward the house and saw the ladies running to the place where John probably fell. MT. Abel .aught my horse and I w5nt and got 1t. n answer t9 questions witness stated hat he heard nc words from Wiley i Morgan to Duncan previous to or du-- ng the shooting. Witness was about ] fifteen feet from Wiley Morgan when le first shot. 'Wh5n the lie w3S ;assed between George Morgan and [ Duncan I was very close to Duncan, { aid witness When Morgan pulled is gun he was not over four feet from ! Duncan" Witness saw only the firs5- hot. but h3ard four or five. Wiley Iorgan was on Duncan's left when he ,ulled his gun When the first shot vas fired Duncan was nos looking at Wiley Morgan, who was 10 the left and ehind him. A question being asked f oneerning an alleged remark by t ITS. Mitehsll, witness answered: Mrs. fftchell. whose. pcny was to ride. . aid that if there was any firing it r Yould be better for me to be off the ' lare than on" q Complaints were sworn out=.a against T, Wiley Morgan George M-rgan and J. v V. Mitchell TEe two last named were -ought before Judge Nichols at D. l., and their preliminary examination , G for Thursday, bail being fixed at A i .OOO Mr Mitchell promptly gave ail and was released. [ Intense interest is felt in the case. cs only on account of the immediate . amily Of .she deceased but also be- ause iSf the high sanding Of his other elaeiYes and intimate friends.
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