Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-06-14

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Then putting their shoulders to the
storm door they forced it open and
when inside the storm shed, put a
broom against the door to hold it shut.
Then putting their shoulders to the in
ner door they forced that open and met
Thompson face to face. Thompson
fired as Milliman had his foot on the
threshold, the bullet taking effect in
the right cheek, whereupon he (Milli-
MANI stepped back and crouched in the
storm shed. London turned to run
and as he ran out of the storm shed
door Thompson fired, the bullet enter
ing the back part of the head and pas
| sing through to the frontal bone, as tes-
titled to by the Post surgeon, wko ex-
tracted it.
Then Thompson shot Milliman a sec
ond time, the bullet entering the left
cheek. After this Thompson stepped
outside past the witness and shot Lon
don twice more, while he was lying on
the ground, struggling and kicking, and
crying Thompson! Thompson! Don't
shoot! Don't shoot" The two last
shots entered London's head from the
side. Either shot would in ordinary
circumstances prove fatal as was adj
duced by the testimony of the Post sur
geon.
The Post surgeon exhibited two of
the bullets which were taken from Lon
don's head by him. The ether bullet
being at the base of the nasal bone he
refrained from taking it out because it
would MAJ and disfgure the corpse.
A great deal of time was consumed
by the lawyers in arguing what testi-
mony to admit and what the jury
should not hear. Judge Harrington
having so much to contend with, as at
times there were four attorneys on
their feet at once raising an objection
or pleading for a point of law, that it
was remarked by one in the audience
that he ought to have some one to help
him as he seemed to have the most to
do.
WEDNESDAY,.
The examination of Milliman took
till 9:35 A. NJ. j. A. Hooten testified
that he was called by Thompson
shortly after the shooting occurred and
that he was dressed in a brown suit of
clothes. Milliman was recalled by the
defense to testify as to how he and
London, deceased, were dressed on the
night of March IA. He said they were
dressed IN their soldier blue with brown
listers and caps on. Sheriff Layporte
testified that he saw London lying on
the ground near Thompson's house,
and that he helped to carry him to DR..
Holsclaw's Office, examined his cloth
ing, found no gun or revolver on his
person, but found the poker chips, a
watch and a deck of cards. The re-
volver with which Thompson shot
was produced and put in evidence.
A. W. Harper was sleeping in the
office of Tilson's livery barn that night
and was awakened by shooting. and
afterwards heard three distinct reports
as of a gun. Fred Vincent, night op-
orator at the depot, said two soldiers
were at the depot and asked about
houses of ill repute, aside from the hog
ranch. One said, Maybe Thompson
has gone there" referring to the latter
place. They left the depot. After
ward he heard two shots fired in the
direction of Thompson's house, and
thinking someone was out on a
drunken brawl, did not go out of the
depot to see about it.
Frank Shields said he knew Thomp-
son since last year, and was with
London in Thompson's saloon. Had
been with London to defendants house
while Thompson was there. First
night stayed until about 4 o'clock a. m
Went there again a short time after
ward. Went with Thompson from sa-
loon the first night. Sat around the
stove and warmed. While talking
Thompson said he would fix the bed.
They went to bed; all three sleeping in
the same bed. (What then occurred
will not be related nor other details of
like character.) Wanting something to
the soldiers asked Thompson to
get up and go to the saloon, but he re-
fused and told Shields to take the keys
from his pocket and go down to the sa-
loon, which he did, taking back six
bottles of beer and four quarts of whis-
key. They broke the necks off two
bottles of beer, Thompson drinking
from one, Shields and London from the
other. Went back to bed for awhile
and got up about four o'clock, leaving
i'll bed. London then took
Thompson's watch, and Shields took
his money, about 81. London asked
for money and Thompson SAID he didn't
have any more as Shields had taken all
he had with him. They came back